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US #65 (1862) 3c EFO Crazy Perf/foldover on cover Canandaigua, NY Scarce

US #65 (1862) 3c EFO Crazy Perf/foldover on cover Canandaigua, NY Scarce
US #65 (1862) 3c EFO Crazy Perf/foldover on cover Canandaigua, NY Scarce
US #65 (1862) 3c EFO Crazy Perf/foldover on cover Canandaigua, NY Scarce
US #65 (1862) 3c EFO Crazy Perf/foldover on cover Canandaigua, NY Scarce

US #65 (1862) 3c EFO Crazy Perf/foldover on cover Canandaigua, NY Scarce
Civil War Era cover: Dated: Jan. Sent to: Canandaigua, N. EFO: Crazy perf/foldover on envelope. Note: It is believed that this EFO (crazy perf/foldover) may be the ONLY Envelope in existence that has this type of stamp on it. It was posted during the Civil War in 1862 and sent to’Canandaigua, N. Most modern’crazy perfs/foldovers’ were never mailed and are usually in mint condition. Historical Note: Canandaigua, N. Developed near Canandaigua Lake at the site of the historic Seneca village Ganondagan, by the mid-19th century Canandaigua was an important railroad junction and home port for several steamboats by the mid-19th century. After the Civil War. Local industries included two brick works, the Lisk Manufacturing Company, several mills, and the regionally prominent McKechnie Brewery. The shire town of the original county of western New York, Canandaigua was the site of the Susan B. Today, the town is a center for business, government, health care, and education. Canandaigua is the home of Constellation Brands. Founded as Canandaigua Wine Company; Finger Lakes Community College. Thompson Health System; the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center. (CMAC); Granger Homestead; The Canandaigua Lady Paddle wheel tour boat; and Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park. It is also home to one of the largest Wegmans Food Markets. And the New York Wine & Culinary Center. The city was the historic site of Kanandaigua, a Seneca village. The destroyed village site was later used for West Avenue Cemetery. The region was visited by French explorers Robert de La Salle. And René de Bréhant de Galinée. They recorded seeing a burning spring. Known to the Seneca in what is now known as the nearby Town of Bristol. The water of the spring appears to burn as a flame; this is caused by escaping natural gas. And several such burning springs have been noted in the Canandaigua area. The Seneca village consisted of twenty-three longhouses and was destroyed by the Sullivan Expedition. On September 10, 1779. In reprisal for an attack on settlements at Cherry Valley, Americans mounted this expedition. Their forces attacked Iroquois villages throughout western New York, destroying 40 and burning the winter stores of the people. The Iroquois fled to Fort Niagara as refugees, and many died that winter of starvation. After the war, pioneer settlers came from eastern New York and New England. They founded the city’s public high school, Canandaigua Academy. On November 11, 1794, the Treaty of Canandaigua. Was signed in the town by representatives of the United States of America and the Six Nations of the Iroquois. The British had ceded Iroquois lands without consulting them, and the US forced most of these people out of the state. It established two small reservations for the Seneca and Oneida, who had been allies of the American rebels. What is now the City separated from the Town of Canandaigua. To become the Village of Canandaigua in 1815 and a city in 1913. A flour merchant from Geneva, New York. He served 20 months in the Canandaigua debtors’ prison. During this time he published fourteen essays on the canal concept, which were influential. Was a student at Canandaigua Academy. Between 1830 and January 1833; he later was elected as US senator from Illinois senator and was an 1860 Democratic Party presidential candidate before Abraham Lincoln. Became the party’s nominee. This area was a center of activism for women’s suffrage and other progressive movements. In 1873, women’s rights. Was tried in the Ontario County Courthouse, located in the City of Canandaigua, for voting. In 1945, Canandaigua Wine Company was founded by Marvin Sands. With a growing American market for wine in the late 20th century, the company expanded rapidly through acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s. It joined other companies in forming Constellation Brands. And became the world’s largest wine and spirits distributor. In 2006, Canandaigua Wine Company rebranded as Centerra Wine Co. A subsidiary of Constellation Wines, U. On March 14, 2006, President George W. Visited Canandaigua, giving speeches at Canandaigua Academy and at Ferris Hills, an assisted-living community for seniors. He was describing Medicare Part D. The item “US #65 (1862) 3c EFO Crazy Perf/foldover on cover Canandaigua, NY Scarce” is in sale since Sunday, July 05, 2015. This item is in the category “Stamps\United States\Errors, Freaks, Oddities”. The seller is “tasmanianman” and is located in Orem, Utah. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Topic: George Washington
  • Year of Issue: 1862
  • Denomination: 3 Cent
  • Cancellation Type: Black bars
  • Quality: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Color: Rose

US #65 (1862) 3c EFO Crazy Perf/foldover on cover Canandaigua, NY Scarce