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The William H. Gross Collection: 1847 and 1851-56 Issues continued...

Off-Cover 5-Cent Cancellations
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
33   Image5c Dark Brown (1a). Full to large margins, rich color and early proof-like impression, neat strike of green dotted-grid cancellation used only at Tallahassee Fla. during the 1847 period

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE STAMP WITH ONE OF THE FEW GREEN FANCY CANCELLATIONS USED DURING THE 1847 ISSUE ERA.

A similar example (ex Emerson, Haas and Wall) realized $10,500 in our Sale 826.

Ex Saadi. With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,100.00

SOLD for $6,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
34   Image5c Dark Brown (1a). Full to large margins, wonderful depth of color beautifully complemented by red open grid of tiny diamonds fancy cancel of East Hampton Mass., Extremely Fine, ex Lehman, Koppersmith and Saadi, illustrated in Chronicle 217 (p. 27), with 1987 and 1991 P.F. certificates (the former as Grayish Brown), Scott Retail as Dark Brown with normal cancel $850.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
35   Image5c Red Brown (1). Large margins, two strikes of unusual red 6-bar small rimless grid cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Newbury, Stollnitz and Saadi (who described the shade as "Chestnut Brown"), with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 450.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
36   Image5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins at bottom, neat strikes of red criss-crossing grid cancel of Boston & Albany Railroad, minute pinhole in "S" of "Cents" not mentioned on accompanying certificates, Very Fine appearance, ex Cole, Koppersmith and Saadi, with 1989 and 1991 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
37   Image5c Red Brown (1). Large margins, bright carmine cross-hatch grid cancel absolutely jumps off the stamp, Extremely Fine, ex Garrett and Saadi, illustrated in Chronicle 217 (p. 26), with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 450.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
38   Image5c Pale Red Brown (1). Full to large margins, soft shade beautifully complemented by orange Waukegan Ill. 6-bar grid in circle cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Garrett and Saadi, with photocopy of 1976 P.F. certificate as Red Orange (which has Scott Retail value of $9,500.00), with 1989 P.F. certificate as Pale Red Brown, the cancel makes the stamp appear more orange than it probably is, Scott Retail for Red Brown with orange cancel (Image)

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 $ 1,200.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
39   Image5c Red Brown (1). Full to large margins, rich color on crisp bluish paper, cancelled by deep magenta grid and rim of datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Emerson, Bingham, Koppersmith and Saadi, with 1987 and 1991 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 $ 700.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
40   Image5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins all around, bold strikes of deep blood red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a striking and beautiful pair, ex Saadi, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
41   Image5c Pale Brown (1). Full margins, pretty light shade and sharp impression, neat strike of blue 6-bar diamond-shaped grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Saadi, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 485.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
42   Image5c Red Brown (1). Ample to large margins with large top sheet margin, slightly in at lower right, tied on small piece by multiple strikes of fine-line blue square grid cancel, Very Fine and quite striking, ex Saadi, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 485.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
43   Image5c Red Brown (1). Ample to clear margins all around, deep rich color, cancelled by well-struck blue Hollow Star of Trenton N.J., faint vertical crease at left

VERY FINE STRIKE OF THIS RARE AND DESIRABLE FANCY CANCELLATION ON THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.

A comparable example of the Trenton Star on a 5c 1847 (also with small crease) realized $5,000 in our 2012 Mirsky sale (that example is ex Caspary, Haas, Grunin, Garrett and Wall). This example realized $5,750 in Christie's 1993 Ishikawa sale. See lot 156 of this sale for an on-cover example.

Ex Ishikawa and Saadi. Illustrated in Chronicle 217 (p. 27). With 1993 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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