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H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. Sale: 3040

United States
Local Stamps
Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 27
Symbol: Cat No: 15L7

image 15L7, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1846-47 (2c) Black, cut octagonally, margins clear to just touching, tied by blue "Philadelphia 5 Jul 1" cds (Clarke 70), on folded letter to Milford, Massachusetts, light crease away from stamp and trivial soiling, Very Fine, Vernon Morris's census of this stamp (Penny Post Vol. 22, No. 3) records only 24 covers with this stamp, only five of which are tied by a government handstamp, a lovely example of the Blood's "For the Post Office" design type used on outbound letters carried by Blood's to the post office (Scott $1,100)rnProvenance: Edgar Kuphal (R.A. Siegel Sale 925, 2006) (Image)

CV. 400

Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:04:12 EST
Sold For 950

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 28
Symbol:
Cat No: 15L8

image 15L8, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1846-47 (2c) Black, single cut octagonally with margins slightly in, tied by blue Philadelphia 5c and 10c cds (Clarke 71a, 79a) to folded letter to Wilmington, Delaware, datelined February 19, 1847, red Wilmington cds on reverse, cover with some sealed tears and back panel faulty, still Very Fine and scarce, for more information on this issue we encourage you to read Vernon Morris's article in the Penny Post (Vol. 22, No. 4), which includes a complete census (Scott $950)rnProvenance: Henry C. Gibson (Private Transaction) (Image)

CV. 100

Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:05:29 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 29
Symbol: Cat No: 15L11

image 15L11, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1848 (2c) Black on pale green, single cut square with margins large to clear, tied by circular Blood's handstamp (Morris Type 14) to orange cover to "Miss Sophia Greene, No 3 South Penn Square," small label on backflap, of the 43 covers bearing this stamp included in the Morris census (Penny Post Vol. 23 No. 3) only two have the stamp tied by a Blood's handstamp (the vast majority have grid cancels), Very Fine and attractive (Scott $2,000)rnProvenance: David L. Jarrett (Christie's New York, 1990) (Image)

CV. 500

Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:06:09 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 30
Symbol: Cat No: 18L1

image 18L1, Bouton's City Dispatch, New York, NY, 1848 2c Black, stamp with margins large to clear, tied by faint two-line "Paid/Bouton" handstamp in red, more impressively tied by "New-York 5 cts 30 Nov" integral cds to partial folded lettersheet to Baltimore, fairly significant creases and some ink erosion (the latter mostly on the back panels), hinges reinforcing portions of the sheet, still Fine appearance and particularly desirable with the first issue Bouton's "Rough and Ready" stamp with leaves in the corners tied by the New York datestamp (Scott $10,000 for used on full cover) (Image)

CV. 500

Opening US$ 1,200.00
Sold...US$ 1,200.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:07:34 EST
Sold For 1200

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 31
Symbol: Cat No: 20L23

image 20L23, BoydGÇÖs City Express, New York, NY, 1866 2c Black on red, huge margins all around (small fault at top from placement), without any of the oxidation usually seen, tied by "Boyd's Dispatch 41 Fulton St." double circle datestamp with "Paid" in circle, on locally-addressed cover, printed return address at bottom, light edge wear, still Extremely Fine and attractive (Scott $250) (Image)

CV. 75

Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:09:06 EST
Sold For 475

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 32
Symbol: Cat No: 24L2

image 24L2, Brainard & Co., 1844 Blue, large margins all around, manuscript "B" cancellation for Albany, docketing indicates February 8, 1845 date of use, vertical file-fold well away from stamp, Extremely Fine and attractive, the Larry Lyons census (Penny Post Vol. 14, No. 1) records 16 covers with the blue Brainard's stamp, although only 14 of these are believed to be genuine, a wonderful cover with a superb provenance (Scott $4,500)rnProvenance: David Golden (R.A. Siegel Sale 817, 1999)rnEdgar Kuphal (R.A. Siegel Sale 925, 2006) (Image)

CV. 1,000

Opening US$ 4,000.00
Sold...US$ 4,000.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:10:33 EST
Sold For 4000

