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lot # 515 - United States 19th Century Stamps and Postal History 1847 Issue (1-2)

Tuesday Dec 08, 2020 15:30 America/New_York

2, 1847 10c Black, tied on a folded letter addressed to Keokuk Iowa by a red square grid with red "New-York Mar 16" cds alongside, ms "Paid", some notations on back side incl one from Creighton C Hart that as of March 1960 this was the only 10c 1847 cover to Iowa known to him (more have surfaced but it is still a rare destination), stamp ample to full margins all around, cover central vertical file fold, Very Fine; 1996 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,000)rnProvenance: Guido CraveriSale 3038: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection of United States Stamps and Postal History Part I

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