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The Harvey Mirsky Collection of the United States 1847 Issue continued...

Off-Cover Cancels: Fancy and Unusual continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2159   Image5c Dark Brown (1a). Accompanying certificate notes that the shade is "in the family of Ridgway's Chestnut Brown", large margins to clear, unusual blue circular grid of tiny diamonds fancy cancel of East Hampton Mass., small corner crease at bottom right, Fine appearance, scarce cancel and shade, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2160   Image5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, bright color, cancelled by neat strike of red four-ring target cancel, small corner crease at top left, Very Fine appearance, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
2161   Image5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to in at bottom, radiant color nicely complemented by well-struck Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road dark blue "Propeller" fancy cancel, tiny tear at bottom, still Very Fine strike of this scarce cancel, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2162   Image10c Black (2). Full to huge margins with framelines of two adjoining stamps showing at right and bottom, fine impression, Wheeling Va. control grid in red struck across lower right corner, lightly struck blue grid cancels, certificate mentions "light horizontal crease at top" which is barely discernible in or out of fluid

EXTREMELY FINE. THE FINEST OFF-COVER EXAMPLE OF THE WHEELING CONTROL GRID ON THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE, OF WHICH A TOTAL OF NINE ARE RECORDED ON THIS VALUE.

1847 stamps with the red grid in one corner and an additional blue cancel of Wheeling are classified as control grid examples. One theory is that the marking served to provide security against post office theft.

The Levi-Wall census contains four covers and five off-cover 10c 1847 stamps with the Wheeling Va. control grid. Most of the known copies have defects. In addition, there are four covers and three (possibly seven) off-cover 5c 1847 stamps with the same red control grid.

The red grid was applied once to every four stamps, precisely at the center of each block in the sheet. The 5c and 10c 1847 stamps from the first shipment were marked in this manner, but the purpose of the marking has never been established conclusively. Because most of the used examples were cancelled by the customary "Paid" or grid in blue, the Wheeling red grid is not considered to be a true pre-cancellation, which would suffice for mailing without further cancelling. However, at least one cover is known with the 5c stamp cancelled solely by the control grid.

Ex Zoellner. With 1980 and 1998 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 E. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2163   Image10c Black (2). Full to large margins all around, bold strikes of Mobile Ala. paint-red grid cancel, Very Fine and desirable with this striking colored cancel, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 1,150.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2164   Image10c Black (2). Position 22R1, detailed impression on bright paper, ample to large margins, bold strike of magenta grid cancel, Very Fine, a pretty stamp with a premium cancel, with 1996 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 1,800.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2165   Image10c Black (2). Full margins to slightly irregular but clear at right, detailed impression, bold strike of criss-crossing magenta grid cancel, Fine and attractive, scarce with this cancel, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 1,800.00

SOLD for $700.00
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2166   Image10c Black (2). Huge to clear margins including part frameline of adjoining stamp at left, detailed impression, black grid cancel, Very Fine, scarce cancel on the 1847 Issue, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 1,500.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2167   Image10c Black (2). Large margins to clear, intense shade and impression, bold strike of Canadian 7-ring target cancel indicating use of the stamp on mail from Canada, small thin spot

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH THE 7-RING CANADIAN TARGET CANCEL.

With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 4,150.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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