US Stamps Poland 1860 10k # 1 Used On Cover Warsaw Cancel Rare Classic!

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

1

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1847

Item Description

Grade: Ungraded
Poland 1860 10k Blue & Rose on Cover to Elżbietów – Scott #1 / Fischer 1 / Michel 1 / Yvert 1 – Grid Cancel, Warsaw cds – Rare ClassicCatalog-level description (ready to paste): Folded letter front from Congress Poland franked with Poland 1860 10 kopecks blue & rose (imperforate), the first stamp of Poland. Stamp is tied by a bold mute grid (“squared” killer) in black with a red circular dispatch cds at right (Warszawa/Warsaw). Addressed in Polish to the Fabryka Rafineryi Cukru (Sugar Refinery), Elżbietów, pow. Siedlce (Sokołów). Correct single-rate franking for internal mail of the period.Stamp & issue: Government issue for the Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland) under Russian administration; engraved, imperforate, blue central oval with Polish Eagle over Russian double-headed eagle within rose/brown frame; no watermark.Catalog references: Scott #1; Fischer (Poland) 1; Michel 1; Yvert & Tellier 1. Condition: Cover with typical aging/toning and light staining consistent with 19th-century commercial use; horizontal file fold; stamp with intact margins on three sides, just in at left at top tip; tied clearly by the grid cancel. Back shows remnants of original wax seal. Overall Fine postal history item—scarce Poland #1 on cover.

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