5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins to just clear, deep rich color and intermediate impression, tied by manuscript cross-hatching on 1848 folded letter from Toronto, Canada, to New York City, Kennedy correspondence, light strike of "PAID" handstamp crossed out and manuscript "Paid to the Lines No. 20", "Toronto U.C. JU 10, 1848" circular datestamp, manuscript "4-1/2" rate for Canadian postage to the border, vertical file fold affects right stamp

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE ON A COVER ORIGINATING IN CANADA.

The U.S. stamps were affixed to the cover in Canada and paid the rate from the border to New York. Canadian postage "to the lines" was paid in cash.

Ex Rust and Bailar. With 1987 P.F. certificate

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