Lot 1279
1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large margins to slightly in, used with 1¢ blue, type II (7), both tied by "Mayville N.Y. Apr 29" c.d.s. on 1856 circa cover to Oakland N.Y.; cover faults including sealed tear and reduction at left, 1¢ with light corner crease, Fine, possibly the earliest domestic 1856 5¢ usage. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 34, fig. 4-3.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Provenance: Cipolla, Mayer
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