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Lot 50 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), four huge margins including a portion of adjoining stamp at right, bright color. Neatly struck brownish red town cancel. Minor faint crease at top left. Extremely Fine appearing and handsome.
Scott $1,050
A STAMP WITH EXTRAORDINARY EYE APPEAL.
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 51 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), large margins, exceptionally fresh. Light red postmark. An Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $1,050
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 52 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C (12), large margins. Light red grid cancel. Exceptionally fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,050
Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 53 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), large margins with a small portion of adjoining stamp at top. Brown red grid cancel. Minor tiny corner crease at top right no where near the design. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,050
Provenance: Rohloff
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Lot 54 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large margins, deep color. Red grid and c.d.s. cancels. Fresh and Extremely Fine. A pretty stamp. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 25, fig. 3-21.
Scott $1,050 Estimate 1,500 - 0
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Lot 55 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), clear to ample margins, rich color. Fully struck red numeral "6" cancel. Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 25, fig. 3-21.
Scott $1,900
NUMERAL CANCELS ON THE 5¢ 1856 ARE QUITE RARE, THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE ON OR OFF COVER WITH THE NUMERAL "6" ON THE STAMP.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Newbury, Morris
The numeral "6" cancel is most likely a Philadelphia ship cancel.
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Lot 56 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), full to large margins, fresh vivid color. Lightly struck red target cancel. An Extremely Fine gem. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 25, fig. 3-21.
Scott $1,050
TARGET CANCELS ARE RARE ON THIS STAMP, AND VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF IN RED.
Expertization: 1977 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Grunin
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Lot 57 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), full margins. Red waffle grid and partial c.d.s. Fresh and Extremely Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 25, fig. 3-24.
Scott $1,050
A RARE AND STRIKING CANCEL ON A 5¢ 1856.
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 58 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large margins on two sides, just touching to clear on others, tied by red circled "Paid" cancellations with 10¢ green type IV (34), recut at top on small envelope to Paris France, matching "Providence R.I. Oct. 12, 1858" c.d.s., tied by Boston "Paid" grid, red "New York 'Paid 12' Oct. 13" exchange office c.d.s., French "Et. Unis Serv. Br. A. C. 25 Oct. 58" entry c.d.s., reverse with "Paris 26 Oct. 58" arrival c.d.s., original enclosure, Very Fine, the 15¢ treaty rate per ¼ ounce carried by British packet. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 76, fig. 6-25.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE LATEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE 1856 5¢ ON TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
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Lot 59 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C (12), margins to just touching design at bottom left. Blue waffle grid cancel of at Marysville, Ca. Small thin. Fine appearance. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 26, fig. 3-22.
Scott $1,050
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Lot 60 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), ample to large margins. Well struck "Steam/Ship" cancel in two lines. Extremely Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-24.
Scott $1,100
AN OUTSTANDING COMBINATION OF A BOLD STRIKE ON A CHOICE STAMP.
Provenance: Newbury, Haas, Weill
The "Steam/Ship" cancels were used in incoming mail from steamers arriving at New York City.
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Lot 61 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), clear to large margins. Cancelled by a bold strike of New York City "(stea)mship" cancel. Negligible faint corner crease, still Very Fine. Choice Very Fine strike. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-24.
Scott $1,100
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Lot 62 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A (12), large margins, rich color. Clearly struck New York City Ocean Mail cancel. Extremely Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-24.
Scott $900+
AN EXCELLENT STRIKE OF THIS CANCEL WHICH IS RARELY SEEN ON THE 5¢ 1856.
Provenance: Moody, Rohloff, Weill
The "ocean mail" cancel is most often seen on outbound mail from New York to California.
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Lot 63 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), margins to just touching at left. Cancelled by a neatly struck pinwheel cancel. Small tear and tiny corner crease. Choice Very Fine strike. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
Fancy cancels on the 5 cent imperforate stamp are rarely seen and this fancy cancel of Placerville, Ca. is possibly unique.
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Lot 64 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), beautifully balanced margins, fresh color and paper. Twice struck "Paid" cancel. Extremely Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Scott $1,025
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 65 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A (12), clear to large margins, rich color. Uncommon "Paid" in circle cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $1,025
Expertization: 1993 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 66 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), four large margins. Boston "Paid" in grid cancel. Fresh and Extremely Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Scott $900
Provenance: Rohloff
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Lot 67 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), wonderfully fresh. Large partial strike of the "ETATS UNIS PAQ. AM." French entry postmark. Extremely Fine. A beautiful stamp. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Scott $900+
A CHOICE SINGLE CANCELLED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY A FRENCH ENTRY POSTMARK—A RARE OCCURENCE.
