United States Postal History #659

1847, 10¢ black (2), large, nicely balanced margins (Extremely Fine), tied by neat manuscript cancel on envelope to Samuel Colt in Hartford, Ct., postmarked light Nov 12 Washington, D.C. circular datestamp in red, intact red wax seal on the reverse; few drops of corrosive ink, one affecting address, appear to be contemporary to the cover, otherwise F.-V.F., not recorded in the Alexander Census.