Lot 1912 o
1847, 5¢ red brown and 10¢ black, 5¢ four margin with black grid cancel, 10¢ slightly cut in with red grid, Fine.Scott Nos. 1-2 $1,400.
Realized: $525
Lot 1913 o
1847, 5¢ blackish brown, 4th printing, Ridgway "Mars Brown" color, red grid cancel, ample to mostly large margins, lovely rich color, Very Fine, a choice example of this scarce shade; with 1989 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 1a $1,500.
Realized: $2,800
Lot 1914 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, recut of left frame, showing a very early impression of the recut of left frame which also shows a slip of the engraver's tool with a light line extending from the frameline inwards between the "P" of "Post" and the "U" (this slip line only shows on the very earliest of impressions), red grid cancel, ample to large margins, rich color enhancing a early detailed impression, Very Fine; with 2010 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 1 $1,150.
Realized: $900
Lot 1915 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, blue grid cancel, large margins including sheet margin at right, deep color & detailed impression, an Extremely Fine gem, ex-Lyons; with 1999 & 2012 P.F. certificates, latter Graded XF 90.Scott Nos. 1 $465.
Realized: $900
Lot 1916 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, showing wide break in frameline at left, top margin single, light red grid cancel, large margins with wide top sheet margin, strong vibrant color, Extremely Fine and choice, one of finest examples of this broken frameline variety with one of the widest frameline breaks known to exist, ex-Garrett & Wagshal; with 1974 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 1 Estimate $400 - 600.
This break is known to have slowing widened as the plate worn over time. This break was eventually fixed by the recutting of the fr1953
ameline and a variety listed in the Scott catalog.
Realized: $525
Lot 1917 o
1847, 5¢ brown, full strike of black Herringbone cancel of Binghamton, N.Y. strong color, clear to ample margins, small flaws including light horizontal crease and small thin spots, F.-V.F. appearance, a very rare fancy cancellation with only a handful known in black; with 2002 & 2010 P.F. certificates.Scott Nos. 1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $475
Lot 1918 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, red straight line "RAIL(ROAD)" cancel, large even margins, Extremely Fine, a lovely stamp with this railroad cancel; with 1994, 2009 & 2022 P.F. certificates, last Graded XF 90.Scott Nos. 1 $625.
Realized: $625
Lot 1919 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, magenta grid cancel, large margins, strong color and impression, Very Fine and choice, a very scarce color cancellation, ex-Emerson, Bingham, Meyers & Koppersmith; with 1987 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 1 $625.
Realized: $700
Lot 1920 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, red grid cancels, margins large to huge showing significant portion of adjacent stamp at top, Extremely Fine; with 2007 P.F. & 2021 P.S.E. certificates, both Graded (XF 90, SMQ $875).Scott Nos. 1 $350.
Realized: $425
Lot 1921 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, socked-on-the-nose strike of red Burlington, Vt. town cancel with "5" integral rate, ample to large margins, rich vibrant color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp; with 2010 P.S.E. certificate Graded (VF-XF 85, SMQ $650).Scott Nos. 1 $350.
Realized: $800