1847 issue - Stamp Auctions

Lot 5006 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

Lot 5006 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

used with blue grid cancel, four full to ample margins with portion of neighboring stamp at top, very fine and fresh, 2014 Weiss certificate (Scott $800)

H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

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Lot 5001 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

Lot 5001 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

two strikes of red numeral "5", four full margins except clear at bottom right, fine and attractive, 2012 Weiss certificate (Scott $350)

H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

19th Century General Issues 1847 issue
Lot 5007 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

Lot 5007 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

red grid cancels, full margins except just clear at bottom right, portions of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, very fine, 2013 Weiss certificate (Scott $775)

H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

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Lot 5002 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

Lot 5002 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

red grid and traces of blue cancel, few small thins and corner crease at lower left, four full and margins with portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, very fine, 2011 Weiss certificate  (Scott $350)

H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

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Lot 3073 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

Lot 3073 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

magenta datestamp with two strikes of matching numeral "10" tying 1847 10c Black (2, position 40R), margins full to clear, to folded letter to Marietta, Ohio, vertical filefold clear of the stamp and markings, fine, one of just three recorded covers from Hartford with an entire 1847 10c stamp, 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Ackerman

H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

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Lot 3015 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

Lot 3015 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

black two-line handstamp on folded letter to Branford, Connecticut, manuscript "Way 9" rating, very fine, this letter was processed by the Hartford post office and collected along the Boston Post Road, 9c paying the 8c postage plus 1c way letter fee, the earliest way letter recorded for Hartford

H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2

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Lot 1006 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale

Lot 1006 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale

three large margins and clear at bottom, tied by red grid on May 3, 1849 folded letter from New York City to Philadelphia, very fine, 1979 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $425)

H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale

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Lot 1007 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale

Lot 1007 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale

two used 5c and one 10c, all with red grid cancels, one 5c margins clear, others four large margins, fine to very fine (Scott $1,450)

H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale

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Lot 11 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc

Lot 11 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIII

tied by red square grid on 1848 folded letter to Lockport, New York, matching "New-York May 13" datestamp, blue manuscript "Due 5" at top, extremely fine, the bisect was accepted but 5c postage was still due as Lockport is over 300 miles from New York City, very fine, the earliest known use of a bisected American postage stamp, an extraordinary rarity with a wonderful provenance, USPCS census #8032, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $30,000)Provenance: Judge Robert S. Emerson (D.F. Kelleher Sale 396, 1938)William L. Moody, III (H.R. Harmer Sale 612, 1950)J. David Baker (R.A. Siegel Sale 526, 1978)Marc Haas (R.A. Siegel Sale 561, 1980)Ryohei Ishikawa (Christie's Robson Lowe, 1993)

H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIII

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Lot 1002 - USA Issues 1847 issue -  H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022

Lot 1002 - USA Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022

margins full to clear, early impression in dark shade, tied by red grid to folded lettersheet to Boston, matching "New-York Jan 1" datestamp alongside, datelined "London 15 December 1848", carried outside the mails to New York and then by mail to Boston, very fine and attractive use, ex-Matthies, Boker, and Gross, 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate

H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022

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