Sale No: 111
Lot No:3241
Symbol:Cat No:11A

Charleston, S.C., Honour's City Express, 1851-58, 2¢ black on bluish. Full margins, tied by manuscript overlapping "H.C.P." cancel (Honour's City Post) on fresh cover to Effingham, S.C., in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) tied by neat blue "Charleston, S.C., 3 Paid, Jun 15" cds, Very Fine and choice, an interesting monogram cancellation, ex-Chapman, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 4LB8; Estimate $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

American Letter Mail Co., 1844, black on gray. Vertical pair, manuscript cancel, ample to mostly large margins, Very Fine and choice, a very scare used multiple, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 5L2; $500 for singles. US$0 (Image)

Scott $500 for singles

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3243
Symbol:Cat No:5L2

American Letter Mail Co., 1844, black on gray. Clear to large margins, manuscript canceled on fresh folded letter from New York to Philadelphia, Pa., with stamp tied by red "Forwarded by, American Mail Co., from No. 101 Chestnut St., Philada., Dec 6" receiving handstamp, Very Fine and choice, a very attractive usage, one of two examples we known of of this American Letter Mail Co. issue tied by a company handstamp, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 5L2; Estimate $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3244
Symbol:Cat No:15L5

Blood & Co., 1845 (2¢) black. Remarkably huge margins encompassing the complete outlines all around, tied by pen cancel smear on locally address cover from the Morfit correspondence, Very Fine and choice Striding Messenger cover, and a superb jumbo stamp which is rarely tied to cover, with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L5; Estimate $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3245
Symbol:Cat No:20L1

Boyd's City Express, 1844, 2¢ black on green. Full margins all around, canceled by red "Free" straight line with handstamp impression effectively tying through on 1844 folded letter sheet to New York City, matching "Boyd's City Express Post, Jul 1" boxed handstamp, with manuscript "Pullen & Co's Express" sender's express endorsement at upper left, Extremely Fine, believed to be one of only three examples of a Independent mail usage in combination with Boyd's first issue adhesive, ex-Mason, Abt, Golden & Puliafito, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 20L1; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF BOYD'S CITY EXPRESS POST FIRST ISSUE ADHESIVE USED ON COVER CARRIED BY PULLEN & COMPANY'S EXPRESS. US$4,000-6,000 (Image)

Est. $4,000-6,000

Carnes' City Letter Express, 1864 (5¢) rose, printed and hand drawn essay. Carnes' first design impression at upper left on red on white glazed business card (88x53mm), with added rectangle frame around design and "5" values in each corner in pencil, and pen "San Francisco Express" over "City Letter Express" at bottom of design, all which are quite similar to Carnes' second stamp design; card with central diagonal crease and some glaze foxing (not mentioned on certificate), F.-V.F., a unique working essay and most certainly was the initial essay for Carnes' second issue (Scott 35L3-35L8), ex-Knapp & Kuphal, with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 35LE; Estimate $500 - 750. US$500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3247
Symbol:Cat No:40L1

City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ black on grayish. Bright and fresh with four huge margins, canceled by bold red octagonal "Free" handstamp on local 1842 folded letter sheet, matching bold "City Despatch Post, N.Y, 28 Apr" double line cds, with year docketing on reverse, Very Fine and choice, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 40L1; $2,500; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN ATTRACTIVE ON COVER USAGE OF THE 1842 3¢ CITY DESPATCH POST ISSUE. US$1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $2,500
Est. $1,000-1,500

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3248
Symbol:Cat No:61L2

Eagle City Post, 1846 (2¢) black. 39 ray points. Full margins, tied by both manuscript pen and small red straight line "Paid." cancels on folded letter sheet locally addressed in Philadelphia, matching "Eagle City Post, At Adams Express, 80 Chestnut Street" circular handstamp at left, docketed "Circular…New York, Oct 1, 1846" on inner flap, Extremely Fine, signed E. Perry & R. Lowe, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 61L2; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

THE EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE OF THE EAGLE CITY POST CIRCULAR RAY ISSUE - A WONDERFUL TIED EXAMPLE BY HANDSTAMP AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE WE KNOWN OF TIED BY THIS SMALL TYPE "PAID" HANDSTAMP. US$2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3249
Symbol:Cat No:61L3

Eagle City Post, 1850 (1¢) red on bluish. Faint trace of diagonal crease at bottom left, tied by manuscript cancel on locally addressed embossed ladies cover, Very Fine, Scott catalog value $1,750 for on cover and not tied, signed R. Lowe, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 61L3; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

ONE OF ONLY A COUPLE KNOWN TIED EXAMPLES OF THE RED EAGLE CITY POST ISSUE ON COVER. US$1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3250
Symbol:Cat No:61L4

Eagle City Post, 1850 (1¢) blue on bluish. Full margins (rarely encountered as such), with neat manuscript cancel on fresh locally addressed Philadelphia cover, Extremely Fine, a gem local usage, a similarly addressed local usage is known from the same correspondence, although it is tied by a handstamp, ex-Gibson, signed R. Lowe, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 61L4; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3251
Symbol:Cat No:68L1

Floyd's Penny Post, 1860 (1¢) blue. Large to huge margins, canceled by neat circular sunburst "Floyd's Penny Post" on locally address cover to the agent of the Merchants Dispatch, with second superb strike at left, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 68L1; $1,000; Estimate $400 - 600.

