Sale 993 — The Wagshal Collection, Part 1: 1845-69 Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 29 September, 2010
Category — 5c 1847 Issue - Red Brown Shades
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
47
5c Red Brown (1). Large even margins all around, pretty shade, well-struck red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp
550
600
48
5c Red Brown (1). Large even margins, radiant color, neat strike of red grid cancel, tiny extraneous blue ink spot at upper left, otherwise Extremely Fine
550
350
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5c Red Brown, Dot in "S" (1 var). Large even margins, bright color, cancelled solely by red "5 cts." integral-rate circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, scarce cancelled solely by the circular datestamp, this plate variety is known to occur in the ninth vertical row of the left pane and varies in intensity from top to bottom with the top positions more pronounced
800
750
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins, intense color nicely complemented by red grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp
550
550
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to full at left, bright shade from a late impression, bold strike of red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice
550
450
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins all around, bright shade, unobtrusive strike of red grid cancel, unusual plate marks at upper right which appear to be stress-related (such as surface cracks), Very Fine, a fascinating stamp worth further study, Scott Retail as normal
550
450
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5c Red Brown, Dot in "S" (1 var). Position 69L1, full margins all around, rich color, red grid cancel leaves the dot clearly visible, Very Fine, this plate variety is known to occur in the ninth vertical row of the left pane and varies in intensity from top to bottom with the top positions more pronounced, ex Stollnitz
600
550
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins, crisp shade, bold strike of red grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 1986 P.F. and 1989 Amonette certificates
550
475
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to full at bottom, deep shade described on accompanying certificate as Brown, bold strike of red grid cancel and also trace of manuscript at left, Very Fine, with 1979 P.F. certificate
550
475
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5c Red Brown (1). Large even margins all around, pretty color, neat strike of red circular datestamp and trace of manuscript in right margin, Very Fine, desirable when cancelled solely by the town datestamp
750
550
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5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, full at left, bright shade, bold strike of red "5" in circle handstamp, Very Fine, an attractive stamp, ex Pope, with 1986 P.F. certificate
650
550
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5c Red Brown (1). Ample to full margins, tied by blue "5" numeral cancel on small piece which leaves the entire design clearly visible, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty stamp, with 1986 P.F. certificate
685
800
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margin at left, other sides full, crisp impression, neat strike of (PHILA)DA. RAIL(ROAD)" straightline handstamp, Very Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate, this cancel is listed but unpriced in Scott, Scott Retail as normal cancel
550
650
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5c Red Brown (1). Mostly large margins, full at upper right, pretty shade, neat strike of red grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine
550
400
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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins all around, bright shade nicely complemented by blue grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine
585
950
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5c Red Brown (1). Full even margins all around, bright shade, tied by red "N. Haven & Greenfield R.R. Jan. 24" route agent's circular datestamp on piece, also with clear strike of matching "Paid" cancel which causes slight paper indentation, Very Fine, scarce cancel on this issue
750
500
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by two strikes of bright red target cancel on piece to Vermont, Very Fine, scarce with a target cancel, with 1980 P.F. certificate and note on back attributing the cancel to either Hanover N.H. or Greenwich N.Y.
550
425
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins, deep shade, bold strikes of red New York square grid cancels, Very Fine
550
400
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5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins, bright color, light strike of red grid cancel, Very Fine
550
375
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5c Red Brown (1). Full to large margins, bright shade, neat strike of blue grid cancel, Very Fine
585
400
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5c Red Brown (1). Huge and even margins all around, crisp shade, neat strike of blue grid cancel, light corner crease at top left, Extremely Fine appearance
585
500
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5c Red Brown (1). Large even margins all around, tied by red "WAY 5"%$ handstamp on small piece, tiny scuff at top right corner, Extremely Fine appearance, scarce and desirable marking on the 1847 Issue
1,050
700
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5c Red Brown (1). Position 91R1, huge margins including bottom left corner sheet margins, unusual line at lower left outside of frameline, neat strike of red New York square grid cancel, pressed-out vertical crease at right ending in sealed tear, Extremely Fine appearance, a scarce corner-margin copy
550
550
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5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins all around, unobtrusive strike of red grid cancel leaves entire design clearly visible, small repair at right, Extremely Fine appearance
550
400
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to ample, bright shade, neat strike of St. Johnsbury red Scarab fancy cancel, light diagonal creases and small toned spots at upper right, Very Fine appearing example of this rare fancy cancel, with 1998 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
425
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5c Red Brown (1). Huge to full margins, crisp impression, light strike of red New York square grid cancel, thin spot at center, Very Fine appearance
550
325
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to ample at bottom, bright shade, light strike of red grid cancel, light diagonal crease, Very Fine appearance, with 1999 P.F. certificate
550
325
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to full at top, pale shade, bold strike of red New York square grid cancel, faint corner crease at top left, Very Fine appearance
550
325
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to ample, deep rich color, light strike of red grid cancel leaves entire design clearly visible, tiny thin spot at right center, Very Fine appearance
550
350
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5c Red Brown (1). With stitch watermark, ample margins to clear, bright shade, neat strike of red New York square grid cancel, Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate
550
400
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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to just touched at bottom left, bright color, bold strike of red New York square grid cancel, fresh and Fine
550
350
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5c Red Brown (1). Light shade, full margins to clear, cancelled by blue grid handstamp, fresh and Fine
585
325
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to just touched, bright shade, light strike of red "WAY 5"%$ handstamp, some manuscript offset on back shows thru at upper left, Fine, scarce cancel
1,050
300
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5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins to clear including sheet margin at right, bright color, two strikes of blue grid cancel and also some manuscript, Fine
585
300
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to just touched, bright shade, neat strikes of red grid cancel, Fine, light purple backstamp
550
250
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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to just in at top left, bright color from a slightly dry print, red New York square grid cancel, tiny corner crease at bottom right, Fine appearance
550
225
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to just touched at top left, rich color, blue "Paid" straightline handstamp, few light creases, Fine appearance
685
250
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear including part of adjoining stamp at top, rich color, bold strike of red grid cancel, tiny thin specks, Fine appearance
550
275
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to in at left, unusual bright color, neat strike of red grid cancel, few light horizontal creases, tiny tear at top, otherwise Fine
550
190
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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to just touched, neat strike of red New York square grid cancel, few flaws, otherwise Fine
550
190
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear at top left, neat strikes of blue grid cancels, small thin spot at top left, color slightly adulterated, Fine appearance
585
200
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5c Red Brown (1). Vertical pair, mostly large margins, full at bottom, intense shade and impression, neat strikes of red New York square grid cancels, Very Fine, the top stamp is Extremely Fine
1,200
900
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5c Brown (1 var). Vertical pair, full even margins, neat strikes of blue grid cancels, Very Fine, vertical pairs are considerably scarcer than horizontal, Scott Retail as normal Red Brown shade
1,270
1,400
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5c Brown (1 var). Vertical pair, mostly large margins, clear at top, rich color and detailed impression, neat strikes of red grid cancel, accompanying certificate notes tiny corner margin crease at bottom left which we fail to detect even in fluid, still Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott Catalogue does not price this shade as a pair, Scott Retail as pair of normal Red Brown
1,200
650
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, mostly large margins, attractive rich color, bold red New York square grid cancels, small thins and light vertical crease at right, Very Fine appearance
1,200
800
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5c Red Brown (1). Positions 91-92L1, pair, mostly large margins, close at top right, beautiful color and impression, cancelled by black grids and part of red boxed "Colonies &c. Art. 13 handstamp, bit of manuscript foreign due marking, horizontal crease, Extremely Fine appearance
1,400
550
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