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Lot 1129



1847, 5¢ red brown (1), two vertical pairs originally comprising a block, arranged in tête-bêche fashion, ample to large margins except each just in at top, fine impression, tied by black grids, large red "20" rate handstamp (quadruple rate) at right, matching "Boston Mass. 10 Dec." c.d.s. below, on undated folded cover to Howland & Aspinwall in New York; light fold between pairs does not affect either, Very Fine and rare usage.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000

Provenance: Emerson, Hessel, Garrett, Kapiloff, Seven Oaks

Only five covers are recorded with the 20¢ rate paid by 5¢ stamps; the striking format is unique.


 
Realized $5,500



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