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Lot Sym. Lot Description
4598 c imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L5). Full to large margins, tiny margin tear, small black cross cancel, used with black on yellow rectangular Blood's advertising label ("When a paid Stamp is on a Letter sent by Blood's City Despatch, no other charge it made for its delivery") on small blue folded letter dated Nov. 11, 1847, trivial tape stains in bottom corners, according to P.F. the stamp has been lifted and moved to upright orientation -- we doubt it -- in our opinion a Very Fine example of the famous Striding Messenger stamp, ex Meyersburg, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction
4599 og imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Original gum, large margins except clear in two places at right, intense shade and impression, Very Fine, original-gum examples of the Striding Messenger 15L6 issue are extremely rare, ex Schwartz, with 2004 P.F. certificate, unpriced in Scott as unused (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
4600 c imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Cut close all around, light but legible strike of "Blood's Despatch 2 Cts." double-circle handstamp, not tied and apparently applied to stamp prior to use, used on 1847 folded letter to New York City, blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Dec. 29" integral-rate datestamp, Fine, although one's initial instinct would be to consider this untied stamp as not original to the cover, the use of the Blood's "2 Cts." handstamp is extremely unusual and may have been used at this time to indicate the value of the stamp when sold, the Dec. 1847 date of use is appropriate, and we see nothing to indicate the stamp was added, probably a very rare genuine Blood's usage -- offered "as is" to the specialists who will recognize the possibilities (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
4601 c imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L7). Cut to shape, red "Paid" cancel, blue "Philadelphia Pa. 5 May 14" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1846 folded letter to Princeton N.J., Very Fine, this circular type adhesive ("City Despatch Post" at center) is much rarer than is generally perceived -- the three circular types (15L7-15L9) were used on outbound letters carried by Blood's to the post office, ex Meyersburg, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction
4602 c imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L8). Full margins to just in, cancelled by pen, blue "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 19" circular datestamp on folded letter to West Chester Pa., adhesive with some staining (mostly from gum), otherwise Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
4603 c imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black (15L7, 15L8). Former with margins to in and partly cut to shape, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Jun. 22" and matching "10" on 1846 folded letter to Milton Hill, Mass., some toning shows thru from wax seal, Fine, latter cut to shape, tied by blue "Philada. Pa. 5cts Oct. 14" integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover to Germantown Pa., Very Fine, nice matching pair of tied usages with 5c and 10c rates (Image) 2,050.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
4604 c imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L9). Huge margins all around, tied by blue "Philda Pa. 5 cts. Jun. 3" integral-rate circular datestamp on undated folded letter to Hancock Md., probably 1848, file fold, stamp has small tear in bottom margin and faint natural gum toning, still Extremely Fine, this issue was usually left uncancelled is rarely seen tied by a marking -- this is one of the finest tied examples extant -- ex Emerson, Hall and D.K. Collection, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
4605 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black & Blue (15L10). Three huge margins, barely in at top, deep shade, uncancelled as usual, used on undated folded letter to New York City street address, blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Nov. 14" (ca. 1848) integral-rate circular datestamp, Very Fine, the bicolored "For the Post Office" issue is very scarce and somewhat underrated, it was usually left uncancelled and covers are rare, ex Hall, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
4606 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Large to huge margins, cancelled by 5-bar grid, impression ties thru paper, used on folded letter to Elizabethtown N.J., blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts Aug. 13" (1848) integral-rate circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, extremely scarce use of the oval Bird & Letter stamp, ex Hollowbush, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
4607 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Gold on Black Glazed (15L12). Ample margins to just touching, tied by small 4-bar grid cancel on folded cover to local street address, side panels removed, fresh and Very Fine, the "Paid" stamp is the rarest of the small Blood's issues, this tied example is extraordinary, ex Mason and Hall, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
4608 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Gold on Black Glazed (15L12). Full margins, tied by 4-bar grid cancel on Nov. 6, 1848 folded letter to local street address, P.F. opines that stamp has been lifted and replaced (inaccurately), in our opinion Extremely Fine, the "Paid" stamp is the rarest of the small Blood's issues, this tied example is very unusual, ex Hall, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

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