Lot 21
1847, 5¢ chestnut brown (1a var.), full to large margins, tied by blue grid cancellation on an exceptionally fresh 1847 folded partly-printed business letter to Hagerstown, Md., matching "Baltimore, Md. Aug 21" c.d.s., Extremely Fine.
Scott $785
A GEM USAGE OF THIS RARE SHADE FROM THE FIRST PRINTING.
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate noting Ridgway "Chestnut" shade.
Provenance: Straus, Hart
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