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Lot 312 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to cutting at upper left, light pre-usage wrinkle (not mentioned in certificate), tied by red square grid, no town mark, on an incoming envelope to New York, with Blood's 1¢ black on bronze (15L13), ample margins, acid tied, at upper left. Fine usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Craveri
This cover was placed aboard an east bound train by a Blood's envelope and cancelled on arrival in New York. Such covers were virtually never struck by a datestamp.
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Lot 313 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large to huge margins, tied by Philadelphia '10' c.d.s. on folded cover to Taunton, Mass.; file fold at left. Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 314 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins all around, tied by red circular grid cancellation on Aug. 9, 1850 folded letter to Derby, Ct., matching "New-Haven Ct. 9 Aug" c.d.s., horizontal file fold. Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 315 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), close to huge margins at sides, tied by bold red grid cancellation on 28 Sep. 1848 folded letter to New York, N.Y., matching "Boston '5cts' 29 Sep" c.d.s. Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 316 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, clear impression, cancelled by neat "Paid" in blue, matching "Havre de Grace Md. Jul. 17" c.d.s. at left, on undated folded cover to Philadelphia; stamp "tied" by light embossing of handstamp on reverse, stamp with trivial toned speck. Still fresh and Very Fine, rare small town.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 317 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to touching frameline at left, deep rich color from an early impression, tied by red open grid cancellation on Sep. 3, 1847 folded letter to Washington, D.C., matching "New-York Sep 3" c.d.s. Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: signed by Ashbrook.
Provenance: Krug
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Lot 318 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins, closer at top right, tied by red circular grid on folded cover to Derby, Ct., matching "New Haven Ct. 17 Sep." c.d.s., 1850 docketing, horizontal file fold. Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 319 |
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1847, 5¢ brown (1), ample to large margins, choice color and impression, tied by light manuscript "X" cancel, on 1847 folded letter from Wrightsville Pa to Baltimore. Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Craveri
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Lot 320 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), full to mostly large margins, tied by red grid cancels on 1849 folded cover from New Haven to Norwich Ct, light red New Haven c.d.s. at left, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $675
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 321 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), large to huge margins, deep color, tied by black New Orleans c.d.s. and cancelled by manuscript on 6 Sep. 1848 folded letter to Jackson, La., vertical file fold. Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 322 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), margins to cutting, rich color, tied by red grid, matching New-York Oct 8 c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter, datelined "U.S. Ship North Carolina" to Philadelphia, letter includes request for "half dozen bottles each of (Pale) Madeira," and "2 bottles of good Brandy," to be used as gifts, to be sent to the North Carolina, which was in port in New York, small cover tear at top and some internal separations. Fine usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
FINE 1847 ISSUE WINE REFERENCE.
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Lot 323 |
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1847, 5¢ red orange (1c), large margins all around, tied by red open grid cancellation on 1851 folded cover to the President of Yale College in New Haven, Ct., red "New-York May 6" c.d.s., docketed as letter dated May 5; Extremely Fine.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 5¢ 1847 RED ORANGE USED ON COVER.
Expertization: signed by Stanley B. Ashbrook, 1955 & 2001 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Chase, Emerson
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Lot 324 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins, including partial sheet margin at left, excellent color and impression, tied by blue Philadelphia c.d.s., postmark repeated at right, used with Blood's 2¢ black on bronze, acid tied, on double rate 1848 folded letter to Pittsburgh, small scissor cut in sheet margin, well away from design and not mentioned in certificate, cover with minor internal tear. A Fine and scarce usage.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 325 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), full to large margins, strong impression and a gorgeous deep shade, tied by red grid, matching "Charleston S.C. 10 Aug. 9" c.d.s. on buff envelope with "Charleston Hotel" in double oval on flap, to Richmond, Va., negligible light envelope creases completely clear of any markings or the stamp. Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1989 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 326 |
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1847, 10¢ black, short transfer at top (2 var.), position 11L, full to huge margins including part of adjacent stamp at top showing, clear impression, tied by two strikes of "Philadelphia '5' Jun 4" integral rate c.d.s. (possibly signifying double rate) with clear strike adjacent on 1849 greenish blue folded letter to Taunton Mass. Red open grid cancel. A Fine usage.
Scott $1,850
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Lot 327 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), full to large margins, strong color and impression, on cover to Cambridge Mass., blue "Natchez Mi Dec 29" origin c.d.s. Cancelled by scarce black grid. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,050
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 328 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), clear to large margins, tied by blue circular grid cancellation on 13 June 1849 folded cover to Philadelphia Pa., matching "Louisville Ky. Jul 8", docketing. Fine.
Scott $1,700
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Lot 329 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins except clear at right, tied by bold blue "5" in oval and red grids, on white envelope to Concord N.H. with blue "Baltimore Md Jul. 20" c.d.s. at left; stamp with light surface scrape from force of cancels. Otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
A RARE COMBINATION OF TWO COLORS AND INCORRECT RATE HANDSTAMP.
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