| 19th Century - The 10c 1847 By Position from the Collection of a Texas Gentleman |
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Lot 1020 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 7L, full to large margins. Light red grid cancel. Slight corner crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1021 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 8L, clear to large margins, particularly deep color and a light blue cancel. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1022 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 11L, full to large margins. Bright red cancel. Minuscule thin spot. F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1023 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 14L, large margins, with strong color and a red grid cancel. Thin spot. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1024 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 31L, with fresh color, a strong impression and a light red grid cancel. Tiny filled thin. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1025 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 35L, large and beautifully balanced margins, with rich color and a light red grid cancel. Tiny thin specks. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1026 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 37L, full to large margins, with strong color and impression on fresh paper, light red cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1027 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 40L, three huge margins including a wide sheet margin at right to just touching frame line at top left, intense color, bright red grid cancel, small filled thin and faint crease. F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1028 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 43L, clear to large margins, with strong color, a finely detailed impression and red grid cancel. Fresh F.-V.F. and handsome.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1029 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 45L, clear to large margins, with strong color, a sharp impression and a light blue grid cancel. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 1030 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 50L, three large to huge margins including a wide sheet margin at right to just touching frame line at top, with strong color and impression and a light red cancel, negligible tiny thin spot. Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1031 |
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10¢ black with "Stick Pin" in tie (2 var.), position 52L, with bright color, a strong impression and a light red grid cancel leaving the variety fully visible, negligible faint corner crease. Fine appearance.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1032 |
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10¢ black, with "harelip" (2 var.), position 57L, margins to just in at bottom, with strong color and impression and a red grid cancel that does not obscure the variety, negligible tiny thin spot, a very presentable example of this interesting variety.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1033 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 59L, full to large margins including a portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, with choice color and impression and a light red grid cancel, small thin spot and faint pressed crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1034 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 60L, full margins, with strong color, a sharp impression and a blue straight line "PAID" cancel. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $1,500+
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1035 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 62L, full to large margins, particularly strong color and impression, bright red grid cancel. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1036 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 67L, intense color and a strong impression, red grid cancel. F.-V.F.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1037 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 78L, exceptionally intense color and strong impression on bright paper, light red grid cancel. F.-V.F.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1038 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 79L, showing a prominent recutting error at top right, particularly strong color, bold red grid cancel, tiny thin. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
Expertization: clear 1989 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1039 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 80L, three huge margins including sheet margin at right to clear at bottom, intense color, red squared grid cancel, light vertical crease. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1040 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 82L, three large margins, fourth virtually clear at top, rich color and a strong impression, light red grid cancel. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,400
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1041 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 85L, four margins, crisp color and impression, blue straight line "paid" cancel, minute thin speck. Fine appearance.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 1042 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 93L, full to large margins except just nipping frame line at top and bottom right, light red grid cancel, tiny thin spot. Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1043 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 95L, virtually full margins to just touching frame line at lower left, bright and fresh color, light red grid cancel, couple trifling thin specks. F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1044 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 96L, clear to large margins, rich color, blue numeral "10" in circle cancel. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,650
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Lot 1045 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 98L, bright and fresh, light red grid cancel, slight corner crease. F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1046 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 100L, strong color and impression, light red grid cancel. Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1047 |
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10¢ black, double transfer type A (2 var.), position 1R, double transfer in "X" at lower right, with intense color, a razor sharp impression and a light blue grid cancel that does not obscure the variety. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $2,150
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1048 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), horizontal pair, position 4-5R, mostly clear to large margins except just nipping frame line at lower left of right stamp, scarcer black grid cancels, pressed vertical crease in left stamp. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $3,700
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Lot 1049 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 7R, full margins and sharp impression, fresh and Fine to Very Fine, tied by neat blue grid cancel on Sept. 1, 1847 folded letter from Baltimore to "Rev. Asher Wright, near Irving, Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus Reservation, New York"; cover flaws, Fine appearance.
Scott $1,750
The letter is from P.E. Thomas to Wright, a Presbyterian missionary among the Seneca Indian Tribe. Thomas encloses a letter [not present] for Wright to "…deliver and interpret…to Israel Jameson [a Seneca Chief] as early as it be conveniently done…".
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Lot 1050 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 11R, three large margins including the interpane sheet margin at left, just in at lower right, intense color, Fine to Very Fine, tied by bold red grid cancel on Apr. 30, 1851 folded letter from St. Louis to Philadelphia, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,700
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Lot 1051 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 18R, full to large margins, with especially deep color, a finely etched impression and blue cancel. Small tear at top. Fresh and otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1052 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 22R, four margins, fresh and intense color, blue grid cancel. F.-V.F.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1053 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 25R, large to huge margins, red grid cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1054 |
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10¢ black, double transfer type B (2 var.), position 31R, double transfer in "Post Office", four large margins including a portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, with bright color on fresh paper and a light red grid cancel that does not obscure the variety, faint pressed crease and tiny thin. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,800
A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC OF THE FOUR DOUBLE TRANSFERS.
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Lot 1055 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 36R, four large margins, with bright color, a finely etched impression and a light red grid cancel. Fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1056 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 34R, four large margins, rich color and a crisp impression, light red grid cancel, faint corner crease. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1057 |
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10¢ black, double transfer type D (2 var.), position 41R, double transfer of left and bottom frame line, full to large margins, light red grid cancel. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $2,100
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Lot 1058 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 46R, four large margins, bright and fresh color, red grid cancel, a few small thin specks. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1059 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 51R, with a wide sheet margin at left, strong color, light blue grid cancel, small filled thin and light creases. Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1060 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 55R, full to large margins, fresh and intense color, blue integral "10" c.d.s., pressed crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1061 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 59R, large and beautifully balanced margins, strong color and impression, blue c.d.s. cancel, pressed crease. Fresh Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1062 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 62R, three plus large margins, just touched at upper right, deep color and fine impression, Fine to Very Fine, tied by bold red grid cancels on folded cover from Boston to Philadelphia, postmarked light Boston U.S. Express Mail c.d.s., fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,700
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Lot 1063 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 66R, full to oversized margins, sharp, prooflike impression, fresh and Very Fine, tied by bold black grid cancel on 1851 folded cover from Boston to Baltimore, postmarked perfectly struck "Boston, 10 Cts, 11 Jan" c.d.s.; cover flaws, fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,050
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Lot 1064 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 70R, with partial sheet margin at right, fresh and intense color, blue integral "10" c.d.s., tiny corner crease. F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1065 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 73R, full to huge margins with portions of adjacent stamps at top and bottom, red St. Louis "5" c.d.s. cancel, slight creases. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1066 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 75R, full to large margins, bright color, scarcer black grid cancel, tiny thin specks. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 1067 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 77R, full to large margins, strong color, red grid cancel, small thin specks and tiny corner crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1068 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 84R, four large margins, red squared grid cancel, light creases. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1069 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), position 86R, full to large margins, bright and fresh color, light red cancel, small thin spots. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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