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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1321

1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four large balanced margins, tied by red grids on tan 1849 folded letter to Lynchburg, Va., postmarked matching Jul 15 Richmond circular datestamp; central vertical file fold a bit heavy, Fine to Very Fine, 07/15/49 in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1322

1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), large margins except barely touching at lower right, tied by black grid on folded wrapper to New York City, postmarked red Sep 20 Boston circular datestamp with integral "5 cts." rate, Very Fine, not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
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1323

1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four nice margins, neatly tied by manuscript "X" in small 1849 folded letter to Rock Run (Md.), postmarked clear blue Sep 1 Baltimore Rail Road circular datestamp; horizontal file fold through stamp and cover tear at top, Fine, 09/01/49 in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
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1324

1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), large balanced margins, tied by red grid on 1849 folded letter to Boston, postmarked matching Aug 18 New-York circular datestamp, Very Fine, Not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1325

1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), small margins to partial sheet margin at top, tied by red grid on 1849 folded letter to Springfield, Mass., postmarked matching Apr 27 New-York circular datestamp; one of two vertical file folds just affects stamp's left edge, Fine to Very Fine, not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
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1326

1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), 3½ margins, cut in at lower right, just tied by blue grid on 1848 folded letter to Lewiston, Pa.; postmarked Dec 25 Philada., Pa. circular datestamp with integral "5 cts." rate; clear hotel handstamp "Columbia House, Philadelphia." on reverse, Fine, not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $500 - 750

Nice Christmas day postmark, but the clerk obviously forgot to change the date slug, as the letter is datelined Dec 28. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1327

1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), horizontal pair, small margins to barely shaved at left, canceled by red grids and tied by totally illegible red Apalachicola circular datestamp on 1849 folded letter to Savannah, Ga., datelined "Apalach^a 19th Feby 1849", handstamped red "10" and endorsed "Paid Mail", Very Fine, not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

The Alexander Census records only six 5¢ Apalachicola covers (all to New York), despite the fact that Apalachicola received 4,300 5¢ stamps. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
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1328

1847, 5¢ grayish brown (Scott 1a), horizontal pair with four good margins canceled by two lightly struck blue grids on 1850 folded wrapper to Philadelphia, postmarked matching Oct 2 Nashville circular datestamp; wrapper previously refolded, Fine to Very Fine, 10/02/50 in the Alexander Census, 1991 PF certificate.
Estimate $800 - 1,200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $800-1,200
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1329

1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), ample to large margins except close at upper right, tied by one of two strikes blue Apr 22 Philada. Pa. circular datestamp with integral "5cts" rate on folded wrapper with manuscript "Paid" to Charlestown, Va.; cover also bears Philadelphia U.S.P.O. Despatch 1¢ gold on black (7LB11), large margins, uncanceled, Very Fine, 04/22/xx in the Alexander Census, previous PF certificate 196973 (not present) declined opinion as to whether the Philadelphia Carrier originated on this wrapper.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1330

1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), clear to mostly large margins, neatly tied by manuscript "X" on partial folded wrapper to Mt. Holly, N.J., postmarked mostly complete blue Sep 14 "New York & Phila. R.R." circular datestamp; cover also bears an uncanceled D.O. Blood's City Despatch Paid local (15L8); repaired address cutout and bottom flap added, Very Fine appearance, 09/14/xx in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1331

1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), four nice margins, tied by red grid on small envelope to Augusta, Geo., postmarked matching Apr 9 Macon circular datestamp with integral rate "5", Very Fine, 04/09/xx in the Alexander Census, 1979 PF certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750

Macon received 8,500 5¢ 1847s, yet only 14 5¢ covers have been recorded. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1332

1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), gorgeous color, full margins to barely shaved at lower right, tied by neat red grid on 1847 folded letter to Sumterville, S.C., postmarked matching Sep 10 Charleston circular datestamp with integral "5" rate, Very Fine, 09/10/47 in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

Used in the third month of issue, the third earliest of the Charleston 5¢ covers. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
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1333

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), four large balanced margins, neatly pen canceled on buff envelope to North Fairhaven, Mass. postmarked manuscript "Olive Grove Ga, Feby 18", docketed 1851 as "No 28" in the Swift correspondence (see below); wax seal stain in center, accompanying certificate notes "stamp with small faults at top right, a lightened stain at right and a small scissors cut in the margin at bottom right", none of which is really significant in our opinion, Fine, 02/18/51 in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000

Olive Grove received no 1847 stamps of either denomination. All 13 Olive Grove covers recorded in the Alexander Census are to Mrs. R.N. Smith in North Fairhaven, Mass. There are no 5¢ covers recorded.

Interestingly, we also offer a 10¢ Tallahassee cover addressed in the same hand to the same Mrs. R.A. Smith in Fairhaven. The Alexander Census records two "Swift" covers from Tallahasse and nine from Apalachicola. (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000
CLOSED
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1334

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), two singles, one with left sheet margin (position 41R1 with type D double transfer), the other with two margins; tied together by red grids on envelope to Darien, Geo., postmarked matching 13 Feb Roswell circular datestamp; mild foxing affecting the stamps slightly, Fine, not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500

There are no double-rate 10¢ covers among the eight 10¢ Roswell covers listed in the Alexander Census, and only one in all of Georgia, that being to Massachusetts; in fact, there are no intrastate double-rate 10¢ covers listed for any of the Southern states. (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1335

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), mostly large margins, a little close at left and small nick at lower right, neatly pen canceled on 1849 folded letter to Athens, Geo., postmarked blue Sep 7 Monroe circular datestamp at left, Very Fine, 09/07/49 in the Alexander Census (also in Hart's original census), 2008 PF certificate.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

This is earlier of only two 1847 covers from Monroe, which received no 1847 stamps of either denomination. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1336

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), clear to large margins, canceled by light green grid on buff envelope to North Fairhaven, Mass., postmarked light strike matching Mar 24 Tallahassee circular datestamp; manuscript docketing removed, cover silked and flap repaired, Very Fine appearance, 03/24/48 in the Alexander Census, 2010 PF certificate.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

The second earliest of 21 recorded 10¢ covers from Tallahassee, which was one of only a few post offices to use green cancelling ink on the 1847 Issue. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1337

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), four huge margins including a good bit of the adjacent stamp at top (Extremely Fine), tied by neat red grid on 1850 folded letter to Savannah, Ga., postmarked light strike matching Feb 22 Roswell circular datestamp; couple light vertical file folds, Fine to Very Fine, 02/22/50 in the Alexander Census, signed Ashbrook with 1996 PF certificate.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

The earliest of only eight 10¢ Roswell covers (only two others show year date) . (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1338

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), full margins to just in at lower left, tied by manuscript "X" over a lighter pen cancel on 1848 folded letter (datelined New York) to New Orleans, handstamped red "STEAM-BOAT" and endorsed manuscript "p Southerner"; stamp with barest traces of toning, Fine to Very Fine, 04/04/48 in the Alexander Census, 2005 PF certificate.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

1339

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), three large margins, just shaved at upper right, tied by red Apr 4 Charleston circular datestamp with integral "10" rate on 1848 folded letter (datelined New York) to New Orleans; marked manuscript "Paid" with red handstamped "STEAM-BOAT" and manuscript endorsement "p Northerner", Fine to Very Fine, 03/12/48 in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

1340

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), left sheet margin single, cut in at bottom, tied by pen cancel on buff envelope to North Fairhaven, Mass. postmarked manuscript "Olive Grove Ga, Feby 25", docketed 1851 as "No 29" ("9" written over "8") in the Swift correspondence; light wax seal stain in center, Fine, not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
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