Lot 1072
1847, 10¢ black (2), clear to large margins, pen canceled, on undated folded letter to Cambridge Mass., clear strike of "Fairmont Va. Aug. 20" c.d.s. in black in a striking typeface of local manufacture; lettersheet with some toning which slightly affects stamp, latter with minute faults, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM FAIRMONT, AND A RARE USAGE OF THE 1847 STAMP FROM PRESENT DAY WEST VIRGINIA.
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
Fairmont received no supplies of either denomination.
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