Lot
1306 
Baltimore, Md., 1845, 5¢ red, lightly inked strikes as is usual for the scarcer Red provisional, blue "Baltimore Md. May 17" cds on circa 1846 manila entire addressed to Miss Susan Julia Mayer in Reading Pa.; couple small toned spots top right, backflap reattached with small part repaired, Fine and rare; with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 3XU2 $10,000.
ONE OF ONLY SIX EXAMPLES OF THE 5¢ RED ON MANILA BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL ENVELOPES RECORDED IN THE HAYES CENSUS.
Realized: $3,250
Lot
1307
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM" connected, horizontal pair, positions 4-5, large margins all around, tied by neat blue manuscript, red "New-York '10 cts' 6 Feb" cds and matching "Paid" arc handstamp to Seneca N.Y., a Very Fine use; with 2004 P.S.E. certificate that says pair with light file fold crease at bottom that we disagree with as paper fibers are intact. Scott Nos. 9X1 $2,000.
Realized: $575
Lot
1308
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM" connected, Position 15, large margins to in at left, two natural pre-print paper creases, tied by bold red circular grid cancels, matching "Paid" and "New-York, Jan 17" cds on blue 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia Pa.; stamp removed and replaced downward, Fine, The latest recorded legal use of a New York provisional by 2½ years; with 2012 P.F. certificate not mentioning stamp movement. Scott Nos. 9X1 Estimate $500 - 750.
The 5¢ New York Provisional issue was essentially demonetized at this point in time. The clerk probably figured that the New York Post Office had received 5¢ for the stamp, so he treated it as he would have in 1847 as prepaid.
Realized: $400
Lot
1309
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM" connected, four large, well balanced margins, tied on folded cover to Williamstown, Mass. by red New York c.d.s and red square grid cancels, matching arc "Paid" handstamp at left, Extremely Fine, a lovely cover cancelled solely by New York postmarks, not with the usual manuscript cancellation; with 1999 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Nos. 9X1 $550.
Realized: $600
Lot
1310
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM" connected, two singles, pos. 7 and 1, each with three large margins, in at right, tied by magenta manuscript, red "New York, Sep 12" cds and matching "Paid" arc handstamp on blue folded part-printed Sept. 8th 1846 letter to New Orleans La., right stamp affected by file fold, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. 9X1 $900+.
Realized: $375
Lot
1311
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM" connected, double transfer at bottom, position 2, ample to large margins, tied by blue manuscript cancel on 1846 folded letter sheet to Binghamton, N.Y., red "New York, 5 cts., Sep 21" cds and matching arched "Paid" handstamp, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 9X1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot
1312
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM", "AC" connected, margins to in, tied by blue manuscript and file fold crease on blue 1846 folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., red "New-York '5 cts' 14 Mar" cds and matching sharp "Paid" in arc handstamp, Philadelphia large blue "R" registered handstamp, Very Fine appearance. Scott Nos. 9X1a Estimate $500 - 750.
The Philadelphia "R" handstamp is occasionally seen on 5¢ and 10¢ 1847 Issue covers, but it is rare on 1845 New York Provisional covers, with fewer than five known.
Lot
1313
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM", "AC" connected, vertical pair, Positions 31/36, showing double-line recuts at bottom and top respectively, canceled by heavy strokes of blue pen, red "New-York '10 cts.' 22 Mar" integral-rate cds on blue folded letter to Macon Ga.; file fold thru both stamps causes slight paper split, overall cover wear and non-contemporary pen writing, still a Fine appearing pair of these two distinctive recut positions; with 1987 P.F. certificate incorrectly as 9X1. Scott Nos. 9X1a $2,200.
Realized: $260
Lot
1314
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM", "AC" connected, Pos. 16, four margins, tied by blue manuscript on light gray folded cover to Washington D.C., red "New-York '5 cts' 30 Jan" intregral-rate cds and red "Paid" handstamp, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. 9X1a $550.
Realized: $180
Lot
1315
New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "A.C.M.", Pos. 23, full to large margins, tied by blue manuscript, red "New-York '5 cts' 21 Aug" cds and matching "Paid" arc handstamp on 1845 gray folded letter to Boston Mass., Very Fine; with 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 9X1b $825.
Realized: $240