U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1847 5c red brown, canceled red grids, margins all around, nice color, v.f., with 1990 PFC
Estimate: $200

1847 5c red brown, pen and red grid cancels, margins all around, v.f.
Estimate: $150

1847 5c red brown, horizontal strip of three, red grid cancels, right stamp slightly cut in at top, left pair with large margins all around, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 1,800
Estimate: $750

1847 5c dark brown, large margins all around, rich color and beautiful early impression, tied by blue "Philada Pa" cds on 1848 FL to Richmond, Va, v.f., annotated and signed by Ashbrook ("Vandyke brown"), with 2017 PFC
Estimate: $300

1875 1c blue, unused without gum, perfectly centered with wide, even margins, fresh color, v.f. gem,
Cat. Val. $ 325
Estimate: $150

1870 15c orange, unused without gum, bright color, well centered, with a small tear at bottom right corner, fine appearance, with 2009 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum)
Cat. Val. $ 2,500
Estimate: $500

1880 24c dark violet, Special Printing, without gum as issued, centered to top, with intact perforations and nice color, fine and sound 24c 1880 American Bank Note Company special printing, with 1998 PFC. Only 67 certified examples of No.200 are recorded, of which half have various faults,
Cat. Val. $ 9,000
Estimate: $2500

1893 2c brown violet, top sheet margin Plate No. and "EE" block of eight, n.h., minor perf. Reinforcement at top, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 1,200
Estimate: $300

1893 15c dark green, n.h., well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 2009 PFC and 2017 PSAG certificate graded "90" (SMQ $1,350)
Estimate: $500

1893 $1 salmon, h.r., well centered, possibly reperforated at bottom, fine,
Cat. Val. $ 1,000
Estimate: $150

1893 $2 brown red, used, well centered, faint thin, otherwise v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 525
Estimate: $100

1894 $1 black, type II, well centered, h.r., fresh and fine stamp, with 2018 PFC,
Cat. Val. $ 2,100
Estimate: $500