Lot 35
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C (12 var.), position 23R1 showing the defective transfer at the right of the portrait, large balanced margins. Light town cancel. Extremely Fine and choice. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 24, fig. 3-18.
Scott $1,350
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSFER WHICH IS RARELY SEEN ON THE 5¢ 1856. WE CANNOT IMAGINE THAT A FINER EXAMPLE EXISTS.
Expertization: 1963 P.F. Certificate.
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