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1847 Issue continued...

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2106		5c Dark Red Brown (1). Clear to large margins, rich color, tied by black grid on Jan. 30, 1850 folded letter to Wilkes-Barre Pa. headed Wyalusing but with ms. "Brownstown Jan 30" docketing, ms. "5" rate, writer asks uncle for a loan to buy lumber for California, tape stain along back flap, stamp Fine (Image)	775.00 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
2107		5c Brown (1). Ample to large margins, tied by red grid, matching "Boston 5cts Aug. 31" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1847 folded letter to Worcester Mass., light soiling along cover file folds, stamp with light bend from cover fold and minute corner margin crease bottom left, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	675.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
2108		5c Red Brown (1). Margins virtually all around, by red square grid and matching "New-York Sep. 4" circular datestamp on folded cover to Baltimore Md., stamp has small fault at bottom right corner, otherwise Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate (Image)	675.00 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
2109		5c Red Brown (1). Large even margins, bright shade, tied by one of two strikes of red "Le Roy N.Y. Aug. 2" circular datestamp on green folded cover to Albany N.Y., two sharp file folds, one thru stamp, still very attractive, the stamp appears to be a sharp impression from the cleaned plate (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
2110		5c Brown (1). Two, first has clear to large margins, ms. "X" cancel, bold black "Lancaster Pa. Jun. 9" circular datestamp on folded cover to Philadelphia, other has three margins, tied on piece by red grid, matching "Boston 5cts 17 May" integral-rate circular datestamp, Fine lot (Image)	900.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2111		5c Red Brown (1). Full margins, red cancel, affixed to cover but did not originate, some overall toning, otherwise Very Fine, Scott Retail as off cover (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
2112		5c Red Brown (1). Two, each with full to large margins, tied together by by red square grids, matching "New-York Apl. 1" circular datestamp on 1851 folded letter to New Orleans, horizontal file fold well clear of stamps, Very Fine and attractive "April Fool's Day" cover, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2113		5c Red Brown (1). Vertical pair, large margins to just touched, tied by magenta grids and matching "Hartford Ct. 10 5 Apr." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1849 folded letter to Cleveland O., clear strike of matching "Paid" with pointing hand handstamp, top stamp with some indentations (probably from cancel), vertical file folds away from stamp, appears Fine, attractive usage (Image)	1,400.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2114		5c Red Brown (1). Vertical pair, clear to large margins, tiny nick at bottom right, tied by red grid cancels with matching "Potomac Steamboat Oct. 27" route agent's circular datestamp, used with Blood’s City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Bronze on Black Glazed (15L13), large margins all around, acid cancel at top left, on cover to Grahamville S.C., cover with faults and slightly refolded, still Fine and very rare use -- Alexander lists twelve 5c 1847 covers with this cancel, omitting this and one in our Sale 889 (lot 1876) making this the 14th 5c 1847 cover with the Potomac Steamboat marking -- this route agent marking was applied to loose mail handed in to the route agent on board the steamboat travelling mail route No. 2401 on the Potomac River between Washington D.C. and Aquia Creek Va. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
2115		10c Black (2). Full even margins all around, detailed impression, tied by blue "Paid" handstamp and also by matching "Baltimore Md., Jul. 12" circular datestamp on blue folded letter with 1848 docketing to Ridgewater Mass., matching "10" in oval handstamp, part of dateline missing, light horizontal file fold well away from stamp, cover with age spot at bottom right, Very Fine, attractive usage, with 2007 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
2116		10c Black (2). Full even margins all around, tiny scissors-cut in margin only at bottom right, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York May 16" circular datestamp on blue 1848 folded letter to Warren O., vertical file fold with some splitting, cover with some wrinkling, the stamp is Very Fine (Image)	1,700.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction