Lot 1176
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), position 5-6L1E horizontal pair, large to huge margins, with sheet margin at top, bright "robin's egg blue" shade, town postmarks, tiny defects, including light offset from address on reverse (shows through slightly). Otherwise Extremely Fine and most attractive.
Scott $350
A very rare shade the robin's egg blue color was in use for only a very short period of time.
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