FREE: 1859 Mansfield Centre Cover (150 Yrs. Old) 3 Cent Washington

The listing, 1859 Mansfield Centre Cover (150 Yrs. Old) 3 Cent Washington has ended.

Great old cover and stamp from 1850 - 60 to add to your collection!

I was not sure of the exact date of this cover so I had my Philatelist friends at SCF take a look and here is one of their replies:

“I'm not sure that there will ever been a foolproof way to positively identify the year of a cover when the postmark doesn't show the year, but as for the time period, it is certainly in the realm of possibility that it is 1859.

First, the cover is typical of the period, especially the rear flap.
Second, the stamp is typical of the period (part of the issue used from 1851-1861).
Third, Jim Forte's Postal History Website shows Mansfield Centre, Conn. as a DPO having been in operation from 1822-1893, and examples of postmarks from that town appear similar.

Bottom line is that you can be pretty well assured its in the time frame, but to specifically identify it as 1859 would require a bit more research. “

You’ll notice someone handwrote in pencil, “Mansfield Centre 1859” on the front bottom and the backside might have been the asking price 15.00 with unidentified writing in bottom left. I’ve also asked about why anyone would write ON the cover, and the reply was that stamp dealers often write in pencil and is very common and can be gently removed using the proper eraser.

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Sue
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