5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, rich color and intermediate impression, cancelled by unusual
open grid of dots fancy cancel, matching
"Lake Champlain S.B. Oct. 9" circular datestamp on cover to Malone N.Y., stamp with tiny tear at top, still Very Fine, scarce, illustrated and described in an article on "New York Steamboat Markings" by Creighton Hart in
Chronicle 100 (p. 250), who notes that it is not possible to tell whether this originated in New York or Vermont, ex Bingham, Hart, Boker and Gross
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E. 750-1,000