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Newell 1847 Covers: Small Balance Lots
 
 
Lot Photo Description
Lot 1491
 
5¢ red brown, group of four folded covers (1), group of four folded covers, from Baltimore, nice range of shades and impressions, cancellations include handstruck "5" in red pen, oval "5" in blue (2) and red grid, two have margins all round (one creased), Fine appearance.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200
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Lot 1492
 
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), group of 11 folded letters from Massachusetts, towns comprising Amherst, Boston (5), Medfield (the only known example), Northampton (2) and Springfield (2), mainly cancelled by grids, one by c.d.s. and one pen cancelled, nice range of shades and impressions, varying margins, some faults, F-VF appearance.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1493
 
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), group of 9 folded covers, from New England comprising Connecticut (3) with Bedford, Hartford, New Haven, Maine with Portland, New Hampshire with Middle Bury, Rhode Island with Providence and Vermont (3) with Burlington, Johnsburg and Woodstock, cancelled by numerals, "Paid", grids, or c.d.s., except for two which are in manuscript, nice array of shades and impressions, varying margins, some faults, Fine appearance.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 1494
 
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), group of 14 folded covers or envelopes, from New York State, towns include Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Canajoharie, Geneva, New York (4, one "U.S. Express Mail/N. York/N.Y." c.d.s.), Oswego (2, red and blue), Rochester, Troy and Utica, nice array of shades and impressions, varying margins, some faults, overall F-VF appearance.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 1495
 
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), group of 11 folded covers and a front, two multiple frankings with a pair, nice range of shades and impressions, cities comprise Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Macon/Georgia, Mineral Point/Wisconsin Territory, New Orleans (3, two endorsed "Way 1"), St. Louis (repaired pair) and Philadelphia, majority cancelled by grids or c.d.s., three are pen cancelled, varying margins, mixed condition, overall Fine appearance.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1496
 
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), group of 9 folded covers, one franked with two 5c, showing railroad cancellations, comprising straightline "Baltimore R.R." in red, "Baltimore/Railroad" c.d.s. in blue, "Boston & Albany/R.R." c.d.s. (2) in red, "Eastern/R.R." c.d.s. (3) in blue, "Norwich & Worcester/R.R." c.d.s. in red and Philadelphia/Railroad" c.d.s. in blue, the first cancelled by straightline handstamp and handstruck "5" in circle, one Eastern R.R. by matching grid, the majority pen cancelled, varying margins, clear to just in, a few faults, Fine appearance.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 1497
 
1847, 10¢ black (2), group of ten folded covers or envelopes, used from various cities comprising Baltimore (2), Chicago, Cincinnati, Dayton, Hickman Kentucky (the only recorded example), New York, Ozaukee Wisconsin and Philadelphia, four pen cancelled, one with blue oval "5" and pen cancel, others cancelled by red grids (3) or blue c.d.s., varying margins, two have clear margins all round, mixed condition, mainly Fine appearance.
Estimate 5,000 - 6,000
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