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lot # 46 - fancy cancels

Wednesday Jan 26, 2022 10:00 America/New_York

Man With Hat, Type 1 (Rohloff E-4), also known as the Circus Clown, bold and complete strike ties 1861 3c Rose (65) with "Waterbury Con Apr 30 '66" datestamp also tying, addressed to New Haven, Connecticut (Jacocks correspondence), Extremely Fine markings and cover, one of the rarest of all Waterbury cancels that was in use for two days with only three covers recorded, a gem in every regard (Rohloff rarity "RRRR")rnProvenance: Katherine Matthies (R.A. Siegel Sale 503, 1977)rnHenry W. Houser (Christie's-NY, 1990)rn "Erivan" Collection Part VI