Lot 1159
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, bright handsome shade and sharp impression from the reworked plate, tied by vivid red grids and also tied by blue manuscript. due mark on 1851 folded letter to Rostock, Mecklenburgh, matching "New Orleans La. Jun. 8" c.d.s., "pr. Steamer via Liverpool" written at top, various due marking, carried on the Cunard ship Asia, leaving New York on June 18th, British and German transit postmarks, Very Fine, handsome and rare German States usage.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: signed Ashbrook, 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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