Allen's Dispatch, Chicago, Illinois, (undenominated) red on yellow, tied to cover by violet eagle, alongside oval "Allen's City Dispatch / 125 Clark Street / Feb 3 1883", with lovely illustrated advertisement for I.N.W. Sherman, carriage and wagon manufacturers, depicting the company's factory, to Empire Warehouse Co. at Market & Quincy Streets, adhesive with some light soiling from use, a scarce franking, particularly desirable on an advertising cover; ex Kuphal.

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Boyd's City Express, New York, 2c black on green, glazed surface paper, serrated perforations, affixed to folded letter, internally dated May 6, 1846, cancelled with black handstamp, red 'PAID" below and oval "Boyd's City / Express Post" (6 May) adjacent, some light toning, yet a rare example of this privately prepared perforated stamp; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.

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Bradway's Despatch, Millville, New Jersey, undenominated, margins touching to clear, affixed to small embossed cover, cancelled in manuscript, used in conjunction with 3c dull red, tied by Millville N.J. c.d.s. (15 Jan), to Phoenix, Rhode Island, some peripheral edge toning of no importance given the cover's great rarity, the earliest of only four examples recorded by Lyons; ex Caspary, Ambassador J. William Middendorf II.

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Brady & Co's Penny Post, Chicago, Illinois, 1c violet, margins well clear of design on all sides, affixed to cover, without postal markings, wrinkles, a scarce and unusual local franking, as the origins of this stamp remain a matter of conjecture; with 1961 B.P.A. certificate, signed by Robson Lowe. 

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Brigg's Despatch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (2c) black on yellow buff, margins touching oval on two sides, tied to folded letter (27 June, 1848) by blue "Philadelphia Pa / 5 cts. / Jun / 29" c.d.s., to West Chester, filing folds, one crossing adhesive, some staining, yet a rare local, this being a particularly desirable example due to its being tied to the cover; ex-Boker. 

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Broadway Post Office, New York, (1c) black, large to very large margins, affixed to folded letter, internally dated 13 November, 1851, handstamped PAID in red, with neatly-struck oval "BROADWAY CITY EXPRESS / POST OFFICE" at left, to Cedar Street, New York City, light filing folds well clear of adhesive, an otherwise fresh and attractive example, rarely found on cover.

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Brooklyn City Post, undated embossed Valentine cover, handstamped with bold black PAID and crisp oval "Brooklyn City Post", to Miss Burnham on Butler Street, the odd spot of staining, else a lovely and rare cover, one of only two recorded examples of this elusive City Post, with 1984 P.F. Certificate ex-Golden.

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City Dispatch, St. Louis Missouri, 2c black on wove paper, trial color plate proof, typically large margins all around, well clear of outer frameline at all points, with manuscript “T. C.” initials in blue, diagonal crease, crease at upper left, and a few small yellow spots near top margin above “AT”, the latter two not mentioned on accompanying certificate, a rarity of this mysterious local post, of which little information is recorded; with 2019 Philatelic Foundation certificate.
Two examples are recorded of the St. Louis City Dispatch, both black on blue paper. The discovery example is on cover, and was recorded in the famed Ferrary collection, later selling to John Boker via W.H. Colson. The second example, a single stamp, was first noted in a collection purchased by H.R. Harmer, was later also acquired by Boker. It was offered in the 1973 Robson Lowe sale of his Carriers and Locals, and subsequently resided in the famed Golden collection.

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Cummings' City Post, New York, 2c black on yellow, affixed to lovely gold illustrated Valentine cover, red boxed "PAID AHC" struck just above, faint red Cummings Express c.d.s. alongside, adhesive with some scuffing, otherwise a most attractive usage of this Cummings "Letter and Heart" stamp. 

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D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Despatch Post, (2c) black, with background shading, large margins, tied by faint manuscript "X" to  locally-addressed folded letter datelined Philadelphia, November 9, postmarked with neatly-struck double-circle "City Despatch / D.O. Blood & Co / 2 Cts.", accompanying certificate suggests the manuscript “X” is “probably” not contemporary, nevertheless a scarce and attractive cover, unrecorded in the Morris census, with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.

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D.O. Blood & Co, Philadelphia Despatch Post, (3c) black on grayish paper, initialled "R & Co" (Robertson & Co, the operators and prececessors of D.O. Blood), showing distinctive double impression, four ample to large margins, tied to undated folded letter by red "3", partial "Philadelphia Despatch Post" c.d.s. at left, wrinkles and vertical fold, a rare local issue showing the doubling of the design, ex-Caspary, offered with folded letter, dated Indianapolis, also with "Philadelphia Despatch Post / 10 A.M." c.d.s., ex-Gibson; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.

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D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (2c) black on pale green, margins ample to large, cancelled in manuscript and with black grid obliterator, docketed upon receipt "rec'd July 14th/48", a few light creases, adhesive with tiny edge tears at top, else fine; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate. 

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Eagle City Post, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (2c) black on grayish paper,  without "WS" initials, cut to shape and affixed to cover, cancelled in manuscript, red handstamped "5" alongside, postmarked "Norristown Pa / Aug / 7" c.d.s., to Nathan R. Potts of Philadelphia, some wrinkling affecting adhesive, the odd spot of discoloration, yet an immensely rare local stamp, one of only four examples recorded; ex Needham, Gibson, and Middendorf, with Gibson's ownership mark on reverse. 

