Lot 27
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), position 31L showing "Toppan Carpe(nter)" portion of imprint in the left sheet margin; huge margins all around including portion of adjoining stamp at right, exceptionally bright and fresh with a light town cancel; trivial, faint corner crease at upper right and microscopic pinhole at lower left, both entirely in the margins; still Extremely Fine.
Scott $750
A STUNNING AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE 5¢ 1856 FROM POSITION 31L. THE EXAMPLE OFFERED HERE MAY WELL BE THE LARGEST MARGINED IMPRINT SINGLE IN EXISTENCE.
Expertization: 1998 & 2006 PF Certificates, only the last noting the pinhole.
Provenance: Caspary, Ishikawa, Mayer
Illustrated: Frajola and Mayer, p. 23.
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