1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), two singles, one with four large margins, the other with three, tied together and onto a neat cover by two light red grids and a matching Sep 6 Lewiston, N.Y. c.d.s., to North Wakefield, N.H., Very Fine, the only recorded Five-Cent 1847 cover from Lewiston, which received no 1847 stamps, signed Pfenninger. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 400.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:43:12 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2059
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four nice margins, tied by a light red grid on an advertising cover for the Boston Newspaper "The American Union", faint red "Boston/5 cts/22 Jul" c.d.s.; minor soiling, Fine. A very rare 1847 issue advertising cover, with a 2016 P.F. certificate. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 900.00
Sold...US$ 900.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:43:41 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2060
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), three-plus margins tied by a red grid on an 1850 folded letter to New London, Ct. with a red Aug 27 Springfield, Mass. c.d.s.; the letter is on a Western Bank letterhead and there is a red 2-line "- PAID -/WESTERN BANK" handstamp above the stamp, Very Fine and unusual, signed by John Fox, with a 2010 P.F. certificate,
This cover is pictured on page 263 of the Alexander Census with the caption, "This handstamp, -PAID-/WESTERN BANK, was probably not designed as an advertisement for the bank. Instead, it was meant to keep a messenger honest. When a bank employee was sent with the mail and cash to pay the postage, this mark alerted the postal clerk that the mail was to be prepaid. Some messengers are known to have pocketed the money, sending the mail collect." . Scott $425 Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:44:09 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2061
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), nice margins except just clear at the upper left, tied by a blue grid with a matching, mostly complete Mar 16 Peekskill, N.Y. c.d.s. on an 1848 folded letter to Weston, Ct.; central vertical file fold, Fine to Very Fine, Peekskill received no 1847 stamps - this is the only 1847 cover recorded in Alexander's Census. Scott $425 Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:45:15 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2062
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), large even margins, tied by a partial blue "Philada. Pa./5 cts/Jan 21" c.d.s. on an 1850 folded letter to Dover, Del. with a more complete strike of the "Philada 5 cts" c.d.s. at the right; slightly soiled along central vertical file fold not affecting stamp, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $465 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Scott $465 Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:45:48 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2063
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), large, even margins, tied by a partial blue "5" in oval on an 1849 folded letter to Washington D.C. with a blue Jun 2 Baltimore, Md. c.d.s. and another complete strike of the blue blue "5" in oval, Very Fine, with a 1981 P.F. certificate. Scott $525 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Scott $525 Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:46:19 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2064
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), large even margins, tied by a partial blue "Philada. Pa./5/Mar 31" c.d.s. on an 1849 folded letter to Washington D.C. with a more complete, but not fully struck-up strike of the "Philada 5" c.d.s. at the right; slightly soiled along central vertical file fold, Very Fine, the letter, concerning a business matter, is written to the newly-installed Secretary of the Treasury, William M. Meredith, whose portrait graces the 10¢ fractional currency note of 1849. Scott $465 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Scott $465 Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:46:50 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2065
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four nice margins, tied by red diamond grids on an 1849 folded letter to Springfield, Mass. with a red New-York May 14 c.d.s., Very Fine, with a 1984 P.F. certificate as a red brown. Scott $425 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:47:31 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2066
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), three nice margins, close at the bottom, tied by a neat red grid and straightline PAID with a weak matching Hartford, Ct. c.d.s., Jun 1 (1850) on folded letter to New York; stamp with a tiny, faint corner crease, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:48:01 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2067
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown, worn impression (Scott 1), nice even margins, tied by a small red grid on an 1850 folded letter to Providence, R.I. with red Nov 20 Hartford, Ct. c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:48:40 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2068
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), four nice margins, tied by red grid on an exceptionally clean cover to Newport, R.I. with a matching Sep 6 New-York c.d.s., Very Fine. Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:49:18 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2069
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), ample to large margins with a bit of the adjacent stamp visible at the top, tied by a neat blue grid with a matching Apr 1 Troy, N.Y. c.d.s. on a cover to Waterford, N.Y.; slight edge faults, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $465 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Scott $465 Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:50:00 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2070
