The Dr. Armando Grassi Collection of Classic United States Stamps

**1847 5¢ Issue**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2001		1	1847, 5¢ red brown. Left margin single, wide sheet margin with full nicely balanced margins around, radiant color on fresh bluish paper, tied on small piece by sharp strike of red "Burlington, Vt., 5" integral rate town cancel, Extremely Fine, a stunning cancellation and marginal single combination, ex-Consul Klep, V. Morris and Gross, with 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $575. (Image1)	Scott $575 Selling for...$650.00 Will close during Public Auction
2002		1	1847, 5¢ red brown. Four full well balanced margins, beautiful shade and impression, tied by perfect strike of blue "Troy N.Y. Dec 11" town cancel on small piece, Extremely Fine and choice, very attractive, with 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $550. (Image1)	Scott $550 Selling for...$260.00 Will close during Public Auction
2003	o	1	1847, 5¢ red brown. Horizontal pair, ample to large margins, gorgeous intensely deep color rarely encountered this deep, early detailed impression on fresh blued paper, neat red square grid cancels, Extremely Fine and choice, a striking used multiple, with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $950. (Image1)	Scott $950 Selling for...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2004	o	1	1847, 5¢ deep red brown. Ample to huge margins, beautiful intensely rich color, bold central strike of blue circular grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $465. (Image1)	Scott $465 Selling for...$270.00 Will close during Public Auction
2005	o	1	1847, 5¢ brown. Bold magenta grid and Hartford, Ct. town cancels, full well balanced margins, strong color; faint vertical crease hardly detracting, *Very Fine and choice appearance, striking and scarce color cancellations,* with 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $700. (Image1)	Scott $700 Selling for...$260.00 Will close during Public Auction
2006	o	1a	1847, 5¢ dark brown. Large beautifully balanced margins, wonderfully rich color, blue "Philadelphia, Pa., 5 cts" integral rate town cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 1988 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $2,400). Scott No. 1a; $650. AN EXCEPTIONAL LARGE MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 1847 5¢ ISSUE IN THE DARK BROWN SHADE. (Image1)	Scott $650 Selling for...$800.00 Will close during Public Auction
2007	o	1a	1847, 5¢ dark brown. Full nicely balanced margins, intensely rich dark brown shade on bright paper, neat socked-on-the-nose strike of blue circular grid cancel, *Very Fine and attractive, a truly striking shade,* with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1a; $565. (Image1)	Scott $565 Selling for...$300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2008	o	1a	1847, 5¢ blackish brown. Clear to mostly large margins, wonderfully rich deep blackish brown color enhancing a early detailed impression, sharp strike of black circular grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex-Barwis, with 2002, 2007 P.F. and 2002 P.S.E. certificates. Scott No. 1a; $1,575. A WONDERFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE SHADE. (Image1)	Scott $1,575 Selling for...$1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2009	o	1b	1847, 5¢ orange brown, Dot in "S" variety. Large well balanced margin, strong orange brown shade, vivid red grid cancel, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Wall, with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1b; $675. (Image1)	Scott $675 Selling for...$500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2010	o	1b	1847, 5¢ orange brown. Three strikes of bold blue Philadelphia "Paid" in elongated oval cancel, large margins, rich deep color, Extremely Fine, an unusual propeller-like cancel orientation, signed Bloch. Scott No. 1b; $725. (Image1)	Scott $725 Selling for...$325.00 Will close during Public Auction
2011	o	1b	1847, 5¢ orange brown. Perfect strike of blue "Paid" straight line cancel, ample to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, rich brilliant color enhancing a wonderful detailed impression, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1b; $725. A SPECTACULAR 1847 5¢ ISSUE WITH SUPERB COLOR AND EXCEPTIONAL STRUCK CANCELLATION. (Image1)	Scott $725 Selling for...$800.00 Will close during Public Auction
