Sale - 12 Spring 2022 Sale

1847 5¢ red orange, "The Masked Franklin", the most expensiv
1847 5¢ red orange, "The Masked Franklin", the most expensive 5c shade by far, being the last printing and 5th Delivery (Dec. 7, 1850), just three months before the introduction of the new rates and the 1851 Issue, red cancel, maximum to good margins, showing adjacent stamp entirely at right, extremely fine., The most distinctive aspect of this unique stamp is the "extraneous ink" across Franklin's eyes., Foundation Cert. (2017) (Scott 1c).
Scott $8,500