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1, 1847 5c Red brown, well-margined singles (includes portion of adjacent stamp at top) tied by blue "5" in circle (repeated at top right) to outer lettersheet addressed to Plattsburgh, New York, crisply struck "Alby & Buffalo R.R. 3 Apr" route agent datestamp, manuscript "under chg'd 5/10", Very Fine and attractive use"Erivan" Collection Part VI
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1, 1847 5c Red brown, lightly canceled, three ample to full margins, just in at top, Fine (Scott $350)Sale 3052: United States Stamps Featuring the Donald D. Nelson Collection
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1, 1847 5c Brown, rich shade, light grid cancel, clear to full margins, vertical crease, Fine appearance (Scott $350)Sale 3052: United States Stamps Featuring the Donald D. Nelson Collection
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1a, 1847 5c Dark brown, tied on folded letter addressed to Worcester Mass by lightly struck red cancel with an accompanying Providence RI cds at left, stamp deep rich color, ample to large margins and a very light wrinkle at the right edge, still Very Fine and attractive (Scott $550)Sale 3052: United States Stamps Featuring the Donald D. Nelson Collection
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2, 1847 10c Black, partial blue Troy NY cancel, three full balanced margins, just touching frameline bottom center, 5mm horiz bend at right edge, Fine example (Scott $800)Sale 3052: United States Stamps Featuring the Donald D. Nelson Collection
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2, 1847 10c Black, just tied on 1850 folded letter addressed to Greenville NC by light red cancels with New York Mar 26 cds alongside, cover was forwarded and a Greenville NC Apr 1 cds and a manuscript "forwarded 5" added, stamp clear to large margins, cover a bit of foxing especially in the bottom right corner, Very Fine stamp on a Fine cover; signed Bartels (Scott $1,000)Sale 3052: United States Stamps Featuring the Donald D. Nelson Collection
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2, 1847 10c Black, single with margins large (portion of adjacent stamp at top) to just clear, tied by red grid with matching "Cincinnati O. 10 Sep 21" credit datestamp, additionally a bold strike in red of "Atlantic Lake & Mississippi Telegraph Cincinnati Sept. 20" handstamp, on two-page printed circular about the construction of the telegraph, additionally a handwritten letter enclosed datelined September 19, 1847 from Henry O'Rielly (proprietor of this telegraph), Very Fine and exceedingly rare, the Alexander census does not record another example of this handstamp on an 1847 issue coverUnited States General Issues
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1, 1847 5c Red brown, stamp with margins large to clear, tied by two pen-strokes and red "Philada Rail Road" straightline cancel, second strike at right, manuscript "Paid," Blood's (2c) Bronze on black (15L17) local affixed but not tied, all on folded lettersheet addressed to Monson, Massachusetts, Very Fine and attractive combination of stamp, cancel, and local, Dr. Chase's notation on reverse: "5c 1847, very fine, 1849 color + impression, 'Philada Rail Road' in and directly across the stamp + repeated on the cover, black pen in addition, Blood's local on the cover" United States General Issues
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2, 1847 10c Black, blue cancel, clear margins all around, a Fine sound example; 2020 APS certificate (Scott $800)Sale 3043: United States Stamps and Covers - Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 10 a.m. Eastern
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1, 1847 5c Red brown, centrally struck red "38" numeral cancel (British credit), three clear to ample margins, clear to in at left, VG-Fine; a rarely seen marking on this stamp and likely uniqueSale 3043: United States Stamps and Covers - Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 10 a.m. Eastern
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