1847 Issue
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 387 |
P |
1TC1bh, 2TC1bi |
 1847, 5¢ & 10¢ orange vermilion, trial color large die proofs on bond paper (Scott 1TC1bh, 2TC1bi), with
cross-hatching, 31x37mm and 31x42mm, respectively, Very Fine.
Scott $1,600. (Image)
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 388 |
P |
1P1b |
 1847, 5¢ red brown, large die proof on bluish bond paper (Scott 1P1b), with cross-hatching, 36x44mm, Very
Fine.
Scott $1,250. (Image)
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Estimate $600-800
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| 389 |
 |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), horizontal pair tied by red grid cancels to folded letter sheet with matching "U.S.
EXPRESS MAIL/Boston/MAR/13/Mass." postmark at top right; addressed to Philadelphia; business correspondence datelined 13 March 48; stamps with strong colors and clear to full margins all around, the cover with horizontal file fold at bottom, Very
Fine, ex Toaspern.
Scott $1,250. (Image)
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Estimate $800-1,200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 390 |
|
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four-margined single (uneven but clear at top) tied by red grid cancel to folded letter
sheet sent New York to New Port, R. Island, with red "New-York" postmark of Oct. 9; business correspondence datelined Oct. 9, 1850; tape-repaired fold splits at bottom, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $500. (Image)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 391 |
|
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), vertical pair (margins skimmed at bottom left) on double-rate folded letter sheet from
Boston to St. Louis, Mo.; stamps tied by circular red grid cancels with matching Boston "U.S. EXPRESS MAIL" cancel at right; business correspondence datelined July 17, 1849; stamps with solid color; cover with two vertical file folds missing stamps
and markings, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,250. (Image)
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 392 |
|
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), full-margined right margin single, tied to folded letter sheet addressed to Washington,
Conn. by red square grid cancel and matching New-York postmark of Nov. 9; stamp with dark clean color; cover endorsed "Paid" in manuscript, the personal letter datelined Nov. 8/48; staining to back of cover, the face fresh, Fine to Very
Fine.
Scott $650. (Image)
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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
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| 393 |
|
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four-margined single on folded letter sheet datelined August 14, 1848, sent from
Maysville, Ky. to Cincinnati, Ohio; stamp with rich "walnut brown" (penciled notation on back), tied by blue eight-bar square grid cancel with matching Maysville Aug. 15 postmark at left; manuscript "Paid" at lower left; handstamp on reverse "In 1847
directory/as [8-15] 18[48]", Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $540. (Image)
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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 394 |
|
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), mostly large margins but barely shaved at the upper left, canceled with a neat red grid
and tied by a matching "Boston, 5 cts, 29 Oct" c.d.s. on a clean folded cover to New York, one of two vertical file folds affects the stamp, otherwise Very Fine and attractive.
Scott $500. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
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| 395 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), clean with four large margins and a premium blue town postmark, Extremely Fine, with 2002
and 2023 P.F. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $900+.
Scott $550. (Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 396 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), horizontal pair, well-centered with clear color and red grid cancels, Very Fine.
Scott
$950. (Image)
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
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| 397 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), fresh example with strong color, full balanced margins, and an attractive red square grid
cancel, Very Fine.
Scott $425. (Image)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 398 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), clean with four margins and a red town postmark, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate
graded VF 80.
SMQ VF 80; $450.
Scott $575. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $400-500
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 399 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), horizontal pair, clean on bright paper with blue grid cancels and clear to full margins
all around, Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate.
Scott $990. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 400 |
 /O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), horizontal pair, an intriguing oddity, the left stamp uncancelled (tiny ink stain in "O"
of "OFFICE"), the right stamp sporting a red grid cancel; with bright color and clear to large margins, Very Fine, with 1975 P.F. certificate.
Scott $2,525. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 401 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), left margin single, eye-catching positional with immaculate paper and light red grid
cancels; margins capture adjacent framelines at top and right, Fine to Very Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott $425. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 402 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), left margin single, slightly worn impression with clean color and red postmark; margins
just in at top left, otherwise clear to capturing, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $425. (Image)
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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 403 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), bottom margin single, attractive with rich color and a red grid cancel; margins just
clear at lower left, large enough to capture two adjacent stamps' framelines, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $425. (Image)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 404 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), an pretty horizontal pair with wide side margins (partial sheet margin at the
left), clear to just in at the top and bottom, fresh and and completely sound with neat red grid cancels, Fine to Very Fine. Most attractive.
Scott $950. (Image)
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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 405 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), with dark color, clear to capturing margins and unobtrusive red grid cancels; tiny thin
spot at center, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott $425. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 406 |
O |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), fresh with strong color and large, balanced margins; red grid cancels, Extremely Fine to
Superb, with 2008 and 2013 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded XF-SUP 95.
SMQ XF-SUP 95; $1,750.
