US Stamp Values Scott 1: 1847 5c Benjamin Franklin. Page 62

5c Dark Brown (Scott 1a). Ample to large margins, tied by red square grid cancel, matching “New-York May 5” circular datestamp on 1849 blue folded letter to Peekskill N.Y., mostly readable strikes of Swarts’ “Letters for N. York City Direct to Chatham’s Park” and “Post Office Swarts Chatham Square” oval handstamps, underneath the stamp is a “Paid” in oval applied by Swarts and a pencil “5” at right, the stamp is hinged into place, Very Fine and unusual use, most likely the cover was handed to Swarts with 5c in coin for U.S. postage, the cover was marked “Paid” by Swarts, and the stamp was placed over their handstamp, the pencil “5” indicated payment to Swarts of the U.S. postage

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Full margins all around, tied by red grid cancel and matching “N. York & N. Haven R.R. Oct. 9” route agent’s circular datestamp, used in combination with Swarts’ City Dispatch Post, 2c Red (136L4), close margins touching in places, cancelled by star and tied by manuscript docketing on small brown cover to Portchester N.Y., manuscript “paid 5” in a different hand than address A VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF THE 1847 ISSUE AND SWARTS “ROUGH AND READY” LOCAL POST STAMP, INSPIRED BY ZACHARY TAYLOR’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. ONLY THREE SUCH COMBINATION COVERS ARE REPORTED. In 1848, during the Presidential campaign, Bouton’s introduced a stamp featuring the candidate “Rough and Ready” Zachary Taylor. After Swarts bought Bouton’s in early 1849, they continued using the same portrait but with the Swarts name. As such, this is the only stamp used to carry mail featuring the portrait of a sitting president. This cover was carried by Swarts to the New York and New Haven Railroad terminal where it entered the mails. Ex Matthies, Wyer and Garrett. With 1990 P.F. certificate.

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Large margins to clear, rich color, tied by red circular grid cancel, matching “New-York Feb. 7” circular datestamp, used with Messenkope’s Union Square Post Office, (1c) Black on Green (106L1), tied to 5c stamp by grid cancel on cover to Utica N.Y., the Messenkope stamp with corner creases, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce combination use with the Messenkope stamp and especially desirable with the two stamps tied to one another, with 1998 P.F. certificate

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear including part of adjoining stamps at bottom, tied by red square grids, matching light strike of “New-York Mar. 31” circular datestamp on blue 1849 folded letter to New Orleans, red “PAID” handstamp of Bouton’s, small manuscript “2” at right and “7” at upper left, vertical file folds do not affect stamps, Very Fine, Bouton’s sold out to Swarts around this time or shortly before, with 1996 P.F. certificate

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5c Red Brown (1). Full to large margins, dark shade, tied by red square grid cancel and matching “New-York Feb. 17” circular datestamp, used with Boyd’s City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4), huge even margins, cancelled by black grid and tied by smudges from cancel, on small cover to New Brunswick N.J., sender’s note on inside of backflap reads “P.S. I shall send this to the P.O. in the morning so I hope you will get it by evening…”, small edge tears which do not affect the adhesive EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL 5-CENT 1847 AND BOYD’S LOCAL POST COMBINATION COVER. Ex Golden. With 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as No. 20L4 tied on cover used with 5c 1847 is $5,000.00

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Full margins to clear, rich color, tied by red square grid cancel, matching “New-York Sep. 8” circular datestamp, used with Boyd’s City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green (20L7), tied by black grid cancel on 1848 folded letter to Hartford Conn., blue “Cyrus W. Field & Co., New York” sender’s handstamp, light vertical file folds away from stamps, the Boyd’s with light corner creases EXTREMELY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE 1847 ISSUE AND BOYD’S LOCAL POST COMBINATION COVER. Cyrus W. Field was a paper merchant who in 1858 led a group that financed the first telegraphic cable across the Atlantic. Ex Hall. With 2000 P.F. certificate

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Two singles, large margins, tied by blue “Philada. Pa. 10 May 13” integral-rate circular datestamp, third strike at right, on front only of Blood’s City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White (15LU1B), cancelled by light strike of grid, to Marietta O., few flaws including ink erosion and thins, still Fine, very rare use of 1847 Issue with the Blood’s envelope, this is the only reported use of the 1847 Issue on this entire (see Chronicle 153)

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5c Brown (Scott 1). Large margins to just in, rich color, tied by blue “5” in circle handstamp, matching “Philada. Pa. 5 Apr. 10” integral-rate circular datestamp on lady’s cover to New York City, clearly struck red “United States Hotel, Philadelphia, M. Pope Mitchell” handstamp on top flap, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty cover, with 1989 P.F. certificate

