1c Blue, Type II, Plate 4 (7). Positions 7-9R4, horizontal strip of three, large margins to just in at sides, tied by single partly clear strike of Binghamton N.Y. circular datestamp on buff cover to New York City with
Mount Prospect Water Cure, Binghamton corner card, slight surface rubbing between left and middle stamps, still Very Fine and rare, the top row of Plate 4 produced Type II stamps with the complete design at top, these distinctive positions are highly regarded by specialists and described as "rare" and "beautiful" in Neinken (pp. 269-270), ex Cowitt, Cipolla and Allan Fox
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