Lot 1411

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), position 12-20R, horizontal strip of nine, large margins to cut in, on buff envelope that carried court documents to Corsicana, Tex., "Boxboro, N.C." and "Xs" manuscript cancels, reduced a bit at both ends with small edge repairs, still an attractive and very rare large multiple paying three times the 3¢ letter rate. Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Realized $500 |