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Hanford's Pony Express, New York, 2c black on orange-yellow, margins clear of oval on three sides, affixed to small cover postmarked "New York 5 cts. / 21 / Jan", to Newport, Rhode Island, some wrinkling and small repair at top left, a scarce franking; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.

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Hill's Post, Boston, Massachusetts, 1c black on rose, large margins all around, affixed to folded letter, postmarked "Boston 10 Cts / 18 / Oct" c.d.s., to Cincinnati, Ohio, some adhesion remnants to reverse, a rare franking, with only seven covers recorded, all but one of which have the adhesive untied, and one of which is also addressed to Ohio and postmarked on the same date as the example offered here; with clear 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.

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Hussey's City Post, 1c brown red, large margins on three sides, into at bottom, tied to full-front insurance company advertising cover by neatly-struck "1CT Paid / Hussey 50 Wm. St", back flap removed, a most attractive usage.

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Mason’s New Orleans City Express, 1850-1, 2c black on yellow, imperforate, on folded letter datelined Franklin House (Mrs. Taylor’s), 39 Canal Street, tied by red grid cancel, postmarked "N-ORLEANS CITY EXPRESS POST. LA / FEB / 6" with day in manuscript, to Leads Foundry, horizontal filing fold, some adhesion remnants on reverse from prior mounting, overall exceptionally fresh. A rarity; ex-Burrus.
One of only two recorded examples of the 1c over 1/2c Mason’s New Orleans City Express, and the only example on cover.
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary

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Messenkope's Union Square Post Office, New York, (2c) black on pink paper, margins clear of outer oval on three sides, affixed to cover to Amos Street, with partial enclosure dated July 5, 1850, from the Manhattan Gas & Light Company, cover with some tears and adhesive fauty, nevertheless a rare franking, with George B. Sloane guarantee signature on reverse, sent during the early period following the takeover of the company by Joseph E. Dunham from Charles Messenkope; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate

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Metropolitan Post Office, New York, (2c) blue, die cut, tied to folded cover front by boxed "PAID / WH LAWS" hanstamp, free strike at left, postmarked "Metropolian / P.O. / Mar / 20", to G. Robertson 135 Water Street, filing fold creasing adhesive, yet a rare franking, with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex Caspary, Boker.

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Pinkey's Express Post, New York, 2c black on green glazed paper, on folded letter internally dated July 9, 1851, and noted "Fourth Avenue, 94 / Opposite 11th St", postmarked "New-York 5 Cts/ Jul / 10", to Boston, Massachusetts, stamp with portion torn off at left and otherwise creased, some peripheral discoloration to cover, yet a rarity, this being the discovery cover, one of only handful of such stamps believed extant; ex-Ferrary, Boker, signed Jakubek. 

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Pomeroy’s Letter Express, 5c black on yellow, on folded letter datelined Buffalo, 22 August, cancelled in manuscript, adjacent neatly-struck “Boyd’s City / Express Post / Aug 26 9 O’C”, to New York, horizontal fold through lower margin of adhesive, an otherwise fresh entire and desirable conjunctive use with Boyd’s.

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Prince's Letter Despatch, Portland, Maine, undenominated black adhesive, margins ample to large on three sides, tied to cover by indistinct circular cancellation, 3c. rose adjacent tied by "Hallowell ME / Mar / 14" c.d.s., to Boston, Massachusetts, the local with trivial horizontal crease at foot well clear of design, the 3c with natural straight-edge, cover with small nick at right and slightly reduced, yet a most attractive usage of this scarce local, one of only about a dozen covers known, this example being unrecorded in the Lyons census (Penny Post, Vol 10, No. 4); with 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate.

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Prince’s Letter Dispatch, Portland, Maine, sheet margin single, large to huge margins all around, tied to cover by red "Boston Mass / Aug / 19" double-circle c.d.s., alongside 3c brown red, tied by crisp strike of black segmented cork, to William F. Brooks of Boston, trivial light soiling to portions of adhesive, cover reduced and partially refolded, an exceptionally attractive and rare on-cover example of this rare local issue; ex Caspary (H.R. Harmer, March, 1957, lot 947).

Prince’s Letter Dispatch of Portland, Maine, carried mail nightly by messenger traveling by steamer to Boston.  The adhesive was engraved by Lowell of the firm of Lowell & Brett of Boston, whose name appears on the stamp below the steamship. While a common stamp unused, covers are rare; Lyons records only eleven such examples in his census. (Penny Post, Volume 10, No. 4, October 2002).

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Spence & Brown Express Post, "Philadelphia Express / S&B / POST 2 Cts." circular stencil marking, on locally-used folded cover, to No. 51, North Sixth St, vertical fold, a rarity about which very little is known, other than the name of its proprietors, very fine; ex Gibson, Middendorf (Richard Frajola Inc, Net Price Sale, lot 736).

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Sullivan's Dispatch Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1853, (2c) black on green, cut octagonally and affixed to folded letter datelined 18 June, 1853, postmarked with blue "Cincinnati O. 5 / Jun / 25" c.d.s., to Louisville, Kentucky, vertical filing folds, one through adhesive, of no importance given the unique status of this example, with Robson Lowe's handwritten guarantee on reverse, a rarity. 

Three different types of the Sullivan's Dispatch Post local are recorded; the (2c) black on green glazed paper offered here, a (2c) bluish black on wove paper, uncancelled on a magazine, one of two examples of which is housed in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum; and an unused (2c) green on wove paper.
 

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