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 34
Symbol: Cat No: 37L1

image 37L1, Cheever & Towle, Boston, MA, 1848 2c Blue, stamp cut square with margins full to just in at bottom, typical small manuscript "X" cancellation at lower left, on tiny locally-addressed cover, Very Fine and attractive, Stimmell recorded only 21 covers many of which have stamps cut to shape, illustrated in a 1991 Penny Post article by Gordon Stimmell (Vol. 1, No. 3), with Knapp's lot label attached inside, signed "Original" by George B. Sloane (Scott $1,500) (Image)

CV. 400

Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:14:20 EST
Sold For 3000

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 35
Symbol: Cat No: 71L3

image 71L3, Glen Haven Daily Mail, Glen Haven, NY, 1854-58 1c Black on green, Type III, large margins, links at top left shifted to left, uncancelled on cover to Skaneateles, New York with 1857 3c Dull red (26) tied by bold "Homer N.Y. Feb 5" cds, Extremely Fine and fresh (Scott $500 for used with #11) (Image)

CV. 150

Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:16:47 EST
Sold For 800

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 36
Symbol: Cat No: 87L48

image 87L48, HusseyGÇÖs Post, New York, NY, 1872 Yellow, large margins all around, tied by "Hussey's Post 54 Pine St. Paid" circular handstamp, addressed to Lafayette Place, opened at top and very slight reduction at right, Very Fine, exceedingly difficult to find genuinely used on cover ($65 used, not priced on cover) (Image)

CV. 50

Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:18:47 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 37
Symbol: Cat No: 89L2

image 89L2, JenkinsGÇÖ Camden Dispatch, Camden, NJ, 1853 Black on yellow, single with four large margins, blue pen cancel as usual, on 1856 cover to Havana, Cuba although the stamp did not originate and is being offered here as a used single, Very Fine stamp, amongst the rarest of all United States locals with only six examples of the Jenkins' typographed stamp on yellow recorded (two covers, two off-cover used stamps, a mint stamp, and the item offered here), rarely offered at auction (Scott $3,000 for used) (Image)

CV. 500

Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:21:26 EST
Sold For 950

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 38
Symbol: Cat No: 90L1

image 90L1, Johnson & Co.GÇÖs City Despatch Post, Baltimore, MD, 1848 2c Black on lavender, single with margins enormous to just grazing the corner ornaments, untied on locally-addressed Baltimore folded letter datelined February 19, 1848, Caspary sale mentions faint pre-application crease which we cannot see, Extremely Fine and exceptionally fresh, one of only two covers with the Johnson & Co. local stamp, the other (ex-Chapman, Caspary, Hall, Kuphal) having sustained significant damage in a fire, this cover's combination of rarity, beauty, and long absence from the market combine to make it one of the most desirable of all local covers in existence, a gem in every sense of the word (Scott $22,500 based on the sale price of the faulty cover)rnSteven Roth illustrated both surviving Johnson & Co. covers in his 1997 Chronicle article (Vol. 49, No 1) about Baltimore local posts. The service was operated by Ezekiel C. Johnson, as announced in the Baltimore Sun on November 12, 1847. Advertisements in early February 1848 in the same paper advertised Valentine's Day services and identified the locations of dropboxes in book stores and other establishments. Given the large number of dropbox locations and the published advertisements for adhesive stamps, it seems surprising that only two examples of the Johnson & Co.'s local survive today.rnProvenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1072, 1957)rnJosiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 321, 1967) (Image)

CV. 7,500

Opening US$ 27,500.00
Sold...US$ 27,500.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:22:49 EST
Sold For 27500

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 39
Symbol: Cat No: 96L3a

image 96L3a, (Wells) Letter Express, 10c Black on pink, Bisect used as 5c, bottom half tied by manuscript "X" to folded letter to Detroit, Michigan, red straightline "Paid," letter datelined New York August 7, 1844, vertical file crease well away from stamp, a Very Fine and attractive use (Scott $2,000)rnProvenance: Edward S. Knapp (Parke-Bernet Galleries Part One, 1941) (Image)

