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VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BERGEN NEW YORK SAWTOOTH PERFORATION ON COVER. ONLY NINE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN THE HULME CENSUS, OF WHICH FIVE ARE ON COVER.
In the Sesquicentennial book, Wilson Hulme opines that these were created in either 1856 or 1857, and he reproduces an account from a later postmaster of Bergen, who had noted "About 1856, a shoemaker was postmaster of Bergen. Sheets of stamps then were not perforated and had to be cut apart with shears. He took the little wheel with a handle that cobblers and dressmakers used to make patterns, placed a stick across a sheet of stamps and drew his tool across, thus providing the first perforated stamp sheets." Five are known on cover.
Ex Wyer and Grunin. With 1978 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE BERGEN NEW YORK SAWTOOTH PERFORATION USED ON COVER. ONLY NINE ARE RECORDED, INCLUDING FIVE ON COVER.
Please refer to the description for lot 189 for a brief explanation of this sawtooth perforation. (Image)
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BERGEN, NEW YORK SAWTOOTH PERFORATION ON COVER. ONLY NINE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN THE HULME CENSUS -- ONLY HALF SHOW THE PERFORATIONS ON ALL FOUR SIDES. IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTABLE THAT THESE WERE LIKELY MADE BY THE POSTMASTER OF BERGEN.
Please refer to the description for lot 189 for a brief explanation of this sawtooth perforation. The example offered here is listed in the Hulme census as the earliest usage. (Image)
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BERGEN NEW YORK SAWTOOTH PERFORATION. ONLY NINE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN THE HULME CENSUS -- ONLY FOUR OF THESE ARE OFF-COVER.
VERY FINE. THIS SAWTOOTH PERFORATION USED FROM BRONSON'S PRAIRIE MICHIGAN IS REPORTED TO BE UNIQUE.
Little is known about this distinctive sawtooth perforation. It is noted in an article by Wilson Hulme on the unofficial roulettes in the Sesquicentennial book. (Image)
FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE SAWTOOTH PERFORATION FROM HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. A GREAT RARITY AND EXHIBITION ITEM.
In Wilson Hulme's Sesquicentennial book article, he notes the Hartford sawtooth perforation in his introduction, but since this example is unique, he could not offer any additional information pertaining to its manufacture. It was likely made using a dressmaker or pattern maker's wheel, which was used to create some of the other unofficial perforations. (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS SAWTOOTH PERFORATION ARE RECORDED BY WILSON HULME IN HIS CENSUS -- BOTH ARE ON COVER. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL PRIVATE PERFORATIONS ON THIS ISSUE, AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE IN SUCH IMMACULATE CONDITION AND WITH THE CORNER CARD.
In his Sesquicentennial book article, Wilson Hulme records two covers with the sawtooth perforation used from Kensington, a suburb of Philadelphia. Both are from the same sender to the same recipient. Additionally, he records two stamps used from Philadelphia, which show the same perforations as the two from Kensington, and which may have originated from the same creator.
With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)