10c Black (2). Position 91L with huge bottom left corner sheet margins, approximately 12mm at bottom and 5mm at left, other two margins are enormous, sharp proof-like impression, neat strike of red New York square grid cancel, very faint vertical crease and trivial corner crease at far bottom left of sheet margin

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS STAMP HAS THE LARGEST MARGINS OF ALL KNOWN USED CORNER-MARGIN COPIES OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. A TRULY REMARKABLE STAMP.

In Philip Wall's census of the 10c 1847, which encompasses both the Levi records and decades of searching through auction catalogues, he records fourteen used stamps, one unused stamp and one on cover with self-evident corner sheet margins. Another three or four covers can be added to this count (the recently-discovered cover is offered in lot 514). Other stamps can be plated to the position but do not show significant sheet margins. This example has the widest sheet margins of all.

Ex Newbury.

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