Lot 47
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to cutting, manuscript "X", on buff envelope to Dubuque with red "Burlington Iowa May 16" c.d.s., ca. 1850 usage; cover with two tiny edge nicks, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
ONE OF FIVE RECORDED COVERS FROM BURLINGTON.
After Arkansas, Iowa is considered the most difficult state from which to acquire an 1847 usage.
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