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 5¢ 1847 pair on U.S. Express Mail cover from
Boston5¢ Red Brown (1), horizontal pair, large margins to full including part of adjoining stamp at top right, bright shade and cleaned-plate impression on deeply blued paper, light wrinkles from affixing, tied by three neat strikes
of red grid cancel, matching "U.S. Express Mail Boston Mass. Oct. 24" route agent's circular datestamp and "10" handstamp on small envelope to Philadelphia, Very Fine, ex Emerson, Newbury and Boker (Image) Search for comparables at
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E. $ 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $650.00
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 10¢ 1847 on U.S. Express Mail cover from Boston to
Cincinnati10¢ Black (2), full even margins, tied by red grid cancel, matching "U.S. Express Mail Boston Mass. Mar. 15" (1848) route agent's circular datestamp and "10" handstamp on blue folded letter to Cincinnati, lightly
toned vertical file fold, red grid causing slightly yellowish oily bleed in stamp, Very Fine, ex Boker (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com
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E. $ 750-1,000
SOLD for $600.00
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 Balance of route agent and railroad markings on 1847
covers from the William H. Gross Collection5¢ Red Brown, 10¢ Black (1-2), 26 covers plus one piece, most mounted on exhibit pages, all but one is a 5¢, outstanding range of markings including U.S. Express Mail (three), many railroads
including Augusta & Atlantic, Baltimore & Susquehanna, Baltimore (on a piece), Boston & Albany, Boston & Fitchburg (two), Boston & Maine, Eastern, Little Miami, Naugatuck (two), New Haven & Greenfield, New York & Erie, New York & New Haven, New York
& Philadelphia, Northern R.R., Philadelphia straightline (two, one on a 10¢ cover), several other Philadelphia, Providence & Worcester, Richmond, Western & Atlantic (pair), stamps are well-tied largely four-margin copies and show a range of shades, a
couple covers are ladies' embossed envelopes, some stamp and cover flaws to be expected, overall Fine and rarely seen assemblage of these better 1847 uses, see our website PDF for a complete scan Photo Ex (Image) View PDF of contents of this lot Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com
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E. $ 5,000-7,500
SOLD for $7,000.00
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