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Scott #1, 5c Brown, right sheet-margin single, with ample to huge margins all around, except just touching at the top left corner, small piece of foreign matter adheres to the right frame line, tied by red circular grid to folded letter dateline at Eastport, Maine on 10 October, 1848 and with ms. “Steam boat mail” directive, entered the mails to Alfred, Maine with red “Boston/13 Oct/10cts” datestamp, apparently applied in error and with red “Steam” handstamp applied on arrival in Maine, very fine and unusual usage.An accompanying letter by Creighton Hart explains the usage: “The 5c cover with STEAM is an interesting cover. It kind of puzzles me why the letter would be datelined Eastport, Me and have a Boston postmark. Three days elapsed between the writing at Eastport on Oct. 10th and the Boston postmark of Oct. 13th. My guess is that the writer carried it to Boston and mailed it upon arrival, perhaps thinking it could get faster carriage from Boston to Alfred, Me than from Eastport. Anyway, the STEAM is rarely seen on east coast ’47 covers. The STEAM shows the letter was carried by a non-contract coastal steamer from Boston to Alfred. The ship captain collected 2c for doing so. The STEAM postal marking is frequently seen on letters carried on the Hudson River. You have an unusual cover here. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 146, Lot 134 |
US$600.00 |
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Scott #1, 5c Red brown, four large to extra-large margins, fresh color and detailed impression, tied to 1849 folded entire letter by portion of blue Philadelphia c.d.s., another strike at right, to Washington, D.C., very fine. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 146, Lot 135 |
US$350.00 |
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Scott #1b, 5c Orange brown, an exceedingly rare sound mint example of this scarce and distinctive shade, featuring ample to huge margins all around, warm characteristic color and a crisp impression on fresh bluish paper, while its reverse reveals full clean original gum which has only been light hinged, very fine and choice; genuine mint examples of this shade are rarely seen in any quality, let alone the premium quality of the example offered here, in fact this is the first sound original gum example that we have ever had the pleasure to offer in our auctions; 2009 PSE certificate (VF 80; $10,000.00), being the only mint o.g. example that PSE has ever graded. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 146, Lot 136 |
US$6,500.00 |
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Scott #1, 5c Red brown, used with red “WAY 5” handstamp, ample to large margins all around, fresh color and clear impression on crisp clean paper, very fine and quite scarce; 1997 PF certificate; ex-Mirsky. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 146, Lot 130 |
US$625.00 |
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Scott #1, 5c Brown, select used example, ample to mostly large margins all around, strong color and detailed earlier impression on crisp clean paper, red town cancel, very fine; 1999 PF certificate. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 146, Lot 131 |
US$325.00 |
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Scott #1, 5c Red brown, used, ample to large margins all around, rich color and strong impression on fresh paper, red New York diamond grid cancel, very fine; 2013 PSE certificate (VF 80;.SMQ $425.00). Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 146, Lot 132 |
US$300.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, Pre-Printing Paper Folds, Pair, #1. Blue grid cancels, just cutting to large margins, lovely variety, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,020+. Estimate price $600-700. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 100, Lot 396 |
US$920.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, #1. Pen cancel, 4 margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $210. Estimate $100-120. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 100, Lot 395 |
US$253.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, #1. 4 used copies, one with blue town cancel, all with just clear to large margins, all with creases, Fine appearance. Scott $1,825. Estimate price $500-600. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 100, Lot 397 |
US$719.00 |
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() U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, #1. Unused, 4 margins, “small stain in the lower bottom margin at right”, Fine to Very Fine, PSAG (2013) cert. Scott $2,400. Estimate value $700-800. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 100, Lot 390 |
US$920.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, #1. Good margins all around, blue circular cancel, Very Fine, Royal (1962) cert. Scott $460. Estimate value $180-220. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 100, Lot 392 |
US$230.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, #1. Red grid cancel, tiny thin lower left corner, 4 margins, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $425. Estimate $150-180. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 100, Lot 391 |
US$184.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, #1. Blue cancel, 3 margins, crease lower right corner, Fine. Scott $460. Estimate price $100-120. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 100, Lot 394 |
US$150.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, #1. Blue cancel, 4 good to large margins all around, Very Fine, PF (1982) cert. Scott $460. Estimate price $180-200. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2014, Sale 100, Lot 393 |
US$253.00 |
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United States Scott 1847 Issue 1847 5c red brown, sheet margin at left, light red pmk, v.f. Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2014, Sale 201401, Lot 1 |
US$475.00 |