Sale 1385 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 21-22 July, 2026
Category — 10c 1847 Issue
10c Black (2). Huge margins including parts of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, detailed impression, red circular datestamp cancels
EXTREMELY FINE GEM USED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 JUMBO BY P.S.E.
With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo). Only 17 grade higher and six others share this grade, which are very low numbers for this popular issue.
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10c Black (2). Full to large margins including left sheet margin, deep shade, clearly struck "paint red" grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1979 and 2022 P.F. certificates (latter graded VF-XF 85)
10c Black (2). Full even margins, crisp shade, light red square grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate
10c Black (2). Large margins to ample at bottom, crisp impression nicely complemented by "paint red" grid cancel, Very Fine, ex Saadi and Gross, small backstamp, with 1991 P.F. certificate
10c Black (2). Position 33R, large margins to clear, intense shade and impression, neat strike of blue numeral "10" handstamp, Very Fine, a pretty stamp, ex Hansen, with 1999 and 2008 P.F. certificates
10c Black (2). Large margins to ample at bottom including top sheet margin, deep shade and sharp impression, red square grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 and 2013 P.F. certificates
10c Black (2). Full margins to clear at bottom, crisp shade and impression, red square grid cancel, Fine, 2000 and 2013 P.F. certificates no longer accompany
10¢ Black, Sperati Reproduction (Sperati 2). Large margins, red New York integral-rate circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a perfect example of Sperati's genius, ex Saadi and Gross, with 2022 P.F. certificate
10c Black (2). Position 23L, striking and enigmatic doubling of design at top and in parts of bottom, accomplished by expertly painting in the double transfer, red grid cancel, small thin spot, the famous (or infamous) "Knapp Shift", which roiled experts for decades before being definitively determined a fake, numerous Chronicle articles have been written on this over the years and we will not attempt to recreate all the arguments here, see Wade E. Saadi's and Philip Wall's articles in Chronicle No. 176, ex Saadi and Gross, 1996 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies