Lot
4238 
(Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad) PHILADA RAIL ROAD, red straight line tying 5¢ red brown (1), rich shade with large margins except clear at top left, on circa 1848 blue folded cover from Philadelphia via New York to Oxford, Conn., manuscript notation "Paid by Stamp" at top; missing bottom flap, 5¢ two minute surface abrasions, still Very Fine and attractive; with 2004 P.F. certificate. Towle No. 240-D-1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350