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United States Stamps

Postmaster Provisionals
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1 nh 10X1 image#10X1, Providence, R.I. 5c Gray black Postmaster Provisional, position 8, very large margins all around, fresh color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; never hinged examples are very scarce, particularly this choice; 1998 PF certificate. (Image) for hinged 350.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
2 O 11X5 image#11X5, St. Louis, Mo. 10c Black on gray lilac wove Postmaster Provisional, Ty. I/II, positions 2 and 4, an exceptionally handsome vertical pair with large margins all around, fresh with strong and sharp detailed impression, beautifully tied to piece by light and unobtrusive red "St. Louis, Mo./Mar 20" c.d.s., this being the only cancel and lacking any pen cancellation which these issues usually have, trivial natural wrinkles at the bottom of the top stamp that in no way detract from its attractiveness or its rarity, an extremely fine example of this rare multiple; clear 1999 PSE certificate; ex-Hind and Caspary. (Image) 7,750.00+

SOLD for $10,000.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
1847 Issues
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
3 og 1 image#1, 5c Red Brown. very presentable and scarce mint single, ample to full large margins all around, full o.g., color is deep tending toward a browner shade, strong impression, minute corner crease at top right that is virtually all in the margin, otherwise very fine for this difficult mint stamp; 1992 PF certificate. (Image) 6,250.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
4 O 1 image#1, 5c Brown, four huge margins, distinctive color which according to noted 1847 color expert Wade Saadi is the the gray brown shade (from the fourth delivery), however the accompanying certificate describes it as a brown shade with the color affected by chemical cleaning, blue circular grid postmarks, extremely fine appearance; 2002 PF certificate. (Image) 610.00

SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
5 O 1 image#1, 5c Red brown, left sheet-margin single, other three sides with clear to large margins as well, light and unobtrusive central red circular grid cancel, bright color, nearly very fine and attractive; 1989 PSE certificate. (Image) 575.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
6 O 1 image#1, 5c Red brown, four-margin horizontal pair, two light strikes of large red numeral "5" cancel, attractive bright color, faint stain at top of right stamp, otherwise fine-very fine; signed H. Bloch. (Image) 1,300.00

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
7 c 1 image#1, 5c Red brown, a lovely single with full to very large margins all around, exceptionally clear sharp impression with dark rich color, neatly tied to fresh white envelope by bright red circular grid, matching "Boston/5 Cts/7 Nov" c.d.s. at right to Claremont, N.H., choice very fine and an especially pretty cover. (Image) 675.00

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
8 c 1 image#1, 5c Red brown, clear to large margins, deep color, tied to pretty small lady's cover to Philadelphia by red New York grid, matching red New York c.d.s. and straight line "Paid" at right, includes original enclosure, very fine. (Image) 675.00

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
9 O 1a image#1a, 5c Grayish brown, outstanding rich color in the scarce grayish brown shade (from the second delivery per Wade Saadi), large to very large margins all around, lovely contrasting strikes of both a red town c.d.s. and a blue "PAID" straightline postmark, accompanying certificate mentions a small toned spot at bottom left and a small stained spot in the top left margin, both are very trivial and do not detract from the stamp's extremely fine appearance; 2002 PF certificate. (Image) 710.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
10 c 1a image#1a, 5c Dark brown, four large even margins, sharp impression and nice example of this darker shade, attractively tied to 1848 folded cover, addressed to John Tucker, President of the Reading Railroad Company in Philadelphia, by light red grid, "Boston/10 Cts/10 Aug." c.d.s. at left, despite the 10c rate marking this is clearly the only stamp that franked this cover and no due markings are present, minor wrinkles to the cover, stamp is very fine and an attractive usage; Ward handstamp on reverse. (Image) 675.00+

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
11 ng 1b var. image#1b, 5c Brown orange var., a magnificent quality unused example of this very rare and distinctive shade, being far more elusive unused than the Orange brown shade, which itself is a major rarity when found either mint or unused, possessing remarkable physical attributes, including four enormously large and wonderfully balanced margins, with just a bit of the adjoining stamp showing at bottom, gloriously rich and bright brown orange color, plus its impression is unusually sharp on immaculate paper, extremely fine; a true gem example of this important unused classic rarity; listed but unpriced either mint or unused in Scott; 2002 PF certificate. (Image) Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
12 O 1b var. image#1b var., 5c Orange brown, dot in "S" variety, attractive used single, with central blue circular grid cancel, lavish full margins, detailed sharp impression with unusually pronounced dot in the "S" variety, pretty example of this scarcer shade, extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image) 885.00+

SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
13 O 1c image#1c, 5c Red orange, a handsome used example of this, one of the rarest and most difficult of all the important shade varieties found in 19th century U.S. philately, with four ample to mostly large margins, rich and distinctive red orange color, strong impression, very light and unobtrusive red grid cancel, while there is a faint diagonal crease this stamp is in far better condition than the majority of known examples, as most are found quite faulty and seldom with four margins, still very fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image) 6,000.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
14 O 2 image#2, 10c Black, handsome used single, with intense black color, impression is exceptionally detailed and sharp, four full to large margins, light blue cancel, extremely fine and choice; 1981 PF certificate. (Image) 1,450.00

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
15 O 2 image#2, 10c Black, used, four close to large margins, fine impression, light red grid cancel, very fine; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image) 1,400.00

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
16 c 2 image#2, 10c Black, well margined single with four large to extra-large margins, tied to 1848 cover to Nashville, Tennessee by blue "Philada./Nov 30/10 cts" c.d.s., with additional strike at right, enclosure indicates Quaker origin, stamp has intense color and impression, small scissors cut in large right margin, very fine; a choice and attractive cover. (Image) 1,850.00

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
17 c 2 image#2, 10c Black, three-margin copy on small cover to Ithaca, New York, central pen cancel and matching "Beltsville Md./Novbr 7th" ms. postmark, this tiny town received no 1847 stamps and this is undoubtedly the only known usage of the 1847 Issue from this post office, it is not listed in the new 1847 cover census, in fact out of the nineteen Maryland communities reported with 1847 covers, only five had 10c values used from them, this makes the sixth, as one would expect 95% of those were used from Baltimore, cover has light folds, fine for this; an important item for the 1847 and/or Maryland postal history collector. (Image) 1,800.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
1875 Reproductions of 1847 Issue
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
18 og 3 image#3, 5c Red brown reproduction, without gum as issued, four large margins, strong fresh color and a sharp impression, extremely fine. (Image) 750.00

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
19 og 3 image#3, 5c Red brown reproduction, without gum as issued, large margins all around, rich color and a fine impression, choice very fine. (Image) 750.00

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
20 og 4 image#4, 10c Black reproduction, without gum as issued, large margins all around, fresh color and a detailed impression, choice very fine. (Image) 950.00

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM

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