Lot 126
1857 (c.) Potsdam N.Y. to Bangor Me., long envelope bearing 1¢ blue, type IV (9), 3¢ dull red (11) both with large margins and portions of adjacent stamps on nearly all sides except 3¢ just touched in one corner, to cutting, and 5¢ red brown (12) distinctive shade, large to huge margins with portion of adjoing stamp, tied together and lightly to cover by grid cancellations, matching "Potsdam N.Y. Aug 4" c.d.s.; some cover faults and small mends, reduced at ends, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 35, fig. 4-5.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE THREE-COLOR COMBINATION FRANKING.
Provenance: Haas
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