The 1845 New York Postmaster Provisional stamp is seldom seen ­­– only 5,500 were issued and that was 164 years ago. However, collectors carefully preserved a small number of #9X1 stamps – so now Mystic can offer this historic stamp to you for your private collection.

Scott #9X1, New York, N.Y., 5c Black Postmaster Provisional, signed ACM connected, pos. 13, ample to good-margined single with strong color and impression, tied by blue ms. strokes on 1846 folded letter to Albany, N.Y., cover bears faint red “Paid” in arc and “New York/18 Jul./5 cts” c.d.s., two vertical file folds not affecting the ...

New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish (Scott 9X1), red grid cancellation, attractive example with bold color and clear impression, lovely and fresh; trivial thin spots, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $500.

9X1, 1845-46 5c Black, Signed "ACM" connected. Position 15, cancelled by red "Paid" in arc and small framed "US" of the US City Despatch, "Paid" repeated at left, red "Washington City D.C. Dec 5" date stamp and "5" rate, on 1845 incoming folded letter to New York City street address (for carrier delivery)

On July 14, 1845, the first known Postmasters’ Provisional stamps were made available for sale. In the 1840s, United States postal authorities were carefully watching the world’s reaction to Great Britain’s Penny Black, the first adhesive postage stamp. An adhesive stamp was being considered for use in the US. Then ... more.

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2009年11月28日 · In a speech before the Royal Philatelic Society of London, John R. Boker, Jr. estimated that 6,000 New York provisional stamps survived, of which 300 were uncancelled. Philip T. Wall later modified the count to 5,500 surviving copies, of which 500 were uncancelled. Of the 5000 used copies, I would guess there are no more than 2000 still on cover.

The 1845 New York Postmaster Provisional stamp is seldom seen ­­– only 5,500 were issued. However, collectors carefully preserved a small number of #9X1 stamps – so now Mystic can offer this historic stamp to you for your private collection. Congress legislated uniform postage rates in 1845, but made no allowances for stamps.

2023年7月14日 · In the Scott catalog, this design goes by numbers 9X1 (1845-46), 9X2 (1847), and 9X3 (1847) depending on the paper type. The type printed on bluish wove paper, which is number 9X1, is the most common with a catalog value of $450 for a used copy, $550 for a copy on cover, and $1,500 for an unused copy.

Placed on sale on July 14, 1845, this was the nation's first provisional stamp to be issued by a local post office in response to the congressional postal reform act that had taken effect two weeks earlier.