Scott $425. (Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate $1,500-2,000
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| 407 |
O |
1 var. |
 1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1 var.), a four-margined, strong-colored example, with blue "5" in circle cancel, Very Fine, with
2013 and 2023 P.F. certificates, the latter graded VF 80.
SMQ VF 80; $450+.
Scott $465. (Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate $400-600
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| 408 |
O |
1a |
 1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1a), sound with balanced margins and a light red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. (as
"dark brown") and 2002 P.S.E. (as "brown") certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $1,250.
Scott $525. (Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate $1,200-1,800
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| 409 |
O |
1a |
 1847, 5¢ grayish brown (Scott 1a), horizontal pair, a lovely shade with clean impression and red grid cancels; light
vertical crease in the right stamp, otherwise Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott $1,500. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $800-1,200
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 410 |
O |
1a |
 1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), Post Office fresh with strong color and a light red grid cancel; scrape at left, tiny
margin creases at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott $525. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 411 |
|
1b |
 1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), an exquisite right margin single with capturing left and full top and bottom margins,
tied to folded letter sheet (pre-printed Peach Mountain Coal Co. delivery price list) by blue Philadelphia postmark; addressed to Bristol, Rhode Island; stamp is pristine with exceptional color; some splits along folds of letter sheet, still Very
Fine, just a lovely item, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott $900. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 412 |
O |
1b |
 1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), horizontal pair, fresh and bright with red New York square grid cancels, Fine to Very
Fine, with 2023 Crowe certificate.
Scott $1,800. (Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate $1,000-1,500
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| 413 |
O |
1b |
 1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), four-margined example with red grid cancels, in shade approaching a #1d, Fine to Very
Fine, with 2023 Crowe certificate.
Scott $675. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 414 |
O |
1b |
 1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), Post Office fresh with clear to full margins (bottom just capturing frameline of
stamp below); red grid cancel, Fine to Very Fine, with 2019 Crowe certificate.
Scott $675. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 415 |
O |
1b |
 1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), face-fresh example with warm color and an extremely faint cancel, margins just clear
to full all around; regummed over filled-in thins at center, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott $675. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 416 |
O |
1b |
 1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), four-margined with glowing color and a light black grid cancel, Very Fine to
Extremely Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $975.
Scott $675. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $800-1,200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 417 |
Z |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), positions 90-100R, right margin vertical pair, cleanly printed with clear to full margins,
tied by two red cork cancels; bottom stamp with small tear into lower left "X" and tiny scrape above the same "X", still Fine to Very Fine, with 2023 Crowe certificate.
Scott $2,750. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 418 |
|
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), right margin single on outer folded letter sheet sent from New York to the Bank of Montreal
in Toronto, Cana West; stamp with rich color and four margins (top left clear by a hair or two), tied by red square grid cancel with matching SEP 3 postmark at left; red broken-ring "Queenston/SEP 10/1848/U.C." transit at lower left, with similar
black Toronto receiver on reverse (date not struck up, but docketed on back "Recd 12th"'; manuscript "4½" rating on front; no correspondence, the paper watermarked "BP & C"; two pressed-out vertical file folds, small split to back, Fine to
Very Fine.
Scott $1,750. (Image)
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Estimate $1,200-1,800
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| 419 |
|
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), horizontal pair (top margin just grazed at right, otherwise full to capturing at bottom;
appear to be positions 44-45R) tied by three strikes of circular red grid cancel; sent Express from Boston to Philadelphia; red "U.S. EXPRESS MAIL" cancel of Mar. 27 at left, crayoned "20" rating just to left of stamps; center with light stain at top
and vertical file fold; back sports remnants of numerous hinges, Fine to Very Fine, attractive use.
Scott $3,750. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,500.00
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| 420 |
|
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), four-margined example tied to folded letter sheet by circular red grid cancel with matching
"10" and "U.S. EXPRESS MAIL/Boston/MAR/15/Mass." postmark at right; business correspondence (regarding sale of pork) datelined March 15, 1848; stamp with strong color and detail; cover with central vertical file fold, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott
$1,700. (Image)
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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 421 |
O |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), a beauty with strong color, clean detail, and a light red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with
2019 P.F. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $1,300.
Scott $900. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 422 |
O |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), cleanly printed in strong color; margins clear to full all around; black cancel essentially
face-free, Very Fine.
Scott $1,150. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 423 |
O |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), four-margined and sound, with blue straightline "PAID" cancel, Very Fine.
Scott $1,000. (Image)
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 424 |
O |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), clean four-margined example with light black grid cancel, Very Fine, with 2020 P.F.
certificate graded VF 80.
SMQ VF 80; $750 without cancel premium.
Scott $1,150. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 425 |
O |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), position 81L penciled on back, left margin single, a pristine example with clear margins all
around (close at top right), with light, face-free red grid cancel, Fine to Very Fine, but prettier than its centering.
Scott $900.
(Image)
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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 426 |
O |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), Post Office fresh with solid color and detail, four clear to full margins and a light red
grid cancel, nearly Very Fine.
Scott $900. (Image)
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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
