#1, 5c Red brown, select used single, large balanced margins all around, rich color and sharp impression on fresh paper, bold blue Troy (N.Y.) town cancel, extremely fine and attractive; 1957 RPS certificate. (Image)
CV. $475.00
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 1,450.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:17:39 EST
Sold For 1450
Sale No: 158
Lot No:14
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Cat No:1
#1, 5c Red brown, attractive single with full even margins, strong red brown color and sharp impression, possessing a scarce central "FREE" cancel, very fine; an unusual and elusive marking to be on the first adhesive; 1957 RPS certificate. (Image)
CV. $800.00
Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:18:41 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 158
Lot No:15
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Cat No:1
#1, 5c Red brown, used with red grid cancel, lovely rich color that is close to a deep orange brown, sharp impression, very fine. (Image)
CV. $400.00
Opening US$ 85.00
Sold...US$ 260.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:19:24 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 158
Lot No:16
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Cat No:1a
#1a, 5c Dark brown, single with large margins to just in at lower right, used out of Wheeling, Va. on piece with red grid cancel used as a precane\cel in the bottom left corner (not tying), additionally tied to the piece by a full strike of a blue "Wheeling/Va./Nov 6" c.d.s., a fine example of this scarce and unusual usage; Wheeling is known for canceling the 1847 Issue with a red grid in the center of each block of four, there has been speculation whether this was designed to be a cancel or a control mark applied by the postmaster for inventory control; a most desirable usage. (Image)
CV. $6,850.00
Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 2,200.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:21:34 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 158
Lot No:17
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Cat No:1a var.
#1a, 5c Grayish brown, used single of this scarcer shade with full balanced margins all around, color is rich and uniform with nice impression, portions of blue town postmark, very fine and scarce. (Image)
CV. $1,075.00
Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:22:11 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 158
Lot No:18
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Cat No:1a
#1a, 5c Dark brown, well margined single, strong dark brown color and detailed impression, central blue target cancel, very fine. (Image)
CV. $890.00
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:23:55 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 158
Lot No:19
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Cat No:1b
#1b, 5c Orange brown, handsome3 used single with large margins all around, color is rich and attractive with prooflike impression, neatly cancelled by nearly full strike of blue boxed "Paid" cancel, choice very fine. (Image)
CV. $750.00
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 525.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:24:35 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 158
Lot No:20
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Cat No:1b
#1b, 5c Orange brown, used single with bright fiery color to which a red town cancel adds, ample to large margins, very fine. (Image)
CV. $950.00
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:26:17 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 158
Lot No:21
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Cat No:1d
#1d, 5c Brown orange, left sheet margin single with large balanced margins on the other three sides as well, possessing bright distinctive color of this scarcer shade, and in addition possessing an unusual widely space circular blue grid cancel centrally struck, very fine and exceedingly choice. (Image)
CV. $990.00
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:27:16 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 158
Lot No:22
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Cat No:1
#1, 5c Red brown, large to huge margins all around, including the frame line from the adjacent stamp at right, strong color and fine early impression, tied by light blue "Philada Pa./Dec 26/5 cts" datestamp to immaculate 1848 folded letter to Hagerstown, Md., fresh and extremely fine; 1959 BPA certificate. (Image)
CV. $490.00
Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:28:08 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 158
Lot No:23
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Cat No:1
#1, 5c Red brown, large even margins all around, rich color and crisp impression, tied by blue "Troy, N.Y./Apr 13" datestamp to blue cover to South Easton, N.Y., 1849 docket at left, very fine and choice. (Image)
CV. $490.00
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:29:02 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 158
Lot No:24
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Cat No:1
#1, 5c Red brown, four ample to mostly large margins, deep rich color and prooflike first printing impression, tied by blue grid and matching "Baltimore Md./Aug 29" c.d.s. to immaculate 1847 folded letter to Hagerstown, Md., datestamp repeated at upper left, very fine and attractive; ex-Teodore Gore.(Image)
CV. $490.00
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:29:56 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 158
Lot No:25
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Cat No:1
#1, 5c Red brown, mostly large margins to well clear at base, vivid rich color and highly detailed early impression, tied by blue grid to folded cover to Baltimore, matching "Philada Pa./Sep 3" datestamp with integral "5 cts" rate, fresh and very fine. (Image)
CV. $490.00
Opening US$ 280.00
Sold...US$ 280.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:31:16 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 158
Lot No:26
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Cat No:1
#1, 5c Red brown, mostly large margins to well clear at top, deep rich color and crisp early printing impression, tied by red grid to fresh 1847 folded letter to South Weymouth, Mass., matching "Boston/21 Sep/5 cts" datestamp, vertical file fold through datestamp, very fine. (Image)
CV. $450.00
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:32:06 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 158
Lot No:27
Symbol:C
Cat No:1
#1, 5c Red brown, two singles, the right stamp with uniformly large margins all around, the left stamp with ample to mostly large margins, both with rich color and razor-sharp impressions, tied by red square grid cancels to cover to Cooperstown, N.Y., matching "New-York/Sep 4" datestamp alongside, cover refolded at left, very fine and handsome; 1960 RPS certificate. (Image)
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:32:39 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 158
Lot No:28
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Cat No:1a var.
#1a var., 5c Blackish brown, huge margins to ample at base, rich luxuriant color and prooflike early impression, tied by blue "Philada Pa./May 28/5 cts" datestamp to 1848 folded cover to Richmond, Va, postmark repeated at top right, very fine and scarce on cover; Scott prices used examples for $1,150.00 but has no price for a cover; annotated and signed by Ashbrook; ex-Thodore Gore.(Image)
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:33:08 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 158
Lot No:29
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Cat No:1b
#1b, 5c Orange brown, ample to mostly large margins all around, gloriously rich color and detailed early impression, tied by square grid to 1848 folded cover to Boston, matching "New-York/Sep 21" datestamp alongside, fresh and very fine; annotated and signed Ashbrook; ex-Teodore Gore.(Image)
CV. $850.00
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:33:51 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 158
Lot No:30
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Cat No:2
#2, 10c Black, select used single, large margins all around, prooflike color and impression on clean fresh paper, very lightly cancelled with red grid cancel, extremely fine,1960 RPS certificate. (Image)
CV. $850.00
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:34:36 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 158
Lot No:31
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Cat No:2
#2, 10c Black, pretty used single with full centrally struck red grid cancel, ample to large margins all around, excellent color with well incissed impression, very fine and choice;1961 BPA certificate. (Image)
CV. $850.00
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:35:09 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 158
Lot No:32
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Cat No:2
#2, 10c Black, attractive example with well clear to mostly large margins, clean color and sharp impression, light orange red grid cancel, very fine; 1959 RPS certificate. (Image)
CV. $900.00
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 625.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:35:38 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 158
Lot No:33
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Cat No:2
#2, 10c Gray black, used with ample to extra-large margins showing a portion of the adjacent stamp at top, neatly canceled with portion of a red New York diamond grid cancel, very fine. (Image)
CV. $850.00
Opening US$ 575.00
Sold...US$ 575.00
Closed..Jan-24-2017, 13:36:23 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 158
Lot No:34
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Cat No:2
#2, 10c Black, four ample to large margins, rich color and razor-sharp impression, cancelled by red grid and tied by matching "Cincinnati O/May 22" datestamp with integral "10" rate to 1850 folded letter to Peach Bottom, Pa, fresh and very fine; 1959 BPA certificate. (Image)