5c Dark Blue, Colored Border, 1865 Issue (PR1). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, neat strike of "Chicago Ill. Jun. 8" duplex datestamp and quartered cork cancel, some faults including sealed tears

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT FIRST ISSUE NEWSPAPER ISSUE, SCOTT PR1. REPORTED TO BE THE ONLY FIRST ISSUE NEWSPAPER ISSUE WITH A TOWN DATESTAMP.

Ex Braceland, Kotanchik and Collier. With 2004 P.F. certificate

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