Sale 117: The Dr. Armando Grassi Collection

Lot 3001 o   

1847, 5¢ red brown, socked-on-the-nose blue circular grid cancel, large well balanced margins, rich brilliant color and an early detailed impression, Extremely Fine and choice; with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    $465.



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Realized: $500

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Lot 3002    

1847, 5¢ red brown, tied on piece by socked-on-the-nose red "Northfield, Vt., Dec. 26" town cancel, clear to huge margins showing small portion of adjacent stamp at left, bright vivid color, Very Fine with a superb Vermont townmark strike; with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    $575.



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Realized: $1,150

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Lot 3003 o   

1847, 5¢ brown, left margin single, complete central strike of brilliant red "5" numeral cancel, ample to mostly large margins with wide sheet margin, lovely soft delicate color accentuating the cancellation, Extremely Fine and attractive, quite striking, ex-Emerson and V. Morris; with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    $525.



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Realized: $1,200

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Lot 3004    

1847, 5¢ dark brown, perfect full original gum which has been very lightly hinged once, huge margins including large portions of the stamps at the left & right, wonderful sharp early impression, Post Office fresh color on deeply blued paper, a Superb jumbo; with 2000 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificate, the latter Graded (Superb 98J, SMQ $50,000).
Scott No. 1a    $7,000.

A PERFECT GEM THAT IS UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY OR BEAUTY--WORTHY OF THE FINEST COLLECTION.

The rarity of a stamp like this cannot be overstated. The few known examples with original gum are more often than not, lacking the color, the freshness or the Post Office gum as is found on this remarkable stamp.nnThis is one of two known examples graded Superb 98 Jumbo by the P.S.E. with none higher. Additionally, there are no recorded examples of the 5¢ Red Brown (Scott 1) graded higher than Superb 98, of which there is a single example, which was sold in our sale of the Peter Iwate Collection (Sale 105, Lot 3012)

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Realized: $60,000

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Lot 3005 o   

1847, 5¢ grayish brown, socked-on-the-nose blue circular grid cancel, wide margins with sheet margin at left and small portion of adjacent stamp at right, rich true grayish brown color and a crisp impression, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this elusive shade; with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1a    $665.



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Realized: $1,250

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Lot 3006 o   

1847, 5¢ orange brown, complete central strike of vivid red circular grid cancel, with brilliant orange brown color and a crisp impression, Extremely Fine and attractive, ex-Arthur Weil and Hall; with 2000 P.F. (for red brown shade) & 2008 P.S.E. certificate, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $1,250).
Scott No. 1b    $675.

A SUPERB SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF 1847 5¢ ISSUE IN THE SCARCE ORANGE BROWN SHADE.

Several sheet margin singles can be found on the 1847 5¢ issue, but rarely is a used single found with a sheet margin of this size.

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Realized: $2,200

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Lot 3007 o   

1847, 10¢ black, bold red circular grid cancel, large even margins, sharp early impression, deep color, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely example; with 2010 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 2    $900.



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Realized: $725

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Lot 3008 o   

1847, 10¢ black, "stick pin" variety, position 52L1, neat blue circular grid cancel leaving plate flaw fully visible, large to huge margins showing small portion of adjacent stamp at top, strong color and a crisp detailed impression, Extremely Fine to Superb, ex-Rust & Wall; with 2000 P.F. & 2009 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95).
Scott No. 2 var.    $3,000.

A REMARKABLE STAMP AND WHICH IS FINEST RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ 1847 "STICK PIN" VARIETY.

A search of our records and of the Siegel's site, shows that only four examples have been offered since keeping computerized records.

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Realized: $3,500

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Lot 3009 ()   

1847 (1875 Reproduction), 5¢ red brown, without gum as issued, large to huge margins and most likely a top right corner margin single, an Extremely Fine gem, rarely encountered so large.
Scott No. 3    $900.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 3010 ()   

1847 (1875 Reproduction), 10¢ black, without gum as issued, four large even margins, bright color and detailed impression, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 4    $1,150.

Realized: $950

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