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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 12° |  |
 5c Black on Bluish, Without Signature (9X1e). Position 40, ample to large margins, beautiful shade and impression, no manuscript cancel, tied by vivid red "New-York 5 Paid Jan. 31" foreign mail office
circular datestamp on 1846 bluish folded cover addressed in handsome blue manuscript to Paris, France, red "Colonies &c. Art. 13" framed accountancy handstamp, red British transit backstamp, bright red Cologne receiving datestamp and black due
marking on front, light file folds clear of stamp, Extremely Fine, a colorful and pristine foreign mail usage of the unsigned New York provisional, ex Caspary, from the Weill sale (Image Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 6,250.00 |
| 13° | |
 5c Black on Bluish, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Position 32, extra large margins all around, no manuscript cancel, tied by red "New-York 5 Paid" circular datestamp of the New York City foreign mail office on July 1846
folded letter to London forwarder, James Lang, for carriage outside the mails to Trieste, Austria, manuscript "1/-" due, red receiving backstamp, faint bleached spot well clear of stamp, Extremely Fine, very attractive foreign mail usage of
the New York provisional, Wall records thirteen covers from this correspondence, from the Weill sale (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 2,500.00 |
| 14° | |
 5c Black on Bluish, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Large even margins, no manuscript cancel, tied by large red "New-York 5 Paid May 15" foreign mail office circular datestamp on 1846 folded letter to Edinburgh,
Scotland, bold "1/" due handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, two file folds clear of stamp, Very Fine, a remarkably rare British Isles destination with only three covers to Scotland recorded, from the Weill sale (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 2,000.00 |
| 15° | |
5c Gray Black, 10c Gray Black (10X1, 10X2). Tied on individual 1846 blue folded letters addressed to Ripley & Talcott, Hartford Conn., the 10c with margins just in and tied by manuscript check mark, red "Providence R.I. Oct. 17" circular
datestamp, the 5c with margins all around, canceled by manuscript check mark and tied by filing crease, red "Providence R.I. Oct. 21" circular datestamp, both letters rated with red "Paid" and "5" handstamps, indicating that the 10c adhesive overpaid
the rate A FINE AND REMARKABLE PAIR OF PROVIDENCE PROVISIONAL COVERS, SHOWING THE ONLY GENUINE USE OF THE 10-CENT STAMP ON COVER The plate of Providence provisionals comprised eleven 5c and one 10c denomination. The similarity of the designs might have caused to sender's error in overpaying the 5c rate with a 10c stamp. To date, it is the only confirmed genuine use of the 10c on cover. With 1969 P.F. certificates signed by John R. Boker, Jr. From the Weill sale |
39,000.00 | 37,500.00 |
| 16° |
 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Positions 3/5, vertical pair, large even margins all around, clear impression on deeply colored paper, light natural paper fold in top stamp, manuscript cancel, tiny corner margin
crease at upper right not touching design, Extremely Fine, "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp, ex Caspary (Image
Magnifier) |
6,000.00 | 6,500.00 | |
| 17° | |
 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Position 5, full lower left corner sheet margin copy, tiny tear at top, lightened manuscript cancel, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 21" circular datestamp on large part of 1845
folded cover with part letter to Benjamin F. Stickman at Jefferson City Mo., red "Paid" straightline and ms. "Paid 5", the stamp has been lifted and reaffixed, filing creases in lettersheet, Extremely Fine appearance, a choice stamp and rare single
5c usage for distance under 300 miles, ex Caspary, from the Weill sale, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 12,000-15,000 | 17,000.00 |
| 18° |
 5c Black on Gray Lilac (11X4). Position 5, the only 5c denomination on the altered plate used to print Bears on Gray Lilac paper, large margins, neat manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, the 5c Gray Lilac is,
in our experience, second in rarity only to the 20c on Greenish, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
4,250.00 | 6,000.00 | |
| 19° | |
5c Black on Gray Lilac, 20c Black on Gray Lilac (11X4, 11X6). Two 5c stamps, both Position 5 (the only 5c denomination on the plate used to print the Bears on Gray Lilac paper), ample margins except at bottom of one and left of the other, used
with 20c Position 3, three large margins, slightly into frameline at left, intense impressions on fresh paper, probably an early printing from the altered plate (earliest known usage is February 27, 1846), without manuscript cancel, tied only
by a single bold strike of the vivid red "St. Louis Mo. Apr. 10" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and ms. "30" rate on blue folded cover to the Charnley & Whelen firm in Philadelphia, light fold in cover at bottom, the 5c stamp at center has a
faint corner crease ending in a small tear of no significance The Second Printing of the Bears on Gray Lilac paper was made from the altered plate, in which the 5c denominations in positions 1 and 3 were changed to 20c, leaving only one 5c denomination (position 5). The rarity of the 5c on Gray Lilac (statistically, a 1:5 ratio) was increased by the circumstances of usage. The large finds yielding examples of the Bears were mainly between correspondents more than 300 miles apart, thus requiring 10c rates or multiples thereof. Thus, the conspicuous rarity of the 20c provisonal on this cover is amplified by the presence of two very rare 5c on Gray Lilac stamps. A VERY FINE AND MAGNIFICENT COVER FROM THE CHARNLEY & WHELEN CORRESPONDENCE From the Weill sale and ex Middendorf. With 1989 P.F. certificate |
E. 50,000-75,000 | 45,000.00 |
| 20° | |
20c Black on Grayish Lilac (11X6). Position 1, ample to large margins except slightly in at bottom frameline, light manuscript cancel, tied by bold red "St. Louis Mo. May 12" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and ms. "20" rate on blue 1846
folded letter to the Charnley & Whelen firm in Philadelphia, neat file fold, fresh and attractive A VERY FINE AND CHOICE SINGLE USAGE OF THE 20-CENT PROVISIONAL ON A SMALL AND ATTRACTIVE CHARNLEY & WHELEN COVER Ex Texas Collection and from the Weill sale. With 1989 P.F. certificate |
15,000.00 | 15,000.00 |