Merchants Despatch traced its origins to a railroad express service begun in 1855, with a connection to the American Express Company. From its earliest years it operated over the lines of the New York Central railroad. US$400-600 (Image)

Scott $1,000
Est. $400-600

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3252
Symbol:Cat No:70L4

Gahagan & Howe City Express, 1849-70, 10¢ black. Usual brownish o.g., large margins, Very Fine, ex-Lyons.
Scott No. 70L4; $1,500.

ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE LOCAL ISSUE. US$0 (Image)

Scott $1,500

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3253
Symbol:Cat No:75L5

Hale & Co., 1844 (6¢) blue. Clear to large margins, manuscript line precanceled and red central "Forwarded Through, Hale & Co.'s, Letter Office 13, Court St. Boston" handstamp on 1844 folded letter from Boston to Bangor, Me., matching "Forwarded by, Hale & Co.'s, Great Eastern Mail Co." oval at upper right, in combination with clear strike of "Jerome & Co.'s Express, No. 8 Court St., Boston" fancy boxed handstamp, Very Fine, a very rare combination usage.
Scott No. 75L5; Estimate $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Hartford, Conn. Mail Route, 1844 (5¢) black on yellow. Position 9, manuscript "Paid" and dashes cancel, margins ample to slightly in, F.-V.F., a very rare used example of this Hartford Mail Route issue.
Scott No. 80L1; $2,000. US$0 (Image)

Scott $2,000

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3255
Symbol:Cat No:84L3

Hopedale Penny Post, 1849 (1¢) black on yellow. Full margins and some original gum staining, on front of cover to Westminster, Mass. franked with four margin 1853, 3¢ dull red (11A) tied by "Milford, Ms., Feb 20" cds; cover opening tear at top extending just under 3¢ stamp, Very Fine, one of three on cover examples known of the Hopedale Penny Post black on yellow issue and the only example on front of cover, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 84L3; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. US$1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3256
Symbol:Cat No:112L1

One Cent Despatch, 1856, 1¢ violet. Type II. Clear to large margins, tied by "City Despatch, Jul 3, 1856" cds with second strike at right on cover to Milford, Del., in combination with 1851 3¢ dull red (11) tied by "Washington, D.C., Jul 3, 1856" cds, Very Fine, a lovely combination usage.
Scott No. 112L1; $1,500; Estimate $750 - 1,000. US$750-1,000 (Image)

Scott $1,500
Est. $750-1,000

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3257
Symbol:Cat No:117L1

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 1844, 5¢ black on yellow. Large well balanced margins, canceled by socked-on-the-nose red "Cd." handstamp on fresh 1844 folded letter datelined from Whitehall and addressed to New York City, in combination with choice strike of red "Boyd's City Express Post, Aug. 8" boxed date stamp, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 117L1; Estimate $500 - 750.

A WONDERFULLY CHOICE POMEROY'S LETTER EXPRESS AND BOYD'S CITY EXPRESS POST COMBINATION USAGE. US$500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3258
Symbol:Cat No:117L3

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 1844, 5¢ blue, horizontal pair. Ample to mostly huge margins, faint pre-use crease at bottom left, manuscript canceled and faint address bleed effectively tying pair on 1844 folded letter to Boston, Mass., with letter datelined from Rochester, N.Y., Very Fine, ex-Malcolm, Golden & Puliafito.
Scott No. 117L3; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

ONE OF ONLY SIX PAIRS OF THE POMEROY'S LETTER EXPRESS BLUE ADHESIVE KNOWN USED ON COVER.

It is believed that the Pomeroy stamps paid 5¢ for Pomeroy carrying the letter from Rochester to Albany, N.Y. and the other 5¢ for Hale & Co. carrying the letter from Albany to Boston. US$1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3259
Symbol:Cat No:149L1

Wyman, 1844, 5¢ black. Huge even margins, manuscript canceled on 1844 folded letter sheet to New York City, docketing on reverse indicating Boston origin, bold "Forwarded By, John A. Newbould, New - York" oval forwarder handstamp on backflap, Extremely Fine and choice, a very rare Independent Mail Route and Forwarder combination, only 15 examples of the Wyman stamp used on cover are recorded, ex-Puliafito, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 149L1; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

ONE OF TWO KNOWN ON COVER USAGES OF THE WYMAN ISSUE IN COMBINATION WITH NEW YORK NEWBOULD FORWARDING HANDSTAMP. US$1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3260
Symbol:Cat No:W301

Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila. Wrapper enclosing January 1892 Chicago Stamp News showing World's Fair Packets advertisement, cancelled by Chicago third-class oval to Southampton, Great Britain, sharp strike of purple "Saved from wreck of S.S."Eider."" framed handstamp; some faults from emersion in sea water, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. W301; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED WRAPPER CARRIED ON THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMSHIP "EIDER" WRECK USE.

This wrapper was onboard the North German Lloyd S.S. "Eider", a German luxury passenger liner traveling from New York and bound for Bremen via Southampton with 227 passengers and 167 crew. She ran aground about half a mile from shore off St. Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wright in the English Channel during in a dense fog on Sunday night. January 31st 1892. The captain believed that the liner would ride off the bar with the tide. Some of the cargo was jettisoned. At 7am the next day, a lifeboat approached "Eider" to warn that a gale was approaching. The captain felt sure that tugs would arrive in time and asked the lifeboat to carry some of the mail bags ashore instead of the passengers. As conditions worsened all passengers and crew were removed with no loss of life; however, the ship was lost. The mail was taken charge of by officials from the Newport Post Office. Two markings were used, one in German for mail bound for Bremen and the scarcer one in English (Saved from wreck of S.S. "Eider") for mail bound to Southampton. See website for complete images.

Complete images:
View gallery or Download PDF (957KB). US$750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000