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Auction: 6010 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World - Washington Philatelic Exhibition Auction
Lot: 231

United States of America 1847 (17 Sept.) entire letter from Providence, R.I. to Philadelphia, bearing 1857 5c. red-brown applied diagonally and tied by circle of bars and with "5" h.s. and "providence/r.i." c.d.s. at left, all in red; a clean and attractive early usage of this value Estimate US$ 1,500-1,800

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$1,200