Lot 385
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to cut in, tied uncommon 7-bar grid in red, matching "New-York May 6" c.d.s. on folded letter with U.S. Mail, New York, 1¢ black on buff (6LB11), top sheet margin single, uncancelled at upper right, addressed to author John Russell Bartlett in Providence, contents mention speaking with John C. Fremont on the floor of the Senate, etc.; 5¢ with small scissors cut, 1¢ with tiny flaws in sheet margin's edge, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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