H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. Sale

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40L1P, City Despatch Post, New York, NY, 3c Black, Large die plate proof on card, printed directly on card, die defaced with horizontal line, small portrait of the Greek god Hephaestus at left, couple toned spots, otherwise very fine (Image 1)

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SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:28 PM

40L1P, City Despatch Post, New York, NY, 3c Black, Large die plate proof on wove, printed directly on folded sheet of paper, die defaced with horizontal line, small portrait of the Greek god Hephaestus at left, couple toned spots, very fine (Image 1)

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SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:30 PM

40L1, City Despatch Post, New York, NY, 1842 3c Black on Grayish, bottom margin bock of 24 (described as a half sheet although this stamp was printed in sheets of 42), o.g., NH except positions 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7, selvage with "CEC" (Chapman) handstamp, gum stains at sides, extremely fine and rare large multiple of the first adhesive postage stamp issued in the Western Hemisphere, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $12,000 as six blocks of four) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:31 PM

40L5c, City Despatch Post, New York, NY, 1847 2c Black on Grayish, "C" in manuscript between "Two" and "Cents", right margin single cancelled by black "Paid" handstamp, on folded cover to Lowell, Massachusetts, red "New-York 5 cts. 15 Apr" datestamp struck over additional postmark in different red ink, stamp with full framelines at side and most of frameline at top, cover vertical filefold well away from stamp, very fine, just nine covers recorded with the City Despatch Post "CC" stamp with manuscript control mark, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,500) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:34 PM

42L1, City Dispatch, St. Louis, MO, 1851 2c Black on Blue, manuscript "T & Co." written on either side of "2", used on local cover, manuscript "At Mo Hotel" at lower left, enclosure with Valentine verse, according to certificate stamp with light creases at top left and bottom left (barely perceptible and a bit harsh in our opinion) and cover with small stains, very fine, the only known cover with the St. Louis City Dispatch 2c stamp (an off-cover single is also known), not only one of the most outstanding local covers in existence but one of the world's rarest postage stamps, missing from even the most advanced collections including Caspary, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $40,000 for off cover, not priced on cover) Much of what is known about this cover comes from Robert A. Siegel's writeups of the off-cover single in the Golden and D.K. Collections. This cover was acquired by C.H. Mekeel in 1903 and sold to Ferrary for $2,435. The cover later passed through the hands of Warren H. Colson who sold it to John R. Boker, Jr. (who also owned the off-cover example). Boker privately sold the cover to Erivan Haub in the early 1970s, while the stamp appeared in a Robson Lowe sale in 1973. For many years the catalogue value for a used single remained at $1,750, until the stamp realized $20,000 hammer in the 1999 Golden sale and $40,000 just four years later as part of the D.K. Collection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:34 PM

55L4, Cummings' City Post, New York, NY, 1844 2c Black on Green, single cut to octagon shape, red cancel, on local cover, light strike of red "Cumming's Express Post" oval handstamp, cover with vertical creases and light overall wear, still fine and very rare, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $750 for used, not priced on cover) Provenance: Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:36 PM

61L2, Eagle City Post, Philadelphia, PA, 1846 2c Black, cut to shape, street number crossed out, tied by blue Philadelphia postmark with attached "2" on Valentine envelope, red double circle "Eagle City Post & Mag. Telegraph Messengering Dep't, Paid, Adams' Express, 80 Chestnut St., And all the Mag. Teleg. Offices." handstamp, stamp with light scuffing and light gum stains, very fine and attractive, particularly desirable to have the stamp tied, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,500) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:38 PM

61L3, Eagle City Post, Philadelphia, PA, 1850 (1c) Red on Bluish, uncancelled single on cover to Burlington, New Jersey, with W. Stait label on yellow at lower left, blue "Philadelphia Jun 11 5cts" integral rate datestamp, very fine and fresh, a rare and attractive genuine use of this stamp on cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,750) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:40 PM

68L1, Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago, IL, 1860 1c Blue, margins ample to huge, tied by company starburst handstamp to cover to White River, Michigan, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue Chicago datestamp and target, 1862 enclosure with patriotic border, very fine and choice use of the blue Floyd's stamp, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,500) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:42 PM

