Lot 1778
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample margins to in at top, tied by two strikes of red grid cancel, matching "Boston 5 cts 7 Nov 7" c.d.s. on a mourning cover to Brooklyn, Conn., Very Fine and rare. Alexander does not record a mourning cover from Boston in the 1847 census.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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| Realized $650 |
