The West Haven Collection of U.S. and Confederate States
October 4, 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #18
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, large die proof on yellowish wove paper, with full cross-hatchings, v.f.,
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Catalog #1Pe1
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #19
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, neat "Way 5" cancel in red, full to large margins all around, sharp impression, v.f. and rare cancel, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 1,075
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #20
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, partial strike of blue town cancel, large margins all around, sharp impression, fresh and v.f. gem, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #21
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c orange brown, dot in "S" variety, tied to small piece by neat blue lozenge "Paid" cancel, large to clear margins all around, v.f., with 2006 PFC (catalogue value does not include premium for variety)
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Catalog #1b,var
Catalog Value 935++
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #22
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c brown, full to just clear margins all around, tied to small piece by neat straight line "Steam" cancel in black, fine, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 875
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #23
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, small Boston "Paid" in grid black cancel, also manuscript cancel, large margins all around, color little faded but v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC stating "it is genuine post "demonitization" use with anadditional "lightened" manuscript cancel affecting the color",
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 975
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #24
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c orange brown, blue "Paid" cancel, full to clear margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1b
Catalog Value 935
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #25
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, black "Paid" cancel, full to large margins all around, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 725
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #26
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, tied by neat blue Troy, NY Sep. 26 cds on small piece, full margins all around, tiny natural marginal inclusion at bottom, v.f.,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #27
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, red "Paid" and grid cancels, full to large margins all around, sharp impression, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 625
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #28
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c orange brown, blue grid cancel, full margins all around, bright color, light vertical crease, v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1b
Catalog Value 885
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #29
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c orange brown, neat red grid cancel, large margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at top, beautiful color, light vertical crease, otherwise v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1b
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #30
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c orange brown, tied to small piece by numeral "5" handstamp and blue Baltimore cds, margins full to touching at lower right, fine,
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Catalog #1b
Catalog Value 1,075
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #31
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, tied by magenta Hartford, Ct. 23 Nov. cds on small piece, full to large margins all around, sharp impression, faint diagonal crease, otherwise v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 825
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #32
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, tied to small piece by neat "Cincinnati, O. Jan. 29, 5cts" cds, margins all around to just touching at upper right, fine,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #33
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, tied on small piece by black "Covington, Ind. Apr." cds, margins all around, barely clear at top, minor marginal flaws, otherwise fine and rare cancel,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 975
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #34
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c dark brown, manuscript cancels expertly removed (appears unused), full to large margins all around, including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, v.f., with 2006 PFC (catalogue value does not include premium for dark brown shade)
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Catalog #1a
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #35
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, black grid cancel with part red pmk at lower right, full to clear margins all around, small faults, fine appearance,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #36
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, black numeral "5" cancel, full margins all around, additional cancel removed and faint creases, v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #37
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, blue "V" in circle cancel, full margins all around, horizontal scissors cuts at lower left, v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 610
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #38
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, blue numeral "5" cancel, full to clear margins all around, thin, fine appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 710
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #39
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, neat red grid cancel, full margins all around, vertical crease, v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #40
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, red numeral "5" cancel, huge margins all around, faint horizontal crease, v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #41
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, red numeral "5" cancel and part blue cds, full to clear margins all around, faults, fine appearance,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #42
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, red numeral "5" in oval cancel, margins all around to just touching at upper right, part of adjoining stamp at left, small flaws, fine appearance,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #43
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, sock-on-the-nose black numeral "5" in oval cancel, full to clear margins all around, small thin spot and vertical creases, otherwise fine, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #44
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, sock-on-the-nose blue numeral "5" in oval cancel, full margins all around, small corner crease at upper left, v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 710
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #45
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, tied by neat blue Salem, N.J. Nov. 28 cds to small piece, full to just clear margins all around, small faults, otherwise fine,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #46
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c dark brown, blue star cancel, attributed to Trenton, N.J., margins in at left, toned, otherwise fine and interesting cancel,
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Catalog #1a
Catalog Value 685
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #47
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c orange brown, pre-printing paper fold variety, blue numeral "5" in oval cancel, margins in at top and bottom, thin, otherwise fine, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1b,var
Catalog Value 985
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #48
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, blue grid cancel, rebacked with margins added, a nice space filler, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 610
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #49
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, horizontal pair, tied to small piece by blue Philadelphia cds, full to large margins all around including sheet margin at right and part of adjoining stamp at upper right, sharp impression, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #50
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, vertical pair, red numeral "5" cancels, large margins all around, bottom stamp with a natural diagonal paper crease, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 1,350
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #51
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, horizontal pair, blue grid cancels, full margins all around, light horizontal crease at top, right stamp with tiny tear and small diagonal crease, v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 1,220
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #52
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, beautiful color, margins all around, tied by red grids and corresponding Boston May 4 cds on outer FL used in 1848 to Cavendish, Vt, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #53
1847 5c Franklin
1847 5c red brown, horizontal pair, with part of adjoining stamp at left, margins all around, except barely clear at top, tied by red Charleston, S.C. cds on small cover addressed to a Cadet Benjamin Allston at West Point, backflap refoldedthrough corner of the left stamp, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$600.00

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