Sale No: 750
Lot No:2233
Symbol:Cat No:6LB3

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on light blue (Scott 6LB3), four large margins, canceled with a red octagonal boxed "U.S." on an 1842 folded letter (not tied, as usual) postmarked red c.d.s., "City Despatch Post, U. S, Mar 17, 1 O'Clock"; the letter refers to a bequest from the estate of Frederick Gebhard funding a German professorship at Columbia College, which was subsequently created the following year, Very Fine, with a 2019 P.F. certificate.
Scott $1,000
Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Scott $1,000
Suggested Bid $500-7

Sale No: 750
Lot No:2234
Symbol:Cat No:6LB11

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1849-50, 1¢ black on buff (Scott 6LB11), on a folded address leaf (not tied) to Washington D.C. franked with two 4-margin 5¢ red brown (1) tied by red diamond grid cancels with a partial red Mar 16 New-York c.d.s.; one 5¢ just clear at the lower right, fresh and clean, `, Very Fine. A very rare combination, with a 1996 P.F. certificate declining an opinion as to whether the Carrier stamp originated on the cover.
Scott $3,000 with a single 5¢ 1847
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Scott $3,000 with a single 5¢ 1847