1861 Cover with Poignant Cancellation and Upside Down Year: New York to Stoughton, MA miner but it's rare in my

but it's rare in my experience to come across one depicting a whole family

There are a range of different nails

3/4 x 2 15/16 x 2 7/8 d and in overall pretty good shape

and is quite powerful--much better

Each measures 9 3/16" x 5 7/8" x 1/2" and while they show wear they are in very good overall condition

1861 Cover with Poignant Cancellation and Upside Down Year: New York to Stoughton, MA miner but it's rare in myI was recently reminded, coming upon this and a couple of other covers envelopes listed today, of the beauty of fancy old cancellation marks and also how they bring a certain drama to whole face of an envelop, formally and informationally. Here I love the vertical stripes of the cancellation, blacking out the profile portrait of George Washington (like placing him behind bars), with this nice intersection of the red ring around him and the black ring