5c Brick Red (27). Horiz. Pair & Single, used in combination with 3c Red (26) & 12c Intense Black, PI. I (36) on Apr. 1859 Folded Letter to France, tied by "New Orleans, La.", Red "Boston, Paid, 24" & French Transit, Bold Boxed "P. D.", additional French Transits & Black "Boston Br. Pkt." on back. Perfs. touch on both the 3c & 12c, the single #27 natural preprint paper folds, the pair with trimmed perfs. one side of each stamp (a practice quite common in New Orleans at this period), still Very Attractive, and a Fabulous & Very Rare Combination, ex-Gibson

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