Auction 73
Global Collections Sale
U.S. Stamps
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o 1847, 5¢ Franklin, red brown, double transfer (type "B") (Scott 1 var.), position 90R1, showing double transfer of top and bottom frame lines, right margin single, a pretty stamp, in at bottom but otherwise full margins, with deep color, lightly canceled by red circular grid, the double transfer is clear, Fine for this issue, with 2023 P.F. certificate. Scott $800. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $220 |
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o 1847, 5¢ Franklin, red brown (Scott 1), 4 nice margins, black grid cancel (a premium color cancel for this issue), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $525. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $240 |
Lot 3 |
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 1847, 5¢ Franklin, red brown (Scott 1), large margins to ample, worn plate impression, clear strike of small Boston "Paid" grid applied after demonetization, also pen-canceled; tiny corner crease, still Very Fine, a scarce demonetized use, the earliest recorded use of this cancel is July 12, 1851. Estimate $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 4 |
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1847, 5¢ Franklin, red brown (Scott 1), clear to good margins all around, fresh deep shade, tied by neat TROY SEP 7 N.Y. c.d.s. on an 1849 cover to Washington DC, Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
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1847, 5¢ Franklin, red brown (Scott 1), good to large margins all round, tied by red circular grid cancel with "BOSTON / 5 cts." (April 1) in red alongside on a very attractive cover to Newburyport, MA, Very Fine, signed Holcombe. Scott $500. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
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1847, 5¢ Franklin, red brown (Scott 1), clear to large margins, tied by circular grid handstamp in blue with "SYRACUSE / N.Y." c.d.s. at left (July 4) on an entire letter to Oneida Castle, NY; small age spot at base of adhesive in margin, otherwise Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
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o 1847, 5¢ Franklin, orange brown (Scott 1b), a lovely example with 4 ample to large margins, black grid cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85. Scott $675. SMQ $975. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $600 |
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o 1847, 10¢ Washington, black (Scott 2), an unusually choice example with large margins, bold color, crisp impression and red circular grid cancels, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2023 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF-XF 85. Scott $850. SMQ $1,100. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $700 |
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1847, 10¢ Washington, black (Scott 2), ample to mostly large margins, crisp impression, tied by two strikes of a red "scarab" fancy cancel on an 1849 folded letter to Rochester, N.Y., with matching red St. Johnsbury, Vt., Apr 17 c.d.s.; cover with some toning removed from bottom right corner, still Very Fine, an attractive example of this famous fancy cancel, ex-Craveri, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,200 ++. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $1,200 |
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