Carrier, 1851, 1¢ Eagle. Three used singles used in Washington D.C. with carrier last initial; includes "H" of Thomas Harkness, "T" of Douglas Tolson and "B" of Robert Ball; small flaws, Very Fine appearance, a rare group, with Scott catalog premium for Washington D.C. cancel $1,000.
Scott No. LO2; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Complete Images. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on rosy buff. Without gum, full balanced margins; some gum soak washed out and small thins, Very Fine appearance, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 6LB2; $5,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLES OF THE NEW YORK U.S. CITY DESPATCH POST 3¢ BLACK ON ROSY BUFF ISSUE - WITH APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN EXAMPLES KNOWN. Scott $5,000
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Scott $5,000

Philadelphia Despatch Post, 1843 (3¢) black on grayish. Manuscript "R & Co." initial, partial red "3" cancel, ample to mostly large margins; small shallow thin, Very Fine appearance, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L3; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750

Broadway Post Office, 1851 (1¢) black. Vertical pair, straight line "Paid" cancels, margins large to in at sides; tiny margin tear, otherwise Fine, one of only three recorded used pairs, with 2005 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 26L2; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ Trial Colors. Set of four on glazed surface color paper; in white, green, red and orange, mostly large margins, white paper with horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine, only a handful of these trial color sets are known, ex-Middendorf.
Scott No. 40L1TC; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Complete Images. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Price's City Express, 1857-58, 2¢ black on vermilion. Large margins; diagonal crease, Very Fine appearance, a very rare local issue and woefully undercataloged in Scott, with 2019 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 119L1; $275. Scott $275
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Scott $275

Priest's Despatch, 1851 (2¢) bronze on bluish. Manuscript cancels, margins large in slightly in at left; light vertical crease and two small filled thins, otherwise Very Fine, one of only three recorded examples, reported to be the only known off cover example, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 121L2A; $1,000. Scott $1,000
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Scott $1,000

Priest's Despatch, 1851 (2¢) black on rose. Without gum, margins large to slightly in at bottom, lightly soiled, Fine, grossly undercataloged in Scott (at a mere $500), with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 121L8; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

THE UNIQUE PRIEST'S DESPATCH BLACK ON ROSE ISSUE - A GREAT LOCAL POST RARITY. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue, right margin single. Margins large to just touching, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Sacramento" cds's on upper portion on 1861, 3¢ pink entire (U34) with black company frank; stamp with trivial tiny tone spot, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 143L8; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Wells Fargo & Co., Newspaper Stamp, 1861-70, black. Partial circular New York "Steam Ship" rate handstamp cancel, margins large to just touching outer frameline; small repaired tears, Very Fine appearance, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 143LP1; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED CANCELED EXAMPLES OF THE WELLS FARGO & CO. STEAMSHIP EXPRESS STAMP. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Whittlesey's Express, 1857, 2¢ red. Neat "Chicago, Ill., Dec 21, 1857" town cancel, clear to large margins, rich color; thins, F.-V.F. appearance, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 146L1; $6,000.

ONE OF SIX RECORDED USED EXAMPLES 1857 2¢ WHITTLESEY'S EXPRESS LOCAL POST ISSUE - THE ONLY EXAMPLE SOLELY TIED BY A CHICAGO TOWNMARK BEARING A YEAR DATE. Scott $6,000
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Scott $6,000