| U.S. Postal History - 1847 Issue - Illinois through Maryland |
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Lot 111 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large to ample margins, gorgeous rich shade, pen cancel, red "Springfield Ill. Feb 23" c.d.s. and matching straight-line "Paid" handstamp, on 1848 folded letter to Shelbyville, neat vertical filing crease passes through right of stamp, Fine and attractive cover.
Estimate 400 - 500
ONE OF FOUR RECORDED 1847 COVERS FROM SPRINGFIELD AND THE ONLY ONE WITH THE 5 CENTS.
Provenance: Sampson
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Lot 112 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, margins to cutting, late impression, light blue grids, matching "Evansville Ind. Jun. 26" c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter to Lancaster, Pa., pair with small faults, Fine appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 113 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large to enormous margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, lovely distinctive shade and sharp detailed impression, cancelled by manuscript "X", red "Fort Wayne In. June 20" c.d.s., on 1849 folded letter to Logansville, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 114 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), margins to cutting, deep shade, red grid, matching "Indianapolis Ind. Oct. 7" c.d.s. on 1847 folded letter to Perrysville, Ind.; cover with vertical tears at top of bottom (this was probably the top cover is a tied bundle), Very Good, the earliest known 5c cover from Indiana.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 115 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margin at left, clear other sides, tied by black grid, matching clear "New Albany Ind. Dec. 11" c.d.s. on buff envelope to Cincinnati, 1849 docketing at top; slightly reduced at R., Fine & scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 116 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to large margins, tied by greenish blue grid, matching "Frankfort Ky. Jul. 24" c.d.s. on 1850 folded cover to New York; stamp with small toned spot from address ink, still Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 117 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), with wide sheet margin at right, large to ample margins on two sides, cut into at bottom, pen cancelled, matching "Hickman Ky Sep 5" c.d.s. on 1851 (Sep 3) folded letter datelined "Mills Point" to Indianapolis, endorsed "Paid by Stamp" in manuscript filing crease crosses sheet margin of stamp which also has a short horizontal crease at right ending in tear, a great rarity.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FROM HICKMAN.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Hickman received only 200 5¢ stamps and no 10¢.
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Lot 118 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, large margins to touched lower left, worn impression, tied by grids in a degraded blue ink (probably originally Ultramarine), matching light "Hopkinsville Ky. Sep. 24" c.d.s. on 1850 folded cover to New Orleans; Fine & scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Sampson
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Lot 119 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), clear to large margins, tied by black grid, matching "Louisville, Ky. 10 Sep 18" c.d.s. at right on undated folded cover to Pittsburgh, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 120 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), vertical pair, ample to large margins, rich color and superb impression from an early printing, tied by criss-cross pen strokes in blue, on 1847 folded letter to Van Buren, Ark., "New Orleans La. Nov. 20" c.d.s. in black, rust mark at far right edge, otherwise exceptionally fresh, Very Fine, rare destination. Illustrated in Alexander, p. 135.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Provenance: Chase, Craveri
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Lot 121 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), large margins to slightly in, tied by greenish blue grids (probably originally Ultramarine), matching "Augusta Me. Dec. 21" c.d.s. on undated folded cover to Boston; Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 122 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), margins to cut in, deep shade from an early printing, tied by red grids, matching "Augusta Me. Aug. 9" c.d.s. on 1848 folded letter to Boston; Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 123 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample margins to clear at B., on cover from Bangor Me. but which it probably did not originate; Fine appearance.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 124 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), full to large margins, tied by red grid, matching "Bangor Me. Feb. 1" c.d.s. on large part of folded cover to New York; stamp with trivial soiling at BR, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Sampson
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Lot 125 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), four margins, tied by red grid, matching "Bangor Me. Oct. 1" c.d.s. on undated folded cover to New York; stamp with small faults, Fine appearance.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 126 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins to clear at bottom, tied by 11-bar open grid in red, light matching "Brunswick Me. Mar. 2" c.d.s. on buff envelope to Boston; cover with small scrape opposite stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 127 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly ample margins except closer at left, tied by red 11-bar open grid, faint matching Brunswick Me. c.d.s. on undated gray envelope to Boston; Very Fine stamp.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 128 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), vertical pair, ample to large margins, each with bold red grid, matching "Calais Me. Dec. 16" c.d.s. on 1849 folded cover to New York; bottom stamp with file crease, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Sampson, Meroni, "Sierra Madre"
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Lot 129 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, tied by red grids, matching "Eastport Me. May 15" c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter sheet to New York, peripheral aging not affecting stamp, still Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 130 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), enormous to clear margins, intense color and fine impression, tied by red grid over pen cancel [mostly removed], matching "Eastport Me. Nov 8" c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter cover to New York, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 2003 P.F. certificate.
Provenance: Craveri
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Lot 131 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), clear to large margins, originally pen cancelled, with red "Machias Me. Sep. 30" c.d.s. on 1847 partly printed document from Collector of Customs to Cherryfield, Me., turned 180-degrees and readdressed back to Machias from Narraguagus on Oct. 1, twice struck postmark with one tying stamp, manuscript "5" rate, Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF FIVE RECORDED 1847 COVERS FROM MACHIAS.
Provenance: Matthies, Craveri
No 5¢ covers are known originating from Narraguagus.
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Lot 132 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), margins to touched at left, tied by blue "5 Portland Me. 8 May" c.d.s. on 1849 folded letter to Portsmouth; fresh & Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Sampson
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Lot 133 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), large to enormous margins, intense color and worn impression, tied by red grid, matching "Gardiner Me. Aug 30" c.d.s. on 1849 folded letter to Bangor, central vertical filing crease through the town cancel, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 134 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly large margins except clear at lower left, rich color and sharp impression from the reworked plate, tied by red grids, matching "Portland Me. 5 24 Apr." c.d.s. on 1850 folded cover to Farmington, Me.; Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 135 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly ample margins, clear at TL, red grid, matching "Portland Me. Mar. 17" c.d.s. on ca. 1850 folded letter to Bath, entertaining contents, stamp with small corner crease; Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 136 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, tied by red grid, matching "Portland Me. Jul. 25" c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter to Yale College, New Haven, file fold at right thru c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 137 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, small creases, tied by blue "5" in oval, matching "Baltimore Md. Mar. 20" c.d.s. on undated folded letter to Shepherdstown, Va.; Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 138 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly ample to large margins except just in at TR, tied by red "5" struck twice, bold "Baltimore Md. Oct. 24" c.d.s. in blue at left on 1850 folded cover to Seven Island, Va.; Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 139 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins, clear shade and finely detailed impression, cancelled by blue grids, matching "Cumberland Md, May 15" c.d.s. just struck over edge on 1848 folded letter to St. Louis, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 140 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to huge margins including top sheet margins, tied by pen stroke and black "Paid" handstamp, matching "Hagerstown Md. Oct. 5" c.d.s. on 1849 folded cover to Baltimore; vertical file crease through stamp, Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Craveri
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