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Lot 1009 |
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1843-44, Rawdon, Wright and Hatch, three folded letters postmarked New York and sent to the New York State Comptroller's office in Albany, each is a certificate of delivery from the engravers of either bank notes or printing plates and each is signed by a different engraver: July 21, 1843, bank notes to the Ogdensburg Bank, signed by Freeman Rawdon, Nov 3, 1843, bank notes to the Phenix Bank of N.Y., Neziah Wright; Oct 5, 1844, five printing plates to the Powell Bank of Newburgh, Geo. W. Hatch; all Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
GREAT COLLATERAL FOR THE 1847 SPECIALIST WITH SIGNATURES OF THE PRINCIPALS OF THE FIRM THAT PRINTED THE UNITED STATES' FIRST POSTAGE STAMP.
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Lot 1010 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), clear to large margins, strong color and a clean impression, light natural gum bend. Full o.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $6,500
THE 5¢ 1847 IS SELDOM SEEN WITH A COMBINATION OF FRESHNESS, FOUR MARGINS AND ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1011 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins, handsome warm color and excellent impression. Unused. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,500
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1012 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), right sheet margin single with enormous margins, including a good bit of the adjacent stamp at the top, neat red square grid cancel, deep color and detailed impression. Extremely Fine.
Scott $550
A TRULY SUPERB GEM OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.
Expertization: 1994 and 1999 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1013 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (1b), huge beautifully balanced margins with crisp color and impression and a bold red grid cancel. Extremely Fine and choice, a gem example of this scarce shade.
Scott $850
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1014 |
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1847, 5¢ brown orange (1b var.), ample to large margins, rich color, the typical soft impression of the genuine brown orange examples, blue grid cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $1,785
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1015 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, prominent pre-print paper fold, red square grids. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1991 and 2001 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1016 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), huge margins and light red cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $550
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1017 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), ample to large margins, rich color. Blue grid cancel. Fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $660
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Lot 1018 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, bright red grid cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $550
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1019 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), position 69R showing a small plate crack in the "T" of "POST", large margins, manuscript cancel. Very Fine. Excellent example of the so-called "T-crack".
Scott $625+
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Lot 1020 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large to huge margins including top sheet margin and part of adjoining stamp at bottom. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,350
A STRIKING LARGE MARGINED USED SINGLE.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1021 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large balanced margins and bright red grid cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,350
THE BRILLIANT RED OF THE CANCEL LENDS FABULOUS EYE-APPEAL.
Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1022 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), four large and well balanced margins, deep color and a strong impression. Bright red grid cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,350
Expertization: 1983 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 1023 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), full to large margins, strong color and impression. Light blue cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1024 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), four large and balanced margins, strong color and impression, manuscript and light red cancels. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $750
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1025 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), four large margins including a portion of the adjacent stamp at top, excellent color and impression. Light manuscript and red cancels. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $750
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1026 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), horizontal strip of three, position 94-96R. Large margins to just in at bottom, ample at left, light grids in red, hinged onto fragment showing straightline "PANAMA" and manuscript "Paid", left stamps with pre-print paper creases, center stamp with small tear at top. Fine appearance, though we cannot confirm that handstamp and strip originated on the same cover, the red inks match and the presentation is extremely attractive.
Scott $11,000
Expertization: 1970 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1027 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large to huge margins except touched at bottom, handsome shade and clear impression, tied by red "paint" grid, matching "Mobile Ala. Nov. 22" c.d.s. on folded letter from New Orleans to New York, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1028 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), margins to touched, tied by bold blue grid on 1850 folded letter with blurry "Mobile Ala. Jan. 8" c.d.s., to Bridgewater, Mass.; tiny gum toning at top edge of stamp, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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