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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), lightly struck magenta grid cancel, four full large margins all around, handsome well margined example with bright color and razor sharp impression, Choice Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott $375. Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), light red cancellation, attractive example with alluring rich color; large to ample margins; completely sound in all respects, Very Fine, with 1989 P.F.C. and 2018 P.F. certificate graded VF 80. SMQ VF 80; $400. Scott $375. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), blue circular grid cancel, four full ample to large margins all around, Very Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate. Scott $415. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), positions 91L1-92L1, horizontal pair, four full clear ample to exceptionally large margins all around, black grid and manuscript cancels and part of red boxed "Colonies &c. Art 13" French handstamp, with striking deep color and impression; light diagonal crease, Very Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott $850. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), blue circular grid cancel, four full ample to large margins all around, deeply etched impression showing every detail of the engraving; lightly stained, Very Fine to Extremely Fine centering. Scott $840. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), stamp canceled with neat blue circular grid cancel, with matching rare blue Northern Railroad Nov 1 postmark, addressed to Boscawen, NH, stamp has Extremely Fine centering with four large margins all around, a Very Fine cover front. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), lively red grid cancellation, impressive example with ultra sharp, clearly etched impression; this must have been one of the first examples off the printing press - the color is that good, Very Fine, with 2000 A.P.S. certificate. Scott $800. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), position 38L, blue cancel, four full large margins with gigantic margins at left, right and bottom, the bottom stamp showing adjoining stamp, magnificent example with great color, impression and centering; small circular cut into stamp at right, Very Fine to Extremely Fine centering, with 1991 P.F. certificate. Scott $850. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), red circular grid cancel, four full ample to large margins all around, Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), red grid cancels, four clear margins, slightly touching at top and ample to large margins on all other sides, Fine to Very Fine, with 2007 A.P.S. certificate. Scott $825. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), red circular grid cancel, four full margins all around; tiny corner crease at thin speck at top, gorgeous Very Fine centering. Scott $800. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
1847 (1875 Reproduction), 5¢ red brown (Scott 3), without gum as issued, good looking 1875 reproduction; a flawless example with superior color, Fine to Very Fine, only 4,779 sold. Scott $850. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
1847 (1875 Reproduction), 5¢ red brown (Scott 3), without gum as issued, nearly three and a half large margins, only slightly cutting in at left, bright fresh color; tiny thin speck at bottom, Fine. Scott $850. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
1847 (1875 Reproduction), 10¢ black (Scott 4), without gum as issued, handsome large margined example with excellent color; a premium copy of this popular stamp; tiny spot of extra printing ink at top left corner, otherwise Extremely Fine, only 3,883 sold. Scott $1,050. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1847 (1875 Reproduction), 10¢ black (Scott 4), without gum as issued, exquisite example of this popular stamp; bold rich color and finely detailed impression, Very Fine, only 3,883 sold, with 1978 Friedl certificate. Scott $1,050. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
1851, 1¢ dark blue, type I (Scott 5), position 7R1E, four clear gigantic margins all around showing every glorious bit of the type with portions of left and bottom stamps, in addition this stamp is in the rare dark blue shade which Ashbrook noted in his book is "…so rare it is not priced at all in the catalogue. This stamp in the dark blue color is indeed a very rare stamp. I recall seeing but one.", black New York large slug in circle cancel, used on circular mail; tiny corner creases at top, a small sealed tear at bottom and small thins, Very Fine to Extremely Fine centering, illustrated in Ashbrook and National Philatelic Museum 1851-57 handbook. Scott does not price this unique example in the "dark blue" shade. A significant rarity which would grace the pages of the finest of collections, less than 100 examples of this stamp are thought to exist making it one of the rarest of the US stamps and a key part to any U.S. collection of classical issues, ex. Ashbrook, Bacon, Ward, Superior, with 1957 P.F. and 2018 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $67,500 for "blue". Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
During the production of this stamp, it was clear that an entire pane of the full design wouldn't fit on the plate, so the existing transfers were erased, the plate was turned upside down and the sheet was restarted. As this second attempt progressed it was clear the full design would not fit on the sheet, so the design was reduced and the remaining stamps were transferred with reduced design. This is the only stamp of this issue from position 7 on the right side of the early state of plate 1 to retain the full type characteristics and also have the double impression of the first erased image. Illustrated in Ashbrook. This is the stamp Ashbrook was describing in his book and signed Ashbrook and photographed as Figure 15 X in Ashbrook's amazing tome, see Ashbrook, 1938, Volume 1, page 119 (figure 15X). Ashbrook mentions "I believe it was used only on printed circulars as I have never seen its use on a Drop Letter." The large slug handstamp is rare and only used during part of this rare types period (7R1E) for a few months according to Ashbrook . Suggested Bid $40,000-60,000 (Image)
1851, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 7), o.g., lightly hinged, wonderful "looker" with perfectly balanced margins and ravishing rich color; if you can look past the minor crease, you will own a striking example of type II; light horizontal crease, otherwise Extremely Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
1851, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 7), a gorgeous stamp with enormous margins all around including a significant portion of three adjoining stamps, radiant color perfectly complemented by blue circular datestamps, Superb, a gem! with 2018 P.S.E. certificate graded Superb 98J. SMQ Superb 98J; $3,000. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), one line recut in upper left triangle variety, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95. SMQ XF-SUP 95; $1,200. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), four full margins, with portions of adjoining stamps at left and bottom, Extremely Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate graded XF 90. SMQ XF 90; $410. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
