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Auction: 140 - July Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 90

#28b, 5c Bright red brown, Ty. I, vertical strip of three tied by New Orleans, La. Jul 29 1858 c.d.s. postmarks on blue folded letter to Nantes France, red New York Paid 12 Aug. 4 c.d.s., French transit pmk. and receiving backstamps, the stamps possess incredibly deep and intense color (close to the Indian red shade) and fully intact perforations which is most unusual (these were typically scissor separated), very fine; any strip of three of the 1857 Five Cent Red Brown is rare; cataloged simply as three used singles, as Scott does not price multiples of this stamp.

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$1,800