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California Mails and Western Expresses, Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails continued...

Local Posts (Adams thru Bouton) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
4609 ngbl imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Bronze on Black Glazed (15L13). Complete pane of 24, unused (no gum), huge bottom sheet margin, large all around, brilliant coppery impression, light crease in bottom margin, small surface scrape affects two stamps, few tiny margin tears

EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT COMPLETE PANE OF THE SMALL BRONZE "ONE CENT" STAMP. PROBABLY NO MORE THAN FOUR OR FIVE PANES EXIST.

Ex Hunter, Caspary, Lilly, Lowe and Golden. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
4610 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Bronze on Black Glazed (15L13). Acid tied, "Free Jas. R. Church MC" congressional free frank on cover to Washington D.C., blue "Philada. Rail Road Jan. 1" route agent's circular datestamp and matching "Free" handstamp, some edgewear, Very Fine, scarce usage (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
4611 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Bronze on Lilac (15L14). Ample margins to just touching, acid cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp left left, both stamps tied together by "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 24" circular datestamp on bright buff cover addressed in blue to Port Jervis N.Y., Blood's circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
4612 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Bronze on Lilac (15L14). Acid tied on green Merchants' Hotel all-over advertising cover to local address, light strike of Blood's datestamp, barely reduced, Very Fine (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction
4613 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Bronze on Lilac (15L14). Mostly clear to ample margins, tied by acid cancel, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Nov. 26, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Princeton N.J., blurry Blood's datestamp, Very Fine, late usage -- Blood's closed on Jan. 11, 1862 -- ex Gibson and Schwartz (Image) E. 100-150

SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction
4614 imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Complete pane of 25, seven stamps show period after "Blood's", original gum, eight stamps Mint N.H., large margins

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB COMPLETE PANE OF THE BICOLORED BLOOD'S PENNY POST STAMP. VERY FEW PANES REMAIN INTACT.

Ex Lilly, Boker, Chapin and Golden. With 1973 and 2000 P.F. certificates. (Image)

1,250.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
4615 ngbl imageBlood's Penny Post, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black (15L18). Top sheet margin block of of twelve with full "Draper, Welsh & Co. Phila." imprint, unused (no gum), large margins to barely into frameline at lower left, Extremely Fine, very rare imprint multiple of this distinctive local post issue (Image) E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
4616 c imageBlood's Penny Post (Kochersperger), Philadelphia, (1c) Black (15L18). Ample margins to slightly in, cancelled by red "1" in oval, Blood's circular datestamp, "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 1, 1859" octagonal datestamp and "Free" in circle handstamp on small cover to Shobola Pa., initials "DM" but no clear indication of why this was free of postage, with original enclosure, part of backflap removed, Very Fine, extremely rare conjunctive use of local post stamps and "free" marking, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction
4617 c imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Albino Embossed Stamp on Buff entire (15LU1A). Embossing with 28 South 6th Street address at upper right of buff entire to local street address, "Blood's Despatch 28 So. Sixth" handstamp, minor wrinkling and edgewear

VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE EARLIEST BLOOD'S EMBOSSED ENTIRE, ISSUED SOMETIME IN LATE 1848 AND EARLY 1849. ONLY TWO ARE KNOWN ON BUFF ENTIRES.

The Blood's albino-embossed entires were the first envelopes issued by Blood's. Only two postmarked entires are recorded, both on buff and addressed to Master Leighton Coleman (the other was sold in our Sale 846 (lot 2408). The one recorded white entire is offered in the following lot.

Ex Schwartz. (Image)

4,500.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
4618 c imageD. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Albino Embossed Stamp on White entire (15LU1). Embossing with 28 South 6th Street address at upper right of white entire addressed "To My Friend" with a note on flap, corner torn off and restored

ONE OF THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE EARLIEST BLOOD'S EMBOSSED ENTIRE, ISSUED SOMETIME IN LATE 1848 AND EARLY 1849. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED WHITE ENTIRE.

The Blood's albino-embossed entires were the first envelopes issued by Blood's. Only two postmarked entires are recorded, both on buff and addressed to Master Leighton Coleman (one is offered in the previous lot, and the other was sold in our Sale 846, lot 2408).

Ex Mason and Hollowbush. Unpriced in Scott. (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
4619 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White Entire (15LU7). Bold "Blood's Despatch, Feb. 13, 10-1/2 A.M. 1856" circular datestamp on small entire to local address, Extremely Fine, used during Valentine season (Image) E. 100-150

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

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