5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to clear, tied by unusual multiple criss-crossing penstrokes and also by red grid, matching "New Orleans La. Dec. 8" circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Mulhouse, France, red "Colonies &c Art. 13" framed Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, red Calais transit datestamp, "15" decimes due handstamp, London transit and receiving backstamps, horizontal file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine, a lovely 5c 1847 transatlantic usage

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