Sale 3038: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection of United States Stamps and Postal History Part I

2, 1847 10c Black, tied on an envelope addressed to Salem Mass by red grid cancel with an accompanying red "Washington D.C. Sep 12 5 cts." cds, stamp clear to large margins, wax seal on the back of envelope removed causing portions of the flaps to be missing, Very Fine; 1999 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,000)rnProvenance: Guido CraverirnThe addressee is a member of the prominent Saltonstall family, a Boston Brahmin family notable for having had a family member attend Harvard University from every generation since Nathaniel Saltonstall—later one of the more principled judges at the Salem Witch Trials—graduated in 1659. Sale 3038: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection of United States Stamps and Postal History Part I