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Auction 21

Stamps, Postal History and Autographs

1847 Issue

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 37		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), exquisite example of this deeply blued paper with four lavish margins surround a stamp with vibrant brown color which tends towards the chocolate shade, detailed impression, tied to an immaculate 1851 folded letter by red grid cancel with matching "PAID" handstamp at left and "Portsmouth. NH/Jun 4" c.d.s at far left to Boston, Extremely Fine a most eye-catching cover. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $550
Lot 38		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), an extraordinarily handsome vertical pair with large margins all around, rich color and razor sharp impression, tied exclusively to an 1849 folded letter to Webster, Mass. by triply struck "Philada. Pa/Apr 23/10" integral rate c.d.s. in blue, an additional complete strike and two partial strikes appear at right also in blue, Extremely Fine, vertical pairs on the Five Cent 1847 are quite scare on cover. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 39		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), a lovely single possessing four uniform margins, rich color, sharp impression and deeply blued paper, with crisscrossed strikes of red "PAID" handstamp cancel, used on 1848 light blue folded letter originating in Chester Village, Mass, neatly struck red "Boston & Albany R.R. Sep 21" route agents's c.d.s. at top center (Remele #B8-b), to Chester Factories Mass., Extremely Fine and choice a beautiful railroad cover. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $550
Lot 40		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), just clear at bottom to huge margins and on lovely blued paper, tied to a light blue 1849 folded letter to Coburg, Canada by red grid cancel, matching "Rochester, N.Y./5/Jan 4" c.d.s. at right, with red "Queenston/U.C." cross-border handstamp toward bottom, the U.S. portion of the postage is marked "Paid" in manuscript at bottom left while the postage due in Canada is rated at "9"d at top right which reflects the Canadian 101-200 mile rate, with the appropriate arrival backstamp also in red, Extremely Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $550
Lot 41		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), a gorgeous example showing part of the adjoining stamp at left, other margins large, tied by a doubly struck large red "10" in circle handstamp cancels on 1849 folded entire, matching "New-York/Mar 25" c.d.s. to left, interesting very lightly struck oval cover card/advertising handstamp, also in red, which reads "From the D.D. Howard Saving Bank", to Baltimore, Extremely Fine, ex-Hart. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $350
Lot 42		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), very large margins and crisp color on neat m.s. docketing of 1849 usage on a blue cover tied by two strikes of delicate deep blue circular grids plus a c.d.s. "Troy, N.Y./Dec 7" off to the left, addressed to a Miss Catharine McKie of South Easton, Extremely Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $350
Lot 43		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), from the same correspondence as the previous lot, on a blue cover tied by deep blue and superbly struck "Troy, N.Y. Feb 22" c.d.s., no other cancels, a neat 1850 ms. docketing, Extremely Fine, this and the previous cover bearing the popular and appealing Troy, N.Y. markings would be perfect for an exhibition page. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $350
Lot 44		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four large margins all around, tied on 1849 blue folded entire by neatly struck red numeral "5" in circle handstamp cancel, from Troy, N.Y. to New York via the Hudson River Steamboat but lacking the usual New York "Steamboat" handstamp, another unusual aspect of this cover is the use of the rate handstamp to cancel the stamp, Extremely Fine, ex-Garrett, Grunin. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $350
Lot 45		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), huge margins including a tiny bit of the stamp at top right to clear at bottom left, outstanding color and impression, tied by two striped of unusual bold red 6-bar rectangular grid cancels on 1848 folded letter from Falls Village, Conn. to New York, with matching red "Housatonic Railroad/5" integral route agent handstamp marking at right (Remele #H4-e); cover has been cleaned and pressed, stamp removed and inaccurately replaced with position of the tying postmark at bottom painted in according to accompanying certificate, Fine to Very Fine, ex-Matthies, Kapiloff and Caspary, with photocopy of 1999 P.F. certificate. Estimate $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $275
Lot 46		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), a pretty stamp having lovely blued paper and four very large margins, with red square grid cancel of New York, used on small cover with "Boy's City/Express Post/Oct 12 9" oval handstamp at right along with a red "New-York" c.d.s. to Bridgeport, Connecticut, manuscript "Station" endorsement at top right; cover with minor soiling, Very Fine, signed Stanley B. Ashbrook. Estimate $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $275
