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United States Carriers’ and Local Stamps Local Stamps
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 39
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 5L2
5L2, American Letter Mail Co., 1844 Black on gray, four large margins, neat pen cancel on 1844 folded lettersheet from Philadelphia to Boston, red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. Oct 25 from No. 101 Chestnut St. Philada." circular handstamp and matching "American Letter Mail Company, Office, No. 12 State Street, Boston" oval, filefolds including one through stamp, very fine appearance (Scott $350) (Image)
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Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:42:20 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 40
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 7L2
7L2, Barnard's City Letter Express (Boston, MA), 1845 Red, margins large to in at top, uncancelled on 1847 folded letter to Lexington, Massachusetts, red "Boston 5Cts 11 Feb" datestamp at right, fine, one of two examples of the Barnard's stamp in red, the other on a cover dated March of 1846, the fact that other Barnard's covers are only recorded from 1845-46 means that this stamp may not have originated (but it is certainly genuine) regardless of what the current certificate says, as such it is being offered as-is, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $5,000)Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1071, 1957) (Image)
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Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:43:50 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 41
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 18L2
18L2, Bouton's City Dispatch Post (New York City), 1848 2c Black on gray blue, margins large to close at top right, tied by red two-line "Paid Bouton" handstamp, red "New-York 5cts 20 May" handstamp to 1848 folded letter to Fall River, Massachusetts, very fine to-the-mails use (Scott $800) (Image)
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Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:44:14 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 42
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 18L2
18L2, Bouton's City Dispatch Post (New York City), 1848 2c Black on gray blue, four large margins, tied by red two-line "Paid Bouton" handstamp to December 20, 1848 locally-addressed folded letter, matching "Bouton's City Dispatch Post" oval and straightline "Paid" handstamps, very fine stamp and cover, signed Sloane (Scott $800) (Image)
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Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:44:57 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 43
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 22L1
22L1, Brady & Co., New York, NY, 1857 1c Red on yellow, full margins with portion of adjacent stamp at top, tied by blue framed "Paid" company handstamp to locally-addressed cover, matching "Brady & Co. City Despatch Post 97 Duane St." handstamp alongside, November 3, 1857 docketing at left, light toning mostly confined to reverse, very fine and attractive, one of just four recorded covers with the Brady & Co. adhesive, an extraordinary local post rarity (Scott $10,000)Provenance: John R. Boker, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:45:37 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 44
Symbol: Brief
Brady & Co. City Despatch Post, 97 Duane St. (New York City), blue oval datestamp with matching framed "Paid" on August 13, 1857 folded letter to local street address, letter written by Abner S. Brady (the proprietor of the post), light wrinkling, very fine and scarce (Image)
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Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:46:40 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 45
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 40L1
40L1, City Despatch Post (New York City), 1842 3c Black on grayish, four huge margins, tied by red octagon "Free" handstamp to folded letter to local street address, red "City Despatch Post June 22" datestamp, very fine stamp and cover (Scott $2,500) Provenance: William L. Moody (H.R. Harmer Sale 621, 1950) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:47:27 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 46
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 51L1
51L1, Cook's Dispatch (Baltimore, MD), 1853 (1c) Green on white, mostly large margins, grazing at top, tied by red straightline "I. Cook" handstamp to cover "from the Sheriff of Balt. County" to the "Clerk of Somerset County, Md", Cook's label ("Cook's Dispatch delivers Letters, Circulars and Funeral Notices &c within the City for 1 cent, prepaid") tied by "Baltimore Md. Mar 31" datestamp applied by an overzealous postal clerk, matching black "5" rate handstamp of Baltimore, few trivial age spots and wrinkles, otherwise very fine, one of just two genuine covers with a Cook's Dispatch adhesive and the only one with the stamp tied by a company handstamp, also the only cover with a Cook's Dispatch advertising label, in our opinion one of the greatest local covers in existence which has not been offered publicly since our sale of Y. Souren's collection in 1951 What little is known about Cook's Dispatch was recounted by Denwood Kelly in his Collectors Club Philatelist articles on Baltimore local posts in 1971 (Vol. 50, No. 4). The post was operated by an Isaac Cook, although Kelly did not believe this to be the Reverend Isaac P. Cook listed in directories of the time, but rather a son or other relative. The only contemporaneous reference to the post currently known is an advertisement in the 1853 Matchett's Baltimore Director. The post was evidently very short-lived, operating for just a few months in early 1853 before disappearing without a trace. The history of this particular cover is notable, as it was discovered by George B. Sloane among the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt's collection. In a December 16, 1945 Baltimore Sun article, Sloane states: Another nice piece which I turned up, mixed in with a mass of cheap material of little importance, in a box file, is one of the finest covers I have ever seen among the United States Locals. This was a splendid copy of the 1-cent green, Cook's Dispatch stamp, tied to the cover with a straight-line red handstamp, "I. Cook" (Isaac Cook), and at the opposite corner of the cover, a small advertising sticker of the post, beautifully tied (by a postal clerk's error) with a "Baltimore, Md." handstamp in black. I think, of all the material I saw in this collection, this was the one thing I'd love to own myself, if I could have exercised my choice. It is evident that President Roosevelt did not recognize the full significance of this cover, but in his auction the following year it realized an impressive $500. Five years later, when offered again by our firm as part of Y. Souren's collection, this cover sold for $420. To the best of our knowledge it has not been offered at public auction in the intervening 72 years. Provenance: President Franklin D. Roosevelt (H.R. Harmer Sale 299, 1946) Y. Souren (H.R. Harmer Sale 685, 1951) (Image)
