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8L1, Barr's Penny Dispatch, Lancaster, PA, 1855 Red, uncancelled single affixed to cover to New York, red "Lancaster Pa. Nov 14" datestamp and matching "Paid 3" in oval, stamp light wrinkling and soling, very fine and rare with just a handful of covers recorded with the red Barr's stamp, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 4,750.00
Sold...US$ 4,750.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:09:59 EST
Sold For 4750
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 32
Symbol: Cat No: 15L1
15L1, Philadelphia Despatch Post, 1842 3c Red, octagonal margins, red "Paid" and large "3" with manuscript "R&Co", tied by red "Philadelphia Pa. Apr 20" datestamp on 1843 folded letter to New York, mansucript "12½" rate, extremely fine and especially desirable with the stamp tied by such a crisp datestamp, just 14 covers recorded by Dr. Vernon Morris with this being the second earliest example, in reviewing the photographic census we believe this to be the finest cover with this stamp in existence, made even more appealing by the fact that it has never appeared at public auction, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $5,000 for untied on cover, not priced tied)
A 2013 Penny Post article Dr. Vernon R. Morris, Jr. (Vol. 21, No. 2) records 14 covers with 15L1, all used between February 15 and November 8, 1843 (R.A. Siegel reports 15 covers). The cover offered here is #2 in Morris's census. Following the British "Penny Black" and Greig's City Despatch Post in New York City, the Philadelphia Despatch Post was only the third entity in the world to issue stamps for the prepayment of postage (15L1, 3c red on bluish, and the earlier 15L2, 3c Black), both of which are extremely scarce. To this end, Morris states that "15L1 participated in the advancement of written communication through specialization and innovation of postal service dedicated and restricted solely to local service in one city." Although primitive in design, the Philadelphia Despatch Post stamps represent an important step in the develpment of the American postal system. (Image)
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Opening US$ 35,000.00
Sold...US$ 35,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:13:39 EST
Sold For 35000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 33
Symbol: Cat No: 15L1
15L1, Philadelphia Despatch Post, 1842 3c Red, cut to octagon shape, affixed with wax seal to reverse of local folded letter, manuscript "Paid" and "8pm" with pen squiggle, red "Philadelphia Pa. Oct 24" datestamp, additional "United States Hotel Philada REA" handstamp, stamp with creases, still fine and rare, not listed in Dr. Morris's census (see previous lot for more information), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $5,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:14:26 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 34
Symbol: Cat No: 15L5
15L5, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1845 (2c) Black, tied by manuscript "X" on local folded cover, "City Despatch D.O. Blood & Co. 2 Cts." double circle handstamp at left, stamp with small margin nick at top from manuscript cancel and cover quite wrinkled, not listed in Dr. Vernon Morris's census of the issue (Penny Post Vol. 22, No. 1) which records only four covers with the stamp tied amongst 54 known examples, fine and rare thus, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate erroneously calling the stamp 15L3 (Scott $800 for untied) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:16:29 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 35
Symbol: Cat No: 15L9
15L9, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1846 (2c) Black, full square margins, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Apr 21" datestamp on cover to Alexandria, DC, manuscript "Way 5", stamp with light creases at top, very fine, this stamp is very rare tied on cover with this being one of the most desirable examples, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,500)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1071, 1957) (Image)
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Opening US$ 2,750.00
Sold...US$ 2,750.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:18:21 EST
Sold For 2750
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 36
Symbol: Cat No: 18L2
18L2, Bouton's City Dispatch Post, New York, NY, 1848 2c Black on Gray blue, full-margined single tied by "Paid Bouton" handstamp in red, matching "Bouton's City Dispatch Post" oval alongside, on locally-addressed cover, very fine and attractive, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $800) (Image)
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Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:19:36 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 37
Symbol: Cat No: 26L1
26L1, Broadway Post Office, New York, NY, 1849 1c Gold on Black glazed, uncancelled single on 1848 folded letter from New York to Philadelphia, red "Broadway Post Office" oval on reverse, blue Philadelphia "5" in double-line circle, stamp with horizontal creases prior to use and cover vertical filefolds, very fine and exceedingly rare on cover, see Gordon Stimmell's "New Lights on Broadway" for more information about this issue (Penny Post Vol. 5, No. 3), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott listed but not priced on cover)
Provenance: Sterling D. Foote (Green backstamp) (Image)
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Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:20:49 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 38
Symbol: Cat No: 31L2
31L2, Brown's City Post, New York, NY, 1877 1c Black on yellow, single tied by "Brown's Despatch Paid" handstamp to local cover, Wm. P. Brown label at upper left, 1877 pencil docketing, stamp with small crease at top right, very fine and scarce, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:22:40 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 39
Symbol: Cat No: 31L3
31L3, Brown's City Post, New York, NY, 1877 1c Black on Green, single tied by "Brown's Despatch Paid" handstamp to local cover, cornercard for "Short-Hand Writing" books, stamp with small margin nicks at left and right, still very fine and scarce, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:26:37 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 40
Symbol: Cat No: 31L5
31L5, Brown's City Post, New York, NY, 1877 1c Black on Vermilion, single tied by "Brown's Despatch Paid" handstamp to local cover, handstamped Wm. P. Brown cornercard, very fine and scarce, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500) (Image)
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Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:27:32 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 41
Symbol:
Cat No: 40L1P
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)
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Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:28:49 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 42
Symbol:
Cat No: 40L1P
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)
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Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:30:03 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 43
Symbol: Cat No: 40L1
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 $12,000 as six blocks of four) (Image)
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Opening US$ 7,500.00
Sold...US$ 7,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:31:24 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 44
Symbol: Cat No: 40L5c
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 $1,500) (Image)
