10c Black (2). Position 10L, huge margins all around incl. enormous top right corner margins, 3-4mm at right and 8mm at top, intense early impression, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Aug. 25" circular datestamp on blue 1847 folded letter to Vienna N.Y., faint vertical file folds well away from the stamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST CORNER-MARGIN COPY OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE ON COVER. FROM A NEW DISCOVERY AND OFFERED TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME.

In his extensive census of the 10c 1847 issue with corner sheet margins, Philip T. Wall records a total of sixteen used stamps on or off cover (another three or four covers have since been recorded). Others can be plated as corner margin positions but do not show significant sheet margins. Many of these have faults, the most common being creases in the selvage.

This cover comes from a new find of eleven 5c and 10c 1847 covers, which were discovered in 2004 in Geneva N.Y. Nine of the eleven are addressed to Samuel Baldwin (one cover with 5c Orange Brown stamps is shown here, but not included in the lot).

With 2006 P.F. certificate.

Image Magnifier / Download

Power Search for Comparables