Sale 993 — The Wagshal Collection, Part 1: 1845-69 Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 29 September, 2010
Category — 5c 1847 Issue - Brown Orange
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
109
5c Dark Brown Orange (1d var). Full to large margins including part of adjoining stamp at top, intense shade, unobtrusive strike of red New York square grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine example of this elusive shade
1,300
1,100
110
5c Brown Orange (1d). Large margins mostly all around, full at lower right, brilliant color in the distinctive late Brown Orange shade, cancelled by two strikes of black grid handstamp, Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
1,400
700
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5c Brown Orange (1d). Position 10R1, large margins to full, pale shade, red New York square grid cancel, distinct plating marks at right, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate
1,300
600
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5c Brown Orange (1d). Ample to large margins, brilliant color, neat strike of red grid cancel, faint vertical crease at top center not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Fine appearance, with 1995 P.F. certificate as sound Orange Brown shade
1,300
950
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5c Bright Brown Orange (1d). Huge margins to clear including part of adjoining stamp at top, brilliant color, neat strike of red numeral "5" in circle handstamp, faint pressed-out vertical crease, Fine appearance, with 1997 Saadi certificate not describing condition and stating this is from the Fifth Delivery
1,400
650
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5c Brown Orange (1d). Light shade, large margins including part of adjoining stamp at top to just in, cancelled by magenta manuscript, tied by red "Colonies &c Art. 13" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp and black French transits on blue 1851 folded cover to Redon, France, red "New-York Apr. 8" circular datestamp, endorsed "Steamer Canada" and carried aboard that Cunarder which departed Boston on April 9, transit and receiving backstamps, stamp also tied by French due marking, stamp with light vertical crease at leftFINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN THE BROWN ORANGE SHADE ON A COVER TO FRANCE. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE TIED BY FOUR DIFFERENT MARKINGS, INCLUDING THE ANGLO-FRENCH ACCOUNTANCY HANDSTAMP.
Anglo-French accountancy markings were applied on mail to France sent via Great Britain. The marking indicates they were unpaid letters exchanged with France arriving from countries overseas. By mid-1851 the markings were no longer used.
Ex Oakley. With 1992 P.F. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
2,800
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5c Brown Orange (1d). Brilliant color, large to full margins, tied by one of two strikes of blue "Philada Pa. 10 Jan. ?" integral-rate circular datestamp on short-paid folded cover to Taylorsville N.C., manuscript "5 Due" at top left collected from recipient, light horizontal file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine, ex Rust, with 1990 P.S.E. and 1992 P.F. certificates
E. 1,000-1,500
900
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5c Brown Orange (1d). Large margins, tiny scissors-cut entirely in bottom right margin, vivid shade, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York May 7" circular datestamp on buff cover to Cooperstown N.Y. with Iron and Steel Merchant's blue embossed return card on top flap, Very Fine, a pretty example of this shade on cover
E. 750-1,000
850
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5c Brown Orange (1d). Large margins to clear, radiant color, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Dec. 11" circular datestamp on cover to Washington N.H., faint strike of "Rathbun's Hotel, New York" handstamp, reduced at top and left and missing part of top flap, Very Fine, small purple handstamp, with note from Dr. Amonette classifying this as "brownish orange" and noting that Orange is the predominant color
E. 500-750
350
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5c Brown Orange (1d). Towards the paler end of the spectrum, huge margins to clear, stitch watermark at bottom, tied by red grid, matching "STEAM/BOAT"%$ handstamp on front only to Albany N.Y., Very Fine, signed Bloch
E. 300-400
550
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5c Dark Brown Orange (1 var). Large margins all around, tied by black grid and red "Boston 5cts. 12 Jun." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1851 folded letter to Hartford Conn., matching red "Paid" handstamp, some slight soiling, otherwise Very Fine use of this scarce shade, the 1847 issue was demonetized less than a month later
E. 500-750
375
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