Lot
1189 
1847, 5¢ red brown. Huge margins to just barely in at one spot at bottom including sheet margin at right, tied by well-struck blue "Troy N.Y. Oct. 10" circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Quebec, Canada, manuscript. "11½" rate, red "Montreal L.C. OC 11, 1850" datestamp, light vertical file fold well clear of stamp, Very Fine and attractive, a rare usage to Canada with the 5¢ 1847; with 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $525
Lot
1190
1847, 5¢ red brown. Large margins to barely shaved at lower left, two tiny corner creases, tied by pen cancel on cover from Washington, D.C. to Christiana, Del., two strikes rimless oval "Thomas's Irving Hotel, Washington, D.C." handstamp, red Washington City c.d.s., Fine. Scott No. 1 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,050
Lot
1191
1847, 5¢ red brown. Large margins to just shaving frameline at right, tied by unusual blue grid with matching "Saratoga Springs N.Y. Dec. 9" cds with manuscript "1850" on cover to Montreal, Canada, manuscript "4-½" due marking, stamp with natural paper creases prior to use, cover with central wax seal stain, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce single usage of the 5¢ stamp on a cover to Canada, signed Ashbrook, with 2005 P.F. certificate describing color of the cancel as "blackish blue". Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $500
Lot
1192
1847, 5¢ red brown. Large to huge margins including. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by red grid, matching "U.S. Express Mail Boston Mass. Sep. 28" circular datestamp on blur 1849 folded letter to New York, light horizontal file fold at bottom well away from stamp, Very Fine and choice, ex-White. Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $425
Lot
1193
1847, 5¢ red brown. Horizontal pair, huge margins to just in including sheet margin at right, tied by red grids, matching "U.S. Express Mail N.Y. Oct. 28" circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter to Sedgwick Me., light vertical file fold away from stamps, Fine. Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $600
Lot
1194
1847, 5¢ red brown. Large margins all around, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Jun. 9" circular datestamp on 1849 folded letter datelined in Washington D.C. and addressed to Peekskill N.Y., clear strike of red "Swarts Post Office Chatham Square" oval handstamp and additional strike of oval "Letters for N.Y. City Directed to Chatham Square Post Office" backstamp, stamp affected by vertical file fold, otherwise Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $425
Lot
1195
1847, 5¢ red brown. Horizontal pair, large margins to in, left stamp defective, cancelled by black grids on 1851 cover to Quebec, Canada, light strike of red "Steam/Boat" with matching "10" handstamps, "U. States" in arc, Montreal transit ties stamps, cover splitting along folds and expertly silked, Very Fine appearance, scarce Steam Boat usage to Canada. Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $500
Lot
1196
1847, 5¢ red brown. Two four margin singles, close to mostly large margins, tied by bold blue grids with matching "Philadelphia Pa. 10 Feb. 20" integral-rate cds on blue 1851 folded letter to Xenia O., Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $600
Lot
1197
1847, 5¢ red brown, right margin single. Large margins including sheet margin at right, cancelled by penstrokes on cover to Saratoga N.Y. with red "Hudson Riv. Mail N.Y. Sep. 4" postmark, Extremely Fine and choice, accompanied by stampless cover with similar circular datestamp and manuscript "5" rating; with 1982 and 2003 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $550
Lot
1198
1847, 5¢ red brown. Full margins to barely in, used with D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, 1¢ Bronze on Black (15L13), acid tied, on cover to New York, 5¢ stamp tied by red square grid on arrival, light file fold affects 5¢ stamp, otherwise Fine, carried by Bloods, then by railroad to New York. Scott No. 1 $1,500.
Realized: $350