5c Brown, Double Transfer Ty. D (1-D). Horizontal pair, left stamp shows the double transfer, showing re-entry of top, bottom and left framelines and also numerals, red grid cancels, vertical scoring line is mostly between stamps

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE DISCOVERY COPY OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH TYPE D DOUBLE TRANSFER. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, THIS WAS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE. LESS THAN A DOZEN ARE KNOWN TODAY.

In an article in the 1942 Stamp Specialist, Stanley Ashbrook describes the four double transfers that were known at the time. The Type D was discovered by Ashbrook in 1921 in the collection of noted philatelist Judge Robert S. Emerson. After publishing his discovery, serious philatelists of the day looked for confirming copies but were unable to find any. Finally, more than 20 years later, Lambert Gerber found one, as the top left stamp in a block of four. It is believed that this and the double transfer Type C were created when the plate was reworked sometime in late 1850 and were only part of the Fifth Delivery from RWH&E in December 1850. This would account for their scarcity compared to the Type A and B double transfers.

Ex Emerson. Accompanied by copy of Ashbrook's diagram. Scott Retail as just the single double transfer $3,250.00

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