Lot 1882 P
1847, 5¢ black, trial color large die proof on bond, reprint proof with cross-hatching (24x30mm), Very Fine.Scott No. 1TC1 $800.
Lot 1883 ()
1847, 5¢ red brown, right margin single, without gum, clear to large margins, strong vibrant color, faint horizontal crease near bottom, otherwise Very Fine; with 2014 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 1 $2,400.
Realized: $1,600
Lot 1884 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, full strike of red Housatonic Rail Road Agent's 10-Bar Open Grid cancel, ample to large margins, strong color, Very Fine and choice, a very rare railroad cancellation; with 2014 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $700
Lot 1885 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, bottom right corner margin single, red grid cancel, full sheet margins with ample to large margins around, strong color, a Very Fine jumbo; with 2015 P.S.E. Graded certificate (VF 80J).Scott No. 1 $400.
Lot 1886 o
1847, 5¢ brown, left margin single, light strike of blue grid cancel, large well balanced margins, strong color and crisp impression, Extremely Fine, a choice sheet margin single; with 2012 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 1 $460.
Realized: $600
Lot 1887 o
1847, 5¢ brown, red grid cancel, large margins, strong true brown color and late impression, Extremely Fine; with 2014 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF 90, SMQ $650).Scott No. 1 $400.
Lot 1888 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, neat red square grid cancel, ample to large margins, crisp impression, Very Fine; with 2003 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 1 $400.
Realized: $290
Lot 1889 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, criss-crossed strikes of blue straight line "Steamboat" cancel, clear to large margins, deep color, F.-V.F.; with 2005 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 1 $735.
Realized: $325
Lot 1890 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, red grid cancels, ample margins, strong color, Very Fine.Scott No. 1 $400.
Realized: $260
Lot 1891 o
1847, 5¢ red brown, blue town cancel, clear to ample margins, F.-V.F.Scott No. 1 $525.
Realized: $250