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Opening US$ 20,000.00
Sold...US$ 20,000.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:49:04 EST
Sold For 20000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 47
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 71L4
71L4, Glen Haven Daily Mail (Glen Haven, NY), 1854-58 1c Black on green, uncancelled at lower left of cover to Bonsack, Virginia, 3c Dull red (26, faults) tied by "Scott N.Y. Sep 28" datestamp, local stamp with small surface flakes and diagonal crease, fine appearance, although untied at least one other cover from this same correspondence has the local tied by the datestamp (Scott $1,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:49:52 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 48
Symbol: Brief
Hanford's Pony Express Post 2 Cts (New York City), red handstamp on small cover to local street address, very fine, despite the name Hanford's never used horses to deliver their mail (Image)
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Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:51:39 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 49
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 88L2
88L2, Jefferson Market Post Office (New York City), 1850 (2c) Black on blue, single tied by straightline transit to March 8, 1851 folded letter from New York City to Heppenheim, Germany, April 1 Le Havre transit and April 5 Heppenheim arrival backstamp, very fine, one of just five recorded examples of the Jefferson Market Post Office stamp on blue (all on cover), only two of which are tied, with this additionally being the only example addressed to a foreign country, an extraordinary local post rarity that has not been offered publicly since the Caspary sale (where it was purchased by George B. Sloane)Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1072, 1957)John R. Boker, Jr. (Private Transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 7,500.00
Sold...US$ 7,500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:53:37 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 50
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 89L1
89L1, Jenkins' Camden Dispatch (Camden, NJ), 1854 Black, tied by magenta manuscript to embossed ladies rebacked cover front to 20 Mile Strand, Ohio, 3c Dull red (11) tied by "Camden N.J. Sep 6" datestamp, signed Sloane (who believed it to be an 1854 use based on the shade of the 3c), 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $3,000 for full cover) (Image)
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Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:54:29 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 51
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 96L1
96L1, (Wells) Letter Express, 1844 5c Black on pink, single with manuscript cancel on folded letter datelined "Cleveland Sept 6 1844", endorsed "Contract from Buffalo to N.Y., E.S. Beach + Co.", framed red "Boyd's City Express Post Sep 11 2o'c" handstamp for delivery within the city, vertical crease through adhesive, otherwise fine and attractive conjunctive use (Image)
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Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:55:13 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 52
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 96L1
96L1, (Wells) Letter Express, 1844 5c Black on pink, horizontal pair with manuscript cancel on folded lettersheet to New York City, used alongside Pomeroy's Letter Express 5c Black on yellow (117L1) also with pen cancel, July 24, 1844 docketing, very fine, a beautiful and rare conjunctive use between Wells and Pomeroy's, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)
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Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:56:52 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 53
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 96L3A
96L3a, (Wells) Letter Express, 1844 10c Black on pink, Bisect, two bisected left halves, each tied by manuscript cancel to July 1844 folded letter to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, red straightline "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "Paid double", vertical filefolds, very fine and attractive use of two bisects to pay the double rate, "CEC" handstamp (C.E. Chapman), 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificateProvenance: Judge Robert S. Emerson (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 14:58:22 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 54
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 101L3
101L3, Magic Letter Express (Richmond, VA), 5c Black on brown, single tied by manuscript "Richmond July 10/65" cancel to cover to Staunton, Virginia, endorsed "Magic Express" at top left, extremely fine, one of just two examples of this stamp on cover (the other of which had a United States 3c stamp removed from on top of the local), one of the greatest local post rarities in existence, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificateThe Magic Letter Express operated for a short time (approximately two months) immediately after the close of the Civil War. The post, which operated both within the city of Richmond and illegally between Virginian cities, produced 1c, 2c, and 5c stamps. All are exceedingly rare: the 1c is unique (on cover), the 1c manuscript uprated to 2c is unique (off cover), the 2c is unique (off cover), and just four examples of the 5c are known (two on covers, one on advertising broadside, one off cover). For the most complete history of Magic Letter Express to date, we refer you to R.A. Siegel's catalogue for the David Golden Collection (Sale 817, Part 3, page 292).Provenance: Henry Needham (Private transaction)John R. Boker, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 27,500.00
Sold...US$ 27,500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:01:20 EST
Sold For 27500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 55
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 117L5
