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Auction 23

Lot 290

1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), huge margins including a tiny bit of the stamp at top right to clear at bottom left, outstanding color and impression, tied by two strikes of unusual bold red 6-bar rectangular grid cancels on 1848 folded letter from Falls Village, Conn. to New York, with matching red "Housatonic Railroad/5" integral route agent handstamp marking at right (Remele #H4-e); cover has been cleaned and pressed, stamp removed and inaccurately replaced with position of the tying postmark at bottom painted in according to accompanying certificate, Fine to Very Fine, ex-Matthies, Kapiloff and Caspary, with photocopy of 1999 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized $500

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