Lot 11
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), position 100L, bottom right corner sheet margin single, with full 13mm margin at bottom and full 4mm pane margin with complete centerline at right, large margins on the other sides, rich color. Twice struck New Orleans c.d.s. cancel. Extremely Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 22, fig. 3-13.
Scott $900+
A FAMOUS AND HIGHLY COVETED UNITED STATE CLASSIC STAMP. WITH JUST ONE GLANCE, ONE CAN SEE WHY THIS STAMP IS UNIVERSALLY REGARDED AS THE FINEST 5¢ IMPERFORATE SINGLE EXTANT AND ONE OF THE GREATEST ITEMS OF ALL CLASSIC WORLDWIDE PHILATELY.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ishikawa, Morris
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