117L5, Pomeroy's Letter Express, 1844 5c Red, margins large to full, neat pen cancel, used on August 15, 1844 folded letter from New York City to Rochester, New York, very fine and choice, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $3,500) (Image)
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Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:01:46 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 56
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 136L6
136L6, Swarts City Dispatch Post (New York City), 1849-53 (2c) Red on blue, four large margins, tied by black star, used alongside 3c Orange brown (10A) with both stamps tied by "New-York Aug 26" datestamp, addressed to Sherwood Corners, New York, very fine and attractive (Scott $850) Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1072, 1957) (Image)
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Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:02:22 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 57
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 136L13
136L13, Swarts' City Dispatch Post (New York City), 1849 2c Black on gray blue, Bouton's stamp with red manuscript "Swarts" at top, uncancelled, red "New-York 5cts 21 Feb" datestamp on 1849 folded letter to Troy, New York, fine and scarce with only about 10 examples of this stamp on cover (Scott $600) (Image)
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Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:03:20 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 60
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 143L3
143L3, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861 $1 Red, margins large to just in at left, tied by blue "Pony Express San Francisco Oct 2" Running Pony handstamp to 10c Green entire (U33) with red printed frank at top, entered the mails with "Atchison Kan Oct 16" double circle datestamp, addressed to New York City, small repairs along top edge, very fine and choice (FKW Census #E170) Provenance: Louis H. Barkhausen (H.R. Harmer Sale 966, 1955) (Image)
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Opening US$ 13,000.00
Sold...US$ 13,000.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:07:51 EST
Sold For 13000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 61
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 143L3
143L3, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861 $1 Red, tied by blue "Wells Fargo & Co. Express Mount Ophir" oval to 10c Green entire (U33) with red printed frank at top, endorsed "Per Pony Express" and addressed to Colchester, Vermont, entered the mails with "Atchison Kan Oct 19" double circle datestamp, opened roughly at right and small tear at top, otherwise very fine, the only Pony Express cover originating at Mount Ophir and the only one to Vermont, this cover was collected by the Pony Express on its October 5 trip, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (FKW Census #E175) (Image)
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Opening US$ 6,500.00
Sold...US$ 6,500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:09:19 EST
Sold For 6500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 63
Symbol:
Cat No: 143L6
143L6, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861 $1 Blue "Garter", block of four with partial manuscript "Sample", affixed to black card which conceals light diagonal crease through bottom pair, very fine appearance, one of just three "Sample" blocks recorded, a rejoined pair of blocks was in the Twigg-Smith and Middendorf collections, this block would be positioned at top right of those Provenance: Hall Collection (R.A. Siegel Sale 830, 2000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,900.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:12:22 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 64
Symbol: Geste
Cat No: 143L6
143L6, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861 $1 Blue "Garter", single with full margins, lightened pen cancel, very fine example of this difficult issue (Scott $1,250) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:14:01 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 65
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 143L6
143L6, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861 $1 Blue Garter, large margins, tied by black "Pony Express, Central Overland & Pikes Peak Express Company, St Joseph, Mo, Oct 27" oval in circle handstamp with second strike alongside, on 10c Green entire (U40) with Type 2 Wells Fargo printed frank, uprated with 10c green (62B) tied by "Paid" in lozenge, red "Boston Mass Oct 19" double circle datestamp, addressed to Edward Prindle in San Francisco, cover torn at top left, indicia repaired at top and 10c stamp with clipped perforations due to placement over cover edge, otherwise fine, one of just four covers with the Pony Express "Garter" stamp, an extraordinary and important Pony Express cover documenting the last vestiges of the service (FKW Census #W68)This cover was in transit at the time Wells Fargo announced the Pony Express would be terminated (October 26) and arrived in St. Joseph too late for the last westbound trip of the Pony Express (departing October 24). Mail such as this that was in transit at the time of the announcement was processed and bagged in St. Joseph by the Express agent as pony mail, however when the bags arrived at Atchison they were put on the daily overland mail stages. (Image)
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Opening US$ 47,500.00
Sold...US$ 47,500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:16:09 EST
Sold For 47500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 66
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 143L8
143L8, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1862-64 25c Blue Virginia City Pony Express, full margins, tied to 3c Pink on white entire by "Wells, Fargo & Co. Virginia City, N.T. May 4" datestamp, black printed frank at top, addressed to Mrs. Lucy Goldman in San Francisco, very fine and attractive (Scott $4,750) (Image)
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Opening US$ 3,500.00
Sold...US$ 3,500.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 15:17:11 EST
Sold For 3500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 67
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 143L8
143L8, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1862-64 25c Blue Virginia City Pony Express, mostly full margins, tied by "Wells, Fargo & Co. Placerville Mar 31" datestamp to 3c Pink on buff entire addressed to San Francisco, black printed frank, 1863 docketing at right, very fine, a scarce origin (Scott $4,500) (Image)
