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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Carriers & Locals

Lot

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Lot Description

2406°

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Position 40 showing plate scratch at bottom, large even margins, faint pre-use crease at bottom, cancelled by orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Nov. 23, 9 O'Clock" (1842) Type I double-line circular datestamp on folded letter addressed in blue to 34 Liberty St., neatly docketed on back

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING STAMP ON A FRESH COVER. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE NINETEEN RECORDED COVERS WITH GREIG'S 3-CENT STAMP USED FOR UNITED STATES CITY DESPATCH POST CARRIER SERVICE.

In August 1842 the privately-owned City Despatch Post was bought out and re-established as the carrier department of the New York City post office. Stamps sold by Greig for the City Despatch Post remained valid for prepayment of carrier fees and were used months after the buyout. In the period before U.S. City Despatch Post stamps were issued, the use of Greig's stamps has provisional status among collectors. By November 1842, the mailing date of this cover, Greig's stamps in public hands were accepted concurrently with the government carrier issues (6LB3 and 6LB5, primarily). The carrier stamp, 6LB1, can be distinguished from 40L1 only when cancelled with the "U.S."-designated cancel or postmark. Such examples are very rare, with nineteen covers contained in the Lyons census, as well as ten off-cover stamps. Of the 19 6LB1 covers recorded by Lyons, only 15 are confirmed as genuine full covers (two are fronts or pieces, one is unconfirmed, and a fourth 6LB1 stamp is on an 1844 cover).

Ex Hall, D.K. Collection and Lyons. With 2001 and 2015 P.F. certificates (Image)

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E. $ 10,000-15,000

SOLD for $13,500.00
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2407

(Greig's) City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large margins all around, tied by red "City Despatch Post N.Y. Feb. 14 1 O'Clock" circular datestamp, Type I with inverted "N" on 1842 folded Valentine with purple printed ornate border with angels addressed to Maiden Lane in New York, with handwritten verses

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL VALENTINE USED WITH THE FIRST STAMP ISSUED IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

This style of datestamp was used at the beginning of the City Despatch Post in early 1842. This is the earliest reported use of an adhesive stamp in the Western hemisphere on a Valentine. Other Greig's stamps are known on Valentines, but with cancels or markings that point to a later date of use. Perhaps one other is known from this early time period. (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $21,000.00
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2408

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Green Glazed (6LB5). Large margins, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, red "New-York Dec. 19" circular datestamp and blue manuscript "10" rate on small 1843 folded letter to South Oyster Bay L.I., tiny tear in margin of stamp at lower right, still Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $300.00
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2409

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large margins to full, tied by light strike of red boxed "US" handstamp, "City Despatch Post N.Y. Feb. 14 ? O'Clock" circular datestamp on embossed Valentine with West Broadway street address, with original multicolored embossed enclosure, some slight wear, Very Fine, scarce and attractive, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $400.00
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2410

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L8). Cut octagonally with margins to touched, uncancelled on Apr. 20, 1847 folded letter to New York, beautifully clear strike of red "PHILADA. RAIL ROAD" straightline handstamp, manuscript "5" rate, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
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2411

Browne & Co's. City Post 3 Cents. Neat strike of handstamp on embossed Valentine addressed to "5 doors west of Linn, Cincinnati, Ohio", with original embossed enclosure with red heart and verse and center with printed flowers, some toning, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare use (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
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2412

California Penny Post Co., San Francisco, 5c Black on Buff entire (34LU13, Frajola Ty. 3F). Used with two 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9), 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A) and 10c Green, Ty. III (15), the last is a replacement for a 10c stamp that is missing, tied by "N. York Steamship" dateless circular handstamp, "Penny Post Co. San Francisco" circular handstamp, addressed to Port Stanley, Canada West, "Via Nicaragua" route directive printed at upper left, red "United States/Paid 6d" two-line handstamp ties 3c, Dec. 13, 1855 Canadian transit backstamp, edge flaws and small stamp faults, otherwise Fine and extremely rare, this is the only recorded example of this type of California Penny Post entire, as well as the only recorded imprint envelope used on the Company's ocean mail service via Nicaragua (this imprint actually matches the wording in their advertisements for ocean mail service), Frajola Census no. 337, ex Knapp, listed but unpriced in Scott (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
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2413

Hanford's Pony Express. Light strike of red oval handstamp on 2pp folded Valentine with inside containing multicolored comic scene with poem and cupid riding a donkey, expertly silked so cannot be opened, some edgewear, pen "1840" at top left is not contemporary, still Very Fine and scarce use (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
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2414

Hanford's Pony Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Orange Yellow (78L1). Large margins to just in at left, tied by smudge, red "Hanford's Pony Express Post 2 Cts." horse and rider oval handstamp, "PAID" handstamp on purple Valentine with ornate border, with original enclosure with similar ornate border and two cherubs, Nov. 26 date at bottom, Very Fine, a rare use of the Hanford's stamp on a Valentine, we could not locate another using Power Search, ex Grunin (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
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2415

Hopedale Penny Post, Milford Mass., (1c) Black on Yellow Wove (84L3). Cut square and with huge margins to clear, affixed at bottom left of cover and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), large margins and bright color, tied by "Milford Ms. Feb. 20" circular datestamp and used to Westminster Mass., local stamp with staining, cover with tear at top right not affecting stamp, Very Fine, probably fewer than four or five covers exist with the Hopedale circular stamp, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
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2416

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c Black on Thin Bond (117L4). Large to ample margins all around, cancelled by red "Cd." handstamp which indents and creates tiny paper break, without pen cancel on Aug. 1, 1844 quarterly statement from the Agricultural Bank of Herkimer N.Y. to the comptroller in Albany, file fold far from stamp and some internal splits not affecting the front of back of the cover, fresh and Very Fine stamp on an attractive cover (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction