1844-45 INDEPENDENT MAILS continued...

**Brainard & Co.**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1018°		Brainard & Co., (5c) Black (24L1). Unused (traces of gum), h.r., large margins, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1019°		Brainard & Co., (5c) Black (24L1). Two, one cut square with corners clipped, other cut to circular shape, red cancels, Very Fine, the Black stamp is extremely scarce, ex Golden (Image)	2,500.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1020°		Brainard & Co., (5c) Blue (24L2). Large margins all around, ms. "B" cancel (Albany), used on folded cover to New York City, Feb. 8, 1845 origin according to docketing EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF FOURTEEN RECORDED COVERS BELIEVED TO BE GENUINE USAGES OF THE BRAINARD & CO. 5-CENT BLUE STAMP. The Lyons census (The Penny Post, January 2006) reports sixteen covers with the Blue 24L2 stamp, but states that no more than fourteen of these are genuine usages. Ex Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 780, realized $2,700 hammer). (Image)	3,250.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction