Lot 1098
1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to huge margins including right sheet margin, canceled by fancy red unframed 9-bar grid struck in criss-cross fashion, matching West "Stockbridge Mass. Feb. 28" c.d.s. on 1848 folded letter to Ravenna, Ohio, Extremely Fine, striking and rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
West Stockbridge received no 1847 stamps of either denomination; this is one of two recorded 10¢ covers.
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