Sale 1206 — United States Stamps and Confederate States
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2019
Category — 1847 Issue (Scott 1-2)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
58
5c Dark Brown (1a). Unused (no gum), large margins all around including bottom sheet margin, deep rich color from First Printing, light vertical crease at left and some pink ink on back barely shows thru at bottom left, otherwise Extremely Fine, a beautiful and scarce unused 5c 1847 Issue, with 1973 P.F. certificate
3,000
1,500
59
5c Red Brown (1). Unused (no gum), full to large margins except where just ample at lower right, bright shade, fresh and Very Fine, with 1979 P.F. certificate
2,100
1,100
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5c Dark Brown (1a). Part original gum, full margins all around, horizontal crease at top, vertical crease at right, Very Fine appearance, a scarce example of the Dark Brown shade with original gum, with 2016 P.F. certificate
8,750
900
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5c Red Brown (1). Full to large margins including part of adjoining stamp at top, crisp impression, neat strike of Philadelphia blue "PAID" in oval handstamp, Extremely Fine, with 1983 A.P.S. certificate
440
275
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to ample at bottom right, neat blue grid cancel, Very Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate
390
225
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins, tied on small piece by red grid cancel, Very Fine
375
150
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to full at lower left, gorgeous color and impression, tied by black cork cancel on large irregular piece of cover to England, May 16-17, 1848 Liverpool and Sheffield backstamps, probably New Orleans origin, Very Fine stamp, ex Stollnitz, with 1980 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
225
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5c Orange Brown, Stitch Watermark (1b). Deep rich color, large to clear margins including right sheet margin, clear stitch watermark, bold strikes of blue grid cancel, Very Fine, with 1989 P.S.E. certificate
765
225
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5c 1847 Issue, Stamp Balance (1). Seven stamps including one pair, range of shades including Yellowish Brown, Brown, Red Brown and Orange Brown (the pair), nice cancels including blue and black grids (two), red "Paid" struck twice in criss-cross fashion, blue town, a few small flaws but overall a better than normal stamp balance with attractive cancels throughout, three certificates accompany, also includes 5c and 10c India plate proofs (3P3-4P3)
3,720
1,200
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, huge margins to clear including left sheet margin, rich color nicely complemented by red New York square grid cancel, Very Fine, a pretty pair
800
650
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10c Black (2). Unused (no gum), large margins to just in at bottomFINE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
With 1973 and 2019 P.F. certificates
15,000
3,500
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10c Black (2). Large margins to clear, detailed impression, blue grid cancel, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate
825
650
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10c Black (2). With left sheet margin, other sides full to just clear, blue grid cancel, fresh and Fine
825
500
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10c Black (2). Large to huge margins including sheet margin at right, crisp shade, lightly struck red St. Louis integral "10" rate datestamp, faint trace of a horizontal crease and repair in top margin, Extremely Fine appearance
775
350
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10c Black (2). Large margins, intense shade, neat red grid cancel, tiny corner margin crease, tiny sealed tear at top, Extremely Fine appearance
775
325
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10c Black (2). Large margins to just clear at lower right, neat red grid cancel, Fine, with 2009 Robineau certificate
775
375
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10c Black (2). Positions 87-89L1, horizontal strip of three, large margins to in at bottom, bright shade, vivid red grid cancels, almost Fine, a scarce strip, Scott Catalogue value as pair and single is $3,125.00, the catalogue premium for the strip of three demonstrates the rarity of this multiple, with 2007 P.F. certificate
10,000
1,600
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10c Black, Double Transfer Ty. B (2-B). Position 31R1, large margins at top (which clearly shows double transfer of frameline) and bottom, tied on small piece by red square grid cancel and matching "New York May 9" circular datestamp, Very Fine example of this scarce variety
4,000
725
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