Lot 4012
#2 1847 10c Black, Horizontal Strip of Five, Positions 52-56L, Stickpin Variety, Used
An Outstanding Large Multiple of the 1847 10c Issue
Openingsbod: $7,500
schatting: $15,000 - $20,000
This strip of five is one of the most outstanding off-cover multiples of the 1847 issue. This is truly a Philatelic Icon.
Cancellation mostly removed, traces of red cancel across the strip and trace of blue cancel on the right stamp; center stamp with vertical crease, 4th stamp with repaired hole in head, right stamp thinned with corner nick at top right.
Pairs or two singles would often be used to pay the double 10c rate , but strips of three, blocks of four or other large multiples were infrequently used. Any multiple of the 10c 1847 larger than a pair is rare and strips of four or more are extremely rare.
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The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 | June 26-28
Sale 30: U.S. Stamps – 19th Century — Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 12pm EST, 9am PST
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
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