5c Red Brown, 10c Black (1,
2). Ample to large margins all around showing part of adjacent stamp at
top of 5c, tied (slightly overlapping) by neat red grids, matching
"Rochester N.Y. Aug. 25 10" circular datestamp on large light green folded
cover to Lockport N.Y., ms. "Paid" above stamps, few cover erosion spots
far from stamps and markingsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A VERY RARE COMBINATION 1847 ISSUE FRANKING, PAYING THE TRIPLE DOMESTIC RATE FOR DISTANCES OF UNDER 500 MILES.
Lockport N.Y. is approximately 80 miles from Rochester. With 1950 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Red Brown, 10c Black (1,
2). 5c vertical pair with top left corner sheet margins and full
margins all around, used with 10c horizontal pair, three large margins but
cut deeply into design at top, tied by vivid red grids, matching
"Charleston S.C. Oct. 12" circular datestamp, ms. "30" rate on restored
folded cover to New York City from the Ludlow Beebee correspondence, file
fold thru 5c, most of paper surrounding address panel is restored but the
stamps themselves are intactTHE ONLY RECORDED DOMESTIC COVER BEARING PAIRS OF THE 5-CENT AND 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
The large Ludlow Beebee correspondence furnished most of the known 1847 covers with 30c postage paid by three 10c stamps. This example, combining pairs of both first issues, is extremely unusual and, to our knowledge, the only 1847 cover franked in this manner. (Image)