Lot
1341 
Devil & Pitchfork in Circle of West Meriden, Conn., bold strike of "West Meriden Conn., Jun. 15" (1866) duplex on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to Providence, R.I., with blue "N.C. Stiles & Co., West Meriden, Conn. Presses and Dies." corner card handstamp, an Extremely Fine strike and cover. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
It is quite likely that Stiles & Co. was the company that created the fancy Devil & Pitchfork postmark device for the postmaster of West Meriden.
Realized: $1,700