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A spectacular right-half vertical bisect from New Haven, Connecticut10¢ Black, Vertical Half Used as 5¢ (2b), right half, large margins to clear including part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by two strikes of red grid cancel, matching light strike of "New Haven Ct. 7 Jun." circular datestamp on blue folded cover to New Bedford, Massachusetts, manuscript "paid 5" at lower left, docketing shows incomplete yeardate but this has been attributed by Alexander to 1851, some splitting along folds, sealed tear from bottom to center of cover, otherwise Very Fine, the USPCS census lists ten bisects used from New Haven, ex Seybold, Hawkins, Brown, H. Lehman, H. Schuyler Cole, Hindes, Wyer and Boker, signed Ashbrook, with 1968 P.F. certificate
10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 5c (2b). Left vertical half with large margins, tiny scissors-cut at top, tied across the cut by manuscript "#" hashtag cancel, slightly faded blue "Springfield Ms. Jun. 12" circular datestamp on folded cover to Hartford Conn., sender's "Paid" at bottom left, note on back "Found in attic of the Hartford Natl. Bank, Hartford Conn. by H. S. Redfield" (former owner), slightly toned, splits along folds reinforced with tape, file folds clear of stampFINE. A RARE VERTICAL BISECT OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. PROBABLY A LAST-MONTH USE OF THE FIRST ISSUE IN JUNE 1851.
USPCS census no. 4346. From our 1987 Rarities of the World sale (probably ex Rust). With 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott value $30,000.00
A choice vertical bisect of the 10¢ 1847 Issue paying the 5¢ under-300 miles rate10¢ Black, Vertical Half Used As 5¢ (2b), right half, huge margins all around, well tied by red square grid cancel with matching "New-York Mar. 4" (1851) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Albany, New York, stamp with very faint diagonal crease which is all but undetectable (but mentioned in our 1989 Rarities sale), fresh and Very Fine, note on back by John A. Klemann stating that this was an original find "by Mr. Wyer," ex W. S. White and Boker
10¢ 1847 vertical bisect used from Philadelphia for the 5¢ under 300-miles rate10¢ Black, Vertical Half Used As 5¢ (2b), left vertical half, large margins to just clear at bottom, tied by blue "Philada Pa. 5 Mar. 23" (1849) integral-rate circular datestamp on bluish folded letter to New Hope, Pennsylvania, some minor cover staining far from stamp, Very Fine, for some reason there are far fewer left half vertical bisects than right half bisects listed in the USPCS census--there is no "Paid" marking on this cover, and it is unclear if the integral-rate datestamp was intended as a postage due marking or just a cancel--ex West and Boker, illustrated in Ashbrook Bound Book (no. 11, cover 279, USPCS website), with 1988 P.F. certificate
10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 5c (2b). Left vertical half with sheet margin, tied across the cut by squiggly pen cancel, green "Dodgeville Wis. Sep. 3" (1849) circular datestamp with matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps on blue folded cover to Potosi Wis., central file fold, stamp with some slight soilingVERY FINE. A RARE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE VERTICAL BISECT ON A COVER WITH GREEN POSTMARKS.
This is the only recorded 1847 Issue cover from Dodgeville, Wisconsin, bisect or otherwise. The presence of green cancels makes it an even more desirable use of the 10c 1847 Issue.
Scott Retail $30,000.00
10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 5c (2b). Left vertical half with sheet margin, tied across the cut by squiggly pen cancel, green "Dodgeville Wis. Sep. 3" (1849) circular datestamp with matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps on blue folded cover to Potosi Wis., central file fold, stamp with some slight soilingVERY FINE. A RARE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE VERTICAL BISECT ON A COVER WITH GREEN POSTMARKS.
This is the only recorded 1847 Issue cover from Dodgeville, Wisconsin, bisect or otherwise. The presence of green cancels makes it an even more desirable use of the 10c 1847 Issue.
Scott Retail $30,000.00
10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 5c (2b). Left vertical half with sheet margin, tied across the cut by squiggly pen cancel, green "Dodgeville Wis. Sep. 3" (1849) circular datestamp with matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps on blue folded cover to Potosi Wis., central file fold, stamp with some slight soilingVERY FINE. A RARE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE VERTICAL BISECT ON A COVER WITH GREEN POSTMARKS.
This is the only recorded 1847 Issue cover from Dodgeville, Wisconsin, bisect or otherwise. The presence of green cancels makes it an even more desirable use of the 10c 1847 Issue.
Scott Retail $30,000.00
10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 5c (2b). Right vertical half, large margins, tied across the cut by perfect strike of bright red grid cancel, matching "Walpole N.H. May 6" circular datestamp on blue 1851 folded letter to Edward W. Buffum in Cambridge Mass., horizontal file fold well away from bisect, few scattered spots of cover toning barely touch stamp (not mentioned on accompanying certificates)EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST OF ALL EXAMPLES OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE VERTICAL BISECT. A SPECTACULAR COVER.
This is the only recorded bisect used from Walpole, New Hampshire. The brilliance and care taken in applying the cancel and circular datestamp remind us of other iconic 1847 covers, such as those from Waukegan, Illinois.
Ex Boker and Gross. With 1988 and 2013 P.F. certificates.
10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 10c (2b). Uncancelled left half "tied" by stain spot on half of folded cover to Corcoran & Riggs at Washington D.C., red "New-York 5 Dec 5 cts" integral-rate circular datestamp, ms. "Paid", bottom third of cover is restored, Fine appearance, another vertical bisect from this correspondence on half of a folded cover postmarked New York Nov. 30, 1850, is contained in the Miller collection at The New York Public Library, a note from Elliott Perry accompanying this cover states "I am sure the split 10c there [NYPL] is the other half of the copy you have.", a comparison of the two halves confirms Perry's statement, a copy of the Nov. 30 cover accompanies, with 1974 P.F. certificate
10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 5c (2b). Right vertical half, large margins, tied across the cut by perfect strike of bright red grid cancel, matching "Walpole N.H. May 6" circular datestamp on blue 1851 folded letter to Edward W. Buffum in Cambridge Mass., horizontal file fold well away from bisect, few scattered spots of cover toning barely touch stamp (not mentioned on accompanying certificate)EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST OF ALL EXAMPLES OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE VERTICAL BISECT. A SPECTACULAR COVER.
This is the only recorded bisect used from Walpole, New Hampshire. The brilliance and care taken in applying the cancel and circular datestamp remind us of other iconic 1847 covers, such as those from Waukegan, Illinois.
Ex Boker. With 1988 P.F. certificate.