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U.S. Carriers and Locals, Featuring the Gordon Stimmell Collection continued...

1842-45 City Despatch Post, New York, N.Y. continued...

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511

Cole's City Despatch P.O., Jun. 27. Large double-circle datestamp in brownish red ink, fully struck on folded letter written and signed by Horace Greeley, locally addressed, Very Fine, ex Kapiloff and Golden, Greeley was editor of the New York Tribune, served briefly in Congress from 1848-49 and was the Democratic and Liberal Republican candidate for President in 1872, losing to Ulysses S. Grant and dying before the electoral votes were cast (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
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512

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Cancelled by blurry strike of "Free" in frame (used previously by Greig) on ca. 1848 folded letter to Warwick N.Y., red "New-York 5cts. 1 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp and City Despatch circular datestamp of the same day, stamp with some usual light creasing, Very Fine, the earliest "CC" stamps are found on Green paper (earliest documented use is Jan. 27, 1848) (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
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513

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, Hand-Etched Sideways "C" at Left (40L4b). Position 3 with lefthand "C" etched into plate by hand (so-called "Sideways C" variety), worn impression with barest trace of hand-entered "C" at left -- previously described in Middendorf collection as "C" at Right Only variety (40L4c) and with 1991 P.F. certificate as such -- large margins to slightly in, cancelled by brownish-red "Free" in frame (not tied), matching strike with faint "P.O. City Despatch Post Apr. 30 -- O'Clock" (1850) circular datestamp on large part of folded letter to local street address, stamp and cover have faults, still exhibitable, one of six recorded covers with the Hand-Etched "C" at Left on Green paper, this city-delivery cover shows the revived use of the old "P.O. City Despatch Post" circular datestamp and "Free" during the period in 1849-50 when the "CC" stamps were typically used on covers taken to the post office for regular mail (see The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues, pages 23-24), there are four such covers recorded and they bear a striking similarity to the 40L2 covers from the Cummings & Wright period (with double strike of "Free"), ex Golden and New Amsterdam, with 1991 P.F. certificate as No 40L4c and 2000 P.F. certificate as No. 40L4b (correct), listed but unpriced in Scott (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
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514

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed, "CC" (40L6). Large margins to just in at bottom, light grid cancel, red "New-York 5cts. 16 Feb" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Providence R.I., Feb. 16, 1850 docketing, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

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$ 600.00

SOLD for $350.00
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515

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L6). Huge margins all around, black cancel (not tied) on Apr. 21, 1849 folded letter to New York City address, Extremely Fine stamp and used in proper time period (Image)

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$ 600.00

SOLD for $200.00
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516

(Mead and Cole) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black (40L2, 40L4, 40L6). Balance of six stamped covers, one stamp and one stampless cover, three of No. 40L2 (one tied, another did not originate, counted as off-cover), two of No. 40L4 (not tied) and two of No. 40L6 (not tied), flaws typical of the glazed paper, the Vermillion stamps with normal slight oxidation, Fine appearing and a scarce group (Image)

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$ 3,700.00

SOLD for $750.00
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517

5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to touched at bottom left corner, rich color, tied by blue "Portsmouth N.H. Oct. 3" circular datestamp with second strike on cover to Miss E. Keeler at 303 W. 21st street address in New York City, with "Pr City Despatch Post" manuscript notation at lower left and blue "5" handstamp of City Despatch Post, small tear at top of cover, Very Fine, a rare use, in a Feb. 2005 article, Gordon Stimmell notes that eight covers were discovered used mostly from Portsmouth with "Care of", "Per" or "Via" the City Despatch Post (a local post at this time under the direction of Mead or Cole), these are the only recorded 1847 Issue covers which are directed to go thru a local post (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $550.00
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518

5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to touched, rich color, tied by blue "Portsmouth N.H. ? 14" circular datestamp on cover to Miss E. Keeler at 303 W. 21st street address in New York City, blue bold "5" handstamp of City Despatch Post also cancels stamp, stamp with tiny corner creases, Very Fine and a rare use, in a Feb. 2005 article, Gordon Stimmell notes that eight covers were discovered used mostly from Portsmouth with "Care of", "Per" or "Via" the City Despatch Post (a local post at this time under the direction of Mead or Cole), while this cover lacks the direction, it is from the same correspondence and the "5" handstamp demonstrates that it was handled by the City Despatch Post (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $550.00
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519

5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to just in at top where there is a small tear, double "X" penstroke cancel and tied by blue Western R.R. Sep. 26" circular datestamp with second strike and matching "Paid" handstamp on cover to Miss E. Keeler at 303 W. 21st street address in New York City, with "Pr City Despatch Post" manuscript notation at lower left, Very Fine appearance, a rare use, in a Feb. 2005 article, Gordon Stimmell notes that eight covers were discovered used mostly from Portsmouth with "Care of", "Per" or "Via" the City Despatch Post (a local post at this time under the direction of Mead or Cole), these are the only recorded 1847 Issue covers which are directed to go thru a local post (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $550.00
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520

5c Red Brown (1). Two, full margins to just in, pen cancels and tied by partly clear strikes of blue Portsmouth N.H. circular datestamp on cover to Miss E. Keeler at 303 W. 21st street address in New York City, with "Pr City Despatch Post" manuscript notation at lower left, both stamps with light creases, some cover corner wear, otherwise Very Fine and rare, in a Feb. 2005 article, Gordon Stimmell notes that eight covers were discovered used mostly from Portsmouth with "Care of", "Per" or "Via" the City Despatch Post (a local post at this time under the direction of Mead or Cole), these are the only recorded 1847 Issue covers which are directed to go thru a local post (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $550.00
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521

New York City Valentines. Four large format Valentines, one with elaborate lace enclosure in embossed envelope franked with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), two with red U.S. City Despatch Post circular datestamps, one on multi-color illustrated Valentine and other on lace Valentine, finally large gold illustrated cover but with no markings, some faults as usual for these large format covers, otherwise Fine

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction