Lot 60525 – 1847, George Washington, 10c black, vertical pair, used

1847, George Washington, 10c black, vertical pair, good to large margins all round with part of adjoining stamp at top, bottom stamp showing vertical line through second “F” of “Office”, light strike of red grid cancels, diagonal corner crease at top right of first stamp; an extremely fine example, with vertical pairs being much more elusive than horizontal examples, and in addition the line through “F” variety is very rare, with only eleven copies recorded; cert. P.F. (2000); ex Rust, Koppersmith, Wall and Gross.