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5c 1847 Issue Hotel Covers

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1480		5c Red Brown (1). Position 80R1, full even margins all around, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Mar. 24" circular datestamp on 1851 blue folded letter to Philadelphia, "From Butts' Hotel Murray St. N.Y." handstamp, stamp with light horizontal crease, lifted and moved slightly, cover with small mended tear, still Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate describing this as an 1857 usage (which it is not) (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1481		5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins to just in incl. part of adjoining stamp at left, deep rich color, tied by red round grid, matching "New-York Nov. 14" circular datestamp on 1849 folded cover to Albany N.Y., red "From the D. D. Howard Irving House" Hotel handstamp, fresh and Fine, scarce hotel usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
1482		5c Orange Brown (1b). Bright color, large margins all around, cancelled by ms. "X", red "Washington City D.C. Jun. 9" circular datestamp on cover with "Thomas's Irving Hotel Washington D.C." handstamp, to Philadelphia, trivial edgewear, fresh and Very Fine, beautiful and rare hotel cover, with 1991 and 2005 P.F. certificates (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1483		5c Red Brown (1). Clear to mostly huge margins, tied by blue "Philada. Pa. 5cts Mar. 13" integral-rate datestamp on buff cover to Huntingdon Pa., framed "Columbia House Philadelphia" hotel handstamp on back, black "Huntingdon Pa, Mar. 16" circular datestamp and "5" rate handstamp for forwarding to Hollidaysburg Pa., slight gum soiling around stamp, otherwise Fine (Image)	775.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction