Sale 25: The Autumn Sale

Lot 485    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Ample margins all around, tied by blue pen cancel and red straight line Philada. Railroad on a 1848 folded letter sheet to New York, second strike of red straight line Philada. Railroad at left, Very Fine, a rare & unusual item (no photo).
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $950

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Lot 486    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Horiz. pair (clear to large margins all around), tied by blue grid cancels on a 1850 folded letter sheet from Buffalo (matching cds at right) to Albany, New York, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000.

Realized: $950

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Lot 487    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Ample to large margins, tied by blue grid cancel on cover with matching "Greensburgh, Pa." cds to Mercersburgh, Penn., Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $625

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Lot 488    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Small nick and tear at bottom, central red grid just tying stamp on cover to Montpelier, Vt., matching "Paid" straight line handstamp and "Woodstock, Vt., July 2., 5cts" integral rate cds, attractive Very Fine appearance; with 1999 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 489    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Horiz. pair, slightly cut in, tied by red grid & matching "Boston/10cts" cds on 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia, Fine and attractive, not listed in the Alexander Census.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $450

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Lot 490    

1847, 5¢ red brown. Ample to large margins and rich color, unusual paper anomaly above "E" in "Cents", tied by red grid cancels on 1848 folded letter sheet to New Haven, Conn., matching "Boston, 5cts, Jan 24" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 491    

1847, 10¢ black. Two singles (one with attractive four margins, the other with huge margins including parts of the next stamp at right but in at left), tied by red grid cancels on a blue folded letter sheet with red "U.S. Express Mail Boston" cancels, addressed to Philadelphia, small repaired cover nick at top center, Very Fine, a lovely cover; with 1984 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 492    

1847, 10¢ black. 3½ nice margins, tied by red grid cancel on a folded letter sheet from Batavia, New York, part of back missing, F.-V.F., clean and attractive.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 493    

1847, 10¢ black. Ample margin to close at top left, intense shade and sharp early impression, tied by neat red grid cancel on folded letter sheet to Philadelphia, Pa., red "U.S. Express Mail, Boston, Mass., Dec 8" cds alongside, Very Fine.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $950

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Lot 494    

1847, 10¢ black. Just clear to large margins all around, tied by red grid cancel on a clean orange cover from New York to Oxford, Conn., slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $800

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