Lot 287
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins except tiny nick at bottom, late impression, red grid, matching "Paid" handstamp and perfectly struck "Woodstock Vt. July 2 5 cts." c.d.s. on white envelope to Montpelier; stamp with tiny tear, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
THIS UNUSUAL POSTMARK, WITH ITS INTEGRAL RATE, IS VERY RARE WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Stanley
Woodstock received no 1847 stamps of either denomination, though the eleven recorded covers suggests a supply was ordered from another office.
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