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Lot 1095 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), ample to large margins, tied by neat clear strike of blue Star with negative "5" and 5 Small Stars, on 1850 folded letter to Demopolis, Ala., matching "Paid" and "Huntsville Al. Mar. 25" c.d.s. and ms "Paid" at top; stamp with additional pen cancel that has been lightened, Extremely Fine, a magnificent usage.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ackerman, Garrett, Ishikawa
Better known as a marking found on stampless covers, the sought after Huntsville Star is recorded on just five 1847 covers, two of which are from the Manning correspondence. This is the only single cancelled by the star.
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Lot 1096 |
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1847, 5¢ brown (1), huge margins to cutting, sheet margin at left, handsome color and early impression, tied by fancy nine-bar unframed grid in blue, matching "Sparta Ga. Dec. 1" c.d.s. on 1847 folded letter to Warrenton, Ga., Fine and exceedingly rare grid cancel.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM SPARTA.
Sparta received no 1847 stamps of either denomination.
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Lot 1097 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins, marvelous deep vivid color, tied by a fancy blue rimless grid with three criss-cross lines at right and matching "Taunton Ms. Dec. 23 5 cts" c.d.s., on 1850 folded letter to New Bedford, choice Very Fine, a striking cancel and a remarkable shade which Ashbrook assigned as dark russet according to Ridgeway, but notes that Chase called it Ridgeway's dark Pecan Brown.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: signed by Ashbrook with his notes and 1983 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Rohloff
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Lot 1098 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to huge margins including right sheet margin, canceled by fancy red unframed 9-bar grid struck in criss-cross fashion, matching West "Stockbridge Mass. Feb. 28" c.d.s. on 1848 folded letter to Ravenna, Ohio, Extremely Fine, striking and rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
West Stockbridge received no 1847 stamps of either denomination; this is one of two recorded 10¢ covers.
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Lot 1099 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), Position 2R, Double Transfer "C", mostly large margins, just in at bottom, canceled by two bold strikes of black 9-bar unframed grid and additionally by indistinct red cancel, on double rate off-white envelope to Springfield Mass., mostly bold "West Stockbridge Mass. Jun. 19" c.d.s. also in black, Fine and rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER WITH THIS CANCEL.
Provenance: Chase
West Stockbridge received no 1847 stamps of either denomination.
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large to huge margins except in at left, fine impression, well tied by an exceptional strike of the red herringbone cancel on 1848 folded letter to New York, matching "Binghamton N.Y. Nov. 2" c.d.s.; stamp with faint pressed-out vertical file crease, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: Photocopy of 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly large margins, clear at lower left, fine impression, tied by red Herringbone cancel and matching "Binghamton N.Y. Apr. 23" c.d.s. on white envelope to Sarah Roseboom in Cherry Valley, outlined Roman numeral "V" struck at far right and obliterated by second strike of herringbone, small ms. "paid" at lower left; stamp affixed with a wax seal and lightly creased upon use, still Very Fine.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLES EXTANT OF THIS RENOWNED FANCY CANCEL.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ishikawa
The distinctive Roman "V" was used only on stampless mail out of Binghamton or on redirected letters. Presumably the clerk thought the writer intended sending this letter unpaid. There are only three of this fancy rate handstamp on an 1847 cover.
The clearly struck second Herringbone cancel, used to obliterate the "V" rate marking, offers an outstanding and unobstructed view of this usually poorly struck fancy cancel.
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), full to large margins except just in top left, tied by exceptionally neat strike of Scarab cancel in red, matching "St. Johnsbury Vt. Jun. 2" c.d.s. on fresh 1849 folded letter to Montpelier, Very Fine example of this celebrated fancy cancel.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to large margins, choice fresh shade and superb impression, tied by twice struck Scarab cancel in red, matching "St. Johnsbury Vt. Apr. 17" c.d.s. on 1849 folded letter to Rochester, N.Y., Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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