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Lot 270 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown, large margins to clear at left, sharp impression, pen cancelled, on 1848 folded letter to Keene, N.H. with "Bellows Falls Vt. Mar. 6" c.d.s., light but readable strike in magenta at upper left; stamp with small stain bottom left, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 271 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, rich color and clear impression, pen cancelled on 1850 folded letter headed Walpole and addressed locally, but postmarked with red "Bellows Falls Vt. Nov. 23" c.d.s. partly struck at left, fresh and Fine, rare usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
Walpole is just across the river from Bellows Falls; the writer probably intended this as a drop letter but carried it with him in error.
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Lot 272 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, handsome color and sharp impression, tied by red grid, matching "Paid" and "Bennington Vt. 19 Mar." c.d.s. on 1850 folded cover to New York, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 273 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, bright clear impression, light red grid, matching "Bennington Vt. 20 Nov." c.d.s. on 1849 folded letter to Proctorsville, contents are part-printed lettersheet, "Stark Bank East Bennington" at top with "East" struck out, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
This postmark was created from the East Bennington datestamp with the "East" removed. All other covers from this particular correspondence are postmarked East Bennington.
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Lot 274 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins to full at bottom, nice clear impression, tied by 13-bar grid in red, matching "Brattleboro Vt. Aug. 6" c.d.s. on buff envelope to Poqonock, Ct., Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 275 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins except touched two places, pale shade, tied by 13-bar grid in red matching "Brattleboro Vt. Apr. 2" c.d.s. on ca. 1850 buff envelope to Poquonock, Ct. with embossed corner card of wreath with Tuesday at center, Fine, rare with this corner card.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 276 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins to cutting at top left, uncommonly bright shade, tied by perfect "Burlington Vt. 22 Mar. 5" c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter to Wareham, Mass., Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 277 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins except clear at top right, pale shade and fine impression, tied by on-the-nose "Factory Point Vt. Jun. 1" c.d.s., repeated below, on gray undated folded letter to Londonderry, manuscript "Hon. M. Clarke" at upper right, without side flaps, still Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM FACTORY POINT.
One of the more important Vermont 1847 covers. Factory Point received no stamps of either denomination. Unlocated for many years, this cover was rediscovered only recently in a postal history collection assembled in Belgium.
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Lot 278 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), three large margins, close to just clear at bottom, striking dark shade approaching blackish brown, early impression, tied by blue grid, matching "Middlebury Vt. Oct. 8" c.d.s. on 1847 folded letter to Proctorsville; stamp with very trivial faint stain at bottom, still handsome and Very Fine, very early usage from Vermont.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 279 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly large margins, tied by bold red grid, matching "Montpelier Vt. Apr. 11" c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter to Windsor, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 280 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to cutting, red grid, matching "Newbury Vt. Feb 10" c.d.s. on embossed lady's envelope to Malone, N.Y., ca. 1851; stamp with light crease and tiny tear, Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 1993 P.S.E. and 1999 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 281 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1 var.), ample to large margins except touched at bottom, tied by odd cork cancel in red and matching "Northfield Vt. Apr. 15" c.d.s. on buff envelope to Charlestown, N.H., Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM NORTHFIELD.
Northfield received no 1847 stamps of either denomination.
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Lot 282 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, clear impression and attractive color, tied by bold manuscript "X" and red "Saxtons River Vt. May 14" c.d.s. on immaculate 1850 folded letter to Fayetteville, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
ONE OF TWO RECORDED 1847 COVERS FROM SAXTONS RIVER.
Saxtons River never received 1847 stamps of either denomination.
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Lot 283 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins to clear at bottom, fine impression, tied by clear red "Saxtons River Vt. Jun 11" c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter to Fayetteville, Fine and rare.
Estimate 400 - 500
THE OTHER OF THE TWO RECORDED COVERS FROM SAXTONS RIVER.
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Lot 284 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), large margins to in top left, magnificent color and strong early impression, light crease, tied by pen cancel on buff envelope to New York with clear red "Wallingford Vt. Sep. 30" c.d.s. in an uncommon typeface, additionally struck out with a large manuscript "X" that appears to be in the same ink as the one on the stamp, Fine and rare usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
ONE OF TWO RECORDED 1847 COVERS FROM WALLINGFORD, BOTH FROM THE SAME CORRESPONDENCE.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Wallingford received no 1847 stamps of either denomination.
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Lot 285 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, beautiful dark shade and early impression, cancelled by twice struck blue "Paid" handstamp, matching "Windsor Vt. Feb. 16" c.d.s. on 1848 folded letter to New Haven; file folds, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 286 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins to touching at top, cancelled by red Paid on 1847 folded letter to Baltimore with matching "Windsor Vt. Oct. 2" c.d.s. at far right; stamp with diagonal crease and small sealed tear, Fine appearance.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 10¢ COVER FROM WINDSOR.
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 287 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins except tiny nick at bottom, late impression, red grid, matching "Paid" handstamp and perfectly struck "Woodstock Vt. July 2 5 cts." c.d.s. on white envelope to Montpelier; stamp with tiny tear, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
THIS UNUSUAL POSTMARK, WITH ITS INTEGRAL RATE, IS VERY RARE WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Stanley
Woodstock received no 1847 stamps of either denomination, though the eleven recorded covers suggests a supply was ordered from another office.
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Lot 288 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins to touched, clear impression, attractive dark shade, cancelled by "Paid" in black and red ink, similar "Woodstock Vt. Jan. 3" c.d.s. (showing the barest traces of red) on light buff envelope to Montpelier, manuscript "pd" opposite stamp, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Alexander lists this as black, but traces of red remain in the datestamp. As noted in the next lot, we propose this was a homemade black which picked up some red from the cancelling devices. The results here are very striking---in the "Paid" handstamp the "A" is entirely in red while the "D" is black (the other letters show traces of both).
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Lot 289 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), large margins to touched at left, cancelled by twice struck by grayish black "Paid" one tying, on 1848 folded letter to Plainfield with matching light "Woodstock Vt. Jan. 8" c.d.s. at left; stamp with small stain at bottom left, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
As noted above, we feel this is a homemade black ink contaminated by some red.
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