Lot 1097
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins, marvelous deep vivid color, tied by a fancy blue rimless grid with three criss-cross lines at right and matching "Taunton Ms. Dec. 23 5 cts" c.d.s., on 1850 folded letter to New Bedford, choice Very Fine, a striking cancel and a remarkable shade which Ashbrook assigned as dark russet according to Ridgeway, but notes that Chase called it Ridgeway's dark Pecan Brown.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: signed by Ashbrook with his notes and 1983 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Rohloff
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