Sale 993 — The Wagshal Collection, Part 1: 1845-69 Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 29 September, 2010
Category — 10c 1847 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
156
10c Black (2). Huge margins to full including sheet margin at right, detailed impression, nicely complemented by blue grid cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
With 1986 P.F. certificate
1,300
4,000
157
10c Black (2). Large margins to just touched at top, detailed impression, tied on small blue piece by full strike of blue "TROY & NEW YORK/STEAM BOAT"%$ framed rectangular handstampEXTREMELY FINE STRIKE OF THIS DESIRABLE STEAMBOAT CANCELLATION. THE TROY & NEW YORK STEAMBOAT HANDSTAMP IS EXTREMELY RARE ON THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE -- ONLY THREE 10-CENT COVERS ARE KNOWN WITH THIS MARKING AND NONE OF THESE HAVE THE MARKING CANCELLING THE STAMP.
According to the Alexander census book, the marking was used on non-contract steamboats carrying mails between New York City and Troy. At Troy the mails would enter the U.S. mail system (or vice versa). The town circular datestamp would also be used to indicate where it entered the mails, and this is what was used to cancel the stamps on the three known covers.
With 1987 P.F. certificate.
E. 3,000-4,000
1,700
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10c Black (2). Position 100R1, huge margins all around including bottom right corner sheet margins, bright shade, bold manuscript "X" cancel, faint corner crease at bottom right, Extremely Fine appearance, a scarce corner-margin copy of the 10c 1847 Issue
700
650
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10c Black (2). Position 43L1, large even margins all around, bright hade, crisp impression, unobtrusive strike of red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp, ex Sweet, with 1986 P.F. certificate
1,250
1,300
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10c Black (2). Position 69L1 with clear double break in right frameline, huge margins to full including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, detailed impression, neat strike of red New York square grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a striking stamp, with 1978 P.F. certificate
1,250
1,200
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10c Black (2). Large to full margins, detailed impression, bold strike of orange-red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, attractive stamp with this unusually bright cancel, with 1985 P.F. certificate
1,250
1,200
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10c Black (2). Position 17R1, huge margins to clear including part of adjoining stamp at left, bright shade, well-struck red grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate
1,250
1,200
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10c Black (2). Large margins to full, detailed impression, neat strike of black circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, scarce cancelled solely by a black circular datestamp
1,950
950
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10c Black (2). Large margins to full, couple tiny plating marks in margin at lower left, intense shade and impression, unobtrusive strike of red grid cancel, Very Fine
1,250
1,200
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10c Black (2). Large margins, detailed impression nicely complemented by blue "PAID"%$ handstamp, expertly rebacked, Very Fine appearance
1,550
700
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10c Black (2). Ample to full margins, deep shade and proof-like impression, unobtrusive strike of blue cancel, fresh and Very Fine
1,300
750
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10c Black (2). Large margins to well clear, light strike of red New York square grid cancel, small flaw at top right, Very Fine appearance
1,250
650
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10c Black (2). Large margins to just in, pen cancel removed, faint vertical crease not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Fine, with 1963 P.F. certificate
700
650
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10c Black (2). Large margins to clear, short transfer at top, bold strike of blue cancel, accompanying certificate notes "couple small thin spots" which in our opinion are natural paper irregularities, Fine, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate
1,450
650
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