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The William H. Gross Collection: United States 1847 First Issue continued...

Plate Varieties continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
65°   Image5¢ Brown, Crack in "T" Variety (1 var), Position 69R, plate crack in "T" of "Post" to top of design clearly visible, large to full margins, intermediate impression and light grayish shade, tied on small piece by blue numeral "5" handstamp, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful example of this significant variety, ex Saadi, with 1983 P.F. certificate not noting the variety (issued before it was known), Scott value with numeral cancel $3,100.00 (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $950.00
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66°   Image5¢ Brown, Crack in "T" Variety (1 var), Position 69R, plate crack in "T" of "Post" to top of design clearly visible, large margins to clear at bottom left, red circular grid cancel, Very Fine, ex Saadi, with 1993 P.F. certificate not noting the variety (issued before it was known), Scott value $3,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
67°   Image5¢ Red Brown (1), identified by Wade E. Saadi as Position 69R with Crack in "T" and "missing tick mark at left", but we cannot see any trace of the crack--if it is there, it has been affected by plate wear to the vanishing point--red grid cancel, pale shade and worn-plate impression, full to large margins, Very Fine, pencil note on back, ex Saadi, Scott value $350.00 as normal stamp ($3,000.00 as Crack in "T"), offered on its own merits (Image)

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E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $150.00
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68° c Image5¢ Brown, Crack in "T" Variety (1 var), Position 69R, plate crack in "T" of "Post" to top of design clearly visible, also lacks the "tick" mark in the upper part of the left frameline that is present on nearly all of the other recorded "T" Crack examples (due to plate wear), large margins all around, grayish shade and worn-plate impression, tied by red circular grid cancel with matching "Eastport Me. May 10" (1849) circular datestamp on folded letter to Machias, Maine, Extremely Fine stamp and a choice on-cover use of this significant variety, ex Saadi, Scott value as used off cover $3,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
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69°   Image10¢ Black, Short Transfer at Top (2 var), Position 31L, large margins to full, showing clear short transfer at top, tied by blue grid cancels with matching "Louisville Ky. Mar. 3" circular datestamp on blue piece, Very Fine, ex Saadi, with 1984 and 1990 P.F. certificates, the latter mentioning the variety, Scott value $1,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
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70°   Image10¢ Black, "Harelip" Variety (2 var), Position 57L, full to ample margins, fine impression showing the variety well, red grid cancel, minute nick in bottom left margin outside the frameline of the stamp, Very Fine appearing example of this prominent plate variety, ex Koppersmith and Saadi, with 1986 and 1992 P.F. certificates mentioning the variety, Scott value $3,500.00 (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $850.00
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71°   Image1847 5¢ pair and 10¢ "Harelip" variety used together on a piece of a cover

5¢ Red Brown (1), 10¢ Black, "Harelip" Variety (2 var), 10¢ Position 57L with clear "Harelip" plate variety, large margins to touched at bottom frameline, 5¢ horizontal pair, washed-out color and very worn impression, large margins to touched at top right, tied by three strikes of red grid with matching "Charleston S.C. May 11" (1850) circular datestamp on piece of blue cover to Ludlow Beebe in Philadelphia

Very Fine. An outstanding 1847 Issue combination use including the 10¢ "Harelip" variety.

This combination use paid double the over-300 miles rate from Charleston to the Northeast. The vast majority of such 20c rate covers were prepaid with a pair of 10c stamps--this is a rare exception.

Ex Sweet and Meroni. Scott value for No. 2 with "Harelip" variety is $3,500.00, value for Scott No. 1 pair is $800.00. (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
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72° c Image10¢ Black, "Harelip" Variety (2 var), Position 57L, large margins to ample at bottom right corner, showing the distinctive plate flaw above Washington's lip, tied by red square grid cancel with matching "New-York Feb. 14" Valentine's Day circular datestamp on 1851 docketed buff envelope to Lebanon, Ohio, some minor edgewear, Very Fine and scarce on-cover example of this prominent 10c 1847 plate flaw, ex Boker, Scott value off cover is $3,500.00 (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
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73°   Image10¢ Black, "Stick Pin" in Tie Variety (2 var), Position 52L, large margins to ample at right, intense shade and impression shows the variety beautifully, light red grid cancel, Very Fine, a lovely example of this scarce plate variety, we have not offered another since 2009, ex Saadi, with 1985 (for cover) and 1989 P.F. certificates, Scott value $3,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,600.00
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74°   Image10¢ Black, Vertical Line through Second "F" of "Office" (2), Position 68R, large to full margins at top, red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a scarce plate variety, only one is known on cover (offered in our Mirsky sale), ex Saadi, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott value $1,700.00 (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
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75°   Image10¢ Black (2), Position 79L, showing prominent plate scratch, causing diagonal downward line outside of frameline at upper right, large margins to clear, particularly large at right which nicely shows the variety, Fine, ex Saadi, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott value $775.00 as ordinary position (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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