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Provenance: ex Grunin est.
ONE CENT BLUE TYPE II
MULTICOLOR HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATED
PATTEE CORRESPONDENCE COVER
cover 1c Blue type II (7), position 4R1L, the only position on plate one late which was not recut (thus the only type II), a very fine stamp, used with 3c Dull Red (11), choice margins, on skillfully hand-drawn illustrated cover depicting Washington and Franklin seated at a table enjoying a drink together and smoking, contemporary blue and red coloring, West Cambridge, Mass. datestamp struck at top left, small part of backflap missing,
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cover 1c Blue type II (7), position 4R1L, the only position on plate one late which was not recut (thus the only type II), a very fine stamp, used with 3c Dull Red (11), choice margins, on skillfully hand-drawn illustrated cover depicting Washington and Franklin seated at a table enjoying a drink together and smoking, contemporary blue and red coloring, West Cambridge, Mass. datestamp struck at top left, small part of backflap missing,
VERY FINE, A UNIQUE COVER FROM THE FAMOUS PATTEE CORRESPONDENCE, EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL, FEATURING TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR AND WIDELY COLLECTED CLASSIC UNITED STATES STAMPS, AN EXTREMELY DESIRABLE AND VALUABLE COVER WORTHY OF THE FINEST COLLECTION
VERY FINE, A UNIQUE COVER FROM THE FAMOUS PATTEE CORRESPONDENCE, EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL, FEATURING TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR AND WIDELY COLLECTED CLASSIC UNITED STATES STAMPS, AN EXTREMELY DESIRABLE AND VALUABLE COVER WORTHY OF THE FINEST COLLECTION