Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 784    

New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, horizontal pair, ample to large margins, blue pen canceled and tied by red "New York, 10cts, Oct 14" integral rate cds on 1846 cover to Pittsburg, Pa., matching red "Paid" in arc handstamp alongside; pair with tiny scissor separation cut at top between stamps, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 9X1    $2,100.

Realized: $6,750

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Lot 785    

New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, horizontal pair (Pos. 4-5, good margins except cutting at right), tied by magenta pen cancel on an 1846 folded letter to Cincinnati, Ohio with red New York postmarks, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 9X1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 786    

New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, vertical pair, position 23/28, clear to large margins, tied by blue pen and red "New - York, Sep 1, 10cts" cds on 1846 folded letter to Sandusky, O., matching "Paid" in arc handstamp below, Very Fine, ex Farrington, Wall; with 1992 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9X1    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 787    

New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, position 2 showing double transfer at bottom, full margins, tied by red grid cancels and "New York, Jan 20, 5cts" cds on folded letter sheet to Philadelphia, Pa., matching "Paid" in arc handstamp, file fold affecting stamp, Fine, ex Green.
Scott No. 9X1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $250

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Lot 788    

1847, 5¢ red brown, full even margins, tied by red grid on 1850 folded letter with manuscript "Due 5" across top, to Portland, Maine, light matching "Eastport, Me., Mar 17, 1850" cds at left, Very Fine; with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $230

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Lot 789    

1847, 10¢ black, clear to mostly ample margins, canceled by central green grid cancel on cover to North Fairhaven, Mass., matching "Tallahassee, Flor., Mar 24" cds at left; cover professionally silked inside and portion of backflap restored, otherwise Very Fine, still a very rare on cover example with cancelling postmark in green.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $4,500

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Lot 790    

1847, 10¢ black, large margins all around, used with bold Mobile, Ala. red paint cancel on a folded letter sheet to Washington, D.C.; light file folds (one just affects the adhesive, which ends in small corner tear), otherwise Very Fine; with 2002 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 791    

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, pair and single tied by Danbury & Norwalk RR cds (single tied by ms cancel) on a small lady's cover to New York, redirected to Connecticut with 1851 3¢ brown red (scissor cut) tied by New York cds paying the forwarding postage, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 9+11    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $350

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Lot 792    

1857, 3¢ plum, type I, ample margins to just in at top left, tied by bold serifed "Waltham, Mass., Oct 9, 1857" cds on ladies cover to Ashburn, Mass.; stamp with negligible tone spot in left margin, otherwise Very Fine, a very attractive and rare on cover usage of the elusive 1857, 3¢ Plum shade, Scott catalog value $2,000 for off cover; with 2007 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $800

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Lot 793    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, four margins, light corner crease at top right, grid canceled with matching "San Bornton Bdge, N.H., Oct 6" cds on cover Buchanan Oval Portrait Campaign design to Lowell, Mass., Extremely Fine, a beautiful Buchanan campaign cover.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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