Price of US Stamp Scott Cat. 2 – 1847 10c George Washington. Page 72

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, full margins all around, uncommonly fresh and v.f., tied by red grids, with matching Washington, DC (Aug 16) departure pmk on cover to Salem, Mass, wax seal stain away from the stamp, with Scott 2004 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 14

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by red grids, with matching Richmond, Va (Dec.Scott 2) departure pmk alongside on outer FL sent in 1850 to New York, filing fold through the stamp, fine appearance

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 15

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, red grid cancel, margins all around incl. sheet margin at left, clear at bottom, sharp impression, v.f. positional piece, with Scott 2004 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 12

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, horizontal strip of three, dark red grid cancels, full margins all around, middle stamp with sealed tear (5mm), others with tiny pinholes, v.f. appearance of this rare multiple

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 13

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c light brown, trial color proof on bond paper, with full cross-hatchings, few wrinkles well away from the design, v.f.

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 10

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, full to ample margins all around, deep rich color and sharp impression, unused with Scott 2004 PFC stating “traces of original gum” (actually much more than that), two natural small pre-printing paper folds, a v.f. example of this mint rarity

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 11

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c blue, trial color proof on bond paper, with full cross-hatchings, v.f.

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 9

U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 10¢ Black, #2. Tied to small piece by red grid cancel, marginal copy, lovely piece, Very Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $800-1,000.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2009, Sale 80, Lot 1078

o U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 10¢ Black, #2. Lightened pen cancel, margins to touching, small faults, unused appearance, otherwise Fine. Scott $750. Estimate price $200-250.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2009, Sale 80, Lot 1079

10c Black (Scott 2). Original gum, large to huge margins all around, intense shade and proof-like impression clearly showing every detail of the engraving EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMPS TO OBTAIN IN SOUND, ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION WITH FOUR LARGE MARGINS. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST UNITED STATES GENERAL ISSUE. The Act of March 3, 1847, signed by President Polk, specified that Postmaster General Cave Johnson “be authorized to prepare postage stamps, which when attached to any letter or packet, shall be evidence of the payment of the postage…” The law’s effective date was July 1, and the Post Office acted immediately to secure a contract with Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and (the new partner) Edson, so that stamps could be distributed by that date. The Washington vignette is based on the iconic image painted by Gilbert Stuart. The early imperforate issues are often found with margins close or cutting into the design, because of the difficulty in manually cutting along the narrow gap between stamps. This stamp, with its original gum, large margins and beautiful impression, surely ranks among the finest known original-gum examples of the first United States postage issue. With 1982 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jan 2009, Sale 968, Lot 4

10c Black (Scott 2). Horizontal pair, original gum, lightly hinged, huge margins to clear incl. part of adjoining stamps at top, sharp proof-like impression, left stamp with trivial small corner crease at top left, right stamp with faint vertical crease at left (described in the Caspary sale and by the P.F. in 1956 as the left stamp sound and the right stamp with a gum crease) EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING AND PHENOMENALLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN REMARKABLY CHOICE CONDITION. ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING PAIRS EXTANT. To underscore the rarity of any original-gum multiple of the 10c 1847, there are only three unused blocks recorded (two with original gum), one of which is contained in the Hirzel collection at the Swiss PTT Museum. The original-gum block in the Zoellner sale, ex Green, Klein and Kapiloff, realized $130,000 hammer in 1998 (Siegel Sale 804, lot 15). The superb pair offered here was a featured item in the Caspary collection, and it was the largest 10c 1847 multiple owned by him (along with two other pairs). Ex Caspary. With 1956 and 2002 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jan 2009, Sale 968, Lot 5

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, full to large margins all around, tied by red square grid canc. to 1847 FL addressed to Elyria, OH., with red New York cds at right, hinge reinforced filing fold away from the stamp, stamp with small nick in margin only, v.f., with Scott 2005 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 14

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by blue Philadelphia “10cts” pmk to FL addressed to Springfield, filing fold through the stamp, otherwise v.f.

Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 15

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, full to large margins all around, tied by red square grid canc. to 1848 cover sent from New York to Brantford, Canada, with ms “Paid to Line” and red New York (May Scott 24) cds alongside, with ms “7” Exchange mark and red Queenstown U.C. transit, with Hamilton transit and Brantford arrival on reverse, cover slightly reduced at left, still a v.f. and attractive usage to Canada, with 2004 PSE cert.

Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 12

UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE 1847 10c black, full to clear margins all around, tied by blue Philadelphia cds to 1848 FL addressed to Hopkinsville, Ky, with matching blue cds at right, few insignificant toned spots, otherwise v.f., with Scott 2005 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 13