Lot 96
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B-C (12), vertical pair. Large margins with portions of adjoining stamps at right, exceptionally bright color and paper. Neatly struck New Orleans c.d.s. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000
A PAIR OF EXTRAORDINARY FRESHNESS AND BEAUTY, AND GIVEN THE BRILLIANT COLOR, LARGE MARGINS AND CRISP TOWN POSTMARK, WE CAN SEE WHY THIS PAIR HAS GRACED THE HOLDINGS OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND QUALITY-CONSCIOUS COLLECTORS.
Expertization: signed W.H.C. (Colson).
Provenance: Caspary, Lehman, Klein
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