Lot
3024 
1847, 5¢ orange brown, top sheet-margin pair, ample to huge margins, distinctive pale shade and worn-plate impression, tied by red circular grid cancels, matching "Paid" straightline and "Portsmouth N.H., Jun 9" cds on buff cover to Columbia, Kentucky, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Brigham, Matthies, Boker, Gross. Scott No. 1b Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A STUNNING TOP SHEET-MARGIN PAIR OF THE 5¢ 1847 ISSUE USED FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO KENTUCKY.
Realized: $2,900