Lot
12 
Philadelphia Pa. Mar, 1859, two strikes of octagonal datestamps tie 1¢ blue, type V (24) horizontal strip of four, on blue newspaper wrapper to local street address, manuscript "four newspapers" at left; few small faults affect right stamp only, otherwise Very Fine and exceedingly scarce multiple newspaper use, ex-Sevenoaks; with 2001 P.F. certificate. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THIS IS THE LARGEST FRANKING OF THE 1¢ 1857 STAMP USED TO PAY THE NEWSPAPER RATE.
Illustrated and discussed in an article by Calvet M. Hahn in Stamp Collector.
Realized: $675