5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins all around including portion of adjoining stamp above, light shade and impression from a very worn plate, light horizontal crease in top margin, tied by
blue fancy rimless 8-bar grid struck in criss-crossed fashion and by matching "Taunton Ms. 5cts. 8 May" (1851) integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Providence R.I., Very Fine, a lovely 5c 1847 cover tied by both the Taunton fancy grid and datestamp, ex Matthies, Saadi and Gross, with 1991 P.F. certificate
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E. 300-400