U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; The Versailles Collection
April 1-3, 2003

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #7
1847 Issue
1847 5c blue, brown and 10c scarlet vermilion, brown and blue, five diff. trial color Goodall die proofs on india paper with cross-hatching, v.f. and rare group of trial color proofs
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Catalog #1P1-2P1
Catalog Value 4,500+
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #8
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, large die proof on white laid paper, with cross hatching, v.f.
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Catalog #1P1
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #9
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, unused without gum, three huge margins, clear at bottom, rich color and sharp impression, expertly pressed-out, vertical crease only visible in fluid, v.f. appearance, with 2001 PFC
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #10
1847 Issue
1847 5c orange brown, margins all around, brilliant color with contrasting blue town datestamp, faint corner crease at lower right visible only in fluid, v.f. example of this desirable shade
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Catalog #1b
Catalog Value 975
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #11
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, double transfer type B, position 90R1 with double transfer of top and bottom framelines, three large margins, clear at right, deep brown color on bright white paper, light blue cancel and lightened pen cancel, fine, withPFC stating "red brown", which it is not, since it is clearly brown
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 725
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #12
1847 Issue
1847 5c dark brown, red "Paid" hs, wide margins all around, faint pre-printing paper crease, v.f., with 1999 PFC
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Catalog #1a
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #13
1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, blue cds, margins all around, v.f., with 1987 PFC
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #14
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red cds, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PSE cert.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #15
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red grid canc., margins all around, fine
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #16
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red grid canc., margins all around, v.f., with 1985 PFC
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #17
1847 Issue
1847, 5c red brown, margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, red New York square grid and blue pen cancels, faint vertical crease, v.f. appearance
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #18
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red canc., margins all around, tiny flaws, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 600
Unsold
Lot #19
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, five copies, three with four margins, two just into, cancels incl. one with red circular datestamp and three with ms, couple different shades, faults incl. one with faded design and one with slightly bleached color, useful group
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 2,000+
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #20
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, used on FL to Pottsville, Pa., tied by blue cds, margins all around to close at top left, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #21
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, used in 1850 on FL from Philadelphia to Lancaster Co., minor filing folds, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #22
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, used on FL to Cooperstown, NY, tied by red "Rochester, NY Aug.10" cds, margins all around to just clear at top right, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 875
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #23
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, unused with full original gum, large margins all around, fresh color and sharp impression, vertical crease at right, v.f. appearance. A wonderful example of this unused rarity, with 1974 PFC stating part original gum (whichat the time was a standard reference for a hinged stamp); actually full original gum, very difficult to find on an unused 10c black
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 27,500
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #24
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, black canc., margins all around, v.f., with 1956 BPA cert.
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #25
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, blue grid canc., margins all around, v.f., with 1997 and 1981 PFC
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,450
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #26
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, blue boxed "Paid" canc., large margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1999 PFC
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,550
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #27
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, red grid canc., fresh and v.f.
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #28
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, stitch watermark variety, margins all around, black grid canc., also faint red cancel and tiny ink marks, v.f., with 1981 PFC
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #29
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, full even margins all around, sharp impression, light blue cancel, two tiny pinholes at right, v.f. appearance
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,450
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #30
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, ample to huge margins, blue cancel, tiny internal tear along vertical crease, v.f. appearance
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,450
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #31
1847 Issue
1847 10c black Sperati Reproduction, with violet hs on reverse, v.f., with 2001 PFC
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Catalog #2F
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #32
1847 Issue
1847 outer FL from New York to Memphis, franked with single 10c sheet margin at R., tied by red grid canc., with New York corresponding cds alongside, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,800
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #33
1847 Issue
1849 outer FL from Philadelphia, via Charleston to Alabama, franked with single 10c black, margins all around, blue canc., fine
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,850
Price Realized
$900.00

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