5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to barely in at top right, worn impression, lightened red cancel from first use, tied by unusual manuscript cancel of parallel lines, matching "Somerville N.Y. May 1st 1851" manuscript postmark on buff cover to Houseville N.Y., Very Fine, likely an accepted reuse of the stamp, this is the only recorded example of the 1847 Issue used from Somerville, with 1999 P.F. certificate

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