5c 1847 Issue Hotel Covers
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
|
| 1480 |
 |
 5c Red Brown (1).
Position 80R1, full even margins all around, tied by red square grid,
matching "New-York Mar. 24" circular datestamp on 1851 blue folded letter
to Philadelphia, "From Butts' Hotel Murray St. N.Y." handstamp,
stamp with light horizontal crease, lifted and moved slightly, cover with
small mended tear, still Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate describing
this as an 1857 usage (which it is not)
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
| 1481 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1). Huge
margins to just in incl. part of adjoining stamp at left, deep rich color,
tied by red round grid, matching "New-York Nov. 14" circular datestamp on
1849 folded cover to Albany N.Y., red "From the D. D. Howard Irving
House" Hotel handstamp, fresh and Fine, scarce hotel usage (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 1482 |
|
 5c Orange Brown (1b).
Bright color, large margins all around, cancelled by ms. "X", red
"Washington City D.C. Jun. 9" circular datestamp on cover with "Thomas's
Irving Hotel Washington D.C." handstamp, to Philadelphia, trivial
edgewear, fresh and Very Fine, beautiful and rare hotel cover, with 1991
and 2005 P.F. certificates (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
| 1483 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1). Clear
to mostly huge margins, tied by blue "Philada. Pa. 5cts Mar. 13"
integral-rate datestamp on buff cover to Huntingdon Pa., framed
"Columbia House Philadelphia" hotel handstamp on back, black
"Huntingdon Pa, Mar. 16" circular datestamp and "5" rate handstamp for
forwarding to Hollidaysburg Pa., slight gum soiling around stamp, otherwise
Fine (Image) |
775.00 |