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), tied by three blue grid cancels with a matching "Philada. Pa./5/Aug 2" alongside on a clean 1849 folded letter to Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; stamp with nice side margins but just clear at the lower left and barely touching at the upper right; a Fine stamp on a Very Fine cover; also included is a Post Office Announcement of the 1847 Stamp Centenary issues, #947, 948 & UC17. Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:50:58 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2071
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), four nice margins, tied by a lightly struck red grid and "Camden, S.C., Nov 29" c.d.s. on an 1849 folded letter to Sumterville, S.C., Fine to Very Fine, Ex-J. Waldo Sampson. Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:51:34 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2072
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), 3 margins, tied by New York FEB 19 red grid cancel on a small 1851 cover to Connecticut (with contents), Fine to Very Fine, quite attractive, with very detailed 2012 Sismondo certificate,
The "PACKAGE THREE" and date were applied by the recipient at a later date . Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:51:55 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2073
Symbol:Cat No:1a
1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a),vertical pair, good top & bottom margins, touching or in on the sides, tied by multiple pen strokes on an 1848 folded letter to Duxbury, Mass. with a mostly clear red Sep 21 New Orleans c.d.s. alongside at left, Fine to Very Fine, fascinating, easily read three-page letter noting events of the day, including the defeat of General Jósef Bem in Europe and the Spanish government-sponsored kidnapping of one Jean Francisco Rey in Louisiana. Scott $2,000+ Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Scott $2,000+ Suggested Bid $400-
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:52:24 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2074
Symbol:Cat No:1a
1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), ample to large margins, tied by a red diamond grid cancel on an 1847 folded address leaf to Philadelphia with red Dec 20 New-York c.d.s., Very Fine. Scott $900 Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Scott $900 Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:53:09 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2075
Symbol:Cat No:1a
1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), an unusually nice example with large margins all around, tied by blue Philadelphia cancel on a folded letter sheet to Maryland, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott $940 Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Scott $940 Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:53:33 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2076
Symbol:Cat No:1a
1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), 4 large margins, tied by red "Boston 4 APR/ 5", black grid cancels on a neat 1851 cover to a lady in Roxbridge, Mass., Very Fine, with 2013 P.F. certificate, which notes the stamp has a trivial "small corner crease". Scott $900 Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Scott $900 Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:54:15 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2077
Symbol:Cat No:1b
1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), clear to large margins, tied by a clear Phoenix, N.Y., Jul 11 (1851) c.d.s. struck twice, once in red and once in black, on a folded letter to Utica, N.Y., a choice stamp Very Fine, Ex-Craveri, with a 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $825 ++ Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Scott $825 ++ Suggested Bid $750-
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:55:06 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2078
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), Baltimore Railroad, margins all around, used with an unusual impressed grill of dots (puncturing the paper) on the top half of a folded letter sheet, with BALTIMORE RR and "5" in circle at right; stamp with pre-printing paper fold, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:55:49 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2079
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), small margins to just touching, canceled with a penciled "X" with a red "Norwich & Worcester R.R., Aug 26" c.d.s. (Towle 81-A-1, RF V) on an exceptionally clean 1848 folded letter to Worcester, Mass., a Very Fine cover. Scott $625 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Scott $625 Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:56:25 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2080
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), good margins except close at the left center, canceled with a blue grid on an 1850 folded letter to Providence, R.I. with a mostly clear blue "Northern R.R., Jun 29" c.d.s. below; cover faults, stamp Fine to Very Fine. Scott $625 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Scott $625 Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:56:47 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2081
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), Philadelphia Railroad, margins all around, pen canceled on an 1848 folded letter to New York, with red PHILA RAILROAD straightline alongside and "5" in circle at top, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $425 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Scott $425 Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:57:08 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 750
Lot No:2082
Symbol:Cat No:1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), Vermont and Mass Railroad, margins all around, used with red grid cancel on cover to a lady on Barre, Mass.; with matching lightly struck VERMONT & MASS. RR cancel at left (a premium cancel); a small musical label seals the reverse, Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,100 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)