Lot 193
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, large margins to clear at bottom left, handsome color and impression from the reworked plate of 1850, tied by red grids, matching "Rochester N.Y. Jun. 30" c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter to New York, the last day of validity of the 1847 issue, manuscript "Paid" written inside postmark; cover with some bleed-through of contents, still Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
A RARE AND DESIRABLE LAST DAY COVER.
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