Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — 5c 1847 Issue, cont. (Scott 1)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1366
5c Red Brown (1). Large balanced margins, tied by blue "Philada. Pa. 5cts. Oct. 12" integral-rate circular datestamp struck mostly off cover, second strike to right on 1848 blue folded cover to New York, receipt docketing on back, stamp with tiny tear in bottom margin, otherwise Very Fine
635
250
1367
5c Red Brown (1). Bright color and strong impression, ample to large margins incl. sheet margin at bottom, tied by red square grid cancel with matching "New-York Apr. 8" circular datestamp on 1850 blue folded letter to Boston, tiny vertical indentation at top of stamp, still fresh and Very Fine
600
275
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, rich color (slightly oxidized), tied by blue grid cancels, matching "Portland Me. 5 Aug. 7" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter to West Wareham Mass., Very Fine early use from Maine
E. 500-750
500
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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to just in at lower right, tied by red grid cancels, matching "Mobile Ala. Oct. 22" circular datestamp on buff cover to Warrington Fla., fresh and Fine
600
200
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5c Red Brown (1). Rich color, large margins to barely in incl. part of adjoining stamp at lower right, tied by blue "Philada. Pa. 5cts. May 13" integral-rate circular datestamp, second strike at right, on blue 1851 folded letter to Columbia Pa., vertical file fold, stamp with slight discoloration, Fine
725
180
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5c Red Brown (1). Rich color, full margins all around, tied by perfectly struck blue "Marion Ala. Sep. 19" circular datestamp, with second strike to left on folded cover to Cahawba Ala., cover defective at left with repair, still Very Fine appearance and extremely rare, this is the only known 5c 1847 use from Marion Ala., which received only 300 5c and 100 10c stamps
725
800
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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to just in at top left, tied by bold strike of bluish green grid cancel, matching Greensburgh Pa. Dec. 22" circular datestamp on 1849 cover to Mercersburg Pa., Fine, scarce use from a small town, which received only 1,200 5c 1847 stamps and no 10c stamps, all the known covers from this town in the Alexander census are addressed to Miss Anna B. Smith
E. 400-500
225
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5c Red Brown (1). Ample margins to in at right, tied by blue "Philada. Pa. 5 May 31" integral-rate circular datestamp, second strike at left, on 1849 folded cover to Winchester Va., receipt and answer docketing on back, small repaired nick top right above the stamp, Fine
725
190
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5c Red Brown (1). Bright color, large to clear margins, tied by neat strike of blue grid cancel with matching lightly struck "Philada. Pa. 5cts. Oct. 2" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter to New York, two file folds incl. one thru stamp at left, otherwise Very Fine
635
180
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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to just in at bottom left, tied by red square grid cancel and matching "New-York Jan. 9" circular datestamp on 1849 folded letter to Baltimore, stamp with tiny surface rub at top right, otherwise Very Fine
600
190
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5c Red Brown (1). Rich color, full margins to clipped bottom right corner, red grid cancel and matching "Boston 5cts. 16 Feb." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1849 blue folded cover to New York, addressee's name crossed out, receipt docketing on back, Fine
600
190
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5c Red Brown (1). Two singles, both with four large margins, tied by blue grid cancels with matching "Philada. Pa. 10cts. Mar. 11" integral-rate circular datestamp on cover to Boston, used with D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Bronze on Black Glazed (15L13), acid tie, Very Fine, a beautiful use of two 5c 1847's with a Blood's local stamp, with 1976 P.F. certificate
2,000
800
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins all around, rich color and detailed impression, tied by blue "Philada Pa. 10 May 5" integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover to Detroit Mich., math notations on back. Very Fine
1,475
1,500
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins to just touching at top of right stamp, tied by two strikes of blue "Philada. Pa. 10 cts. Oct. 2" circular datestamp with third strike below on 1848 folded letter to Boston, file fold thru the pair and some ink erosion in address panel, otherwise Very Fine
1,475
425
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5c Red Brown (1). Two singles affixed at opposite sides, right stamp four margins, left stamp just in at right, both tied by blue grid cancels, matching "Philada. Pa. 10 Feb. 20" integral-rate circular datestamp on small 1850 embossed envelope to Delafield Wis., wax seal on back, right stamp tiny hole in left "5", some minor cover edge wear, otherwise Very Fine, attractive over-300 miles use, with 1968 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
375
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, rich color, tight but clear margins, tied by red grid cancels and matching "Cincinnati O. 10 Dec. 2" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1847 blue folded cover to Philadelphia, docketing on back, file folds incl. one thru right frame line of left stamp, small tear at top of cover, otherwise Very Fine over-300 miles use
1,350
450
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins to barely in at bottom, cancelled by two strikes of blue "Paid" in oval with matching "Philada. Pa. 10cts. Sep. 10" integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover to Lancaster O., file fold thru left stamp and some wear on left side of cover affecting left stamp, otherwise Fine, with 1977 S.P.A. certificate
1,350
375
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5c Red Brown (1). Vertical pair, huge margins to touching at top and bottom, tied by red square grid cancels with matching "New-York Aug. 4" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Philadelphia, pencil 1850 year date on back, some light edge wrinkling and small piece out of back, otherwise Fine, vertical pairs are scarcer than horizontal pairs, also incl. single with blue grid cancel, small tear, appears Very Fine
1,910
425
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins to close or just touching, tied by red square grid cancels, matching "New-York Jun. 27" circular datestamp on blue 1849 folded cover to Canada West, Queenston transit, ms. "4-1/2" due, sender's ms. "Paid to the Lines" notation, filing crease just barely affects left stamp, otherwise Fine
E. 500-750
500
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5c Red Brown (1). Two covers, first with horizontal pair, wide break in left frameline of right stamp, full to large margins, faint diagonal creases at lower left and right corners, tied by criss-crossed pen lines, red "Vidalia La. Jan. 27" circular datestamp with day in ms. on brown legal-size cover to Harrisonburg La., minor edge wear and wrinkles, otherwise Fine, second with huge margins to just in at top right, deep rich color, tied by blue grid, matching "Baltimore Md. Sep. 1" circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter to New York, faint vertical file fold well away from stamp, Fine
1,950
700
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Dark shade (possibly oxidized), large margins all around, cancelled by ms. "X", red "Washington City D.C. Jun. 9" circular datestamp on cover with "Thomas's Irving Hotel Washington D.C." handstamp, to Philadelphia, trivial edgewear, fresh and Very Fine, beautiful and rare hotel cover, with 1991 and 2005 P.F. certificates as Orange Brown No. 1b but in our opinion it is a Red Brown, estimate based on hotel marking
E. 750-1,000
400
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5c Orange Brown (1b). Rich color, cancelled by bold strike of blue "5" numeral with matching "Syracuse N.Y. Dec. 30" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Albany N.Y., two file folds incl. one thru stamp, otherwise Fine, Scott Retail as used off-cover
1,100
225
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