5c 1847 Issue Steamboat and Route Agent Usages
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
|
| 1472 |
 |
 5c Red Brown (1). Large
margins to clear, tied by multiple penstrokes, red "Potomac Steamboat
Jun. 4" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Richmond Va., stamp
slightly oxidized, vertical file folds well clear of stamp, Very Fine,
scarce usage (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
| 1473 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1). Huge
margins to just touched at top right incl. part of adjoining stamps at top
and right, tied by red grid, matching light strike of "Steam/Boat"
two-line handstamp on 1850 folded letter from New York City to Oswego N.Y.,
faint vertical file folds do not affect stamp, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
| 1474 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1).
Horizontal pair, large margins to clear, partly separated, tied by
penstrokes, red "Steam" and matching "Cincinnati O. 10 Aug. 16"
circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter datelined in Louisville, to New
York City, light vertical file fold affects left stamp, otherwise Very
Fine, accompanied by short notation regarding history of the recipient,
illustrated in Alexander census book on p. 57, with 1979 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
| 1475 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1). Large
to huge margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by red grid,
matching "U.S. Express Mail Boston Mass. Sep. 28" circular datestamp
on blur 1849 folded letter to New York, light horizontal file fold at
bottom well away from stamp, Very Fine, ex White
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 1476 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1).
Horizontal pair, huge margins to just in incl. sheet margin at
right, tied by red grids, matching "U.S. Express Mail N.Y. Oct.
28" circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter to Sedgwick Me., light
vertical file fold away from stamps, Fine
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 1477 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1). Pale
shade, large margins to just touched, cancelled by penstrokes, red
"Boston & Maine R.R. Mar. 3" circular datestamp on blue 1849 folded
letter to Charlestown N.H., fresh and Fine
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
| 1478 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1). Large
margins to clear, cancelled by ms. "X", red "Eastern R.R. Mar. 23"
circular datestamp on buff cover to Boston, matching ms. "Paid" and box
charge no., some slight overall wear, Fine railroad usage (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
| 1479 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1). Clear
to mostly large margins, brownish red crisscross grid cancel, matching
"Boston & Albany R.R. 20 Apr." circular datestamp cover, ms. 1850
docketing, lightly toned, cover tape stain at left, stamp Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |