5¢ Deep Red Brown (1), exceptionally rich color and detailed impression from the First Printing--sometimes called the 1847 Orange Brown--large margins to full at top, tied by red square grid cancel on October 30, 1847, docketed folded cover from New York City to Paris, France, sender's ship-name directive "p Cambria via Boston"--carried on that Cunarder from Boston on November 1, 1847, and arriving at Liverpool November 15--red London transit backstamp (November 16), partly clear strike of red "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, red Calais arrival datestamp (November 18) also ties stamp, manuscript "20" decimes due, Extremely Fine, a stunning 5¢ 1847 stamp on a beautiful cover to France, Miro handstamp, ex Boker, with 1985 P.F. certificate

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