Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Carriers and Locals
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1681
1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins to just touched at top, cancelled by red star and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied together by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 28" circular datestamp on cover to New York, light vertical file fold at left well away from stamps, Very Fine
400
130
1682
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Large even margins, tied by red "U.S." in octagon handstamp on Dec. 20, 1842 printed bankruptcy notice to local addressee, Extremely Fine, one of the few U.S. City Despatch 6LB3 covers we have seen without a circular datestamp, ex Pope, Kapiloff and Geissler, with 1985 P.F. certificate
2,000
900
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Philadelphia Despatch Post, Philadelphia Pa., (3c) Black on Grayish, "R & Co." Initials (15L3). On thin paper with clear background lines, three large margins, clear at top, cancelled by red outline "3" handstamp, matching faint "Phila. Despatch Post" circular timestamp on Jul. 6, 1844 folded letter from Schuylkill Haven Pa. to Philadelphia street addressVERY FINE. EXAMPLES OF THE PHILADELPHIA DESPATCH POST STRIDING MESSENGER PRINTING ON THIN PAPER -- SHOWING THE FULL DESIGN WITH BACKGROUND LINES -- ARE VERY RARE.
Ex Mason, Hall and Gordon N. John
E. 3,000-4,000
3,000
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Phila. Despatch Post - A.M. Red circular timestamp with matching "3" handstamp struck on 1843 folded cover to local street address, clear strike and Very Fine, extremely scarce, ex Hahn
E. 200-300
275
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E. N. Barry Despatch Post, New York N.Y. Red "E. N. Barry's Despatch Post" in large circle struck five times in open spaces of 8 x 10 in. silver Valentine cover with original enclosure, a lovely lace Valentine with silver and gold decorations, multicolored enamel floral wreath and verse, four of the five strikes are clear, the cover is toned and somewhat brittle with age, but these conditions could easily be treated by a paper restorerONE OF TWO COVERS KNOWN WITH THE RED BARRY'S DESPATCH POST MARKING.
E. N. Barry is noted by Elliott Perry (One Hundred Years Ago, p. 63) as a "postman" in 1852. Contemporary source information and actual covers related to Barry are rare. Three covers are reported: a black strike on a torn cover (ex Hollowbush) and another red strike on a Valentine (Sloane records).
Ex Golden and Hahn
E. 1,500-2,000
1,500
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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Gold on Glazed White (20L9). Full to large margins incl. frame lines at bottom and left, tied by smudged cancel and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied by "New-York Feb. 6" circular datestamp on small cover with embossed border to Peekskill N.Y., 2c stamp with corner tear top right and a few light scoring lines, 3c stamp some internal wrinkling, light overall soiling, Very Fine appearance, scarce combination
1,000
250
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City Despatch. Red circle with two bars inside, no visible AM or PM designation and clogged letters indicating lengthy use, with matching "3" rate handstamp on Very Fine folded letter carried outside the mails to Philadelphia street address, datelined "Fort Brooke U.S.A. Dec. 29, 1845" -- Fort Brooke is listed in Military Forts of the United States as a Florida garrison -- the writer made an error in dating the letter 1845, because he refers to "next July 1845", and the docketing copies the incorrect dateline -- assuming this was mailed in Dec. 1844 and arrived in Jan. 1845, the City Despatch marking falls into sequence with the five other recorded examples -- a great use, ex Golden
E. 500-750
1,100
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City Despatch/PM. Red handstamp with two bars across circle, bold blood-red strike and red crayon "3" rate on Jan. 27, 1845 folded letter from Mt. Pocono Pa. to Philadelphia street address, six recorded covers, including four listed by Steven M. Roth in his Penny Post article (Oct. 1993, p. 11)
E. 300-400
650
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City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., 2c Red (160L1). Large margins to just touched, affixed to 1846 folded cover and "tied" by fake "Paid" arc cancel and magenta penstrokes, the red "New-York 2 cts. Mar. 15" circular datestamp is genuine, as is the stamp itself, which is rare
E. 2,000-3,000
2,100
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City P.O./2. Small double-circle handstamp lightly inked in red and struck on large embossed Valentine cover to Miss G. E. Burritt, 97 Prince St., the cover is in immaculate condition, a Fine strike of this rare marking, believed to have been used in 1846, ex Schwartz
E. 750-1,000
700
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Cumming's City Post, New York N.Y. Ornate oval Eagle handstamp with "CUMMING'S CITY POST" straightline on folded letter datelined "Newport Aug. 24, 1846" from Newport, Herkimer County N.Y., to New York City street address, clear strike with nearly full detail, slightly fragile along folds with tiny tears at edges, still Very Fine, extremely rare, this is believed to be the best strike of the few known, ex Gregory, Needham, Sloane and Hollowbush
E. 1,000-1,500
1,300
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Hussey's Post, New York N.Y., (unstated value) Black, Handstamped Wrapper (87LUP1). Clear strike with "Free" handstamp on blue Nov. 27, 1856 folded printed notice to local street address, file fold, Extremely Fine, very rare early Hussey's marking, illustrated in Byways of Philately (p. 93) and Perry book (p. 12), ex Golden, with 1991 P.S.E. certificate
E. 500-750
450
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Local Posts Stampless Covers. Nine covers or folded letters, incl. four Kenyon's Letter Office, New York, mostly clear strikes of red oval handstamp to Bridgeport, Louisville, Boston and Franklin (N.H.), latter two with "U.S. Express Mail N.Y. N. York Aug 30" and "Jun 26" circular datestamps (1849), attractive group with the local and express combinations, also Putnam's Penny Post, Fitchburg Mass, Stait's Despatch Post/Adams Exp'ss, Boyd's City Express (a bit tattered), Philadelphia Despatch Post and California Penny Post San Francisco, some flaws to be found but overall a Fine-Very Fine group, most ex Hahn
E. 500-750
0
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Locals and Private Posts Balance. Eight covers, adhesives incl. Metropolitan P.O. Express, American Letter Mail Co., Swart's, few others, mixed condition, few Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
300
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