Show Your US 1857 Perforated Stamps

Happy to post that for you.

A single 10c Ty II #32 paying the single letter rate, over 3000 miles, and not over 1/2 oz, from Lebanon, New Hampshire to Benicia, CA.

It is postmarked Nov 3, 1860, so it would have been carried overland, via the Butterfield Overland Mail service.

Just a nice little gem, showing the centerline.

Its interesting to note that it is perforated on the side of the centerline. At this point, a lot of 1857-issue stamps were no longer perforated on the centerline. I haven't looked at enough perforated 10c plate 1 stamps to determine if they had a different practice with these, however, its also possible that this stamp could have been lying around in a desk for awhile prior to use.

txstamp, that's a nice looking stamp! Would you mind providing a close-up?

Moyock - my scanner's not very good, but I'll see what I can do, when I get a bit of time. It is a pretty stamp.

Here is another 10 cent stamp if you would be kind enough to review.
Comments are appreciated.

Chipshot thanks for the close up. In the smaller photo I thought there might be some doubling of the frame lines or engravers slips. The close up shows there isn't.

txstamp, I love that stamp! Thanks for the close up!

Lebanon, NH cancel! That is just awesome!

Here you go. This one has always bothered me. It appears that it has a more modern cancel, almost sprayed on. Someones attempt at forging a cancel?

Here is another stamp in the series and I am surprised there have been no others posted in this thread that I have seen, this is not a pristine beauty but will post it in hopes that some others will be posted.

I agree that it looks funny.

Magenta was used regularly in the 1850s with crayon and pen markings, but not as often with a handstamp type of marking.

This could be something that was applied as a control marking at a later date.

For example, look at Siegel lot 3049, sale sale 954.
The Rebel Archives was a control marking added much much later.

https://siegelauctions.com/lots.php...954-lot-3049

txstamp, that's interesting. I suppose it could be some sort of control marking. Considering it does state D 15. Thanks.

Chipshot, Nice! Keep'em coming! Thanks for sharing!

Moyock13, tx, My initial thought was PAID 15. Would there have been a 15 cent rate?

Sure, there was a 15c rate from the west coast to Canada, for example.
Paid 15 is a possibility - I'm not aware of one that looks like this, but you never know.

15c was the standard French treaty mail single rate on letters to France starting April 1, 1857.

It still looks out of period to me, but that's just my gut reaction.

Ah! Never thought of that. Could be Paid 15. But it still looks out of period.

Is there a group that specializes in US cancels or postage rate stamps?

Thanks ya'll.