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 5¢ Orange Brown tied by "WAY 5" handstamp, showing
part of the Type C Double Transfer in the top margin5¢ Orange Brown (1b), Position 94L, three huge to ample margins including part of adjoining stamp at top that shows the Type C Double Transfer, Position 84L--the doubled
frameline at right and plate burr in left margin are clearly visible and precisely match the Type C double transfer (see lot 43)--other margins full to in at bottom right, but the bottom left is too large to be anything but a bottom sheet margin,
which proves the Type C double transfer is Position 84L, bright color and cleaned-plate impression, tied by four strikes of red "WAY 5" handstamp, on blue folded letter datelined "New York May 1st 1851" to Baltimore, stamp with pre-use
creases, otherwise Very Fine, a rare use of this auxiliary marking and a key item in the plating of the Type C Double Transfer, illustrated in Pat Paragraphs, ex Sampson, Krug, Garrett ("Elite") and Boker (Image) Search for comparables at
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E. $ 750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
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