City Despatch, PM. Bold blood-red handstamp with two bars across circle on Feb. 7th 1845 folded letter from the Franklin House to local street address, the letter is datelined 1844 but docketed 1845, which is the accurate year for sequence with the other recorded cover; file folds, Very Fine strike, One of only 12 recorded examples of this Philadelphia Despatch Post handstamp., ex-Hollowbush, Golden, Morris, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

From December 1842 until June 1844, the only local post in the United States was the Philadelphia Despatch Post. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Bayonne City Dispatch, 1883, 1¢ black. Clear to ample margins, tied by purple target handstamp on fresh locally addressed cover, matching "Bayonne City Dispatch, May 15, 1883" date stamp alongside, Very Fine.
Scott No. 9L1; $750; Estimate $300 - 400. Scott $750
Est. $300-400 (Image)

Scott $750
Est. $300-400

Blood's Despatch 2 Cts. Double-circle handstamp with six-point stars, on 1847 printed notice with Blood's pink advertising label on reverse reading "The speedy, prompt and careful delivery of messages of all kinds, by Blood & Co's City Despatch, can be had through no other medium."; docketed "July 13th 1847" on reverse, Very Fine, ex-Morris, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Blood's Despatch, 26 28 So. Sixth. Perfect sharp strike of cds on 1850 cover with red "Boston, 10 cts, 31 Aug" integral-rate cds to Philadelphia, cds crossed out and remailed via Blood's with red "Way 5" handstamp to Baltimore Md., Very Fine and unusual Bloods Way use.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Blood's Despatch 2 Cts. Perfect strike of double-circle due handstamp on gray April 1848 folded letter to local street address, Extremely Fine, ex-Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Blood's Despatch, One-Cent, Pre-Paid. Perfect bold strike of serrated double-circle handstamp with blue "FREE" rating handstamp on buff cover with preprinted "Official Business" endorsement and address to Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.; two small tears at top, reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Swartz, Morris, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Blood's Despatch, Jun 9, 1856, 4½ P.M. Neat cds with bold "Blood's Despatch 2 Cts." rimless due handstamp on blue 1856 folded letter addressed locally to Mount Vernon House; pencil "Unpaid", Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Blood & Co., 1846 (2¢) black. Full to large margins, small "X" cancel, used on gray Jan. 29th 1848 folded letter to local street address; split along folds and slightly toned, otherwise Fine, Fine and scarce use, reported to be the latest known use of this stamp, ex-Richardson, Morris, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L6; $1,250. Scott $1,250
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Scott $1,250

Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black. Acid tied on orange buff cover with red "New-York, 10cts. 31 Dec" integral-rate cds and matching "Philada. Rail. Road" route agent straightline handstamp to Pembrooke N.H., Very Fine, ex-Morris, with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L13; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac. Acid cancel and tied by "Philadelphia Pa., Sep 16, 1861" cds on "J.F & E.B. Orne, Philadelphia" corner card cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by six-ring target cancel to Baltimore Md., Very Fine.
Scott No. 15L14; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac. Margins to touched, acid tied, "Blood's Despatch, Oct 27, 1856" cds, entered mails with "Philadelphia Pa., Oct 27" cds and "Free" rating handstamp on Oct. 27, 1855 folded letter to James Campbell, Postmaster General, Washington D.C.; writer requests assistance towards "the election of Gov. Bigler to the U.S. Senate, and thus vindicating him from the injustice of Knownothingism & ultra Abolitionism, as persevered in 1854…"; Bigler would win the 1856 election., Very Fine and scarce to-the-mails free use.
Scott No. 15L14; Estimate $150 - 200.

