PAID 3 in Circle

One of the reasons that I like collecting postal history is that there are innumerable ways of collecting.

Irasburgh 1854?

Lately I have become interested in cancels from the 1851 period on stampless mail that show PAID 3 in a circle. I am currently researching this area for a future article for The Vermont Philatelist but I thought you might like to see some of the material currently in my collection.

I just added some very nice examples that I purchased from Elwyn and Anne Doubleday. They are disposing of an old time collection which seems to have been built with quality as the #1 goal. The cancels are exquisite and sharp.

Orwell 1851-1855

Hydeville 1853-54