Sale 1082 — The William Fekete Collection
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 21-22 October, 2014
Category — 1847 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
320
5c Red Brown (1). Unused (no gum), large to full margins, rich color, repaired incl. filled thins, couple tiny scissors-cuts in margin, Very Fine appearance, with 1985 P.F. certificate
2,400
600
321
5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair showing misaligned entries, large margins to full at bottom right, neat strikes of red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Mirsky, the subject of misaligned entries was addressed by Wade Saadi in the August 2010 Chronicle, he surmises that the reason only five U.S. stamps prior to 1870 had framelines is because the siderographer had difficulty aligning the entries and, therefore, designs with ornamental frames produced a better appearance
1,100
0
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5c Red Brown (1). Ample to clear margins, socked-on-the-nose blue "5" handstamp cancel, Fine, a striking cancel
525
375
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5c Red Brown, Orange Brown (1, 1b). Two, first with neat crisscrossing blue "Paid" handstamp, cut in at left, about Fine, with 1998 A.P.S. certificate, second with red circular grid, Fine
850
250
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10c Black, Double Transfer Ty. B (2-B). Position 31R1, original gum, typically of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson the gum is thinly applied, but it covers virtually the entire surface (described on accompanying certificate as "part original gum"), double transfer in "Post Office", "U.S." and top right frameline, large margins to full at bottom where there is a small margin repair at rightVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY RECORDED UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE B. A GREAT RARITY.
Two unused examples of the Ty. A double transfer are recorded. This is the only recorded unused example showing the desirable Ty. B double transfer, which is most prominent in "Post Office" at top.
Ex Waterhouse and from our 1987 Rarities sale. With 1986 P.F. certificate. Unpriced in Scott as unused with double transfer. Scott Retail for original gum No. 2
35,000
8,000
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10c Black, Double Transfer Ty. C (2-C). Positions 2-3R1, horizontal pair, left stamp Position 2R double transfer Ty. C in right "X", full margins all around, light strikes of red grid cancel, detailed impressionEXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE HORIZONTAL PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE C.
Ex Mirsky. With 1994 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as singles
3,800
2,300
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10c Black (2). Ample to huge margins incl. portion of adjoining stamp at top, neat strikes of red grid cancel, vertical crease, appears Extremely Fine
1,000
375
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5c Red Brown, 10c Black Reproductions (3, 4). Without gum as issued, both with ample margins to close on one side, 5c thin spot at top, 10c with certificate stating "small stain" at upper left, this is no longer evident but we detect a trace of a faint crease in fluid, Fine appearance, 10c with 1981 P.F. certificate
1,825
600
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5c Red Brown, Reproduction (3). Without gum as issued, rich color, large even margins, Very Fine and choice
825
800
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10c Black, Reproduction (4). Without gum as issued, intense shade, large margins, Very Fine and choice
1,000
1,000
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal strip of four, large margins to clear, bright shade, tied by red grid cancels, matching "U.S. Express Mail, Boston Mass. Jun. 8" circular datestamp on light green 1849 folded cover to Baltimore, manuscript "Paid" at upper left, some slight wear, some expert internal mends mostly along foldsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE PAYING THE DOUBLE 10-CENT RATE FROM BOSTON TO BALTIMORE. ONLY THREE COVERS WITH STRIPS OF FOUR HAVE THE U.S. EXPRESS MAIL MARKING.
Only 17 covers in the Alexander census are listed as having a multiple of four or larger of the 5c 1847 Issue. Of these, three are blocks and nine are strips of four. Three are used with the U.S. Express Mail marking..
Ex Boker and Gross.
E. 5,000-7,500
3,750
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5c Red Brown (1). Three large margins incl. right sheet margin, just in at left, cancelled by red grid, matching "Cincinnati O. 5cts. Nov. 13" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1847 folded letter to Indianapolis, file folds incl. one through datestamp, Fine
500
130
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Horizontal pair, large margins to just touched at bottom left, brilliant color, tied by blue grids, matching "Detroit Mich. Apr. 29 (1851)" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Hartford Conn., light vertical file fold well away from stamps, Very Fine, a beautiful example of the striking late-printing Orange Brown shade, ex Haas, Klein and Goldberg, with 1969 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
650
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5c Red Brown, 10c Black (1, 2). Each tied on two separate covers by multiple strikes of blue "Paid" straightline, matching Louisville Ky. integral-rate circular datestamps, 5c "5 Aug. 2" on 1848 folded letter to Hopkinsville Ky., deep rich color, margins to just into frameline at top, 10c "10 Jul. 11" on folded cover to New York City, margins to just in at lower right, with additional manuscript marking along that margin, Fine and attractive matching pair of 1847 Issue covers, each with 2006 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
1,200
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10c Black (2). Large even margins, tied by two strikes of bold black grid cancel, matching "Louisville Ky. 5 Jul. 31" integral-rate circular datestamp, "5" obliterated with ms. "10", on cover to Philadelphia, probably 1850, file fold thru stamp, Extremely Fine appearance, a desirable example of a black cancel used on a black stamp, the vast majority of 1847 covers from Louisville have blue cancels
E. 500-750
600
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10c Black (2). Large margins all around, bright shade, tied by red grid cancel, matching light strike of "U.S. Express Mail Boston Mass. Mar. 3" route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Philadelphia, Ludlow Beebe correspondence, red "10" handstamp possibly indicating postage due for weight over half-ounce, toned spot at top well away from stamp, small blue collector handstamp at right, Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
800
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10c Black (2). Positions 44-45R1, horizontal pair, unusual plate scratches between stamps, large margins to full, tied by red grid cancels, matching "U.S. Express Mail Boston Mass. Sep. 4" route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Philadelphia, faint horizontal file fold well away from stampsVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COVER WITH A PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE PAYING THE DOUBLE 10-CENT OVER-300 MILES RATE FOR A LETTER WEIGHING BETWEEN ONE-HALF AND ONE OUNCE.
Ex Mirsky. From the Ludlow Beebee correspondence. With 1984 P.F. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
4,250
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