Lot 140
1858 (Nov. 23) Bellefonte Pa. to Philadelphia Pa., large homemade wrapper bearing 5¢ red brown (12) large margins all round except clipped lower left corner, 1857 3¢ dull red (26) and 10¢ green type II (32) pair, tied by "Bellefonte Pa. Nov 29" c.d.s., 10¢ pair with straight edge at bottom, cover with tear and small faults, opened for display, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 32, fig. 4-1.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE ONLY REPORTED 1856 5¢ ISSUE USAGE PAYING THE PRINTED MATTER RATE.
Provenance: Hessel
The 28¢ in postage correctly pays the rate for a bundle of printed matter weighing between 31 and 32 ounces, or a book weighing between 27 and 28 ounces.
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