CV. 500

Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:26:02 EST
Sold For 3000

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 40
Symbol: Cat No: 112L1

image 112L1, One Cent Despatch, Washington, DC, 1c Violet, large-margined single used alongside United States 1855 10c Green (15), both stamps tied by May 4, 1856 Washington, DC cds, local also tied by "City Despatch May 3 4-+ P.M. 1856 handstamp with second clearer strike alongside, on cover addressed to Los Angeles, California, docketing at left confirms May 3 sending and June 18 receipt, torn backflap and 10c with small tear at top, otherwise Very Fine and attractive, a wonderful combination and a particularly unusual destination, pictured in Simpson's Postal Markings 1851-61 page 383 (Scott $5,500)rnProvenance: J. David Baker (R.A. Siegel Sale 526, 1978) (Image)

CV. 1,000

Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:26:47 EST
Sold For 3250

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 41
Symbol: Cat No: 117L4

image 117L4, PomeroyGÇÖs Letter Express, 1844 5c Black, stamp with full balanced margins, manuscript "X" and pen-stroke in different inks, on folded letter datelined New York June 8, 1844, addressed to Baltimore, red "New-York Jun 9" cds at lower left, lettersheet with horizontal crease away from stamp, stamp with minuscule bit of stray in at top, still Very Fine and attractive use (Scott $1,500) (Image)

CV. 200

Opening US$ 190.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:27:10 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 42
Symbol: Cat No: 117L4

image 117L4, PomeroyGÇÖs Letter Express, 1844 5c Black, horizontal strip of four, margins huge to close (sheet margin at right), cancelled by four strikes of red "Cd." handstamp, on lettersheet addressed to "Messrs Prime, Ward & King, New York," datelined July 31, 1844, lettersheet with horizontal crease well away from stamps, Very Fine, a remarkable cover bearing the largest known multiple of any Pomeroy's stamp, truly one of the great local covers in our opinion (Scott $5,000 is outdated)rnThe sender of this letter, O.V. Brainard, was the president of the Jefferson County Bank and lived in Watertown, New York, a city on the Black River near its mouth at Lake Ontario.rnProvenance: John F. Seybold (Purple handstamp inside) (Image)

CV. 5,000

Opening US$ 19,000.00
Sold...US$ 19,000.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:28:21 EST
Sold For 19000
Sale No: 3040
Lot No: 43
Symbol: Cat No: 128L1

image 128L1, Robison & Co., Brooklyn, NY, 1855-56 1c Black on blue, four margins, ranging from huge to ample at left, tied by crisp strike of blue "Paid" to neat envelope addressed to Brooklyn, with matching blue oval "Robison & Co. Letter Express" company handstamp at right, Extremely Fine, very little to say outside of the fact that this is, in our opinion, one of the most attractive and spectacular of all local covers in existence, unique on cover, an absolute gem and world-class rarity (Scott $7,000, an outdated figure with no bearing on the cover's current value)rnThe early history of the Robison & Co. adhesive is murky to say the least. Perhaps the best overview of the stamp's appearance (and disappearance) in early stamp catalogues can be found in Donald Scott Patton's book on New York State locals (page 290). Mount Brown's 1864 catalogue (5th Edition) lists both an envelope and an adhesive, the latter described as red on green and brown on blue (reflecting the early forgeries of S.A. Taylor and others). Both the 1865 Bellars & Davie catalogue and the 1866 Dr. Grays catalogue list varieties of the Robison stamp as well. The post's legitimacy was questioned during the late 19th century, with the stamp being omitted from the Scott Catalogue beginning in 1886, and appearing on a list dubious local posts from 1894. Forgeries of the stamp were so prolific that one was even illustrated in the Scott Catalogue until 1943, when it was finally replaced by an authentic example. rnThis unique cover was discovered in 1895 by F. E. Kneeland, Jr., then age 17, while searching through an elderly relative's papers. The cover then passed into the hands of Ferrary and Caspary, and has remained off the market ever since. (Curiously, in the Ferrary sale, the cover is described as a fantasy.) In addition to this cover seven off-cover examples are recorded, most (if not all) of which have the characteristic watery blue "Paid" cancel seen here. After serving as a highlight of the Caspary collection (where it was described as "glorious") and the Boker collection, we are thrilled that the famous and stunning Robison & Co. cover is making its return to the market after 64 years.rnProvenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 7, 1924)rnAlfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1072, 1957)rnJohn R. Boker, Jr. (Private Transaction) (Image)

CV. 5,000

Opening US$ 60,000.00
Sold...US$ 60,000.00


Closed..Jun-24-2021, 17:31:48 EST
Sold For 60000
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