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Three huge margins including top left corner sheet margins, in at bottom, tied by manuscript cross-hatching on cover to Richmond Va., red “Potomac Steamboat Mar. 15” route agent’s circular datestamp at left, bold “Thomas’s Irving Hotel, Washington D.C.” hotel forwarder’s handstamp, light horizontal file fold at top affects sheet margin of stamp, otherwise Fine and rare use of a corner-margin copy on an interesting cover — the hotel handed this letter to a route agent on a contract Potomac River steamboat where it entered the mails, illustrated in Alexander book on p. 812, ex Pope, with 1998 P.F. certificate

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Deep rich color, large margins to clear, tied by manuscript “X”, blue “Philada. Pa. 5cts. Nov. 25” integral-rate circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Elizabethtown N.J., clear strike of “Blood’s Despatch 26 So. Sixth 28” double-circle handstamp, stamp with tiny tear at top center, Very Fine appearance, with 2000 P.F. certificate

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Large margins to clear at bottom, tied by blue “Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Aug. 22” integral-rate circular datestamp, second strike at right, used with U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black on Rose, “H” (7LB3), margins with full frameline at bottom and mostly complete at top, uncancelled, on folded cover to New York City, manuscript “Mail Paid”, 1850 docketing, Goodhue name crossed out as often, file fold well away from stamps A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION. ONLY THREE COVERS WITH THE PHILADELPHIA 7LB3 CARRIER STAMP AND 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE ARE RECORDED. Census information is reported by Larry Lyons in The Penny Post (July 2006). Ex Gibson, Boker and Kuphal.

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5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to clear, pretty shade, tied by red square grid cancel, matching “New-York May 24” circular datestamp, used with New York N.Y., 1c Black on Buff (6LB11), not tied, on cover to Albany N.Y., missing part of top flap, Very Fine, scarce, there are only thirteen such combinations recorded in the Meyersburg census, with 1997 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail $3,000.00

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5c Red Brown (1). Large margins, significant pre-printing paperfold, tied by red grid cancel, used with Boston Mass., 1c Blue on Pelure (3LB1), affixed slightly over edge, tied by black ring handstamp, red “Boston 10cts. Jun. 18” circular datestamp on folded cover to Washington D.C., red crayon “Due 5”, carrier stamp with small toned spots, Fine, only 23 such combinations are recorded in the Meyersburg census, ex Sampson, Scott Retail as No. 3LB1 on cover with 5c 1847 $4,000.00

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Large margins to clear, cancelled by well-struck black grid, red “Boston 5cts. 17 Jun.” integral-rate circular datestamp, used with Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2), large margins to in at bottom where scissors-cut into design, tied by red crayon on blue folded letter to Woburn Mass., red “Paid” straightline handstamp, light vertical file fold does not affect stamps, the carrier stamp with some toning and long scissors-cut at bottom, cover with some overall soiling FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE COMBINATION OF THE BOSTON CARRIER DEPARTMENT’S SECOND ISSUE AND THE 1847 ISSUE, WHICH OVERLAPPED IN USE FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD IN 1851. A COLORFUL AND VERY DESIRABLE 1847/CARRIER COVER. ONLY THREE ARE RECORDED. According to notes by Elliott Perry, the second Boston carrier stamp, 3LB2, is known used as early as April 30, 1851. The 1847 Issue was demonetized after June 30, 1851. Therefore, the Boston 3LB2 stamp could be used with the 1847 Issue for a very brief period of two months, possibly three. Illustrated and described in Chronicle 222 (copy accompanies). With 1998 P.F. certificate

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5c Red Brown (Scott 1). Large margins to full, worn impression, lightly cancelled by red grid and seemingly tied at top, red “New Orleans La. Jan. 21” circular datestamp and two strikes of “Steam 5” in double-circle due handstamp on brown cover to Buchannon Carroll & Co. in New Orleans, clearly applied stencil “UNCLE SAM” Mississippi River name-of-boat marking at lower right and endorsed “pr Uncle Sam” at top, considerable ink erosion in writing and bleed-thru on inside, vertical file folds, one of which passes thru stamp, otherwise Fine, this well-pedigreed cover — ex Matthies, Simmons, Peyton, Warm and Kapiloff — is signed “Guaranteed Genuine by Ezra D. Cole”, yet the presence of the “Steam 5” due markings makes the 5c 1847 stamp superfluous, with 2012 P.F. certificate stating that the stamp did not originate, offered and estimated as a rare stampless cover and off-cover 5c stamp

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