Lot 1006
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1847, 5¢ "bone brown" (1a var.), unusually large, well balanced margins with incredibly rich color set off by a neat blue grid cancel. Exceptionally fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $710 as normal shade
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF WHAT MUST BE CONSIDERED A UNIQUE SHADE.
Expertization: 2007 P.S.E. Certificate.
The unusual shade of this 5¢ 1847 is described on the accompanying P.S.E. Certificate as "close to Bone Brown in Ridgway's book Color Standards and Nomenclature".
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