Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1006
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Brown, tied on cover front addressed to Utica NY by red square grid with accompanying "New York Jan 30" cds, with Bouton's City Dispatch Post, New York NY, 2c Black on gray blue, Dots in corners (18L2) in the bottom left corner tied by light red "Paid/ Bouton" two-line handstamp, gins, tied by red square grid, stamps well-margined, front slightly trimmed around edges, Very Fine, one of five recorded 1847 and 18L2 combinationsrnProvenance: Guido Craveri (Image)

CV. 1,000

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1007
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, two singles canceled together on a folded letter datelined "New York, May 31. 1850" and addressed to Iowa City, Iowa by red square grid with matching "New-York May 31" cds, manuscript "Paid" at lower left, each single ample to large margins, cover with couple trivial foxing spots, Very Fine cover to a scarce destinationrnProvenance: Guido Craveri (Image)

CV. 400

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1008
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, tied by bold blue "Troy N.Y. 5 cts 16 Apr" cds on a blue envelope addressed to South Easton, NY, 1849 docketing at left; wax seal partly removed from reverse, stamp clear impression with ample to large margins, Very Fine cover from the McKie correspondence (Scott $550)rnProvenance: Guido Craveri (Image)

CV. 200

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1009
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1, 1847 5c Red brown, deep shade tied on folded letter sheet addressed to Philadelphia (Ludlow Beebee) by blue circular grid with an accompanying blue "Baltimore Md. Aug 15" (1848) cds, stamp full to wide margins, Very Fine and choice; signed AshbrookrnProvenance: Philip Rust, "Como" Collection (Image)

CV. 200

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1010
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, four full margins in a true "Brown" shade, struck by attractive blue "Philadelphia 5 May 26" cds (second strike alongside), addressed to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, datelined 1849, vertical filefold well away from stamp, Extremely Fine gem with a particularly choice stamp, 1992 Colla certificate (Scott $425 plus $125 for blue town cancel) (Image)

CV. 150

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1011
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, lovely four-margin single tied by red diamond grid with matching "New-York Apr 2" cds alongside, letter datelined April 2, 1850 and addressed to Naugatuck, Connecticut, Very Fine and attractive, 1990 Holcombe certificate (Scott $425) (Image)

CV. 100

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1012
Symbol:Cat No:1 var.

1 var, 1847 5c Red brown, Dot in "S" variety, tied on folded letter datelined "Keesville Feby 26 1849" and addressed to Windsor, Vermont by blue centrally struck "Keesville NY Feb. 27" cds with an additional strike at the left edge, stamp crisp impression and mostly large margins, letter with a central vertical file fold, Very Fine and rare.as just four 1847 issue covers from Keesville are recorded rnProvenance: Guido Craveri (Image)

CV. 300

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1013
Symbol:Cat No:1a

1a, 5c 1847 Dark brown, tied to cover with small blue double-octagon "PAID" handstamp, blue "Philadelphia Pa. 5cts Sep 11" cds, neatly addressed to lawyer H. N. McAllister in Bellefonte, stamp well margined except just in at upper right, Very Fine, 1981 Dott. Enzo Diena certificate (Scott $900) (Image)

CV. 300

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1014
Symbol:Cat No:1a

1a, 5c 1847 Dark brown, tied on folded letter datelined "Boston Nov 20th 1848" and addressed to Proctorville, Vermont by red circular grid cancel, "Boston/ 5 Cts" 21 Nov cds adjacent, stamp rich color, large balanced margins, cover a light central vertical file fold, Very Fine and choice (Scott $500) (Image)

CV. 200

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1015
Symbol:Cat No:2

2, 1847 10c Black, four very large margins including portion of adjoining stamp at top and sheet margin at bottom, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. ? May" cds to cover to Providence, Rhode Island, matching blue "10" in oval at right, Extremely Fine and choice (Scott $1,100)rnProvenance: Jack Dick (Image)

CV. 500

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1016
Symbol:Cat No:2

2, 1847 10c Black, tied by red circular grid on a folded letter sheet boldly addressed to Philadelphia, accompanying red "Pittsburgh Pa. May 24" cds, 1850 docketing on back side, neat "R" blue handstamp at center, manuscript "12" at bottom, stamp ample to large margins, cover refolded at bottom, still Very Fine. (Image)

CV. 500

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1017
Symbol:Cat No:2

2, 1847 10c Black, tied on folded letter datelined "New York 5th Oct 1847" addressed to "Spring Prairie W.T. " (Wisconsin Territory) by strikes of red square grid, matching "New-York Oct. 5" cds, stamp full to large margins and with tiny internal wrinkles from wax particles underneath it, Very Fine appearance, scarce destinationrnProvenance: Guido Craveri (Image)

