Lot 1160
Boston Mass., 10¢ black (2), full to large margins, tied by red grid cancellations on 1847 folded cover to Philadelphia Pa., matching "Boston Mass. Nov. 4" c.d.s., red pencil "Unpaid 10" and large "20" in circle handstamp, representing the total amount due, manuscript "Paid" at upper right; stamp with tiny tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, a fresh and most attractive cover.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THERE ARE ONLY THREE OTHER KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THIS LARGE "20" IN CIRCLE MARKING FROM BOSTON.
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
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