Sale 946 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 November, 2007
Category — 1847 Issue (Scott 1-2)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
131
5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins virtually all around, lovely color and clear impression, unusual fancy red grid of small dots cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Caspary, Scott Retail for ordinary red cancel
600
0
132
5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins, wonderful dark shade and clear impression, light red grid cancels, Extremely Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. and 2006 P.F. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $960.00)
600
1,100
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5c Dark Brown (1a). Large even margins, intense shade and impression, blue circular datestamp (Philadelphia), fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1995 P.F. certificate
800
1,300
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins, light red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $960.00)
600
600
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5c Dark Brown (1a). Large margins to full, deep rich color on bright paper, red New York square grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, a stunning stamp
675
2,100
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Ample to large margins, bright shade, bold strike of black grid cancel, light diagonal crease at bottom left, appears Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp, with 2007 P.F. certificate
1,000
425
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5c Red Brown (1). Ample to large margins, deep rich color and clear impression, light blue circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $710.00 with ordinary cancel)
725
550
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5c Brown (1). Ample to huge margins, wonderful deep rich color, sharp impression, neat red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Neinken
600
500
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5c Red Brown (1). Full balanced margins, rich color, clear impression, light blue numeral "5" in oval cancel (Baltimore), Very Fine and choice, with 1985 P.F. certificate
735
600
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5c Pale Brown (1). Large margins, red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
600
450
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5c Brown (1 var). Large margins to ample at left, rich color nicely complemented by red grid cancel, Very Fine
600
600
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to ample at top, bright color, light strike of dull blue grid cancel, faint indentation in paper from edge of cancel, Very Fine
635
300
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins, cancelled by pen and tied by red grid on small piece, Extremely Fine
300
350
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5c Dark Brown (1a). Large margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom and sheet margin at right, intense color and crisp impression, neat strike of blue grid cancel, P.F.C. mentions tiny (dare we say "imaginary"?) thin at top right, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Knapp, with 2007 P.F. certificate
835
400
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5c Dark Brown (1a). Huge margins incl. bottom sheet margin, bold ms. "X" cancel, intense shade and impression from a very early printing (possibly First), sealed tear and tiny hole in paper not readily apparent on face, Extremely Fine appearance, Scott Retail as normal shade with pen cancel
300
190
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at left, bright shade, neat New York red square grid cancel, small tear at bottom, appears Very Fine
600
250
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, bold strike of black grid cancel, small pinhole thin at top, otherwise Very Fine
700
150
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5c Red Brown (1). Margins to clear, cancel removed, small thin spot at top, appears Fine
600
250
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair with stitch watermark, large margins to clear, bold strikes of black grid cancels, fresh and Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate as Dark Brown shade (not quite dark enough in our opinion)
1,450
1,200
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Large even margins, bright color nicely complemented by vivid red grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1996 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates
850
1,400
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Huge margins all around, brilliant color, blue circular datestamp, tiny thin speck at top, appears Extremely Fine
975
1,400
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5c Red Orange (1c). Large margins to just in at bottom, brilliant color, bold strike of red New York square grid cancel, natural pre-printing crease at left, Fine example of this rare shade, with 2000 P.F. certificate
5,500
1,000
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10c Black (2). Large even margins, bright shade and crisp impression nicely complemented by red circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
With 1976 P.F. certificate
1,400
2,300
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10c Black (2). Large to huge margins, neat circular red grid cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL LARGE-MARGINED 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH RED GRID CANCEL.
With 2006 P.S.E. certificate graded VF-XF 85, which leaves us scratching our heads (a 90/95 stamp by any standards)
1,400
2,000
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10c Black (2). Large margins all around incl. sheet margin at left, crisp impression, red New York square grid cancel, tiny thin spot at top, faint vertical crease, appears Extremely Fine
1,400
800
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10c Black (2). Position 10L, large margins, bright shade, well-struck blue grid, tiny thin spot at top, appears Very Fine
1,450
750
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10c Black (2). Huge margins to just clear incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, bright shade, red New York square grid cancel, Fine
1,400
550
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10c Black (2). Margins to barely in, lightened ms. cancel, appears unused, almost Fine, Scott Retail as with pen cancel
750
500
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10c Black (2). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear, unusually bright shade and detailed impression, deep red grid cancels, trace of ms. at bottom, Fine-Very Fine
3,350
1,600
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