2012	o	1c	1847, 5¢ red orange. Two strikes of red "5" Numeral rate cancel, ample to large margins, bright true red orange color on fresh bluish paper, Very Fine and attractive, the rarest of all 1847 5¢ issue shades, with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1c; $8,500. A HANDSOME SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1847 5¢ ISSUE IN THE RED ORANGE SHADE BEARING A NUMERAL CANCELLATION. (Image1)	Scott $8,500 Selling for...$2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2013	o	1 var.	1847, 5¢ brown orange, double transfer (type "A"). Position 80R1, showing double transfer of top frame line, mostly huge margins including sheet margin at right and significant portions of adjacent stamp at bottom, rich color on deeply blued paper, two strikes of circular grid cancels, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. (which incorrectly calls this Red Brown) certificates. Scott No. 1 var.; $800. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE MAJOR DOUBLE TRANSFER VARIETY. (Image1)	Scott $800 Selling for...$650.00 Will close during Public Auction
2014	o	1 var.	1847, 5¢ red brown, double transfer (type "B"). Position 90R1, showing double transfer of top and bottom frame lines, ample to mostly large margins with double transfers in framelines clearly visible, strong color, light red grid cancels, *Extremely Fine, a choice example of this scarce major double transfer,* with 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1 var.; $800. (Image1)	Scott $800 Selling for...$575.00 Will close during Public Auction
2015	o	1 var.	1847, 5¢ brown, double transfer (type "E"). Showing double transfer of "U", "POST OFFICE" and left numeral, large well balanced margins, beautiful bright brown shade and a remarkably sharp detailed impression, light neat strike of complimentary red town cancel, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Ishikawa & Saadi, with 1991 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1 var.; $1,750. A WONDERFULLY CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1847 5¢ "MOWER SHIFT" TYPE E DOUBLE TRANSFER. (Image1)	Scott $1,750 Selling for...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1847 5¢ Demonetized Usages**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2016	o	1	1847, 5¢ red brown. Large nicely balanced margins and rich color, bold large Boston "Paid" in grid in black and red Boston town cancels, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Stollnitz & V. Morris, with 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $725. CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN 1847 5¢ ISSUE USED AFTER AFTER THE JULY 1ST OF 1851 DEMONETIZATION. (Image1)	Scott $725 Selling for...$1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2017		1	1847, 5¢ red brown. Tied by bold black Philadelphia, Pa. town cancel on piece, large to huge margins, strong vivid color, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Waterhouse, Haas and Wall, with 1991 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $650. A LOVELY AND EXCEPTIONAL DEMONETIZED USAGE OF THE 1847 5¢ ISSUE. The 1847 Issue was demonetized when the new 1851 Issue was introduced on July 1. Nevertheless, it appears that major post offices allowed occasional, albeit limited, use of the 1847 stamps for some time after the change. In this particular example, the 5¢ stamp is cancelled by a Philadelphia town cancel in black ink, a color that was not used until after 1851. (Image1)	Scott $650 Selling for...$650.00 Will close during Public Auction
2018	o	1	1847, 5¢ red brown. Complete socked-on-the-nose stunningly bold blue Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad fancy propeller cancel, clear to mostly large margins, rich color on fresh bright paper, an Extremely Fine strike, with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $625. ONE OF THE FINEST STRIKES OF THIS FANCY RAILROAD CANCELLATION ON A 1847 5¢ ISSUE. (Image1)	Scott $625 Selling for...$1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2019	o	1	1847, 5¢ red brown. Complete sharp socked-on-the-nose strike of red fancy circle of wedges cancel, full margins, strong bold color, an Extremely Fine strike, a superbly struck example of this rare fancy geometric cancellation, with 1997 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1; $425. (Image1)	Scott $425 Selling for...$400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2020	o	1	1847, 5¢ red brown. Full bold strike of fancy red Hudson River Mail 17-Bar wavy line grid cancel, clear to large margins, bold color, an Extremely Fine and choice strike, with 1990 & 2005 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 1; Estimate $500 - 750. ONE OF THE FINEST STRIKES OF THE HUDSON RIVER MAIL GRID CANCEL ON A 1847 5¢ ISSUE. (Image1)	Est. $500-750 Selling for...$350.00 Will close during Public Auction