Sale 1219 — The Edward Morton Collection of Outstanding Quality U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 8-9 April, 2020
Category — 10c 1847 Issue and 5c-10c 1847 Covers (Scott 1-2)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
43
5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins, fresh color and detailed impression, perfectly tied by greenish blue "Richmond & Ptrsbg. R.R. Jul. 3" (1850) route agent's circular datestamp on folded letter addressed to Petersburg, Va.EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB 5-CENT 1847 RAILROAD COVER. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN.
On the back of this cover, Philip H. Ward wrote "Possibly the finest 1847 5¢ Railroad cover." We concur with Ward's assessment. The USPCS census lists only two 1847 covers with this route agent's datestamp and this is quite obviously the finer of the two.
Ex Ackerman, Rust, Boker and Gross. Signed Ashbrook. With 2019 P.F. certificate.
E. 4,000-5,000
4,250