5c Red Brown (1). Rich color, strong cleaned-plate impression--shows the softness of background lines indicative of cleaned plate, but the impression is exceptionally sharp, the shade identified on older certificate as belonging to Ridgway's "Cinnamon Brown" family--large even margins, faint red grid cancel with matching "Fredonia N.Y. Sep. 22" circular datestamp on buff envelope to Erie, Pennsylvania, stamp with small stain removed from bottom left and tiny indentation, also inconsequential small sealing wax stain on front of cover, Extremely Fine appearing stamp in an elusive and beautiful color, ex Saadi and Gross, with 1994 P.F. certificate stating "in the family of Ridgway's Cinnamon Brown (XV-15'-k)," with 2021 P.F. certificate stating Red Brown

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