Boscawen, NH Provisional (4X)
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Basic Info
5¢
Dull Blue on yellowish, on cover
Printing Method: Typography
Scott #: 4X1
Issued: 1846
Surviving copies: 1 on cover
Notable Sales
Uncancelled single on white envelope to Concord, New Hampshire, manuscript "Boscawen NH Dec 13" postmark at upper left
Sold January 2023 for $65,000
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The Story Behind the Stamp
Postmaster Worcester Webster, the creator of the Boscawen provisional
In 1847 Worcester Webster, a cousin of Daniel Webster's, served as postmaster in Boscawen, New Hampshire, from February 5, 1841 through January 15, 1852. Webster's rectangular adhesive provisional stamp was hand stamped, probably by Webster himself, in a dull blue color on crinkled, yellowish paper.
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