Lot
1059 
1847, 5¢ red brown, ample to mostly large margins, neatly tied by blue grid handstamp with two matching strikes of "Northern R.R., Feb 14" route agent cds on allover Robin's egg blue floral and bronze bordered Valentine cover to Sutton, N.H., reverse with matching allover design and forget-me-not label; small cover tear at bottom and some trivial toning, Very Fine, ex-Meroni, Matthies, Kapiloff, Boker & Gross. Scott No. 1 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A WONDERFUL AND VERY RARE MULTICOLORED VALENTINE COVER BEARING THE 1847 5¢ ISSUE AND VALENTINE'S DAY RAILROAD POSTMARKS.
Realized: $4,000