5c Red Brown (1). Original
gum, lightly hinged, large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at
right, bright color, faint natural vertical gum bend not mentioned on
accompanying certificateEXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL-GUM SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
With 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Dark Brown (1a).
Original gum, large even margins all around, deep rich color and proof-like
impressionEXTREMELY FINE. A RARE FULL-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN THE DARK BROWN SHADE. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY.
A search of our computerized records shows that the last sound four-margined original-gum example of the 5c Dark Brown we offered was a pair in our 1993 Rarities sale.
With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Orange Brown (1b).
Large part original gum, bright color, large even margins all around, faint
horizontal crease along top framelineVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN THE ORANGE BROWN SHADE.
With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Red Brown (1). Position
100R with enormous bottom right corner sheet margins, 6mm at right
and 10.5mm at bottom, huge margins other sides, fresh and bright color,
crisp impression, light strike of red grid cancel, tiny corner crease at
far edge of sheet margin at top rightEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE FAMED NEWBURY CORNER SHEET-MARGIN COPY OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST CORNER-MARGIN EXAMPLES OF THIS STAMP IN EXISTENCE.
Ex Newbury and Grunin. (Image)
10c Black (2). Position
91L with huge bottom left corner sheet margins, approximately 12mm
at bottom and 5mm at left, other two margins are enormous, sharp proof-like
impression, neat strike of red New York square grid cancel, very faint
vertical crease and trivial corner crease at far bottom left of sheet
marginEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS STAMP HAS THE LARGEST MARGINS OF ALL KNOWN USED CORNER-MARGIN COPIES OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. A TRULY REMARKABLE STAMP.
In Philip Wall's census of the 10c 1847, which encompasses both the Levi records and decades of searching through auction catalogues, he records fourteen used stamps, one unused stamp and one on cover with self-evident corner sheet margins. Another three or four covers can be added to this count (the recently-discovered cover is offered in lot 514). Other stamps can be plated to the position but do not show significant sheet margins. This example has the widest sheet margins of all.
Ex Newbury. (Image)
10c Black (2). Position
10L, huge margins all around incl. enormous top right corner
margins, 3-4mm at right and 8mm at top, intense early impression, tied
by red square grid, matching "New-York Aug. 25" circular datestamp on blue
1847 folded letter to Vienna N.Y., faint vertical file folds well away from
the stampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST CORNER-MARGIN COPY OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE ON COVER. FROM A NEW DISCOVERY AND OFFERED TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME.
In his extensive census of the 10c 1847 issue with corner sheet margins, Philip T. Wall records a total of sixteen used stamps on or off cover (another three or four covers have since been recorded). Others can be plated as corner margin positions but do not show significant sheet margins. Many of these have faults, the most common being creases in the selvage.
This cover comes from a new find of eleven 5c and 10c 1847 covers, which were discovered in 2004 in Geneva N.Y. Nine of the eleven are addressed to Samuel Baldwin (one cover with 5c Orange Brown stamps is shown here, but not included in the lot).
With 2006 P.F. certificate. (Image)
5c Red Brown (1).
Positions 91-92L with enormous bottom left corner sheet margins, 6mm
at left and an amazing 13mm at bottom, huge margins other sides, rich color
and detailed impression, neat strikes of red grid cancels and part of
matching town datestamp, tiny corner crease in extreme tip of the sheet
marginEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE FAMOUS "NORCROSS" PAIR -- WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE THE FINEST PAIR IN EXISTENCE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Emerson, Norcross and Klein. With 1975 P.F. certificate. Last offered in our 2002 Rarities sale, where it realized $32,500 hammer (Image)
5c Red Brown (1). Position
100R with huge bottom right corner sheet margins, 11.5mm at right
and 5mm at bottom, huge margins other sides, beautiful rich color nicely
contrasted by red grid cancel, certificate notes faint horizontal and
vertical creases, which are almost invisibleEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A MAGNIFICENT CORNER-MARGIN COPY OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Newbury. With 1982 P.F. certificate. Last offered in our 2002 Rarities sale, where it realized $6,250 hammer. (Image)
5c Red Brown (1). Vertical
pair, huge even margins all around, rich color, beautiful deep blue
"Troy N.Y. Nov. 26" circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. VERTICAL PAIRS OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE ARE SCARCE, AND THIS PAIR IS AMONG THE FINEST EXTANT.
With copy of P.F. certificate for cover from which this pair was removed. Last offered in our 2002 Rarities sale, where it realized $6,250 hammer (Image)
5c Grayish Brown (1a).
Horizontal pair, large even margins all around, brilliant color, neat
strikes of red grid cancelsEXTREMELY FINE A PRETTY USED PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN THE GRAYISH BROWN COLOR.
With 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)