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**Pairs of 5c and 10c 1847 Issue:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
13		5c Orange Brown (1b). Horizontal pair, huge margins all around incliuding part of adjoining stamp at right, brilliant color and proof-like impression, obviously from one of the earliest printings with every fine detail of the engraving, the Orange Brown color blends nicely with two perfectly-struck red grid cancellations of Savannah EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN THE EARLY ORANGE BROWN SHADE. ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PAIRS OF THIS STAMP IN EXISTENCE. With 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott value for two Orange Brown singles. (Image)	1,700.00	15,000.00
14		10c Black (2). Positions 91-92R, horizontal pair, large to huge margins including part of sheet margin at left, remarkably intense shade and impression on crisp bright paper, vivid "paint" red grid cancels EXTREMELY FINE GEM PAIR FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE RIGHTHAND PANE. ONE OF THE FINEST 10-CENT 1847 MULTIPLES EXTANT. This superb pair has the distinction of realizing the highest price ever paid for a 10c 1847 used pair -- $24,200 at a 1980 Sotheby's auction. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)	3,250.00	9,000.00
15		5c Dark Brown (1a). Horizontal pair, huge to large margins all around including sheet margin at right and part of adjoining stamp at top, deep rich color from the late state of the plate, bold strikes of red grid cancellations EXTREMELY FINE. A PARTICULARLY CHOICE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN THE DARK BROWN SHADE. Ex Haas and illustrated on the front cover of that catalogue. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)	1,250.00	5,500.00
16		10c Black (2). Positions 93-94R, horizontal pair, large to huge margins including significant portion of adjoining stamp at right, incredibly intense shade and impression on deeply blued paper, a striking example of the uneven plate layout with right subject markedly lower than left, also shows continuation of right frameline of righthand stamp, vivid "paint" red grid cancels EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB AND STUNNING PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. Ex Haas. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)	3,250.00	11,000.00
17		5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins, distinctive bright shade, two perfect strikes of blue grid cancellation seem to jump off of paper EXTREMELY FINE. A FRESH AND SUPERB PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE -- ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN WITH WITH BLUE GRID CANCELS. Ex Newbury. With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,320.00	4,250.00
18		10c Black (2). Positions 96-97R, horizontal pair, huge margins all around including part of adjoining stamps at top, sharp impression with great depth, bold strikes of blue grid cancels EXTREMELY FINE GEM. BASED ON CENSUS RECORDS, THIS IS THE FINEST PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH BLUE GRID CANCELS. Ex Bingham. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)	3,350.00	7,500.00
19		5c Red Brown, Double Transfer Ty. E (1-E). Horizontal pair, left stamp showing double transfer, huge margins, full at left, fresh color and fine early impression, cancelled by two strikes of New York red square grid and Liverpool "2/-" shilling due handstamp applied to transatlantic mail EXTREMELY FINE. THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 "MOWER SHIFT" -- DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE E -- OF WHICH PROBABLY NO MORE THAN A DOZEN COPIES ARE KNOWN. The so-called "Mower Shift" is named after its discoverer, the San Francisco dealer R. H. Mower. In an article discussing this rare position in Chronicle 92, Duane Garrett quotes a letter from Stanley B. Ashbrook, which states "this "E" variety is quite scarce, much more than either the "A" or "B", probably due to the fact that the extra lines were not cut very deep on the plate and soon wore away. I believe that we can only find the "E" among the very earliest prints from the plate." Illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 92 (pp. 247-248). Ex Sweet. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	6,500.00
20		5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins including parts of adjoining stamps at bottom left and right, rich color, bold red grid cancels EXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE HORIZONTAL PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN A MOST RICH COLOR. Ex Sweet and Amonette. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)	1,250.00	5,250.00
21		5c "Chestnut Brown" (1a). Horizontal pair, large to full margins, intense shade and rich color, incredibly detailed impressions showing every background line, well-struck bluish-black "Penn Yan (N.Y.) Jun. 22" circular datestamp, 3-1/2 mm scissors-cut at top between stamps, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Emerson and Bingham, with 1991 P.F. certificate as Chestnut Brown (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	5,250.00
22		5c Dark Brown (1a). Horizontal pair, large margins, deep dark shade, nicely contrasted by two perfect strikes of Philadelphia blue "Paid" in oval cancel, tiny scissors-cut at top of left stamp just into frameline and tiny thin spot, otherwise Extremely Fine and attractive pair, ex Grunin, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,420.00	1,800.00

Pairs of 5c and 10c 1847 Issue:

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

5c Orange Brown (1b). Horizontal pair, huge margins all around incliuding part of adjoining stamp at right, brilliant color and proof-like impression, obviously from one of the earliest printings with every fine detail of the engraving, the Orange Brown color blends nicely with two perfectly-struck red grid cancellations of Savannah

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN THE EARLY ORANGE BROWN SHADE. ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PAIRS OF THIS STAMP IN EXISTENCE.