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Lot 68 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), clear to large margins with full interpane margin and complete guide line at right. Cancelled by a partial strike of the Belgian accounting box handstamp. Light vertical crease. Very Fine appearance. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Scott $900+
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE CANCELLATION DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND SURELY UNIQUE STRUCK DIRECTLY ON A 5¢ IMPERFORATE.
See lot 172 for the unique example of this cancellation on a 5¢ imperforate cover.
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Lot 69 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large margins. Neatly struck target cancel. Fresh and Extremely Fine. A scarce cancel on the 5¢ 1856. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Scott $900+
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 70 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), fresh color. Neatly struck numeral "10" cancel. Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-26.
Scott $1,900
ONE OF ONLY TWO NUMERAL CANCELS IN THE MAYER COLLECTION, AND THE "10" MAY BE UNIQUE.
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Lot 71 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), large margins all around, fresh vibrant color. Bold segmented grid cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $900+
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Lot 72 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), bottom left corner margin single, position 91R, large margins on three sides, just barely touching design at right. Waffle grid cancel. Nearly Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 27, fig. 3-36.
Scott $875
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Lot 73 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), beautifully balanced margins. Grid cancel. Light corner crease. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $900
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Lot 74 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), four even margins, rich color, tied by dark red "Mobile Ala. Nov 26" c.d.s. on blue folded letter with blue merchants oval to Marseille France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec 2" exchange office c.d.s., red Liverpool backstamp, "Calais 16 Dec. 56" entry c.d.s. with "8" (décimes) due handstamp, various French transits on reverse including "Lyon 17 Dec 56", Very Fine, the 5¢ British open mail rate via British packet, France processed incorrectly as prepaid via American packet with 8 décimes due for postage from England to France. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 26, fig. 3-23.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A CHOICE COLOR CANCELLATION USED ON THE 1856 5¢ FROM MOBILE ALABAMA.
Provenance: Moody
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Lot 75 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C (12), horizontal pair. Large margins to just touching left stamp at bottom, rich color on fresh paper. Blue Colima, Ca. c.d.s. Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 21, fig. 3-12.
Scott $2,125
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
Only a small number of the 5¢ 1856 exist with blue cancels and this is a rare town cancel as well.
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Lot 76 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A (12), horizontal pair. Clear to large margins. Bold Yankee Jim's, Cal. c.d.s. Right stamp lightly creased. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,000
A FINE STRIKE AND MOST LIKELY THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS POSTMARK ON THE 5¢ IMPERFORATE.
Provenance: Newbury
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Lot 77 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), four large margins, bright color and paper. Light Hartford, Ct. c.d.s. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $900
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 78 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A-B (12), rejoined block of four (two horizontal pairs). Mostly clear margins to just touching at top right and in a bit at bottom left. Blue Stafford Springs, Ct. town cancels. Minor light toning at top and tiny corner crease at top right. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $4,000
Provenance: Caspary
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Lot 79 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), horizontal strip of four. Large margins including portion of adjoining stamp at left to in a bit at top and right, left pair and right stamp with position dots in bottom margin. Twice struck Wilmington, Del. c.d.s. Slight corner crease in top right, some light toning in left stamp. Otherwise fresh and Fine.
Scott $5,400
A SCARCE TOWN CANCEL ON A RARE MULTIPLE.
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1857, 5¢ red brown, three large margins including part of stamp above, left side just clear, tied by "Freeport, Ill., Aug 15 1857" c.d.s. on long buff envelope with blue insurance company cameo corner card; cover reduced at right removing 1¢ stamp, 5¢ with couple small faults including small stain spots at bottom, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Provenance: Haas
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), four margins, tied by "Sainte Marie * Illinois *" double-circle postmark on partial cover front to France, additional strike below with smudged manuscript "June of 18" date, "Calais 22 Juil. 56" transit, stamp toned and bleached, Fine, an unusual cancellation. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 80, no. 2.
Scott $875+
Provenance: Rohloff
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Lot 82 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), bright and fresh, beautifully balanced margins. St. Martinsville, La. c.d.s. Extremely Fine.
