Lot 2300
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly ample to large margins, bold manuscript. "X" with an additional manuscript. cancel in a different ink, showing a sort of rectangle with eyebrows, drawn on Franklin's face, on 1850 folded letter datelined "Frankfort [Me.]," Very Fine, the odd cancel is contemporary and appears to be underneath the X, possibly done by the sender; if so, the Frankfurt postmaster was not amused.
Estimate $500 - 750
Expertization: 1999 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Craveri
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