Lot 443
5c. red brown, fresh colour and clear to large margins and 1857 Franklin 1c. blue, type V, and 12c. black, type I, tied by cds. "HARTFORD Ct. MAR 2 1859" to legal sized pre-printed "Blank Election Returns, 1859" cover to the town clerk of Branford, cover refolded, 1c. with repair at top left, the certificate mentions a corner crease on the 5c. stamp, a scarce combination usage. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer page 36, fig 4-8, certificate PF
