1847, 5¢ Red Orange, rich distinctive red orange color on bright bluish paper, margins large to well clear at bottom, tied by red square grid handstamp with matching "New -York, Apr 3" cds at right on 1851 folded letter to Belvidere, N.J., Very Fine, a Wonderfully Choice Example of the 1847 5¢ Red Orange on Cover, this being one of only four recorded sound examples on cover; with 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1c  $10,500. The 5¢ red orange is the rarest of all 1847 shades. According to the late C. Hahn in the Collector's Club Philatelist, the red orange shade was produced in December of 1850 during the fourth and last printings. The known usages on cover appear for only a very short time between April and June of 1851 and all but one are used from New York City. $0 (Image)

1847, 5¢ Red Orange, neat red square grid cancel, mostly large margins to well clear at bottom right, bright true red orange color on deeply blued paper, Very Fine and choice, a lovely example of the 1847 5¢ Red Orange Issue, the rarest of all 1847 5¢ issue shades; with 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1c  $9,500. $0 (Image)