Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV

40L1, (Greig's) City Despatch Post, New York, NY, 3c Black on grayish, rnenormous margins all around, just tied by manuscript cancel to folded letter sheet to Simsbury, Connecticut, red "New-York Apl. 7" cds alongside, additional manuscript "f" for free delivery to a postmaster, contents datelined "N. York April 6th 1842," Very Fine and rare, a delightful cover, there was a two-month window (April and May, 1842) when mail carried by the City Dispatch Post to destinations outside of New York were cancelled in manuscript rather than the typical octagonal "Free," only about half a dozen covers known addressed outside of the city and only one other (ex-New Amsterdam) is recorded with the postmaster's franking privilege (Scott $1,100 on cover not tied)rn Carriers & Locals