Lot
27 
1847, 5¢ Red Orange, rich distinctive red orange color on bright bluish paper, margins large to well clear at bottom, tied by red square grid handstamp with matching "New -York, Apr 3" cds at right on 1851 folded letter to Belvidere, N.J., Very Fine; with 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1c $10,500.
A WONDERFULLY CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1847 5¢ RED ORANGE ON COVER, THIS BEING ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED SOUND EXAMPLES ON COVER.
The 5¢ red orange is the rarest of all 1847 shades. According to the late Calvet Hahn in the Collector's Club Philatelist, the red orange shade was produced in December of 1850 during the fourth and last printings. The known usages on cover appear for only a very short time between April and June of 1851 and all but one are used from New York City.
Realized: $3,500