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Lot 1 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), full, beautifully balanced margins, bright fresh color and full never hinged original gum, choice Very Fine.
Scott $6,750 as hinged
AN AMAZING GEM, THE ONLY EXAMPLE CERTIFIED BY THE P.F. AS NEVER HINGED AND WITH FULL MARGINS, GREAT COLOR AND NO FAULTS OR DISTRACTIONS. THE PREVIOUS TIME THIS WAS FOR SALE (A 2004 AUCTION), THE DESCRIBER STATED "ARGUABLY THE FINEST MINT SINGLE IN EXISTENCE IN TERMS OF OVERALL QUALITY". WE COMPLETELY AGREE.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
One other example was certified by the PF as "Genuine", which only implied NH.
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Lot 2 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), clear to large margins, strong color and a clean impression, light natural gum bend, full original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $6,750
THE 5¢ 1847 IS SELDOM SEEN WITH THIS COMBINATION OF FRESHNESS, FOUR MARGINS AND ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), huge balanced margins, bright fresh color, fine impression, pretty red St. Louis Mo. circular postmark with integral "10" rate, Extremely Fine. SMQ $3,500.
Scott $425
AN EXQUISITE SUPERB QUALITY GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 5¢ 1847 ISSUE, WITH TREMENDOUS EYE APPEAL- AND WITH OVER 550 EXAMPLES GRADED, THERE ARE ONLY THREE OTHERS AT THIS GRADE AT THIS GRADE, AND FOUR HIGHER.
Expertization: 2010 P.S.E. Certificate graded Superb 98.
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Lot 4 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), four clear to very large margins, particularly rich unblemished color and a razor-sharp impression on fresh paper that still retains its original bluing, tiny tear in the top margin only, which could easily be removed still leaving a clear margin, otherwise nearly Very Fine, an affordable example of a stamp that remains on virtually every mint collector's want list.
Scott $15,000
Expertization: 1968 and 2002 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 5 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), huge balanced margins, fresh color with a sharp impression, and neat red grid cancel, Extremely Fine. SMQ $3,600.
Scott $1,000
AN EXQUISITE 10¢ 1847.
Expertization: 2007 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF-Sup 95.
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Lot 6 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), clear to large margins, bright color, red grid cancel, light wrinkle, Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: signed Bloch with his clear 1978 Certificate.
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Lot 7 |
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1847 (1875 Reproduction), 5¢ red brown (3), balanced margins, pretty shade, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $825
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 8 |
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1847 (1875 Reproduction), 5¢ red brown (3), margins all around, fresh color, without gum as issued, faint crease (not mentioned in certificate), otherwise fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $825
Expertization: clear 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 9 |
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1847 (1875 Reproduction), 10¢ black (4), large margins, prooflike color and impression, without gum as issued, choice, Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 10 |
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1847 (1875 Reproduction), 10¢ black (4), clear to large margins, bright and fresh, without gum as issued, fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 1994 P.F. Certificate.
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