Philadelphia Pa., Mar 22. Sharp strike of cds with matching "1" in octagon rating handstamp on red The Adams Express Co. cameo corner card buff cover to local street address; minor cosmetic restoration, Very Fine appearance, a beautiful Philadelphia carrier use.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

During the mid 1850s, the Philadelphia carrier Department provided all services for one cent, despite Postmaster General directives otherwise. This cover was delivered to a street address in the Spring Garden district. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Philadelphia "15 July 1854". Dateline on folded letter bearing 1¢ blue, type IV (9) right straddle-pane margin single with center line, position 70L1L, recut once at top and twice at bottom, tied by Philadelphia "1" in octagon rating handstamp to local Philadelphia street address; 1¢ light diagonal crease top right, otherwise Very Fine and scarce, ex-Neinken, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Illustrated in Ashbrook in Volume 2 on page 70. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Philadelphia Pa., Dec 1. Cds ties 1¢ blue, type IV (9 var.) triple transfer, one inverted, recut once at top, Position 91L1L, large beautifully balanced margins, deep rich color, on small cover to local street address, endorsed "Mrs. Lippincott" at top, an Extremely Fine gem, ex-Wagshal, with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Philadelphia Pa. Mar 12. Octagonal datestamp ties 1¢ blue, type V (24) vertical pair with part captured imprint and "8 P" of plate no. at right, positions 40/50R8, on small cover to local street address, Very Fine and desirable use with the plate and imprint capture, with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Philadelphia Pa. Mar, 1859. Two strikes of octagonal datestamps tie 1¢ blue, type V (24) horizontal strip of four, on blue newspaper wrapper to local street address, manuscript "four newspapers" at left; few small faults affect right stamp only, otherwise Very Fine and exceedingly scarce multiple newspaper use, ex-Sevenoaks, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

THIS IS THE LARGEST FRANKING OF THE 1¢ 1857 STAMP USED TO PAY THE NEWSPAPER RATE.

Illustrated and discussed in an article by Calvet M. Hahn in Stamp Collector. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000