U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 13-14, 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #10
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, double transfer of top frame line, position 80R1, pen canc., margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PFC
Catalog #1A
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #11
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, part red "5" numeral cancel, large margins all around, sharp impression, v.f., with 1988 PFC
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #12
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, square red grid cancel, clear to large margins all around, faint diagonal crease, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #13
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red grid cancels, full margins all around, some light toning at upper right, otherwise v.f., with 2006 PSE cert.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #14
1847 Issue
1847 5c brown orange, right margin horizontal pair, red grid and faint ms cancels, full to large margins all around, v.f. multiple of this scarcer shade, with 2002 PFC
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Catalog #1b
Catalog Value 2,250
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #15
1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, margins all around incl. sheet margin at right, tied by blue grids and matching Lockport, N.Y. Oct. 23 pmk on buff cover to Middlesex County, redirected to Canada, with Oct. 23 1850 Queenston, U.C. arrival pmk, additional markings on reverse, with ms endorsements slightly overwritten on stamp, some age stains, otherwise fine cross-border cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #16
1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, full to large margins all around, tied by blue Philadelphia cds to FL addressed to Northampton, Mass, v.f., with 1992 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #17
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, large, even margins all around, cancelled by pen and tied by a magenta Hartford pmk on FL (Farmers and Mechanics Bank) used in 1849 to New London, matching straight line "paid" hs at left, filing fold away from the stampand markings, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #18
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, full to large margins all around, tied by blue grid canc. to FL sent from Philadelphia to Columbia County, NY, with matching Philadelphia cds, small stain away from stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 685
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #19
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by red grids on FL used in 1850 from New Haven to Derby, Ct, corresponding departure cds at bottom left, filing fold away from the stamp, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #20
1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, full margins all around, tied by neat red grid canc. to cover addressed to Claremont, N.H., with red Boston cds alongside, some cover repairs on backflap, stamp v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #21
1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, margins all around, tied by blue grids on outer FL used in 1848 from Baltimore to Richmond, corresponding departure cds at left, light vertical filing fold through the stamp, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 685
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #22
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, full margins all around, tied by neat blue "5" numeral postmark, on FL from Philadelphia to New York, with matching blue Philadelphia cds, filing fold through the stamp, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 785
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #23
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, beautiful color, cancelled by pen on small cover from Auburn, N.Y. to Aurora, blue "Auburn, N.Y. Nov. 23" departure pmk, faint toning away from the stamp, v.f. (see also lot 41)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #24
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by red grids on outer FL from New York to Hartford, red April 15 departure cds alongside, filing fold through the stamp, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #25
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, two large margins incl. portion of adjoining stamp at top, just in at left and at bottom, tied by red grids on brown cover to Litchfield Ct., with red "Housatonic R.R. Jan.29" departure pmk at left, light filing fold attop barely affecting the stamp, with a tiny scissors cut at the extreme top margin, scarce pmk, with 1977 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #26
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, full margins all around, tied by red grid cancel to incomplete outer FL from New York to Washington, D.C., with red New York cds alongside, stamp with sealed tear, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #27
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, vertical pair, margins all around, small scissors cut between stamps at right, cancelled by red grids and used in 1848 on FL from Pittsburgh to Conn., with corresponding departure and "10" hs in red, filing fold through the top stamp, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 1,150
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #28
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, red straight line Philadelphia Railroad canc., huge margins all around incl. full sheet margin at left, rich color, sharp impression, with 1997 PFC stating "with tiny surface scrape at center" (impossible to see),v.f. appearance,
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,850
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #29
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, neat black grid cancel, full to large margins all around, deep rich color and sharp impression, v.f., with 1995 PFC
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #30
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, bold black grid canc., margins all around incl. part of sheet margin at right, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #31
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, red grid cancel, full to clear margins all around, repaired, otherwise fine, with 2006 PSE cert.
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,350
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #32
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, full margins all around, sharp impression, tied by red grid cancel to outer FL addressed to New York, with red "Richmond, VA Jun.18" cds, fresh and v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #33
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, full margins all around, sharp impression, tied by red grid cancel to FL sent (with full contents) from Baltimore (Feb.26, 1849) to Lynchburg, VA, with part blue Baltimore cds and blue "10" hs alongside, filing fold wellaway from the stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #34
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, beautiful color, tied by red "St.Louis, Mo. 10" pmk, repeated at right, on FL used in 1850 to Philadelphia, minor tape reinforcements at bottom, fine and attractive cover
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #35
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, cancelled by red grids, with matching New York Nov.9 pmk alongside, used in 1847 on FL to Ann Arbor, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #36
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, full to clear margins all around, tied by faint blue Philadelphia cds to outer FL to Lexington, KY, with additional cds alongside, some minor cover toning near stamp, fine
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,750
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #37
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, full to large margins all around, tied by faint blue Philadelphia cds to cover addressed to Nashville, TN (with original contents) with additional cds alongside, scissors cut in right margin (away from the design),otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #38
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, close but clear at bottom right, cancelled by red grids on FL used in 1851 from Boston to Philadelphia, red June 11 Boston, 10 Cts departure and red "Paid" hs, filing fold away from the stamp, fine
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #39
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, except a small nick at top, cancelled by red grids, with matching Charleston Jan. 10 pmk alongside, used in 1848 on folded "Mercury Prices Current and Commercial Journal", Jan. 15, 1848 edition to New York, fresh and attractive cover
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #40
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around incl. portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied by red grids on FL used in 1849 from New York to "Letcher & Curry, Atty at Law" at Lexington, VA, with red departure cds alongside, tiny magenta markings atthe bottom of the stamp, which is also affected by a filing fold, fine appearance
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #41
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, beautiful color, cancelled by pen on FL used in 1850 from Auburn, N.Y. to Plainfield, Ct, red "Auburn, N.Y. Nov. 12" departure pmk, some toning away from the stamp which is v.f. (see also lot 23)
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #42
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, sheet margin at right, cut into at left and at bottom, tied by red cds (St.Louis ?) on small cover addressed to New York, dated "1850" in ms on back, rare positional piece
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,650
Price Realized
$625.00

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