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10c Black (Scott 2). Huge margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at lower left, deep shade and crisp impression showing every detail of the engraving, red grid cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. With 1981 and 1998 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $6,400.00). Only seven others share this grade, and only three have graded higher to date (at 98J) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1025, Lot 64 |
US$4,500.00 |
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10c Black (Scott 2). Large margins all around, bright shade and detailed impression nicely complemented by red grid cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $2,500.00) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1025, Lot 65 |
US$3,250.00 |
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10c Black (Scott 2). Part original gum, large margins to clear including bottom sheet margin, detailed impression, faint horizontal crease entirely in margin at bottom, small thin spot, some minor toning on back not mentioned on accompanying certificate VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM SHEET MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. Apart from the incomparable Caspary-Lilly-Sevenoaks copy, we have offered only two other 10c 1847’s with original gum and sheet margins since 1998, including a bottom-margin horizontal pair and a right-margin single. With 1985 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1025, Lot 63 |
US$5,000.00 |
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10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 5c (Scott 2b). Right half, large margins, tied across the cut by red grid cancel, matching “New-Haven Ct. 13 Jun.” circular datestamp on 1851 folded letter to Birmingham Conn., sender’s notation “Paid/5” (it is unusual for this kind of notation to include the amount paid), file folds well away from stamp VERY FINE. A RARE VERTICAL BISECT OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE USED TO PAY THE 5-CENT UNDER-300 MILES RATE JUST A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO DEMONETIZATION OF THE 1847 ISSUE. Effective July 1, 1851, the basic letter rate was reduced to 3c for domestic letters sent up to 3,000 miles. New stamps were issued to accommodate the new rates, and the old stamps were demonetized and invalid for postage after June 30, 1851. This letter was sent June 13, 1851, just prior to demonetization, and one day before the bisect offered in the previous lot. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1025, Lot 70 |
US$15,000.00 |
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10c Black (2). Position 91R1 with bottom left corner inter-pane margins, approximately 3mm at bottom and 4mm at left, other two margins are enormous including significant part of adjoining stamp at right, fine impression on nicely blued paper, incredible detail of engraving, lightly struck blue Philadelphia circular datestamp and trace of red cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST USED 10-CENT 1847 STAMP KNOWN TO PHILATELY. APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN USED CORNER-MARGIN 10-CENT 1847 SINGLES ARE RECORDED. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLETELY SOUND EXAMPLE WITH FOUR LARGE MARGINS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. Philip T. Wall’s census of the 10c 1847 Issue, which encompasses both the Levi records and decades of searching through auction catalogues, records fourteen used stamps and one unused stamp with self-evident corner sheet margins. Others can be plated to a corner position but do not show significant sheet margins. Of the fourteen used stamps, four have larger corner margins than the stamp offered here, but all of these have faults (a total of nine are faulty). Of the four other sound copies, two have one margin touching or at least close (one of these has not been offered at auction since 1969 and is only assumed to be sound) and another is pen cancelled. Ex Moody, Dick, Haas (Siegel Sale 418, where it realized nearly ten times Scott Catalogue value — $2,300 vs. $235) and Wall. With 2000 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ value $6,400.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only two others share this grade. We wonder why this stamp was not graded 100 Jumbo, considering the enormous margins all around. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1024, Lot 2 |
US$16,500.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 10¢ black, #2. Red cancel, 3+ margins, Fine. Scott $1,150. Estimate price $250. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, May 2012, Sale 93, Lot 241 |
US$431.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 10¢ black, #2. Pen cancel, 4 nice margins, light creases, Fine to Very Fine appearing. Scott $650. Estimate value $150. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, May 2012, Sale 93, Lot 243 |
US$403.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 10¢ black, #2. Red cancel, 3 margins, cut in at bottom, Average. Scott $1,150. Estimate price $200. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, May 2012, Sale 93, Lot 242 |
US$288.00 |
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United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, margins all around, close but clear at bottom left, fine, tied by red grids cancel on large part of outer FL used in 1849 from New York to Marion, Alabama, filing fold well away from the stamp Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2012, Sale 201204, Lot 13 |
US$700.00 |
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10c Black (Scott 2). Three large margins including part of adjoining stamp at top, just clear at bottom, tied by two strikes of red “New-York 10 13 Mar.” integral-rate circular datestamp, third strike at right on buff cover to Buchannon Carroll in New Orleans, red “From Barnum’s Hotel New York” oval hotel forwarder’s handstamp at upper right, fresh and Fine, an extremely rare marking, ex Ackerman, Meroni, Garrett and Kapiloff Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2012, Sale 1023, Lot 2409 |
US$750.00 |
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10c Black (2). Large margins to clear, tied by two bold strikes of blue “Philada. Pa. 10 May 9” integral-rate circular datestamp, used with Blood’s City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Bronze on Black Glazed (15L17), large margins, acid cancelled, on blue folded cover to Pittsburgh Pa., light horizontal file fold not affecting stamps VERY FINE. A RARE AND CHOICE-QUALITY COMBINATION OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE AND BLOOD’S SMALL “POST OFFICE” STAMP. With 1993 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as acid tied $5,000.00 Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2012, Sale 1023, Lot 2400 |
US$4,750.00 |
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10c Black (2). Large margins to clear, deep shade, neat strike of Boston black large “PAID” grid cancel, vertical creases, still Very Fine, a rare cancel on this demonetized use of the 10c, ex Hart, with 1998 P.F. certificate, Scott Catalogue lists this as a separate cancel for the 5c but not the 10c Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2012, Sale 1023, Lot 2198 |
US$1,100.00 |
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10c Black (Scott 2). Large margins to just touching, fine impression, tied by bold red “20” in circle handstamp on piece, Very Fine, extremely rare cancel on the 1847 Issue, ex Matthies, Stollnitz and Dr. Morris, with 1996 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2012, Sale 1023, Lot 2192 |
US$6,250.00 |
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10c Black (Scott 2). Large margins, cancelled by integral-rate town datestamp with clear “10”, small shallow thin spot to the left of Washington’s left eye, Extremely Fine appearance, with clear 1982 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2012, Sale 1023, Lot 2191 |
US$900.00 |
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10c Black (Scott 2). Large margins to ample at left, detailed impression, bold strike of red “10” in circle handstamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1996 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2012, Sale 1023, Lot 2190 |
US$1,400.00 |