Sale 956 — The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 8-9 May, 2008
Category — Postmasters
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Brattleboro Vt., 5c Black on Buff (5X1). Position 2, large margins with full framelines complete on all four sides, lightly cancelled by pen (almost appears unused), slight trace of thinning at centerEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE BRATTLEBORO PROVISIONAL.
A total of 52 Brattleboro provisional stamps are recorded (32 off cover and 20 on 19 covers). Of these, many are faulty due to the softness of the paper.
Ex Ferrary, Weill and Wall. "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp.
10,000
10,000
