Census of 1c Blue, Type I (Scott 5)

5-COV-096

5-COV-096

Notes:
  • Margin cut in at top
  • Subject of an article in March 9, 2020 Linn's Stamp News describing its discovery as part of an collection bought by Dutch Country Auctions
Provenance:
  • 2020, Dutch Country Auctions Sale 237, March 13-14 "5 Tied to 1852 F/L by faint cds cancel per 2019 PSE Cert, stamp appears undamaged w/ large margins, to in at top, large bottom margin showing full scrolls & top portion of adjoining stamp that shows break in the top line. Drop rate F/L with vertical file folds clear of stamp, overall a desirable cover. This F/L is from an estate find & is new to the market.", Lot 12
Certificates:
  • PSE 1371702 (2019) it is a genuine usage faintly tied on folded letter by a black cds cancel, the folded letter sheets with vertical file folds