Lot
1073 
3¢ dull red, type I, Bergen N.Y. Sawtooth Perforations, showing sawtooth perforations on all four sides, tied by "Albany, N.Y., Aug 19" cds on light rose ladies envelope to Keeseville N.Y., Very Fine; with 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 11 var. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE BERGEN NEW YORK SAWTOOTH PERFORATION ON COVER. ONE OF ONLY 6 RECORDED COVERS, THIS BEING THE ONLY ONE USED FROM ALBANY N.Y.
In the Sesquicentennial book, Wilson Hulme reproduces an account from a later postmaster of Bergen, who had noted "About 1856, a shoemaker was postmaster of Bergen. Sheets of stamps then were not perforated and had to be cut apart with shears. He took the little wheel with a handle that cobblers and dressmakers used to make patterns, placed a stick across a sheet of stamps and drew his tool across, thus providing the first perforated stamp sheets.".
Realized: $3,000