1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 80L1L, recut once at top and bottom, huge margins including portions of all three adjoining stamps and sheet margin at right, tied by "New-York 1 Ct. Feb. 8" integral drop-rate circular datestamp on folded letter to New York datelined "Washington, Feb. 7 1853", hand-carried to New York and dropped at the post office, interesting contents in part discuss "Masonic friends of mine, who are willing to assist me in bringing home some copies of my Chart of Geometry and my edition of the Elements of Euclid," some minor cover wear, stamp is an Extremely Fine Gem

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