1844 5c black, margins except in at right, good color, blue cancel on FL sent 18 May, 1846 from New York to New Haven, red PAID and arrival pmk, fine (Cat No. 9X1) (Image)

Est.US$150

1845 5c black on bluish paper, unsigned, unused without gum, margins all around, Position 29, showing double transfer, v.f., with 1974 and 2007 PFCs (catalogued as the regular stamp without customary premium for double transfer), cat. $3750 (Cat No. 9X1e) (Image)

Cat. $3750, Est.US$1,500

1845 5c black on bluish paper, unsigned, margins all around, Position 34, canceled by red "Paid" arc handstamp (not tied), with overlapping "New York 5 Cts 16 Jul" departure pmk alongside, on cover to Hartford, Conn., with lengthy original letter datelined "New York July 15, 1845", with 1989 PFC stating "stamp with small repair at right" (actually a closed tear), otherwise a v.f. stamp on cover, second earliest known use, fewer than 5(!) recorded from this date, cat. $1350 (Cat No. 9X1e) (Image)

Cat. $1350, Est.US$1,000