Lot
1312 
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM", "AC" connected, margins to in, tied by blue manuscript and file fold crease on blue 1846 folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., red "New-York '5 cts' 14 Mar" cds and matching sharp "Paid" in arc handstamp, Philadelphia large blue "R" registered handstamp, Very Fine appearance. Scott Nos. 9X1a Estimate $500 - 750.
The Philadelphia "R" handstamp is occasionally seen on 5¢ and 10¢ 1847 Issue covers, but it is rare on 1845 New York Provisional covers, with fewer than five known.