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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 16° |  |
 5c Orange Brown (1b). Block of four, full original gum, large even margins all around, bright shade on bluish paper, very faint crease at right, probably from natural handling of sheet and nearly invisible,
still Extremely Fine, a remarkably choice original gum block, ex Crocker and A. T. Seymour collections, with 1969 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
30,000.00 | 16,000.00 |
| 17° |  |
 5c Dark Brown
(1a). Horizontal pair, full original gum, marvelous deep rich color and early impression on deeply blued paper, large even margins, Extremely Fine "Gem" pair, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
9,000.00 | 17,000.00 |
| 18° | |
 5c Dark Brown (1a). Block of four, original gum, dark shade and early impression, ample to large margins except clear at upper right, faint thins and small repair in upper left corner causing faint
stain, three horizontal creases, one just barely into bottom pair, still Very Fine appearance, a handsome and rare block in this early 1847 shade, with 1989 P.F. certificate (submitted in error as a Red Brown) (Image Magnifier) |
30,000.00 | 4,750.00 |
| 19° | |
 5c Brown (1). Horizontal pair, part o.g., clear to
ample margins, faint vertical crease in left stamp, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
9,000.00 | 2,600.00 |
| 20° | |
 5c Brown (1). Horizontal block of six, unused with some traces of gum, ample to large margins except touched at top left, faint even overall toning, creases and long repaired tear thru middle vertical
pair, an attractive and rare large multiple, Scott Retail $39,000.00 (Image Magnifier) |
E. 4,000-5,000 | 0.00 |
| 21° |  |
 5c Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear except at lower right corner, tied by red grid cancels, matching clear strike of "Charleston S.C. Mar. 14" cds on blue 1850 folded letter from Wilmington
N.C. to Cardenas, Cuba, bold orange "Empresa*N.America*16 Mar. 1850" double-circle receiving ds and matching "1" internal rate, endorsed "pr. Isabel via Charleston", fresh and Very Fine, the 12-1/2c rate to Cuba at this time is rarely
seen prepaid with the 1847 Issue, because it could only be underpaid (in this case) or overpaid (in the case of the 5c plus 10c cover in the recent Ishikawa sale), a wonderful cover from the Gibson and Sampson collections (Image Magnifier) |
E. 12,000-15,000 | 0.00 |
| 22° | |
 5c Dark Brown (1a). Block of four with adjoining fifth stamp, enormous left sheet margin and top margin showing parts of adjoining stamps, slightly in at right and bottom, beautiful dark rich color, tied by
ms. "X" cancels on flap of 1849 folded letter to Warrington, England, blue "Philada. Pa. Feb. 19" cds on front and back, matching "Paid" in frame, black "America/Liverpool/Mr 6 1849" transit backstamp and red "1/-" hs, blue Warrington
receiving cds front and back, sender's sailing endorsement "per Steam Ship Hermann"A REMARKABLE FRANKING USED TO PREPAY THE 24-CENT RATE ON THE FIRST OCEAN LINE SAILING FROM NEW YORK UNDER THE NEW UNITED STATES AND BRITISH POSTAL TREATY Blocks of the 1847 Issue are exceedingly rare on cover. This transatlantic usage of a block was discovered in the Peter Stubbs correspondence and is believed to be the only such example on record. The fifth stamp at lower right was partly cut away when the letter was opened, a pen-cancelled single is affixed underneath to enhance its appearance. The block and folded letter are in otherwise superb condition (Image Magnifier) |
E. 40,000-50,000 | 21,000.00 |
| 23° | |
 5c Red Brown (1). Ample to large margins to just touched at left, used with Philadelphia, 1c Black on Blue Glazed (7LB7) carrier stamp, three full framelines, just in at left, 5c stamp tied by blue
grid, matching "Philada Pa. 5 cts. Oct. 18" circular datestamp tying 1c carrier, on fresh 1850 folded letter to Waterstreet P.O., Pa., from a new find (no others contained in correspondence) and in immaculate condition, the 1c Blue Glazed
carrier stamp is a rarity in any form and virtually never found tied on cover - this 1847 combination is unlisted in Scott and believed to be the first and only such combination on record (Image Magnifier) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 8,000.00 |
| 24° | |
 5c Dark Brown (1a). Beautiful early color and impression on deeply blued paper, large margins mostly all around, clear at lower left, used in combination with Boyd's City Express 2c Black on Green
(20L4), huge margins, natural gum crackling in surface enamel, 5c tied by bold red square grid and "New-York Aug. 7" (1847) cds, Boyd's local just tied by black cork, on small cover to Blairstown N.J. with enclosure, in immaculate condition as found
in correspondence, light wrinkling and toned spots may be easily reduced, Very Fine, a desirable 1847 and local combination one month after first general issue (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,800.00 |
| 25° | |
 5c Brown, 10c Black (1,2). 10c horizontal strip of three, three large margins, in at top, creased from overlapping edge, used with 5c, repaired, stamps canceled by ms. and used on 1848 folded cover to
Girvan, Scotland, sender's route instructions "Pr Br Steamer America from New York 16 Aug 48", "1/-" handstamped due, "America/Liverpool Au 30, 1848" and Girvan receiving backstamps, a very rare franking prepaying the 34c rate during the
retaliatory period, with Ashbrook notes on back and letter accompanying, with 1993 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 6,000.00 |
| 26° |
 10c Black (2). Large even margins, red square grid cancel, fine impression, Extremely Fine "Gem" (Image Magnifier) |
1,000.00 | 1,200.00 |