Sale 287


 
Lot 1075



1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly ample to large margins, close at right, attractive color and fine impression, tied by 4-ring target cancel on folded cover to Yale College, matching "Hanover N.H. Oct. 17" c.d.s., 1849 docketing at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

A RARE FANCY CANCEL ON THE 1847 ISSUE AND THE EARLIEST OF THE FOUR KNOWN EXAMPLES (TWO OF WHICH ARE SMEARED).

 
Realized $6,750



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