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Lot 214 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, tied by red grid, matching "Cincinnati O. 5 cts Feb 10" c.d.s. on buff envelope to Rushville, Indiana, manuscript "Via River & R. Road" at lower left; cover with small edge tears at top right, otherwise Very Fine, uncommon manuscript directive.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 215 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), mostly ample to large margins, dark shade, tied by red grid and additionally cancelled by blue grid and matching rim of c.d.s. at right with both running off the stamp but not on the cover, on 1849 folded letter to Buffalo, red "Cincinnati O. 10 Nov. 6" c.d.s. at far right; stamp with tiny bends in top margin from placement at cover's edge, otherwise Very Fine, an outrageous example of postal fraud.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
Contents indicate the writer was receiving letters from the Buffalo addressee- this stamp may very well have been taken off one such letter (Buffalo used blue ink almost exclusively). Why neither office caught this obvious re-use of a stamp is inexplicable.
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Lot 216 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, large margins except clear to just in at right, noticeably bluish paper, cancelled and tied by several strikes of red "10" handstamp, matching bold "Cleveland O. Jun. 19" c.d.s. on grayish blue envelope to Newburgh, N.Y.; right stamp with small corner crease at bottom right, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: clear 1978 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 217 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample margins except clear to just in at right, fine color and impression, tied by red grid, matching second strike placed over "10" handstamp and well struck "Cleveland O. Feb. 7" c.d.s. on cover to Conn., original enclosure from Dr. J.P. Kirtland, a prominent professor of medicine, and one of the founders of the Cleveland Medical College; 1850 docketing at left, fresh and Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 218 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to large margins to touched bottom left, tied by bold pen strokes, on 1847 folded letter to Alton, Ill. mostly clear red "Columbus Ohio Sep. 15" 30mm c.d.s. at far left, Columbus Insurance Co. letterhead, Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THE EARLIEST OF FOUR RECORDED 10¢ COVERS FROM COLUMBUS AND THE ONLY ONE WITH THE 30MM POSTMARK.
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Lot 219 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to huge margins including right sheet margin clear at bottom right, attractive late impression, variety with underinking at right, tied by red grid, matching "Columbus O. May 11" c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter to Urbana, O., Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 220 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins to just clear at top, late impression, tied by vivid red grid, matching "Cuyahooga Falls O. Nov. 5" c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter to Cleveland with letterhead of State Bank of Ohio, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 1975 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 221 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins all around, unusual shade, fine impression, neat red grid, matching clear "Cuyahooga Falls O. Aug. 23" c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter to Lancaster, O., Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 222 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, tied by red grid, on buff envelope to Spring Arbor, Mich. with bold "Elyria O. Aug. 13" c.d.s. in dark blue, 1850 docketing; cover with light wear, still Very Fine, attractive color combination.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 223 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to touched at top, tied by dark blue grid, matching "Hudson O. Feb. 23" c.d.s. on white envelope to Spring Arbor, Mich., "1850" note added at a later date, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
VERY RARE IN BLUE FROM SPRING ARBOR.
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Lot 224 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample margins to clear at top, rich shade, tied by black grid, matching "Hudson O. Jun. 21" c.d.s. on buff envelope to Spring Arbor, Mich., Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Dick, Matthies
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Lot 225 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, large margins to touched at top left, bright color approaching the 1850 orange brown, cancelled by bold red grids and tied by additional pen cancel, on buff envelope to a bookseller in Philadelphia, clear red "Marietta O. Dec. 2" c.d.s. at left, neat 1850 docketing on reverse, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF THREE RECORDED 1847 COVERS FROM MARIETTA (TWO 5¢ ONE 10¢).
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Lot 226 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to large margins except touched bottom left, tied by manuscript "X" on white envelope to Sidney, O., light but clear strike of red "Marietta O. Mar. 28" c.d.s. at left, original 1849 enclosure with Masonic content; stamp with corner crease at top left, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 10¢ 1847 COVER FROM MARIETTA.
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 227 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample margins, well tied by red grids and matching "Newark O. Dec. 17" c.d.s. on small white envelope to New York; cover with small piece out at top center, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
ONE OF THREE RECORDED 1847 COVERS FROM NEWARK AND THE ONLY 10¢ EXAMPLE.
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Lot 228 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to touched bottom right, tied by pen cancel, on 1851 folded letter to Norwalk with red "Plymouth O. Feb. 3" c.d.s. with day in manuscript, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM PLYMOUTH.
Plymouth received no stamps of either denomination.
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Lot 229 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (1b), two singles, left with clear to large margins, right with margins to slightly in, tied by pen strokes on white envelope to Little Falls, N.Y. with bold "Salem O. Jan. 7" c.d.s. below stamps and ms" 10" rate at far right, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM SALEM.
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
Salem received no 1847 stamps of either denomination.
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Lot 230 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), full to large margins, cancelled by manuscript cross-hatching and tied by bold blue "Sandusky O. Apr. 7" c.d.s. on envelope to Carey, O.; cover with small edge tears, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 231 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins to clear at bottom, bold ms" X", on gray envelope to New York with partly struck "Sandusky O. May 23" c.d.s. in blue; cover with small hole from ink drop, Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 232 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins to cutting at bottom, deep rich color and superb impression, tied by blue 8-bar open grid matching "Tiffin O. Feb. 19" c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter from the Seneca County Bank to Columbus; stamp with tiny scrape, Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE FROM TIFFIN.
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Lot 233 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, very attractive late shade and fine impression, well tied by blue grid, matching "Warren O. May 20" c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter to Cleveland, Extremely fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 234 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), ample margins to cut in, astonishing deep, near black color, razor sharp impression, tied by blue "Warren O. Dec. 15" c.d.s. on 1848 folded letter to Columbus, O.; stamp with tiny tear at bottom left, still a Fine usage, eye-catching shade of enormous rarity.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Schenck
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Lot 235 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, fine late impression, tied by four strikes of red "5" handstamp, matching "Xenia O. Apr. 23" c.d.s. struck in very bold fashion at left on 1851 folded letter to Chillicothe, O.; stamp with some faint natural bleach spots, otherwise Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Sampson, Judd
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