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o 1847, 5¢ brown orange (1d), full to large margins, bright color and a clear impression. Light blue cancel and a tiny manuscript stroke at top. Choice, Very Fine. Scott price $1,035 Expertization: 1981, 2005 P.F. Certificates, both with the old 1b designation. Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 4 |
US$325.00 |
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Scott 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, margins to just in lower right and lower left, bright color, clear impression, tied by red New York square grid, matching “New York Sep 4” c.d.s. and red straight line “Baltimore R.R.” on buff cover to Boston, Very Fine usage. Estimate 500 – 750 Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 5 |
US$575.00 |
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o 1847, 5¢ orange brown (1b), position 100, large to huge margins, including part sheet margin at bottom and a portion of the adjacent stamp at top, clear at lower right, rich color. Bright blue Philadelphia town postmark. Fresh and Very Fine. Scott value $925 Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate. There is a sufficient amount present of the stamp above (position 90) as to allow the double transfer of the bottom frame line of that position to be visible. Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 2 |
US$325.00 |
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o 1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), perfectly balanced margins, rich prooflike color. Sharp strike square red grid cancel. Trivial tiny corner tip crease and completely unnoticeable toning upper right. Otherwise Extremely Fine, very pretty stamp. Scott $900 Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 1 |
US$240.00 |
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5c Orange Brown (Scott 1b). Large margins to full at upper right, neat red grid cancel, tiny margin tear at top, Very Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1092, Lot 1003 |
US$200.00 |
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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Large margins to just in at top, rich color, bold red Herringbone fancy cancel of Binghamton N.Y., diagonal crease at bottom left, Fine appearance and a scarce cancel, with 2009 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1092, Lot 1002 |
US$300.00 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), left margin single, lightened red cancellation, impressive margin single with barely visible postmark, with bright vivid color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 2013 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $400. Estimate price $300 – 400. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1201 |
US$300.00 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), pretty red cancellation, exceptionally intense color with finely etched impression, a handsome four margin example, Very Fine, 2014 P.F. certificate. Scott $400. Estimate price $300 – 400. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1202 |
US$350.00 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), red grid cancellation, attractive four margin single; tiny thin spot at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $400. Estimate price $200 – 300. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1203 |
US$200.00 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), quite scarce black grid cancellation, wide margins and spectacular color and impression, an excellent example of the elusive orange brown shade; light crease, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate price $250 – 350. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1204 |
US$375.00 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), lovely red grid cancellation plus a trace of manuscript pen cancellation at top right corner of stamp, exceedingly fresh and choice example of this desirable orange brown shade, with four generous margins and warm rich color; small thin, otherwise Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $900. Estimate price $200 – 300. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1205 |
US$325.00 |
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Scott #1, 5c Red brown, used, ample to mostly large margins all around with huge margin at right, rich color and sharp impression on fresh paper, central and unobtrusive blue grid cancel, very fine; 1982 and 2014 PF certificates. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 6 |
US$270.00 |
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Scott #1, 5c Red brown, extraordinarily choice single with portion of top sheet margin and well clear to large margins on the other three sides, tied to 1849 entire folded letter to Birmingham, Conn. by magenta Hartford, Conn. c.d.s., matching pointing-hand “Paid” h.s. at left, extremely fine and attractive; 2007 PF certificate. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 7 |
US$300.00 |
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Scott #1, 5c Pale brown, attractive single with four large margins and lovely pastel color, tied to neat envelope by red circular grid cancel with matching “Mobile/Ala/Oct 20” c.d.s. at left, to Warrington, Florida with the additional instructions in the address “(Mail to) Pensacola,” probably indicating that Warrington may not have had a post office at that time or at least needed directions to find this small town, extremely fine; 1847 First Issue usages to Florida are quite scarce; 1992 PF certificate. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 8 |
US$550.00 |
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Scott #1, 5c Red brown, lovely right sheet margin single with well clear to large margins on the other three sides as well, tied to petite 1849 entire folded letter to Hartford, Conn. by red New York diamond grid cancel, matching “New-York/Apr 21” c.d.s. at right, choice very fine and an exceptionally fresh entire letter. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 9 |
US$280.00 |