cover American Letter Mail Co., New York, N.Y., Black on gray (5L2), horizontal pair, three huge margins, large to just touching at top of right stamp, ms. penstroke cancels, tied at right, used on Nov. 1844 pale green folded letter to Philadelphia (headed 'New York'), red 'Forwarded by American Mail Co., Nov. 15, from No. 101 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia' company circular handstamp,

AMERICAN LETTER MAIL COMPANY HORIZONTAL PAIR ON COVER

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cover American Letter Mail Co., New York, N.Y., Black on gray (5L2), horizontal pair, three huge margins, large to just touching at top of right stamp, ms. penstroke cancels, tied at right, used on Nov. 1844 pale green folded letter to Philadelphia (headed 'New York'), red 'Forwarded by American Mail Co., Nov. 15, from No. 101 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia' company circular handstamp,

VERY FINE, A VERY RARE COVER AS THE STAMPS ARE ACTUALLY TIED, A VERY DESIRABLE LOCAL COVER

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Note: These local stamps are normally either left uncancelled or cancelled by ms. A knowledgeable specialist states that this is the only recorded cover bearing either a single stamp or a pair upon which the stamps are actually tied by ms. One other cover is recorded with a pair tied by the company handstamp. est.