Lot
552 
1862, 5¢ red brown, horizontal strip of 3, hidden defect affects right stamp, used with 1861, 3¢ rose + 10¢ green (65, 68), tied by grid cancels, also tied by red New York and Aachen transits on tissue-paper cover to Berlin, Prussia, postmarked "Portland Me. Dec. 16 1862" double-circle datestamp, cover with edge tears and nicks typical of this thin paper (reinforced with archival tape and card), otherwise Very Fine, strips of the 5¢ Red Brown are exceedingly scarce. Scott Nos. 75 Estimate $750 - 1,000.