William Bigler (1814-1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democrat as the 12th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855 and as a member of U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania from 1856 to 1861. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac. Acid cancelled, "Bloods Despatch, Feb 17, 1857, 4½ P.M." cds used on buff cover to Commissioner of Pension, Washington D.C., entered the mails with "Philadelphia Pa. Feb 17" cds and matching "Free" rating handstamp over Bloods cds; docketing at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 15L14; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black. Margins to cut in at bottom, cancelled by grid, on buff cover with blue "Franklin Fire Insurance Co." embossed shield cameo corner card to local street address, Very Fine, ex-Morris, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L18; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black. Margins to touched, tied by neat scarab cancel, matching "Blood's Penny Post, Mar 6, 1860, 4½ P.M., Philada." double-circle datestamp on cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26), nat. s.e., tied by "Philadelphia Pa., Mar 6, 1860" octagon datestamp to Pottsville Pa.; original enclosed letter accompanies, Very Fine to-the-mails combination use.
Scott No. 15L18; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Blood & Co., envelope, 1848-60, red on buff. Incoming use bearing 3¢ dull red (11A), large margins to touched, tied by blue "Williamsport Pa., Jul 28" cds addressed to Bloods City Post, Philadelphia, fresh and Very Fine, ex-Hall, Morris, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15LU6A; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Blood & Co. Group. Group of 7 comprising 15L13 to-the-mails combination use with #11A to Princeton N.J., 15L13 used on local printed circular; 15L14 on local cover, 15L14 on U10 Nesbitt buff entire to Alexandria Pa.; 15L18 on part-printed local circular (ex-Cipolla); 15L18, #26 tied combination use with Tobacco embossed corner card to Baltimore; 15LU4 used to local address (PFC); and 15LU7 unused; few flaws, F.-V.F. and attractive group.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Bouton's City Dispatch Post, 1848, 2¢ black on gray blue. Ample to huge margins, neatly tied by red "Paid Bouton" handstamp on folded letter to New York, matching oval "Bouton's City Despatch Post" handstamp, letter datelined "Albany April 16th, 1848" with recipient docketing alongside stamp, Extremely Fine, with 1997 Jakubek and 2018 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 18L2; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

ONE OF THE FINEST USAGE OF THE BOUTON'S 1848 2¢ BLACK ON GRAY BLUE ISSUE ON COVER. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Boyd's City Express, 1844, 2¢ black on yellow green. Large margins, canceled by red "Free" handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Lexington, Ky., with matching "Boyd's City Express Post, May 26" oval date stamp, stamp tied by red "New - York, May 26" cds and blue manuscript "25" rating at top right; stamp with corner crease at bottom left not affecting design, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare usage of this early adhesive tied on cover, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 20L2; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Boyd's City Express, 1845, 2¢ black on green. Cut to shape with margins around design, tied by grid handstamps on bronze bordered Valentine cover to local address, red "Boyd's City Express Post, Feb 14" oval date stamp handstamp, with Valentine enclosure; some light toning, Very Fine.
Scott No. 20L4; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Boyd's City Express, 1845, 2¢ black on green. Shield-shape cut, cancelled by grid cancel and tied by red "New York, Jul 20" cds to North Providence R.I., docketed "E.H. Ward, July 20. 1848" at left, Very Fine and unusual use.
Scott No. 20L4; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Boyd's City Express, 1856, 2¢ black on olive green. Huge margins, tied by light strike of "Paid J.T.B." handstamp, additional strike adjacent and matching faint "Boyd's City Express Post, Apr 22" oval datestamp on orange cover to local street address, docketed "T. F. Seward, April 14/56" at top; owner's handstamp at center, some edge wear and reduced at right, flap tears, Very Fine.
Scott No. 20L11; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Boyd's City Express, 1857, 2¢ brick red on white. Huge margins all around, tied by light strike of "Paid J.T.B." handstamp, additional strike adjacent and matching faint "Boyd's City Express Post Nov. 12" oval datestamp on cover to local street address, Very Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. 20L12; $500; Estimate $300 - 400. Scott $500
Est. $300-400 (Image)

Scott $500
Est. $300-400

Boyd's City Express, 1860, 2¢ black on red. Ample to large margins, tied by "Boyd's City Post, 39 Fulton St., Jun 9, 1864" cds on yellow cover to local street address, matching blurry "Paid" in oval handstamp, Very Fine and attractive cover.
Scott No. 20L16; $225. Scott $225
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Scott $225

Boyd's City Express, 1860, 1¢ black on lilac. Large margins, tied by "Boyd's City Express Post." oval handstamp on 1862 orange cover to local street address, sharp bold strike of "Collect, 1 Cent." two-line handstamp, "July 4, 1862" docketing at left; reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine and rare use.
Scott No. 20L17; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ vermilion. Printed cameo frank on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with "To The Penny Post Co." printed address form and list of nine cities and towns where service was offered, blue "Monterey, Cal, Oct 18" cds origin postmark and addressed to "28 Clay Street" in San Francisco so technically a 2¢ overpayment of the Penny Post 5¢ fee for "city delivery east of Taylor and Fourth Streets", additional docket at lower left reads "Received from H. L. Goodwin at 12 o'clock noon the 20th Oct H S", several pin holes & small internal tear affecting indicia, Very Fine and rare, ex-Chapman, Haas & Kutz, with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 34LU7; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000