U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 13-14, 2015

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red cancel, margins all around, v.f., with 1999 PFC,
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $400
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #3
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c brown orange, horizontal pair, margins all around, with sheet margin at right, red grid and faint manuscript cancels, fine example of this scarcer shade, with 2002 PFC,
O
Catalog #1b
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #4
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by manuscript cancels on FL with blue Lancaster Aug.2 cds and ms "5", small flaws, still fine, believed to be the earliest known usage (Aug.2 1847) from Lancaster, with 2004 APS cert.,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #5
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by blue grids on FL used from Wilmington, DE to Frankford, PA, some slight bleaching, minor cover flaws, stamp fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $510
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #6
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown (margins touching at right and bottom), tied by black grid cancel, with "New Albany, Ind. Dec. 9" cds alongside on cover used in 1849 to Cincinnati, cover flaws, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Unsold
Lot #7
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by red grids on FL from New York to Philadelphia, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #8
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, margins all around incl. sheet margin at right, v.f., 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
$1,200.00

Lot #9
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by red grids on cover from New Haven to Norwich City, Ct, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #10
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, deep color, 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 $600
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #11
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, full to large margins all around, tied by red grid, with red Richmond cds alongside, on printed circular used 10 Oct 1850 to Taylorsville, Va, filing fold through the stamp, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #12
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, manuscript cancels, margins all around, used on 1850 on FL with faint Iowa City postmark alongside, filing folds through the stamp, uncommon destination
Envelope
Catalog #1
Unsold
Lot #13
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around including part of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, cancelled (not tied) by blue grids on cover (with original contents) used 14 Aug 1850 from Philadelphia to New York, some cover stains, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $510
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #14
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by red grids on FL used in 1850, locally in New York, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #15
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, cancelled by red grids on FL, used Sep 5 1849 on FL from Boston to Brunswick, Maine, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #16
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins in at left and touching at bottom, tied by red grids on outer FL, used Mar 3, 1849 from Richmond to Taylorsville, Va,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #17
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, sheet margin at right, just in at top, tied by blue Paid cancel on FL from Philadelphia to Trenton, filing fold away from the stamp, a fine positional piece on cover,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $560
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #18
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by red grids on May 15, 1849 FL from Boston to Dedham, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #19
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins just in at top, tied by blue grids on cover from Philadelphia to New York, faint cds alongside, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $510
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #20
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins just in at lower left, tied by red New York cds on FL used Jan 9, 1849 to Baltimore, filing fold away from the stamp, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $675
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #21
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by blue grids on cover used Mar 27, 1850 from Greensburgh, Pa to Mercersburg, cover tear and stamp with slight staining, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $510
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #22
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by red grids on FL used Jan 24, 1851 from New York to Wilmington, DE, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Unsold
Lot #23
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins just touching at upper left, tied by blue grids on May 13, 1851 FL from Philadelphia to Columbia, Pa, some cover flaws, still fine,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $510
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #24
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins just in at right, green grid cancel, not tied, used Feb 13 on cover from Newport to Cooperstown, NY, matching green Newport cds at left, fine and scarce cancel, with 2012 PSAG cert.,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $1,725
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #25
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, used on cover to Woodbridge, Ct, red grid cancel (untied), with "N. York & N. Haven R.R. Jan 4" cds alongside, stamp with faint crease and small toned spot, otherwise v.f., with 2001 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #26
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, horizontal pair, left stamp with margins touching at bottom, pen cancelled and tied by red U.S. Express Mail NY cds on cover used Jan 21, 1851 to Maine, right stamp with small scissors cut, otherwise fine, with 2005 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $1,050
Unsold
Lot #27
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, bold black grid cancel, margins all around incl. part of sheet margin at right, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.,
O
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,275
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #28
United States 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 well away from the stamp, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,300
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #29
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, beautiful color, tied by red "St. Louis, Mo. July 8 / 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 $1,250
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #30
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, large margins all around, tied by blue Philadelphia cds on cover (with full original letter) to Nashville, Tenn., additional cds alongside, stamp with a scissors cut at top right margin, well away from the design, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,300
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #31
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, full margins all around, tied by red grids and matching New York June 24 cds on small FL used in 1850 to Oregon, Ogle County, IL., filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #32
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, short transfer at top, margins all around, used Mar 23, 1850 on FL from St. Louis to New York, tied by red cds, additionally struck alongside, cover refolded at sides and bottom, v.f., with 2013 PFC (catalogue value for ordinary stamp on cover)
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #33
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at top, manuscript cancelled on Nov 29, 1849 FL from Cincinnati to St. Louis, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #34
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by indistinct red postmark on FL from St. Louis to Philadelphia, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #35
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by black grids on cover from Philadelphia to Harmon Co., OH, minor back flap flaws, still v.f., ex-Sampson,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,600
Unsold

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