Lot 980
1847, 5¢ red brown, horizontal pair. Full margins to just touching at top left, tied by ultramarine grid cancels with matching "Newport, R.I., Sep 19" cds on cover to Columbia, Ky.; some cover tone spots at top, otherwise Very Fine, a rare color cancellation on the 1847 issue.Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $475