Sale 1240 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 20-21 July, 2021
Category — 1847 Issue (Scott 1-2)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
112
5c Red Brown (1). Large margins all around, early impression, rich color, red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $625.00)
350
750
113
5c Red Brown (1). Mostly large margins, full at top, beautiful deep shade and sharp early impression, New York red square grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate as Scott 1a with a grade 5 points lower than this stamp deserves (VF-XF 85; SMQ $475.00)
350
1,000
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5c Red Brown (1). Bright color which we feel is Orange Brown but P.F. disagrees, large margins to full including part of adjoining stamp at top, worn-plate impression, red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1981 and 2017 P.F. certificates as Red Brown
350
400
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5c Red Brown (1). Full and even margins, bright color, crisp intermediate impression, red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1986 A.P.S. certificate
350
400
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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to large at top, intermediate impression, red grid cancel, Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate on piece and stating "Brown"
350
250
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5c Brown, Double Transfer Type B (1-B). Position 90R, full margins to just clear, deep shade and early impression, neat strike of red Scarab fancy cancel of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, small thin spot at bottom center not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Fine strike of this rare cancel, ex Saadi and Gross, with 1992 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, dark shade and worn-plate impression, bold strikes of black "Alexandria Post-Office-USA" negative circle handstamp and matching grid cancel, tiny crease at top center not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Fine strike, the only recorded example of this pre-stamp era marking used to cancel a stamp, ex Saadi and Gross, with 1997 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
425
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, bright shade, cleaned-plate impression, cancelled by black "PAID" handstamp and tied by red rectangular "DEBOURS ETRANGERS / TAXE REDUITE / PORT BELGE" accountancy handstamp (with rates in blue ink) on blue piece, red "U.S. Express Mail, N. York Oct. 8" circular datestamp at left, Very Fine, the use of the black handstamp in connection with an Express Mail postmark is highly unusual, we can only marvel at what this full cover looked like, ex Stollnitz, Saadi and Gross, with 1979 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
300
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5c Red Brown (1). Three large margins, just touched to just in at top, rich color and early impression, tied by two clear strikes of blue "2" numeral in circle handstamp, matching "Louisa C.H. Va. Aug. 24" (ca. 1847) circular datestamp at left on buff piece of cover, destination is Cedar Fork, Virginia, Fine and attractive use of this unusual cancel, ex Saadi and Gross, with 1992 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
250
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5c Red Brown (1). Deep rich color and detailed early impression, stitch watermark, full margins to just clear at bottom left, lightly struck red square grid cancel, fresh and Fine
350
375
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5c Dark Brown (1a). Huge margins to ample at bottom right, deep rich color and intermediate impression, blue cancel, Very Fine
440
250
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, worn-plate impression, full to large margins, neat blue grid in circle cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1987 P.F. certificate
840
800
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Bright color, cleaned-plate impression, large margins to full, black grid cancel, Extremely Fine
775
325
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Large and even margins, pretty shade and cleaned-plate impression, red "5" numeral cancel, Very Fine and choice
800
325
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Horizontal pair, bright color and worn-plate impression, large margins to clear at top middle, with trace of adjoining stamp at bottom right, bold black grid cancels, Very Fine
1,975
1,000
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5c Red Brown, Orange Brown (1, 1b). Balance of six singles, two of No. 1b, most have four margins with one side close, one No. 1 and one No. 1b with a margin that touches or cuts in, neat cancels in red, blue and black, a couple tiny flaws but mostly sound and Fine-Very Fine, one No. 1b with 1977 P.F. certificate
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2,995
1,300
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5c Red Brown (1). Five singles and a pair, all have four margins, one with pen cancel, one with black cancel, others with red grids, few small faults, Fine-Very Fine group
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2,465
1,400
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10c Black (2). Unused (no gum), three large margins, just in at bottom frame, intense shade, small pressed crease at top rightFINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
The 1847 Issue is much scarcer in unused condition than other issues, because the stamps were demonetized in 1851. They could be exchanged for the new issue, but once the exchange period ended, the stamps would have no postage value. Considering the purchasing power of ten cents in 1851, it is not surprising that the stamps were either used or exchanged, rather than left for future generations of collectors.
With 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott value $15,000.00
E. 1,500-2,000
3,000
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10c Black (2). Small part original gum (the gum covers approximately 25% of the back), large margins at top and right, just in at lower part of left, in at bottom, strong impression, certificate mentions faint edge toning at left which is difficult to detect, an affordable certified unused example of the 10c 1847 Issue, with 2021 P.F. certificate, Scott value $35,000.00 as original gum and $15,000.00 without gum
E. 750-1,000
3,750
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10c Black (2). Large margins to full, intense shade, black grid cancel, Extremely Fine
1,000
700
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10c Black (2). Full margins to clear at top, deep shade, well-struck black grid cancel, Fine
1,000
500
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10c Black (2). Large margins to ample at bottom, intense shade complemented by red grid cancel, Very Fine
750
600
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10c Black (2). Full even margins, blue "PAID" in oval cancel of Philadelphia, with additional circular datestamp cancel also in blue, Fine, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate
900
500
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10c Black (2). Huge margins to just clear at top right, red grid cancel, Fine and attractive, with 1977 P.F. certificate
775
650
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10c Black (2). Ample margins to clear, intense shade nicely complemented by red grid cancel, Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate
750
700
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10c Black (2). Large margins to ample, tied by unusual pen cancel on blue piece with red "LOUISVILLE & CINCINNATI/MAIL LINE" two-line boxed handstamp with manuscript "Apr. 5" date, slight wrinkling at top left from cover not noted on accompanying certificate, Very Fine, ex Saadi and Gross, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
425
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10c Black (2). Horizontal pair, huge margins to full with portions of adjoining stamps at top, red square grid cancels, Very Fine and choice, a lovely pair
2,300
2,500
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10c Black (2). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear except just in at top left, bright shade, light strikes of reddish-brown New Brunswick oval grid cancel, part of a "PAID" cancel at bottom left, left stamp slight creases, Fine-Very Fine appearance, a remarkable pair which is probably unique with this cancel, ex Garrett ("Elite"), Saadi and Gross, with 1984 and 1990 P.F. certificates, the latter stating "no opinion as to whether these stamps served postal duty after demonetization when cancelled"--demonetized use of the 1847 Issue from Canada is well-established, so who knows what they were thinking when they wrote this opinion--Scott value $8,300.00 as a pair with Canadian cancels
E. 1,000-1,500
2,400
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