U.S. Stamps and Postal History โ 1847 Issues




Opening: $150
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold For $170
"Burlington Vt. JUL 7" datestamp at left, with matching red grid. Addressed to Rev. John T. Stone, Montpelier, Vt.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History โ Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00




Opening: $150
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold For $170
Addressed to Miss Margaret Patten in Albany, New York. The stamp with a hole in bottom left margin.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History โ Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00





1847 #1, 5c Orange Brown, Tied by Square Grid Killer on Folded Letter to Philadelphia
Very Fine
Opening: $150
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold For $170
"NEW-YORK JUN 27" postmark with pencil "5"
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History โ Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00




1847 #1a, 5c Dark Brown, on 1849 Folded Letter with Red "STEAMBOAT" and "5" in Circle, Saratoga Springs to New York City
Three Strikes of "5" in Circle
Opening: $250
Estimate: $750 - $1,000
Sold For $320
Single 5c dark brown tied by three strikes of red numeral "5 in circle" on folded letter dated October 10, 1849, from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. to New York City. Additional matching red straightline STEAMBOAT handstamp and fourth strike of the "5" in circle at left. Carried along the Hudson River.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History โ Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00




1847 #2, 10c Black, Tied on 1849 Folded Letter to Canada
Cross-Border Usage with No Canadian Postage, Illustrated in the Chronicle 79
Opening: $500
Estimate: $1,500 - $1,500
Sold For $600
Cover C, in Creighton C. Hart's "1847 Covers to Canada" Article in Chronicle 79
Red New York NOV 30" *1849) cancel on folded letter from New York City to Brockville, Upper Canada, routed โvia Morristown, St. Lawrence Co. N.Y.โ, a direct exchange point across the St. Lawrence River. Due to the close proximity of Morristown and Brockville, no Canadian postage was charged to the recipient.
Provenance
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History โ Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00