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

Local Posts (Bdady thru Whittelsey) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
4842 c imageCumming's Express Post. Red oval handstamp on attractive Valentine cover with embossed border and floral design, to local street address, Very Fine, a lovely example of this rare marking, Hahn note dates this to 1846, ex Golden (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
4843 c imageCumming's Express, 2 Cts. Red oval handstamp with locomotive, much better strike than usual on Dec. 8, 1846 folded letter to local street address, small tear at top, Very Fine, only a few examples of this illustrated local-post marking are known, ex Hollowbush (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
4844 c imageCummings' City Post, New York N.Y. Halves of two different covers, one with red "Cummings City Post" Eagle and Stars framed handstamp, other with red "Cummings Express Post" oval, although these are only pieces the strikes are Very Fine and rare (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
4845 c imageCutting's Despatch Post. Blue oval handstamp perfectly struck on folded Feb. 20, 1847 Washington's Birthday celebration notice to Col. A. Clemonds and officers under his command,Extremely Fine, this is the earliest recorded example of Cutting's Despatch Post, five examples reported, for background information go to: http://www. siegelauctions.com/1999/817/yf817162.htm#174, ex Lounsberry (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
4846 c imageDavis' One Cent Despatch. Red circular handstamp boldly struck on back of embossed Valentine cover to local street address, minor toning, with Valentine enclosure that appears to belong (but cannot be guaranteed), Very Fine strike of this rare marking, ex Kelly (who recorded this as the only stampless Davis cover he had seen) and Golden (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
4847 imageDavis's Penny Post, Baltimore Md., (1c) Black on Lilac (57L1). Type D (Position 4), right sheet margin, large at top, just touching corner ornaments at left, cancelled by red "Davis' One Cent Dispatch" circular handstamp

VERY FINE. ONE OF FOURTEEN RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARITY -- ONLY SIX ARE CANCELLED BY THE RED COMPANY HANDSTAMP.

Ex Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

 2,750.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
4848 c imageDeGroot's Express. Lightly-inked red oval handstamp struck twice on small enamel cover to local street address with original Valentine enclosure, hand-written poem matches address, minor soiling and edgewear, Fine, this is the only recorded example of DeGroot's Express (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
4849 c imageDupuy & Schenck, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Gray (60L2). Ample margins to barely in along outer frameline at upper left, tied by ms. check mark, red "Dupuy & Schenck/Penny Post" two-line handstamp on blue folded cover to Howland & Aspinwall in New York City, pencil "54 South" street address, fresh and Very Fine, a magnificent example of this distinctive local-post issue depicting a bee hive, the symbol of productivity, although there is no indication of origin, given the nature of Howland & Aspinwall's business, it is likely that this letter was brought to New York from another city outside the regular mails and given to Dupuy & Schenck for delivery, ex Schwartz (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
4850 c imageDupuy & Schenck/Penny Post. Red two-line handstamp on Feb. 11, 1847 folded letter to local street address, lightly toned file fold, letter is an invitation to a meeting to raise money for Irish Famine victims, Fine, scarce (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
4851 c imageCity Despatch Post, 2 Cents. Red oval handstamp -- formerly Franklin City Despatch Post with name removed -- clearly struck on Sep. 20, 1847 folded letter to local street address, pen and pencil date notations, Very Fine, a well-researched article by Eric Karell (The Penny Post, July 2005), identifying the three recorded examples of Dupuy & Schenck stamps used with the altered "City Despatch Post" oval and correlating the dates (9/8, 9/17 and 9/25 in 1847) with other evidence that Dupuy & Schenck sold out to Bouton during the first week of September 1847, ex Caspary and Middendorf (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
4852 c imageDupuy & Schenck, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Gray (60L2). Large margins to just touching outer framelines, red "Paid" cancel, reaffixed on Sep. 9, 1847 blue folded cover to 1 Hanover St., second strike of "Paid" and matching red "City Despatch Post, 2 Cents" oval handstamp -- formerly Franklin City Despatch Post with name removed -- neatly docketed on back, some skillful cosmetic improvements (accompanying certificate shows the cover before refolding)

FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF DUPUY & SCHENCK STAMP AFTER THE POST WAS BOUGHT BY BOUTON IN SEPTEMBER 1847.

Accompanied by a well-researched article by Eric Karell (The Penny Post, July 2005), identifying the three recorded examples of Dupuy & Schenck stamps used with the altered "City Despatch Post" oval and correlating the dates (9/8, 9/17 and 9/25 in 1847) with other evidence that Dupuy & Schenck sold out to Bouton during the first week of September 1847.

Ex "German" Sale and Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate. (Image)

 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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