5¢ Red Brown (1), two, each has large margins to just touched at one point, rich colors, used with Boston, Massachusetts, 1¢ Blue on Pelure (3LB1), margins mostly clear all around, tied by multiple strikes of red grid cancels, matching "Boston 10 cts 2 May" (1849) integral-rate circular datestamp on envelope to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, negligible wrinkles around edges, carrier stamp and one 5¢ slightly overlapping edge, causing tiny corner creases, Very Fine and beautiful--the only recorded 10¢ rate 1847 cover with the Boston Carrier issue, the USPCS census records 28 covers with this combination of stamps, all are 5¢ rates except the cover offered here, ex Meyersburg, "Sevenoaks" and Hackmey, illustrated in Chronicle 151 (p. 161)

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