Lot 1212
Brownsville Tex., 10¢ black (2), large margins on three sides, in at top left, tied by two strikes of blue seven bar grid on 1850 (4 July) folded letter from Laredo Tex. to St. Louis Mo., matching "Brownsville Txs. Jul 10" c.d.s.; long vertical scissors cut into design at left and a vertical filing crease through the stamp, still Fine, attractive appearance for this extremely rare usage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1847 ISSUE COVERS FROM BROWNSVILLE TEXAS (THE OTHER WITH 5¢).
The writer, a Captain in the U.S. Army, complains about the Indians and the heat.
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