Lot 330
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to clear margins, striking late shade and clear impression, tied by "Mic. Central R.R. Mic. Mar. 26" c.d.s. in black on ca. 1851 folded cover to Lansing, additional "Paid " handstamp in blue, manuscript "Chg. Drawer 56" at upper left; cover without bottom flap, still Very Fine. Illustrated in Alexander, p. 700.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
VERY RARE WITH THIS COMBINATION OF MARKINGS.
Expertization: signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: Ackerman
It is not known where the Paid was applied.
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