Lot 68
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), clear to large margins with full interpane margin and complete guide line at right. Cancelled by a partial strike of the Belgian accounting box handstamp. Light vertical crease. Very Fine appearance. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Scott $900+
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE CANCELLATION DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND SURELY UNIQUE STRUCK DIRECTLY ON A 5¢ IMPERFORATE.
See lot 172 for the unique example of this cancellation on a 5¢ imperforate cover.
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