With 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott value for two Orange Brown singles. (Image)

1,700.00

15,000.00

10c Black (2). Positions 91-92R, horizontal pair, large to huge margins including part of sheet margin at left, remarkably intense shade and impression on crisp bright paper, vivid "paint" red grid cancels

EXTREMELY FINE GEM PAIR FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE RIGHTHAND PANE. ONE OF THE FINEST 10-CENT 1847 MULTIPLES EXTANT.

This superb pair has the distinction of realizing the highest price ever paid for a 10c 1847 used pair -- $24,200 at a 1980 Sotheby's auction. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

3,250.00

9,000.00

5c Dark Brown (1a). Horizontal pair, huge to large margins all around including sheet margin at right and part of adjoining stamp at top, deep rich color from the late state of the plate, bold strikes of red grid cancellations

EXTREMELY FINE. A PARTICULARLY CHOICE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN THE DARK BROWN SHADE.

Ex Haas and illustrated on the front cover of that catalogue. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

1,250.00

5,500.00

10c Black (2). Positions 93-94R, horizontal pair, large to huge margins including significant portion of adjoining stamp at right, incredibly intense shade and impression on deeply blued paper, a striking example of the uneven plate layout with right subject markedly lower than left, also shows continuation of right frameline of righthand stamp, vivid "paint" red grid cancels

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB AND STUNNING PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.

Ex Haas. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

3,250.00

11,000.00

5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins, distinctive bright shade, two perfect strikes of blue grid cancellation seem to jump off of paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A FRESH AND SUPERB PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE -- ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN WITH WITH BLUE GRID CANCELS.

Ex Newbury. With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,320.00

4,250.00

10c Black (2). Positions 96-97R, horizontal pair, huge margins all around including part of adjoining stamps at top, sharp impression with great depth, bold strikes of blue grid cancels

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. BASED ON CENSUS RECORDS, THIS IS THE FINEST PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH BLUE GRID CANCELS.

Ex Bingham. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

3,350.00

7,500.00

5c Red Brown, Double Transfer Ty. E (1-E). Horizontal pair, left stamp showing double transfer, huge margins, full at left, fresh color and fine early impression, cancelled by two strikes of New York red square grid and Liverpool "2/-" shilling due handstamp applied to transatlantic mail

EXTREMELY FINE. THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 "MOWER SHIFT" -- DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE E -- OF WHICH PROBABLY NO MORE THAN A DOZEN COPIES ARE KNOWN.

The so-called "Mower Shift" is named after its discoverer, the San Francisco dealer R. H. Mower. In an article discussing this rare position in Chronicle 92, Duane Garrett quotes a letter from Stanley B. Ashbrook, which states "this "E" variety is quite scarce, much more than either the "A" or "B", probably due to the fact that the extra lines were not cut very deep on the plate and soon wore away. I believe that we can only find the "E" among the very earliest prints from the plate."

Illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 92 (pp. 247-248). Ex Sweet. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

6,500.00

5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins including parts of adjoining stamps at bottom left and right, rich color, bold red grid cancels

EXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE HORIZONTAL PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE IN A MOST RICH COLOR.

Ex Sweet and Amonette. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

1,250.00

5,250.00

5c "Chestnut Brown" (1a). Horizontal pair, large to full margins, intense shade and rich color, incredibly detailed impressions showing every background line, well-struck bluish-black "Penn Yan (N.Y.) Jun. 22" circular datestamp, 3-1/2 mm scissors-cut at top between stamps, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Emerson and Bingham, with 1991 P.F. certificate as Chestnut Brown (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

5,250.00

5c Dark Brown (1a). Horizontal pair, large margins, deep dark shade, nicely contrasted by two perfect strikes of Philadelphia blue "Paid" in oval cancel, tiny scissors-cut at top of left stamp just into frameline and tiny thin spot, otherwise Extremely Fine and attractive pair, ex Grunin, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,420.00

1,800.00