1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by blue Baltimore, Md cds on outer FL to Augusta, VA, endorsed "Paid", some cover bleaching, otherwise fine, cat. $550 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. $550, Est.$150

1847 5c red brown, margins touching to just in at top, canceled by pen on coverfront addressed to France, Lake Champlain departure postmark alongside, boxed "Colonies et Art 3" and red Angl.Calais 18 Nov 1850 entry markings, charged "15" (deci), with "Per Steamer via Liverpool" at top (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.$250

1847 10c black, right diagonal half used as 5 cents on complete FL dated 20 April, 1850 and used from Concord, N.H. to Boston, blue "PAID" and corresponding departure postmark at left, stamp uncanceled with large margin at right and just touching to in at bottom, usual filing folds, fine and very rare bisect on cover, with 1990 PFC, cat. $12500 (Cat No. 2a) (Image)

Cat. $12500, Est.$5,000

1847 10c black, right diagonal half used as 5 cents on reduced coverfront addressed to New York, stamp tied by red grids, with corresponding New Haven, Ct 30 June postmark alongside, fine and rare 10c bisect, with 1975 PFC (Cat No. 2a) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1847 10c black, right vertical half used as 5 cents on complete FL dated 7 June, 1851 and used from New Haven to Birmingham, red departure postmark at left, stamp with full margins, placed upside down and tied by red grids, v.f. and beautiful vertical bisect on cover, with 2010 PFC (effective July 1, 1851, the basic letter rate was reduced to 3c for domestic letters sent up to 3,000 miles. New stamps were issued to accommodate the new rates, and the old stamps were demonetized and invalid for postage after June 30, 1851) cat. $30000 (Cat No. 2b) (Image)

Cat. $30000, Est.$15,000