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United States Stamps

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Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1 c image"John Adams", Second President of the United States and signer of the Declaration of Independence, his free-frank signature as Vice President on cover front to his son, John Quincy Adams in Boston, additionally a folded cover (extensive separation along cover folds) with free-frank signature of "J.Q. Adams", Sixth President of the United States, cover sent while he was Secretary of State under James Monroe, also an 1804 free-frank cover of Gidion Granger, as Postmaster General under Thomas Jefferson, this is also an autographed letter signed and fine; an interesting autograph lot of early famous Americans. (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
2 c image"Sam Houston", Statesman and First President of the Republic of Texas, his free frank signature on a wonderfully fresh and attractive folded cover, while undated, the accompanying photocopy of the original letter is datelined March 14, 1827, this is a scarcer free frank from his early period while a Congressman from Tennessee (1823-1827) and confirmed by the "Washn. City/Mar 15" c.d.s. which was used in the 1820's, to Philadelphia, extremely fine and a lovely autograph of this famous Texas hero. (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
1847 ISSUES
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
3 P 1P1c image#1P1c, 5c Red brown, large die proof on white laid paper, cut down to stamp size with nice even margins all around, fresh bright color, very fine. (Image) $800.00

SOLD for $250.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
4 O 1 image#1, 5c Red brown, an especially attractive select used example with four very large and perfectly balanced margins, beautiful rich red brown color and particularly sharp detailed impression, light centrally struck red grid cancel, an extremely fine used gem; 1999 PF certificate. (Image) $550.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
5 O 1 image#1, 5c Red brown, handsome used example with four large to very large margins, deep rich color and impression, crisp neat strike of the popular and rather scarce Troy, N.Y. c.d.s. in deep blue, extremely fine; an appealing stamp; 1991 PF certificate. (Image) $675.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
6 O 1 image#1, 5c Red brown, four large even margins, warm color, unusually light red grid cancel, extremely fine; 1985 PF certificate. (Image) $550.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
7 O 1 image#1, 5c Brown, used with central red grid cancel, clear to large margins all around, deep color and sharp impression, very fine; 1989 PF certificate specifically identifying it as the brown shade. (Image) $550.00

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
8 O 1a image#1a, 5c Dark brown, highly select used example of this shade, featuring four very large and wonderfully well balanced margins, lovely rich color and a clean crisp impression, neat central red grid cancel, extremely fine and quite choice; 1998 PF certificate. (Image) $625.00

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
9 O 1a image#1a, 5c Dark brown, used, remarkably deep intense color and impression, full margins nearly all around, just touching the frame line at bottom right, light blue grid cancel, very fine; 1980 PF certificate (as a blackish brown) and a 2002 PF certificate. (Image) $660.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
10 O 1b image#1b, 5c Orange brown, lovely used example showing clear characteristic color of the scarcer orange brown shade, sharp impression, balanced large to very large margins, plus clean red diamond grid cancel, extremely fine and handsome; a particularly choice example of this shade; 1999 PF certificate. (Image) $850.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
11 O 1c image#1c, 5c Red orange, a breathtaking used example of this distinctive color, boasting enormously large margins all all around, showing bits of the frame lines from the adjoining stamps at top and bottom, incredibly rich and unmistakable red orange color on very fresh paper still retaining much of its original bluing, boldly postmarked with a circular grid cancel in deep blue, an extremely fine gem in the most optimal condition possible and quite likely the finest quality used example in existence; any example of this, the rarest of all the Five Cent 1847 colors, is a terribly elusive stamp, and when found they invariably have small faults, very few exist sound, and only a tiny fraction of these are found with with margins that can even compare to those found on this remarkable copy; 1994 PF certificate (submitted by Raymond H. Weill Co.); ex-Argentum and Chapin. (Image) $5,535.00

SOLD for $10,000.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
12 T 2TC1 image#2TC1, 10c Orange vermilion, trial color die proof on India, cut down to stamp size with nice even margins all around, unusually fresh with brilliant color, very fine and attractive; catalog value is specifically for this cut down size. (Image) $625.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
13 P 2P1d image#2P1d, 10c Black, large die proof on bluish laid paper, cut down to stamp size leaving nice even margins all around, highly detailed impression, very fine and attractive; 1990 PF certificate. (Image) $800.00

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
14 O 2 image#2, 10c Black, an especially handsome used example of this popular classic, possessing exceptional eye-appeal, with four extravagantly large margins, plus its color is rich and its impression deeply etched, only lightly cancelled with a central red pmk. which enhances its overall appearance, extremely fine; 1981 and 1992 PF certificates. (Image) $1,350.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
15 O 2 image#2, 10c Black, handsome used example, four large to very large margins, exceptional deep color, far more detailed impression than usual on fresh paper, especially attractive red "paint" grid cancel, extremely fine; 1996 PSE certificate. (Image) $1,350.00

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
16 O 2 image#2, 10c Black, four clear to extra-large margins, rich color and and strong full impression, red grid cancel, very fine; 1995 PF certificate. (Image) $1,350.00

SOLD for $750.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
1875 REPRODUCTIONS OF 1847 ISSUE
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
17 P 3P4-4P4 image#3P4-4P4, 5c Red brown and 10c Black reproductions, plate proofs on card cplt., fresh set with full even margins, each with sharp impression, 10c with trivial rub in the bottom right corner, otherwise very fine. (Image) $400.00

SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
18 og 3 image#3, 5c Red brown reproduction, without gum as issued, a highly select example, featuring large to enormous margins all around, including a sizable 4mm sheet margin at bottom, prooflike color and impression on brilliantly fresh paper, an extremely fine gem; sheet margin examples of the Five Cent and Ten Cent Reproductions are actually quite rare, as the sheet margins of these sheets were normally trimmed off right after printing; 2004 PF certificate. (Image) $725.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
19 og 3 image#3, 5c Red brown reproduction, without gum as issued, unusually choice example, possessing four very large and well balanced margins, rich bright color and a crisp impression on fresh paper, extremely fine in every respect; 1995 PF certificate. (Image) $725.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM
20 og 3 image#3, 5c Red brown reproduction, without gum as issued, four large margins, lovely rich color and a crisp impression, extremely fine and choice; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image) $725.00

SOLD for $750.00
Closing..Nov-05, 09:00 AM

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