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Opening US$ 2,300.00
Sold...US$ 2,300.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:34:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 45
Symbol: Cat No: 42L1
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 $40,000 just four years later as part of the D.K. Collection. (Image)
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Opening US$ 20,000.00
Sold...US$ 20,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:34:54 EST
Sold For 20000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 46
Symbol: Cat No: 55L4
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 $750 for used, not priced on cover)
Provenance: Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:36:38 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 47
Symbol: Cat No: 61L2
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 $1,500) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,900.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:38:23 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 48
Symbol: Cat No: 61L3
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 $1,750) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:40:27 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 49
Symbol: Cat No: 68L1
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 $1,500) (Image)
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Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:42:28 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 50
Symbol: Cat No: 69L4
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, $2,500 for used single)
It was proposed in a Robson Lowe auction catalogue in 1973 that the four colors of Frazer stamps denoted different types of mail: local mail (green), out of town unpaid (pink), out of town paid (yellow), and incoming (grayish). Robert B. Meyersburg's "Frazer & Company City Despatch/ Express Post" (Penny Post Vol. 2, No. 3) put this theory to the test but found that ultimately the sample size was too small to draw any conclusions from.
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1071, 1957) (Image)
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Opening US$ 2,500.00
Sold...US$ 2,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:43:50 EST
Sold For 2500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 51
Symbol: Cat No: 73L1
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 $4,500 for use with 3c #11) (Image)
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Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:44:19 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 52
Symbol: Cat No: 84L1
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 $800) (Image)
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Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:44:48 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 53
Symbol: Cat No: 87L5
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)
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Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:45:32 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 54
Symbol: Cat No: 111L1
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 $2,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:46:04 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 55
Symbol: Cat No: 113L1
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 $2,250) (Image)
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Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:46:54 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 56
Symbol: Cat No: 122L1
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 $8,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:47:32 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 57
Symbol: Cat No: 134L1
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 $650 for uncancelled on cover, not priced tied) (Image)
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Opening US$ 3,500.00
Sold...US$ 3,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:49:19 EST
Sold For 3500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 58
Symbol: Cat No: 134L1
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 $650)
Provenance: John A. Klemann (H.R. Harmer, 1953) (Image)
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Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:50:35 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 59
Symbol: Cat No: 136L4
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 $600) (Image)
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Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:51:21 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 60
Symbol: Cat No: 136L8
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 $1,250) (Image)
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Opening US$ 2,750.00
Sold...US$ 2,750.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 17:53:15 EST
Sold For 2750
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 3113
Symbol: Cat No: 20L15
20L15, Boyd's City Express, New York, NY, 1860 1c Black on green, complete sheet of 100 containing several 20L15a, without gum, some creases and small repairs, still fine and attractive (Image)
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Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-25-2022, 10:43:58 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 3114
Symbol:
"Eagle" City Despatch Post, 85 Chestnut St., red Type A handstamp with matching large "2" on West Philadelphia Rail Road Company printed notice, 1846 docketing, splits along folds and small tear, still fine, ex-Kuphal (Image)
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Opening US$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-25-2022, 10:44:26 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 3115
Symbol:
"Eagle" City Post at Adams, 80 Chestnut St., red Type B handstamp with small "3" on small cover, docketed August 10, 1847, small faults, fine and scarce (Image)
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Opening US$ 35.00
Closed..Jun-25-2022, 10:44:45 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 3116
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"Eagle" City Post at Adams, 80 Chestnut St., bold Type B handstamp in red with matching "3", letter datelined Richmond October 23, 1848, asking for silk samples to be sent by Adams & Co. Express, few light filefolds, very fine and attractive strike (Image)
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Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Jun-25-2022, 10:45:28 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 3117
Symbol:
"Eagle City Post & Mag. Telegraph Messengering Dep't. 3 Adams' Express, 80 Chestnut St., Type D handstamp in red on undated cover, few light tone spots, otherwise very fine and scarce (Image)
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Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-25-2022, 10:46:13 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 3118
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"This Communication was served with speed...Stait & Co." yellow advertising label on November 20, 1848 folded letter datelined New York, light filefolds, otherwise very fine (Image)
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Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-25-2022, 10:48:38 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 3119
Symbol: Cat No: 143L3
143L3, Wells, Fargo and Co. Pony Express, 1861 $1 Red, neat partial blue "Pony Express, Sacramento" oval datestamp, good color, clear to large margins, very fine and attractive used Pony Express issue (Scott $900) (Image)
