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Sale 12
Lot 32
1847 5¢ red brown TWO Overlapping Singles, 1st or 2nd printings, each with good to large margins, tied by red circular grid cancels on attractive blue folded letter sheet bearing red BOSTON 27 FEB 10 cts c.d.s. addressed to Horatio G. Jones, Jr. Esq. who went on to become a member of the Pennsylvania legislature where he introduced the Religious Freedoms Bill. (1).
Estimate $750 - 1,000
This is obviously not part of the famed Turner correspondence of overlapping 1847 5 cts, but far rarer.
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Lot 406
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1871 2d Emerald Green, The Ormond Hill Die Proof without corner letters. Printed on white card. Rare and undoubtedly a necessary addition to an international exhibition collection. Unlisted in Gibbons in this color and on card., Probably unique, ex Dillaway. SG DP46; £18,000 ($24,570).
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Lot 606
1961 Tristan Relief Fund Complete NEVER HINGED TOP SHEET MARGIN COPIES, extremely fine, ex Dillaway. SG 172/5; £8,550 as singles ($11,670) (B1-B4),
Only 434 complete sets were sold. Far fewer still exist.
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