Lot 47		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), an exceptionally well margined example tied by blue grid cancel on 1849 folded letter to West Chester, Penna., matching "Philada Pa./5/Aug 13" town postmark with integral rate at right, used in combination with Blood's Despatch (1c) bronze on black (#15L17) acid tied as usual; trivial cover foxing, Very Fine and choice, ex-Gibson, Sampson. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $225
Lot 48		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), margins ranging from large to ample, deep rich color, tied to 1847 folded letter by squared grid cancel in brilliant red, matching "New-York/April 10" c.d.s. to right, address to Norwich, Connecticut, nearly Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 49		1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), a gorgeous full margined stamp on blue folded letter mailed to Andover, Mass with a beautifully struck red Boston c.d.s. 28 May 5cts postmark and tied with red #614 7-bar grid in circle; reverse with manuscript sender's name Phillippe and May 27, 1850, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $275
Lot 50		1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), pos. 74L, an exceptionally choice single featuring boardwalk margins all around, with sharp impression, tied to a blue 1849 folded entire by a red "St. Louis Mo./Sep/19/10" rated c.d.s., from the Charnley & Whelan correspondence to Philadelphia, Extremely Fine, a highly desirable cover as Ten Cent 1847 covers rarely come with the stamp tied solely by a town postmark, signed Stanley Ashbrook. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $550
Lot 51		1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), pos. 68L1, a beautiful example with a crease at top left ending in a tiny tear at top center, with detailed impression and strong color, the margins show some of the adjoining stamp at bottom while the other side are large to huge, tied to immaculate blue folded entire by lovely red grid cancel, perfectly struck "STEAM BOAT" handstamp and red "New-York/Dec 24" c.d.s. to left establish the fact that this doubly rated cover originated from a port on the East Coast and traveled by a coastal steamer via New York to its Philadelphia destination, Extremely Fine despite a few faults still a gorgeous cover, ex-Gibson, signed Stanley B. Ashbrook, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $550
Lot 52		1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), a spectacular quality example displaying enormous margins all around, includes a partial sheet margin at top, and bits of the next stamps appear at bottom and right, additionally its color is incredibly intense and deep, tied to an immaculate blue 1850 folded letter to New York by lightly struck red grid cancels, a matching large size "St. Louis, Mo./Dec 10/10" rated c.d.s. is at left, Extremely Fine, ex-Boker. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 53		1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), large to very large margins, tied by black grid cancel to 1851 folded entire, matching "Tallahassee Flor/Jan 23" c.d.s. at left to New York; small tear to entire at bottom and minor age spotting, still a rare Florida usage, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, only seven covers having been recorded from this town, ex - Gibson, Sampson, with 1989 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,050. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 54		1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), a select single amid large margins and sharp impression, tied on 1847 light blue folded letter by nicely struck "PAID" oval handstamp in blue, matching "Philada, Pa./Nov 19/10cts" integral c.d.s. at right indicated the usage to Milledgeville, Georgia was over 300 miles; minor staining along right edge and at center fold; however stamp itself is, Extremely Fine, ex-Hart, signed Stanley B. Ashbrook on reverse. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $425
Lot 55		1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), huge margins including parts of 2 other stamps, tied on 1850 cover from St. Louis to New York, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 56		1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), pos. 55R, an especially well margined stamp showing part of the next stamp at top, tied by red grid cancels of Eastport, Me. on blue 1850 folded entire, matching c.d.s. at far left, to New York; overall aging to cover which does not affect the stamp, Very Fine, signed Stanley Ashbrook on reverse. Estimate $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $350
Lot 57		1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), deep impression and shade with a blue grid cancel on a light blue 1847 folded cover to Carlisle, England with matching "Cumberland Md. OCT 27" c.d.s., "1-" Due handstamp, with blue "Carlisle No 16/1847/B receiving c.d.s., Liverpool Transit Backstamp; certificate states stamp did not originate on this cover but replaced another 10¢, still a beautiful cover Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,050. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $350

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