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Auction: 161 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 19

#11, 3c Dull red, large margins to touching, just tied by grid cancel to huge embossed Valentines cover measuring 272x215mm to Groten, Ct., matching "Norwich, Ct./Feb 14" datestamp at lower left and "DUE" and "5" handstamps at upper right, with the stunning original enclosure displaying fancy lace embossing and die cutting with a yellow background which frames a piece of silk in the central oval to which three multicolored stickers have been affixed as well as four stars made of silk ribbons, cover and stamp with some minor staining, otherwise very fine; an exceptionally fancy and expensive enclosure;

Sold for
$325