Here are two very early county cancels from New York state. If you've read some of my previous posts you know that I am very interested in county cancels.
Little Falls is in Herkimer County and was established on December 1, 1802 and is still in operation today. For a brief period in 1850-1852 it was called Rockton.
This is an interesting cover beside the county cancel. It was sent from Little Falls (December 14, 1830) to Saybrook Connecticut where it was then forwarded (December 23, 1830) to another post office. Which post office is not apparent, but there is a light Saybrook red cancel at the bottom near the Little Falls cancel. The forwarding was local because only 6c was charged. At this time 6c was for distances under 30 miles. So the total postage on the letter was 24 3/4c, an usual rate.
Newark in Wayne County was originally established in Ontario County (July 20, 1822). On April 11, 1823, the New York state legislature erected Wayne County. The post office is still in operation.
It's very unusual to see the county name in a circular date stamp at this early date. The cancel reminds me of the attached rate cancels that were also used around this time in many post offices in New York and New England.
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