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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 10° |  |
 5c Brown (1). Horizontal block of six, full original gum, h.r., bottom left stamp never hinged, large margins to slightly in, attractive color and fine impression, one stamp with small natural paper
inclusion, block with light creasing from gum shrinkageA VERY FINE AND RARE BLOCK OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM. With 1977 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
43,500.00 | 0.00 |
| 11° |  |
 5c Dark Brown (1a). Unused (no gum), full to mostly large
margins, handsome deep shade, excellent impression, Extremely Fine, with 1996 certificate (Image Magnifier) |
5,000.00 | 0.00 |
| 12° | |
 5c Orange Brown (1b). Ample even
margins, full o.g., h.r., small faint thin at T.L., Very Fine appearance, this shade is very scarce unused, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
6,000.00 | 0.00 |
| 13° |  |
 5c Red Brown (1). Reconstructed vertical block of six, Pos. 79-80/89-90/99-100R, showing Double Transfers A & B, mostly large margins all around, rich color and beautiful impression, each with vivid red grid,
top two stamps faintly creasedTHE UNIQUE "ASHBROOK RECONSTRUCTION", ORIGINALLY TWO VERTICAL STRIPS NOW FORMING ONE EXTREMELY FINE AND INCOMPARABLE SHOWPIECE. The left strip was owned by Stanley Ashbrook. In 1918, while viewing the Emerson collection, he realized that a similiar strip owned by the judge had once adjoined his own. Illustrated in Brookman, Vol. I (p. 43). With 1980 Friedl and 1983 P.F. certificates (Image Magnifier) |
E. 25,000-35,000 | 25,000.00 |
| 14° |
 5c Red Brown (1). Bottom left corner margin single, large to gigantic margins showing 10mm selvage at left and 11mm at bottom, bold blue grid, affected vertically with a pre-print natural paper crease, Extremely
Fine appearance, very rare (Image Magnifier) |
525.00 | 5,500.00 | |
| 15° |
 5c Red Brown (1). Full to large margins, attractive shade, clear nearly complete strike of Huntsville Ala. "5" in Negative Star, Very Fine, very rare with this marking cancelling the stamp, ex Newbury, Ring, with
1995 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 10,000.00 | |
| 16° |
 5c Brown (1). Four margins, cancelled by strike of negative "Alexandria -Post Office -USA" seal in black, matching grid cancel, Very Fine, unique as a cancel on the 5c 1847 - this marking is
recorded on a few stampless covers and is believed to have been used in a manner similar to the Annapolis Eagle seal during the same period (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 3,500.00 | |
| 17° |  |
 5c Red Brown (1). Mostly large to enormous margins including right sheet margin, beautiful rich color and prooflike impression from the earliest printing, tied by red square grid on buff cover to Saratoga
Springs, matching "New York 5cts 13 Jul." cds, original July 1847 enclosure, stamp with small sealed tear at L., Very Fine, very rare second-week usage of the 5c 1847, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,900.00 |
| 18° | |
 10c Black (2). Large margins, tied by blue grid, matching "Philada. Pa. 10cts Jul. 19" cds on part-printed July 1847 folded letter to Connorsville Md., Extremely Fine and rare third-week
usage of the 10c 1847 Issue, ex Newbury, Haas, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 3,750.00 |
| 19° | |
 5c Blackish Brown (1a). Mostly large margins, unusual shade and fine impression, tied by incredibly intense red "East Bennington Vt. Jun. 15" cds on 1849 folded cover to Proctorsville Vt.EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR DOMESTIC 1847 ISSUE COVERS IN EXISTENCE. This extraordinary cover was acquired by the owner in a European auction for the equivalent of $17,500. Ex Sampson, Lehman, Dick, Haas, with 1981 and 1982 P.F. certificates (Image Magnifier) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 27,000.00 |
| 20° | |
 5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge
margins, tied by bold red "Rochester N.Y. 5" cds on white envelope to Clifton Springs, Extremely Fine, ex Haas, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 2,600.00 |