Sale 1155 — United States and Confederate States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday, 9 May, 2017
Category — 1847 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3155
5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, tied by blue "Vergennes Vt. 27 Jan." circular datestamp with second strike at left on 1852 or later demonetized use cover to Dundee, Canada East, "Ogdensburg N.Y. Jan. 28" exchange office circular datestamp, "U States" ribbon ties pair, "10" (cents due) in U.S. and "6d" in circle due in Canada for unpaid treaty rate cover, red Montreal transit backstamp, left stamp with heavy crease, overall soiling and toned spots, otherwise Fine, a very rare 1852 attempted use of the demonetized 5c 1847 Issue to pay the 10c treaty rate to Canada, which was not accepted for postage, also a rare 1847 Issue cover exchanged through Ogdensburg, with 2017 P.F. certificate stating "it is a genuine demonetized usage..."
E. 1,000-1,500
2,800
3156
5c Red Brown. Full margins to just touched, cancelled by red "5" handstamp, blue "Baltimore Md. May 1" (1850) circular datestamp and matching "R" (Recorded) handstamp on light green folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "33" registry number, inside with printed Mechanics Bank of Baltimore letterhead, stamp is slightly oxidized, light file fold passes thru but does not crease the stamp, Very Fine appearance, the "R" marking was applied to precursor registered mail at Philadelphia, this smaller "R" replaced the large "R" in October, 1849, with 2003 P.F. certificate as No. 1b Orange Brown
E. 500-750
325
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins, deep rich color and early impression, tiny tear in bottom right margin, tied by bold blue "5" in double-line circle handstamp on Dec. 18, 1847 datelined folded letter from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, the cancel struck on arrival, light file fold does not affect stamp, Very Fine, a beautiful cover, with 2003 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
350
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5c Red Brown (1). Clear to large margins with tiny corner nick at top left, tied by bold blue "12" in double-line circle handstamp, matching "Philada Pa. 5 Mar. 20" (1849) integral-rate circular datestamp on folded letter to Harrisburg, very fresh and Fine, scarce example of this rate marking used simply as a cancel for a 5c 1847 Issue cover, from our 1984 Rarities sale and ex Stollnitz, with 1996 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
350
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5c Brown (1). Two, margins to cutting in one side, each tied by bold blue "2" in double-line circle handstamp, matching "Philada Pa. Apr. 13" (1849) circular datestamp on folded letter to Pittsburgh Pa., both stamps with light corner creases, left stamp tiny margin tears at bottom, Fine and scarce 5c 1847 Issue cover cancelled with a drop-rate handstamp, ex Stollnitz, with 1996 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
350
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5c Red Brown (1). Deep rich color, full margins to just in at top, tied by light strike of blue "Philada. Pa. Oct. 10" circular datestamp, second strike at left, on 1849 folded letter to "Near Burlington, New Jersey", well-struck "Blood's Despatch 29 So. Sixth" handstamp at left, Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
400
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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to barely touched at bottom, deep rich color, cancelled by red grid with matching bold strike of "Bennington Vt. Apr. 4" (1850) circular datestamp on blue folded cover to New York, file fold not affecting stamp or marking, Very Fine, ex Bingham (Siegel Sale 325)
450
475
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5c Red Brown (1). Four margins, tied by red grid cancels with matching "Windsor Vt. Apr. 26" (1851) circular datestamp on buff cover with original dated enclosure to Boston Mass., fresh and Very Fine
450
450
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5c Red Brown (1). Huge to ample margins including right sheet margin, tied by red grid cancel with corresponding "New York Apr. 21" circular datestamp at right on folded letter to Hartford Ct., Very Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
225
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5c Red Brown (1). Three large margins, ample at top, tied by neat pen strokes on blue folded letter datelined "Washington March 18th, 1850" to Rockford Ill., business contents, light red "Dixon Ill. Mar. 30" circular datestamp, stamp affected by vertical file fold, otherwise Very Fine, ex Craveri where misdescribed as Washington D.C. (listed twice in census book, including correct entry under Dixon Ill.), with 2004 P.F. certificate
E. 200-300
170
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Three large margins, clear at bottom, radiant color, tied by blue grid, "Schenectady N.Y. Apr. 29" circular datestamp on buff cover to Fayetteville N.Y., Very Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
225
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10c Black (2). Large to full margins, intense shade, tied by "Louisville Ky. 10 Sep. 18" (1850) integral-rate circular datestamp on folded letter to Philadelphia, blue "R" (Recorded) handstamp struck in Philadelphia, manuscript "28" registry number, Very Fine, the "R" marking was applied to precursor registered mail at Philadelphia, this smaller "R" replaced the large "R" in October, 1849, from our 1984 Rarities sale and ex Stollnitz
E. 1,500-2,000
1,100
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10c Black (2). Mostly large to huge margins, just tied by blue grids, matching "Nashville Te. Jun. 3" (1848) circular datestamp and blue "R" (Recorded) handstamp on folded letter to Philadelphia, stamp with minute stains entirely confined to margins, Very Fine and choice appearance, the "R" marking was applied to precursor registered mail at Philadelphia, this larger "R" was replaced by the small "R" in October, 1849, ex Rust and Stollnitz, with 1996 P.F. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
1,700
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10c Black (2). Ample to large margins, tied by "St. Louis Mo. 10 May 16" integral-rate circular datestamp, second strike at right on blue 1849 folded cover to St. Genevieve Mo., small cover age stain at bottom not mentioned on accompanying certificate, still Very Fine, attractive example of double 5c under-300 miles rate between post offices in Missouri, ex Mirsky, with 1998 P.F. certificate
1,050
425
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10c Black (2). Large to full margins, cancelled by blue straightline "Paid" with corresponding "Baltimore Md. Jan. 11" at top left on folded letter to Cedar Bluff Ala., stamp with small toned spot in far top margin, still Very Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
425
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5c Red Brown, 10c Black (1, 2). Four covers addressed to Kennebunk Me., including 5c tied by black grid, red "Boston 5cts. 25 Nov." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter, file fold and crease affects stamp, two of the 10c cancelled by manuscript and used from Washington D.C., last a 10c also used from Washington D.C. in 1849 and tied by red grid and circular datestamp, few small faults, Fine-Very Fine appearing group
E. 1,000-1,500
1,100
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