Black "PAID/1/CENT" Circular Handstamp with Bold Strike of Canandaigua, N.Y. Datestamp on 1853 Drop Letter Cover

Folded letter locally addressed and struck with a bold black 35mm "CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. SEP 16" circular datestamp and matching 18mm "PAID/1/CENT" in circle handstamp, indicating the 1c drop letter rate. Addressed to Hon. Alvin Phelps, with pencil docketing dated 1853.