Lot 75
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C (12), horizontal pair. Large margins to just touching left stamp at bottom, rich color on fresh paper. Blue Colima, Ca. c.d.s. Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 21, fig. 3-12.
Scott $2,125
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
Only a small number of the 5¢ 1856 exist with blue cancels and this is a rare town cancel as well.
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