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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 21° |  |
 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins, attractive late shade, Ridgeway's "Dark Russet" according to Ashbrook, cancelled by blue fancy open grid struck in criss-cross fashion and tied by matching "Taunton Ms. Dec.
23/5cts" cds, on 1850 folded letter to New Bedford, Extremely Fine, very attractive usage, ex Gore, Rohloff, Haas, signed Ashbrook, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 2,400.00 |
| 22° | |
 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins, bright rich color approaching Orange Brown, excellent impression, tied by red "5" hs on fine 1850 folded cover to Winchester Va., blue "Baltimore Md. May 19" cds, lettersheet
with some light wear, stamp is an Extremely Fine Gem, colorful cover, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,000.00 |
| 23° | |
 5c Orange Brown (1b). Four margins, creased before use, bright rich color from the cleaned plate, tied by blue "Philada Pa. 5 cts Jul. 1" cds and orange Calais cds on 1850 folded letter to France,
second strike of Philadelphia cds at left, oily red "Colonies &c. Art. 13" and "15" decimes due mark, Very Fine and handsome appearance, ex Ishikawa (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 2,600.00 |
| 24° | |
 5c Brown (1). Full to large margins, tied by bold ms. "X" on 1848 Quaker-dated folded letter to Liverpool, England, clear "Wilmington Del. May 9" cds in green, bold shilling mark, clear Liverpool
backstamp, stamp with minute margin tear at top, still Very Fine, rare usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 2,300.00 |
| 25° | |
 5c Brown (1). Horizontal pair, margins to cutting at T.R., beautiful dark color and early impression, canceled by bold ms. "X" cancels and additionally squiggles, one tying, on 1847 folded letter to
Liverpool, England, bluish green "Wilmington Del. Nov. 13" cds, shilling hs, Liverpool backstamp, fresh and Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 2,300.00 |
| 26° | |
 5c Brown (1). Vertical pair, large to gigantic margins including bottom sheet margin, beautiful rich color and sharp impression, tied by partial blue Baltimore cds on May 28, 1849 folded letter to Boston
with matching "10" in oval at far right, Extremely Fine, ex Newbury, Klein, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 4,250.00 |
| 27° | |
 5c Orange Brown (1b). Horizontal strip of four, full margins to barely in, beautiful bright shade (c. 1850 printing), tied by four strikes of red square grids on legal cover to Albany, paying four times the
5c rate for two ounces, red "New-York Apl. 8" cds at R., cover refolded to a more exhibitable size, faint internal crease affecting middle pairA VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ORANGE BROWN SHADE. Multiples larger than a pair are exceedingly scarce. This strip of four is one of the largest multiples of the Orange Brown shade known on cover. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 12,000.00 |
| 28° |
 10c Black (2). Large to huge margins showing parts of two adjoining stamps, red square
grid, Extremely Fine and choice (Image Magnifier) |
1,250.00 | 1,600.00 | |
| 29° |
 10c Black (2). Pos. 79R, large margins, handsome shade, bright red square grid, Extremely Fine ex
Grunin (Image Magnifier) |
1,250.00 | 1,300.00 | |
| 30° |
 10c Black (2). Pos. 47R, large margins, bright shade with sharp impression, blue grids,
Extremely Fine, very attractive (Image Magnifier) |
1,300.00 | 1,150.00 | |
| 31° |
 10c Black (2). Pos. 29L, large margins,
bright shade and fine impression, attractively struck red square grid, Extremely Fine, ex Garrett, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
1,250.00 | 1,050.00 |