5c Red Brown (1). Intermediate impression, large margins including left sheet margin, clear at top left, pre-printing paper fold, affixed over manuscript "Paid 5" and cancelled by bold blue 4-bar grid with matching perfect strike of "Norwich & Worcester R.R. Nov. 16" (1849) route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Suffield, Connecticut

VERY FINE SHEET-MARGIN 5-CENT 1847 STAMP AND EXTREMELY FINE STRIKES OF THE NORWICH & WORCESTER RAILROAD BLUE DATESTAMP AND 4-BAR GRID.

These are superb strikes of this route agent's circular datestamp and 4-bar grid, which are known in both red and blue and are very rare on 1847 covers. Ex Matthies, Boker and Gross. With 1990 P.S.E. certificate (as Pale Brown) and unsigned accompanying letter (presumably from expert committee) explaining why the stamp belongs on the cover

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