1867 Cover with Painterly Cancellation: To Selectmen of Littleton, from Templeton MA matte blue glaze Sculpted by hand of clay

Sculpted by hand of clay with what looks to be a masonite base

with pin wear to the fabric and mending to the red ribbon

and either way would be a very good one to play on

It would look fantastic at the center of a table or on a sideboard holding a few huge white lilies

I believe) itself measures 4 1/4”x 5 1/2”

1867 Cover with Painterly Cancellation: To Selectmen of Littleton, from Templeton MA matte blue glaze Sculpted by hand of clayI was recently reminded, coming upon this and a couple of other covers envelopes listed today, of the beauty of fancy old cancellation marks and this one to my eye is about as beautiful as it gets. Beyond the star like mark itself, for me it's also about how that black ink stamp interacts with the rest of the elements in this case simultaneously blotting out and illuminating the pinkish red of the 3 cent stamp, perfectly centered over it, with the