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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
4996 c imageUnion Post, New York N.Y., (unstated value) Blue on Green Glazed (140L3). Half of stamp still intact on Apr. 21, 1847 folded letter to Danbury Conn., red "New York 5cts Aug. 22" integral-rate circular datestamp, a genuine philatelic tragedy (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
4997 c imageDunham's Union-Square Post-Office. Red oval handstamp clearly struck on blue folded letter datelined "Washington Jan. 30, 1850" to New York City street address, red "BALTIMORE R.R." straightline and "5" in circle, Very Fine, scarce combination of local post and railroad route agent's markings (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction
4998 imageDunham's Union-Square Post-Office. Red oval handstamp on Apr. 22, 1852 printed meeting notice and lady's small cover, both to local street addresses, former with "Paid" straightline, latter with "Paid" arc, Very Fine (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $125.00
Will close during Public Auction
4999 c imageUnion Square Post Office, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Light Apple Green (141L2). Margins all around, used with 3c Dull Red (11), tied by "New-York Jan. 15" circular datestamp on small cover to Charleston, SC, gum used to affix the local stamp shows to left and beneath stamp, light cover bend, otherwise Fine (Image) 1,500.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
5000 c imageWalton's Brooklyn City Express Post. Feb. 14 1 O'C. Oval datestamp on Valentine cover to local street address, with original love poem enclosed, Very Fine, probably no more than four or five Walton & Co. handstamped covers exist, this is recorded by Hahn as the earliest (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
5001 c imageWalton's Brooklyn City Express Post. July 21 9 O'C. Oval datestamp on undated folded letter (ca. 1846) to local street address, Very Fine, probably no more than four or five Walton & Co. handstamped covers exist, ex Mason (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
5002 c imageWells, Fargo & Co. Pony Express, 25c Blue (143L8). Large margins to just touched at top left, intense shade, small corner creases, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, Gold Hill U.T." oval handstamp, repeated on 3c Pink entire with Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank to Folsom Cal., tiny edge tear at top and reduced at left

VERY FINE. A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE VIRGINIA CITY PONY EXPRESS 25-CENT BLUE ON COVER.

With 1980, 1982 and 2003 P.F. certificates. (Image)

 4,000.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
5003 imageWells, Fargo & Co., (unstated value) Black, "To Be Dropped in New York Post Office" (143LP1). Two huge margins, other sides clear to touching, tied by ms. "4" due marking on piece with two 3c Dull Red (26) tied by bold "N. York Steamship" in dateless circle, part of address "Gray...Plymouth" indicates destination outside New York City, small thin in piece only

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE TIED EXAMPLE OF THE WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY'S "DROPPED IN NEW YORK POST OFFICE" STAMP IN COMBINATION WITH THE 1857 ISSUE.

The purpose of 143LP1 was not to prepay the newspaper rate, but to prepay the express fee on letters carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. from California to New York. In this case, the letter entered the New York Post Office and was marked 4c due (plus the 6c postage) to make up 10c rate.

Ex Caspary and Golden. With 1999 P.F. certificate. Unpriced as used off cover in Scott. (Image)

 E. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
5004 og imageWesttown School, Westtown Pa., (2c) Gold, Tete-Beche Pair (145L2a). Horizontal strip of three, original gum, large margins to barely in, Fine, extremely rare tete-beche multiple, ex Boker and Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
5005 c imageWhittelsey's Letter Express. Blue oval handstamp on folded insurance company notice to local street address giving Dec. 6, 1847 expiration date for policy, Very Fine and extremely rare Chicago local post handstamp (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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