CV. 500

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1018
Symbol:Cat No:2

2, 1847 10c Black, position 42R, tied on commercial folded letter by red grid cancel, red "Mobile Ala. Aug 14" cds, originated in New Orleans and addressed to Philadelphia, stamp well margined each side, Very Fine and choice; 1992 Peter Holcombe certificate (Scott $1,050) (Image)

CV. 350

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1019
Symbol:Cat No:2

2, 1847 10c Black, tied on cover by red grid cancel, red "New-Haven Ct 9 Aug" cds, enclosed correspondence from Benjamin Martin to his wife and child, including discussion of stamp purchase and mail schedule, stamp full margins incl a wide margin at left, F-VF; 1981 Dott. Enzo Diena certificate (Scott $1,050) (Image)

CV. 350

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1020
Symbol:Cat No:2

2, 1847 10c Black, cancelled with red grid handstamp, red "Macon Ga 10 Oct 19" cds, on folded letter to Charleston, SC, addressed to the agent of the packet ship "Sutton" care of E. Lafitte, the enclosed letter docketed October 18, 1848 and containing shipping directions for merchandise; F-VF; 1999 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,050) (Image)

CV. 300

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1021
Symbol:Cat No:2

2, 1847 10c Black, tied on cover by two red grid cancels, red "Eastport Me. May 31" cds, "May 28, 1851" manuscript docketing within, addressed to dry goods merchants Smith & Boynton of New York, stamp showing all four framelines but cut close at top margin;1998 PSE certificate (Scott $1,050) (Image)

CV. 300

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:1022
Symbol:Cat No:2

2, 1847 10c Black, stamp with ample to large margins apparently tied on an 1848 folded letter sheet addressed to Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania by red circular grid cancel, New York May 18 cds, stamp small tear at right, Fine appearance, stamp did not originate on this cover (Image)

CV. 100

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:3201
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Brown, centrally struck small Boston "Paid" grid cancel (demonetized use) plus a lightened manuscript cancel, rich color, ample even margins, Very Fine; 2006 PF certificate (Image)

CV. 150

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:3202
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, clear portion of black (Fort L)eavenworth cds, margins to cutting, tiny faults, still a Fine and quite rare use during the "unorganized territory" period in Kansas, ex-Hart (Image)

CV. 150

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:3203
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, full to large margins, light red grid cancel, Very Fine; 2005 PF certificate (Scott $350) (Image)

CV. 120

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:3204
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, centrally struck red "38" numeral cancel (British credit), three clear to ample margins, clear to in at left, VG-Fine; a rarely seen marking on this stamp and likely unique (Image)

CV. 100

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:3205
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, horizontal pair with four large margins including sheet margin at left, tied by two strikes of magenta grid with matching "Hartford Ct. Jun 25" cds, "Paid" pointing hand handstamp and large red "10" numeral rate handstamp on buff cover to Avon Springs, New York, left stamp with natural diagonal paper crease at lower left, Extremely Fine, a delightful combination of markings, 2013 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)

CV. 750

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:3206
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847, 5c Red brown, stamp with red "5" handstamp, used on envelope with blue "Baltimore Md. May 25 [1851]" cds to Freiwaldau in Austria, red "52" charged upon arrival, variety of different transit/arrival backstamps, stamp repaired with portion of margins added at top and left, still a Fine and scarce Transatlantic use of the 1847 issue, with the 5c stamp paying British open mail rate by British packet, 1s6d marked debit to Prussia (8p sea postage from US to GB, 6p for British transport, 4p for double weight letter carried by Belgian transit), then 52kr marked due by Austria equaling 18p owed to Britain (43kr) plus 9kr for internal mail transit, 2005 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)

CV. 250

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:3207
Symbol:Cat No:1

1, 1847 5c Red brown, canceled but not tied on a folded letter (letterhead of the State Bank of Ohio) addressed to "T Severance" in Cleveland Ohio (a prominent family) by red circular grid with a corresponding "Cuyahoga Falls O. Aug 27" (1850) cds, stamp with rich color and just clear to wide margins, letter a couple vertical file folds and light aging spots not affecting stamp, a Fine Ohio use; the USPCS census records just 8 #1 covers used from Cuyahoga Falls, this being census #10038 (Scott $425) (Image)

CV. 200

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:3208
Symbol:Cat No:1a var.

1a, 1847 5c Grayish brown, blue grid cancel of the Norwich & Worcester RR, three clear to full margins, clear to just in at right, minor faults, Fine appearance yet a nice strike of this elusive marking (Image)

CV. 120