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U.S. Stamps, U.S. and C.S.A. Postal History, Foreign Stamps and Covers continued... Carriers and Locals Lot Sym. Lot Description   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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 400.00 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction 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 Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 2,000.00 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction 1683 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 address VERY 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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction 1684 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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 200-300 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction 1685 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 restorer ONE 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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction 1686 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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 1,000.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction 1687 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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction 1688 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) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 300-400 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction 1689   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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction 1690 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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction 1691 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 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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