Lot 1274
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), margins to just touching at left. Cancelled by a neatly struck pinwheel cancel. Small tear and tiny corner crease. Choice Very Fine strike. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Mayer
Fancy cancels on the 5¢ imperforate are rarely seen and this fancy cancel of Placerville, Ca. is possibly unique.
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