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3X1, Baltimore, MD, 1845 5c Black on white, single, full left and partial top framelines, pen squiggle and tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Jun 7" datestamp, matching "Paid" and "5" in oval, on 1847 folded letter to Annapolis, Maryland, very fine and choice, particularly scarce with a sound stamp tied by a Baltimore datestamp, illustrated in Muriel Hayes's "The 1845 Provisional Postage Stamps of James H. Buchanan" (Collectors Club Philatelist Vol. 49, No. 1), Hayes census #30, USPCS census #20127, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $12,500, stamps tied by a handstamp command a premium) (Image)
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Opening US$ 8,500.00
Sold...US$ 8,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 16:34:29 EST
Sold For 8500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 2
Symbol: Cat No: 3X4
3X4, Baltimore, MD, 1845 10c Black on Blue, three full framelines, tied by two strikes of blue "Paid" and "10" in oval to January 5, 1846 folded letter to Annapolis, Maryland, red "Barnum's City Hotel" oval and light blue Baltimore postmark at left, stamp with a trivial vertical file crease at far right (mentioned for strict accuracy only), unique on cover with only one other known off cover, Hays census #1, USPCS census #20166 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott listed but not priced on cover)
Based on known dates of use, it appears that the Baltimore provisionals on bluish paper predated the printings on white paper by at least several months (stamps on white paper do not appear until January, 1846). Postmaster James M. Buchanan was one of the earliest adapters to the use of adhesive stamps, with Baltimore's stamps being issued mere weeks after the postal reforms of 1845 took effect. Any 10c adhesive on cover is exceptionally rare, with just five examples of the 10c on White recorded on cover (three of which are faulty).
This cover, with an immaculate 10c on Bluish tied by three handstamps, is one of the most important United States Provisional items in existence, and has not been offered publicly since a 1975 Robson-Lowe Geneva sale (where it sold for 250,000 Swiss francs). The red hotel handstamp perfectly contrasts the blue postal markings and enhances the appearance of an already spectacular item. When the item's stellar provenance (Hind to Caspary to Lilly to Boker to Haub) is taken into consideration, we feel no hesitation in calling this one of the greatest American philatelic gems.
Provenance: Arthur Hind (Charles J. Phillips Sale 1, 1933)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 967, 1955)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 312, 1967)
John R. Boker, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 155,000.00
Sold...US$ 155,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 16:36:19 EST
Sold For 155000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 3
Symbol: Cat No: 5X1
5X1, Brattleboro, VT, 1846 5c Black on Buff, position 10, nearly full margins, canceled by red "Paid" on 1847 folded cover to New York, matching second strike and "Brattleboro Vt 27 Mar" datestamp, address panel enhanced (not mentioned on certificate) and horizontal filefold well away from stamp, extremely fine and attractive, only 19 covers are known bearing the Brattleboro stamp, as these stamps were printed on very soft paper many surviving examples have minor faults making this sound example even more desirable, USPCS census #21639, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $17,500)
Provenance: Katherine Matthies (R.A. Siegel Sale 353, 1969) (Image)
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Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 16:36:50 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 4
Symbol: Cat No: 11X2
11X2, St. Louis, MO, 1845 10c Black on Greenish, vertical pair (positions 2, 4), margins all around, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Jan 28" datestamp to 1846 folded letter to Philadelphia (Charnley & Whelan correspondence), manuscript "20" and red "Paid" handstamp at right, top stamp diagonal crease at top left and stamps lifted and re-affixed (not mentioned on certificate), extremely fine appearance, one of the most attractive St. Louis Bears multiples on cover in our opinion, USPCS Census #21147, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $22,500)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 967, 1955)
Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 596, 1982) (Image)