69L4, Frazer & Co., Cincinnati, OH, 1845 2c Black on Yellow, single with manuscript cancel on 1848 folded letter to Philadelphia, red Cincinnati postmark with integral "10" rate, stamp with small tear at top center, cover with light creases, very fine appearance, when this cover was offered in our 1957 sale of the Caspary Collection it was stated that this stamp did not originate, the 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate takes the opposite position and therefore this cover is being offered on its own merits, regardless there are only six examples of this stamp recorded so it is a great rarity in either case, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate as genuine usage (Scott $7,000 for tied on cover, $2,500 for used single) It was proposed in a Robson Lowe auction catalogue in 1973 that the four colors of Frazer stamps denoted different types of mail: local mail (green), out of town unpaid (pink), out of town paid (yellow), and incoming (grayish). Robert B. Meyersburg's "Frazer & Company City Despatch/ Express Post" (Penny Post Vol. 2, No. 3) put this theory to the test but found that ultimately the sample size was too small to draw any conclusions from. Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1071, 1957) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:43 PM

73L1, Graflin's Despatch, Baltimore, MD, 1856 1c Black, single with red crayon "X" on 1857 folded letter to Oakwell, Maryland, 1857 3c Rose, Type II (25A) tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Aug 19" datestamp, local tiny toned spot at bottom right, 3c stamp clipped perfs at bottom left, cover with a tear at top and scattered toned spots, still fine and rare use, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $4,500 for use with 3c #11) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:44 PM

84L1, Hopedale Penny Post, Milford, MA, 1849 1c Black on pink, uncancelled single on 3c Pale claret (11A) cover front on which it did not originate, four large margins, very fine, being offered as a used stamp only, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate stating stamp did not originate (Scott $800) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:44 PM

87L5, Hussey's Post, New York, NY, 1858 1c Black, single tied by black company handstamp to local cover, four full margins, stamp with a vertical crease at left prior to use and light scuffing at left center margin, very fine, genuinely used examples of this stamp are very rare, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott unlisted on cover and unpriced used) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:45 PM

111L1, New York City Express Post, 1847 2c Black on Green, single cut to shape and tied by red "New-York 5 cts. 6 Aug" datestamp to 1847 folded letter to Wethersfield, Connecticut, stamp with vertical file crease and enamel surface wear at top, still fine and rare, just about 15 examples of this stamp on cover are known, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,000) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:46 PM

113L1, Overton & Co., 1844 (6c) Black on Greenish, uncancelled single on April 2, 1845 folded letter from Boston to New York City, small black "5" with red "Overton & Co. City Mail Office, 3 Broad Street" oval, cover addressed to New York, margins large to just touching at bottom (small part of "Free" visible), stamp with a small surface scrape under the second "T" of "Letter", cover horizontal file fold, very fine and fresh example of the Overton adhesive on cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,250) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:46 PM

122L1, Prince's Letter Dispatch, Portland, ME, 1861 Black, single tied by indistinct cancel to cover to Boston with 1861 3c Rose (65, natural s.e.) tied by "Hallowell Me Mar 14" datestamp, local with light horizontal crease at bottom, cover with small nick to the right of the stamp and just reduced, very fine and rare, as few as a dozen covers known with this possibly the unique example cancelled at Hallowell, not listed in Larry Lyons' 2002 census (Penny Post Vol. 10, No. 4), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $8,000) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:47 PM

134L1, Stringer & Morton's City Despatch, Baltimore, MD, 1850 1c Gold on Black, single tied by "Baltimore City Despatch & Express, Paid" handstamp on local circular, sound stamp (rare for this delicate issue), extremely fine, Steve Roth's census (Chronicle 173) states that this is the only example of the Stringer & Morton local used with a company handstamp, a wonderful local post rarity, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $650 for uncancelled on cover, not priced tied) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:49 PM

134L1, Stringer & Morton's City Despatch, Baltimore, MD, 1850 1c Gold on Black, uncancelled single on folded cover to Burlington, New Jersey, large blue "Paid" handstamp at bottom edge and small manuscript "Paid" at top right, stamp with small corner crease at top right, otherwise very fine and fresh, Steve Roth recorded just 14 covers with the Stringer & Morton adhesive in his February 1997 census (Chronicle 173), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $650) Provenance: John A. Klemann (H.R. Harmer, 1953) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:50 PM

136L4, Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York, NY, 1849 2c Red, single tied by underscored "Paid" handstamp, matching black "Swarts' B. Post Office N.Y. Chatham Square" oval, stamp with small corner crease at top right, without backflap, very fine appearance, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $600) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:51 PM

136L8, Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York, NY, 1849 2c Blue, margins large to clear at right, tied by red "New-York 5 cts 4 Feb" datestamp to 1850 folded letter to Bensingers, Pennsylvania, very fine, the blue Swarts stamp is rare on cover, especially tied by datestamp, signed Robson Lowe and with Seybold's purple handstamp, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,250) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for $2,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 05:53 PM