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Sale 81

Portland Spring Auction


U.S. Singles-1847 Issue to 1867 Grills Issue
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 519
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U.S. General Issues, 1847, 5¢ red brown, #1.
Used, 4 margin copy, blue grid cancel, small thin spot, Fine, PSE (2008) cert.
Scott $600.
Estimate $150.
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Realized
$230
Lot 520
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U.S. General Issues, 1847, 5¢ red brown, #1.
Used, 3 margin copy, thin, repaired, creased, Average.
Scott $600.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$161
Lot 521
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U.S. General Issues, 1847, 5¢ red brown, #1.
Used, 4 margins, red grid cancel, small thin at top, Fine.
Scott $600.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$207
Lot 522
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U.S. General Issues, 1847, 5¢ red brown, #1.
Used, 4 margin copy, pen cancel, ink notations on reverse, small thin, Fine appearing.
Scott $300.
Estimate $70.
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Realized
$161
Lot 523

U.S. General Issues, 1847, 5¢ red brown to Canada cover, #1.
Large margins to touching, beautifully tied by blue Troy, NY OCT 22 c.d.s. to Montreal, backstamped Montreal OC 24 1850 in red, very fine and scarce.
Scott $675. Only 11 known from Troy to Canada .
Estimate $400.
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Lot 524

U.S. General Issues, 1847, 5¢ red brown, on folded letter, #1.
3 margin copy (probably the dark brown variety), tied by red grid cancel, barely readable New York 5¢ c.d.s., addressed to Albany, NY, Fine.
Scott $675.
Estimate $150.
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Realized
$276
Lot 525
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U.S. General Issues, 1847, 10¢ black, #2.
Used, 3 margin copy, red grid cancel, faults in bottom margin and into design, pencil notations on reverse, Fine appearing.
Scott $1,400.
Estimate $200.
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Realized
$460
Lot 526
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U.S. General Issues, 1851, 1¢ blue, type II, #7.
Unused, margins all round, small mark on reverse, otherwise very fine.
Scott $450.
Estimate $200.
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Lot 527
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U.S. General Issues, 1855, 10¢ green, Type III, #15.
Used, margins all round, fresh color, Very Fine.
Scott $200.
Estimate $100.
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Unsold
Lot 528

U.S. General Issues, 1851, 12¢ black, #17.
O.g. (paper h.r.), just touching to clear margins, Fine.
Scott $6,500.
Estimate $1,000.
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Realized
$920
Lot 529

U.S. General Issues, 1859, 10¢ green, type V, #35.
O.g., horizontal crease, Fine appearing, PF cert. (1989).
Scott $260.
Estimate $70.
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Realized
$81
Lot 530
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U.S. General Issues, 1859, 12¢ black, plate III, #36B.
Unused, small thin and horiz. crease, Fine appearing, PSE (2008) cert.
Scott $400.
Estimate $70.
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Realized
$86
Lot 531

U.S. General Issues, 1861, 3¢ pink on cover, #64.
Black grid cancel, New Haven, Ct. Jan 28 cancel in red, Machinist corner card, to Hartford, Conn., "small piece missing at top of stamp", still attractive, fine cover, APS (2005) cert.
Scott $1,100.
Estimate $300.
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Unsold
Lot 532
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U.S. General Issues, 1861, 3¢ rose Small collection of fancy cancels, #65.
About 100 with nice variety of cork cancels, some identified by town, Average to Fine.
Estimate $50.
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Realized
$109
Lot 533
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U.S. General Issues, 1861, 5¢ brown yellow, #67a.
Used, large hole in center, plus other faults, space filler, Defective, PSE (2008) cert.
Scott $1,300.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$92
Lot 534

U.S. General Issues, 1861, 10¢ yellow green, #68.
O.g., fine, PSE (2006) cert.
Scott $1,150.
Estimate $350.
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Lot 535
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U.S. General Issues, 1862, 5¢ red brown, #75.
Dec 15 Louisville c.d.s. cancel, rich color, Fine and attractive, PF (1985) cert.
Scott $600.
Estimate $200.
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Realized
$138
Lot 536

U.S. General Issues, 1863, 5¢ brown, #76.
O.g. (h.r.), vert. crease, tear, damaged top right corner and reperfed at left, Defective, PSE (2008) cert.
Scott $1,750.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$75
Lot 537
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U.S. General Issues, 1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill, #85B.
Light cancel, "cleaned (bleached), thin in grill", scarce, Fine appearance, APS (2005) cert.
Scott $1,500.
Estimate $150.
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Realized
$196
Lot 538
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U.S. General Issues, 1867, 6 grilled issues with PSE certs, #89//98.
Used #89, 90, 92, 93, 97, 98 all with major faults (2008 certs), Average.
Estimate $150.
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Realized
$276
Lot 539

U.S. General Issues, 1867, 1¢ blue, F. grill, #92.
O.g., fine, PSE (2006) cert.
Scott $3,500.
Estimate $500.
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Realized
$575
Lot 540
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U.S. General Issues, 1867, 10¢ yellow green, F. grill, #96.
Used, very thin paper variety, Average, PSE (2008) cert.
Scott $275.
Estimate $70.
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Realized
$92








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