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Lot 296 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), exceptionally fresh and bright w three huge margins and full to just clear at bottom, unused, F.-V.F. and really quite stunning.
Scott $2,400
Expertization: 2007 PF Certificate.
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Lot 297 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown, dot in "S" (1 var.), four ample balanced margins, striking deep rich color and a sharp impression, canceled by a neatly struck green Princeton N.J. town cancel with an additional light red crayon stroke, choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,800
Expertization: 1999 PF for pair on cover & 2004 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Hinrichs
Includes the original cover from which the pair (this was the top stamp) was taken.
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Lot 298 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large to mostly huge margins with adjacent stamp visible at right, red grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $525
Expertization: 1985 PF Certificate.
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Lot 299 |
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1847, 5¢ brown (1 var.), large to oversize margins and light red cancel, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $525
Expertization: 91 PF Certificate as the brown shade.
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Lot 300 |
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1847, 5¢ brown (1 var.), clear to mosly large margins, rich color and a neat red Binghampton N.Y. herringbone cancel, exceptionally fresh and F.-V.F.
Estimate $400 - 500
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate as the normal red brown shade.
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Lot 301 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), large to oversize margins with deep, dark color and a neat, twice struck red numeral "5" cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $850
A GEM 5¢ 1847 WITH NUMERAL CANCELS.
Expertization: 1998 PF Certificate.
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Lot 302 |
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1847, 5¢ grayish brown (1a var.), left sheet margin single with striking color, ample margins and a red grid cancel, Very Fine and remarkably attractive.
Scott $825
Expertization: 1991 PF Certificate as grayish brown.
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Lot 303 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample, well balanced margins with unusually deep color and a nealy struck blue Philadelphia PAID octagon (inverted), Very Fine with exceptional eye appeal.
Scott $575
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate.
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Lot 304 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown, double transfer "A" (1 var.), position 80R, ample to large margins with an unusually sharp impression and a light magenta grid cancel, Very Fine and choice.
Scott $925
Expertization: 1994 PF Certificate.
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Lot 305 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown, double transfer "C" (1 var.), large margins and neat black and light red grid cancels, heavy vertical crease has been hinge-reinforced and is almost invisible on the face, Very Fine appearance; a most attractive example of this this rare variety.
Scott $3,250
Expertization: 1981 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Hart
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Lot 306 |
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1847, 5¢ red orange (1c), ample to large margins except just clear at bottom, marvelous color and light red grid cancel, couple very faint pressed creases; fresh Fine appearance.
Scott $9,500
A MOST HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS, THE RAREST OF THE 5¢ 1847 SHADE.
Expertization: 1978 & 1996 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Faiman
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Lot 307 |
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1847, 10¢ gray black (2 var.), absolutely enormous margins on three sides and "merely" a large margin at the bottom, with adjacent stamps visible at left and right and a lightly struck red town cancel, exceptionally fresh and Extremely Fine to Superb.
Scott $1,200
A TRULY EXTRAORDINARY 10¢ 1847 WITH FABULOUS EYE APPEAL.
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate as the normal black shade.
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Lot 308 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), fresh and bright with mostly large margins with adjacent stamp visible at left and somewhat close at bottom, canceled by red St. Louis "PHILAD.A (RAILROAD)", Very Fine and remarkably attractive.
Scott $1,700
Expertization: 1997 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Matthies
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Lot 309 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), bright and fresh with large, perfectly balanced margins, a razor-sharp impression and a light fancy Roman numeral "X" cancel in red; choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,450
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate and 2008 PSE Certificate, the latter graded VF-XF 85.
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Lot 310 |
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1847, 10¢ black, double transfer "B" (2 var.), position 31R, ample to mostly large margins with a light red grid cancel allowing the major doubling in "POST OFFICE", "US" and the top frame line to show clearly, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $3,350
A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS DRAMATIC DOUBLE TRANSFER AND SURELY AMONG THE FINEST EXTANT.
Expertization: 1992 PF Certificate.
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Lot 311 |
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1847, 10¢ black, double transfer "C" (2 var.), position 2R, fresh and bright with ample to large margins and a prooflike impression, canceled by a red "19" foreign credit marking, couple small thin spots, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,850
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate.
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Lot 312 |
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1847, 10¢ black, double transfer "D" (2 var.), position 41R, full to mostly large margins with a razor-sharp impression and a neat manuscript cancel, exceptionally fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $2,250
Expertization: 1988 PF Certificate.
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Lot 313 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), plate scratch through lower right "X", large to oversize margins with a good bit of the adjacent stamp visible at bottom, attractively struck, light red grid cancel, certificate notes a "tiny blue mark in the oval at right", which is virtually invisible and of absolutely no consequence; fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
Expertization: 2010 PF Certificate.
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Lot 314 |
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1847, 10¢ black, short transfer at top (2 var.), large to oversize margins and strong color, double struck red grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,400
Expertization: 2010 PF Certificate.
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Lot 315 |
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1847, 10¢ black, "stick pin" in tie (2 var.), position 52Lfull to mostly large margins with a finely detailed impression canceled by a neat red "10", small, very faint corner crease at top, choice, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $3,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VARIETY WITH THE "STICK PIN" BEING ENCIRCLED BY THE "0" OF THE CANCELLATION.
Expertization: 1989 PF Certificate.
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