Lot
1466 
10¢ Black, position 46R1, four large to huge margins margins, except just touched at bottom left, light corner crease at lower left, tied by bold strike of red squared grid cancel on light blue 1850 folded letter to New Orleans La., matching "New-York Mar 20" ocean mail cds, light horizontal fold just clear of stamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 2 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A RARE USE OF THE NEW YORK OCEAN MAIL MARKING ON AN 1847-ISSUE COVER.
Stanley B. Ashbrook theorized that the first New York City Ocean Mail cancel was fashioned from the older "New York/Ship" postmark with the word "Ship" removed. It is known on a handful of March 1850 covers bearing stamps of the 1847 Issue. Creighton C. Hart described the five 1847 covers that were known to him, dated March 14th to 19th, and occasionally thereafter. (Chronicle 97). The cover offered here was not mentioned, but falls into this March date range.
Realized: $3,000