Scott $900+
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A (12), horizontal pair. Full to large margins, fresh color and paper. Kingston, N.H. c.d.s. Minor faint creases. Very Fine.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 84 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), ample to large margins, bright and fresh. Neatly struck red Trenton, N.J. town cancel. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,050
Provenance: Newbury
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Lot 85 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), horizontal pair. Full to huge margins with portion of adjacent stamp at top left. Light Buffalo, N.Y. c.d.s. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000
Expertization: signed W.H.C. (Colson) and 1991 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 86 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A (12), large to huge margins, fresh vibrant color. Bold strike of (Cape) Vincent, N.Y. c.d.s. plus a bit of red transit cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $900+
A RARE CANCEL ON A GEM STAMP.
Provenance: Newbury
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Lot 87 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A (12), horizontal pair. Full to large margins. New York, N.Y. July 3, 1857 c.d.s. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 88 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), ample to large margins. A blue Cincinnati c.d.s. and grid cancel. Trivial faint corner crease at bottom left (invisible from the front). Very Fine appearance. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 26, fig. 3-22.
Scott $1,025
Expertization: clear 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 89 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C-D-B (12), vertical strip of three. Ample to large margins. Cleveland, O. c.d.s. cancels. Minor light creasing, small thin in top stamp. Very Fine appearing and attractive. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 20, fig. 3-9.
Scott $4,500
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), large margins, bright and fresh. Blue Youngstown, O. c.d.s. and partial manuscript "1" rate marking. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,025
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A (12), full to large margins, exceptionally deep color. Blue Bethlehem, Pa. c.d.s. Extremely Fine and handsome.
Scott $1,025
Provenance: Amonette, Morris
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), horizontal strip of three. Ample margins to just touching at bottom of right stamp, rich color on bright paper. Cancelled by two strikes Wellsboro, Pa. c.d.s. Left stamp tiny thin speck in margin at top edge (above projection) which could be trimmed. Very Fine.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
This strip came from a five-times domestic cover owned by Henry Gibson (from the famous Ward sale where it brought $400) and at a later date was made into an attractive on-piece strip (which accompanies).
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Lot 93 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), horizontal strip of three. Large margins to clear at top of left stamp. Neatly struck Wellsborough, Pa. town cancels. Virtually unnoticeable pinhole in left stamp, faint corner crease in right margin (invisible except in fluid). Extremely Fine appearing, a most attractive multiple. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 20, fig. 3-10.
Scott $4,500
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large to huge margins, exceptionally fresh. Charleston, S.C., c.d.s. An Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $900+
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), margins touching to slightly in, cancelled by syncopated grid, along with 10¢ green type II (14) margins to cutting, matching "Swanton Vt. Sep 3" c.d.s. on small cover to Aiodilion France, red "New York ‘Paid ’ Sep 3" exchange office c.d.s., partial "Le Havre 19 Sept. 57" entry c.d.s. and red boxed "PD" handstamp, reverse with various French transits including "Aiodilion 21 Sept. 57" arrival c.d.s.; small cover faults including lower left corner repair with tape staining, some toning, Fine, the 15¢ treaty per ¼ ounce carried by American Packet Direct to Le Havre. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 28, fig. 3-27.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE ONLY 5¢ 1856 COVER ORIGINATING IN VERMONT.
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 96 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B-C (12), vertical pair. Large margins with portions of adjoining stamps at right, exceptionally bright color and paper. Neatly struck New Orleans c.d.s. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000
A PAIR OF EXTRAORDINARY FRESHNESS AND BEAUTY, AND GIVEN THE BRILLIANT COLOR, LARGE MARGINS AND CRISP TOWN POSTMARK, WE CAN SEE WHY THIS PAIR HAS GRACED THE HOLDINGS OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND QUALITY-CONSCIOUS COLLECTORS.
Expertization: signed W.H.C. (Colson).
Provenance: Caspary, Lehman, Klein
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B-C (12), vertical pair. Large to huge margins with portions of adjoining stamps at left and bottom, rich color. Light town cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000
A REMARKABLY CHOICE PAIR.
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Lot 98 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), horizontal pair. Large to huge margins including bits of adjoining stamps at top, especially bright color and paper. Light New Orleans c.d.s. cancels. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Brown
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A-B (12), vertical pair. Ample to huge margins showing a bit of adjoining stamp at right, bright and fresh. Grid cancels. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $2,000
Provenance: Rohloff
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