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Sale 262
United States 1847 Issue Postal History
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Lot 47 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to cutting, manuscript "X", on buff envelope to Dubuque with red "Burlington Iowa May 16" c.d.s., ca. 1850 usage; cover with two tiny edge nicks, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
ONE OF FIVE RECORDED COVERS FROM BURLINGTON.
After Arkansas, Iowa is considered the most difficult state from which to acquire an 1847 usage.
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Lot 48 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, large to clear margins, cancelled and tied by light red Roman numeral "X" cancels, matching "Burlington Iowa Dec. 14" c.d.s. partly struck at left on 1850 folded letter to the Governor of Massachusetts; lettersheet with small piece out of top, file crease through left stamp, still Fine and very rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 MULTIPLE FROM IOWA.
Expertization: signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: Sampson, Hart
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Lot 49 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), two singles, each ample to large margins, fine impressions, tied together by red square grid, matching "New-York May 31" c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter to Iowa City, Iowa, manuscript "Paid" at lower left, Extremely Fine, rare destination.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins, prooflike color and impression, appealingly tied by perfectly struck red square grid, matching "New-York Mar. 16" c.d.s. on very fine 1850 folded letter to Keokuk, Iowa, manuscript "Paid" at top left, Very Fine, Extremely Fine stamp.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY 10¢ COVER TO IOWA (ONLY ONE 10¢ FROM IOWA IS RECORDED).
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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