5c Red Brown (1). Deep rich shade and proof-like early impression, large margins to full, tied by red square grid cancel, matching "New-York Jun. 7" (1848) circular datestamp on folded letter with blue "Cyrus W. Field & Co., New York" company handstamp to South Lee, Massachusetts, Extremely Fine, Cyrus Field was a paper merchant who in 1858 led a group that financed the first telegraphic cable across the Atlantic, ex Boker and Gross

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