Lot 1138
1847, 10¢ black, diagonal half-used as 5¢ (2a), lower right half, large margins, well tied across the cut by red grid and matching "5" rate handstamp, matching "Roxbury Mass. Nov." c.d.s. and "Paid", on 1849 folded letter to Yale College, New Haven, Very Fine and handsome, Illustrated in color in Alexander.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
ONE OF THE GREATEST OF THE 10¢ BISECT COVERS.
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Caspary
In the celebrated Caspary Collection, there were four 10¢ bisects including a vertical half. The present cover realized the highest price of the four at $1,900.00 (1956).
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| Realized $26,000 |
