"N.O.U.S. City Post Feb 12",, green snow shovel handstamp with matching "Car.2" in oval on 1852 folded letter, red New Orleans February 12 datestamp and matching "Steam 5" in circle indicating 5c postage and 2c non-contract steamboat fee due to the vessel's captain, very fine combination of markings (Image)

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"N.O.U.S. City Post Sep 15",, blue snow shovel handstamp and matching "Car.2" in oval on incoming cover, red New Orleans September 15 datestamp, black two-line "Way 5" handstamp indicating 5c due for postage and 1c due to the contract vessel's captain because there was no route agent aboard to process the cover, very fine and attractive (Image)

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"N.O.U.S. City Post Dec 14",, blue snow shovel handstamp on 1853 drop letter, faint red "Paid 1" in circle and matching December 13 datestamp, blue "Car.1" in oval handstamp indicates 1c due from the recipient for carrier service, overall toning, still rare as only five "Car.1" markings have been reported (Image)

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1LB3, Baltimore, MD, 1c Blue,, margins large to full, just tied by pen cancel to locally-addressed cover, bit of water staining, otherwise very fine (Scott $150) (Image)

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1LB3, Baltimore, MD, 1c Blue,, margins huge to touching with left sheet margin and portion of adjacent stamp at top, affixed but not cancelled on locally-addressed cover, light wear, very fine (Scott $150) (Image)

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1LB6, Baltimore, MD, 1c Blue "Eye",, margins huge to in at left, affixed to locally-addressed cover (small stains appear to just tie), extraneous figuring on both sides, fine and scarce (Scott $400) (Image)

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1LB7, Baltimore, MD, 1c Red "Eye",, margins large to touching, tied by pencil to locally-addressed cover, 1857 docketing at top left, very fine (Scott $300) (Image)

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1LB7, Baltimore, MD, 1c Red "Eye",, large to full margins, tied by manuscript "K" cancel (for carrier John King) to locally-addressed lettersheet, 1860 docketing, very fine use (Scott $300) (Image)

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1LB7, Baltimore, MD, 1c Red "Eye",, margins full to grazing, tied by pencil cancel alongside 1857 3c Dull red tired by blue "Baltimore Md. Mar 5" datestamp, embossed corner card for "Dealer in Guano, Grain & Seeds", 1858 docketing, very fine and attractive, ex-Emerson (Scott $350) (Image)

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1LB7, Baltimore, MD, 1c Red "Eye",, margins large to grazing frameline, tied by manuscript "H", 1857 3c Dull red tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Apr 23" datestamp (also just ties carrier), cover addressed to Philadelphia, very fine, the "H" cancel indicates service by either John Hutton or John J. Halton (Scott $350) (Image)

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1LB7, Baltimore, MD, 1c Red "Eye",, margins large to grazing at top, used alongside 1857 3c Dull red on cover to Rockford, Illinois, both tied by blue "Baltimore Md. May 23" datestamp, very fine and fresh (Scott $350) (Image)

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1LB8, Baltimore, MD, 1c Black "Horseman",, margins large to full, pen cancelled on undated folded lettersheet to Hillsboro, North Carolina, 1857 3c Dull red tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Nov 23" datestamp, light edge wear, very fine (Scott $225 for tied) (Image)

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1LB8, Baltimore, MD, 1c Black "Horseman",, margins large to grazing frameline, tied by manuscript cancel to 3c Star die entire (U27) addressed to Philadelphia, blue "Baltimore Md. Mar 15" datestamp, 1861 docketing, fine and attractive (Scott $250) (Image)

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1LB9, Baltimore, MD, 1c Red "Horseman",, margins huge to full, tied by pencil "J" (for carrier Samuel Jarden) to locally-addressed cover, without backflap and small tear at top, very fine appearance, Jarden served as a carrier from 1855 through May 1859 (Scott $175) (Image)

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1LB9, Baltimore, MD, 1c Red "Horseman",, margins huge to clear with portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied by pencil cancel to locally-addressed cover, very fine and attractive use (Scott $175) (Image)

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"Balt Paid",, small blue double circle handstamp ties 1861 3c Rose (short perfs) to cover to Carvers Harbor, Maine, matching "Baltimore Md. Aug 27" datestamp alongside, just reduced at left, very fine, this marking was reported by Perry, Simpson, and Kelly on printed circular mail but this cover was sealed and therefore would not qualify, we believe that in this instance the handstamp indicates carrier service in lieu of an adhesive stamp (Image)

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3LB1, Boston, MA, 1c Blue,, affixed to 1850 cover to Providence, New Jersey, red "Boston 5cts 11 May" datestamp, couple file folds, stamp with bit of gum staining as is typical for this first pelure issue, otherwise very fine (Scott $150) (Image)

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3LB2, Boston, MA, 1c Blue,, margins large to full, on cover to Northborough, Massachusetts, 1857 3c Dull red tied by black grid, red "Boston 3cts 26 Oct" datestamp alongside, light wear, fine (Scott $325) (Image)

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"11 O’Clock Delivery Jun 19",, fancy framed red carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of cover from Gardiner, Maine, 1851 3c Dull red with blue grid cancel and matching datestamp alongside, very fine and choice example of this attractive handstamp (Image)

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"11 O’Clock Delivery Jun 23",, fancy framed red carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of embossed ladies cover, 1851 3c Dull red tied by “Stonington Conn. Jun 27” datestamp, small faults to backflap barely affect handstamp, very fine and attractive (Image)

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"3 O'Clock Delivery Mar 18",, fancy framed black carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of cover postmarked "N Swansy, Ms Mch 17", 1851 3c Dull red with pen cancel, few repaired tears and light wear, otherwise fine, this marking is much rarer in black than it is red (Image)

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"3 O'Clock Delivery May 12",, fancy framed red carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of 1854 folded lettersheet, 1851 3c Dull red (position 54L1L) postmarked "Cambridge Mass May 12", manuscript "Penny Post", vertical crease, very fine (Image)

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"Rockville Md. Oct 23",, circular datestamp ties 1861 1c Blue and 3c Rose (63, 65) to cover to Boston street address, very fine, although attempts by a sender in one city to prepay the carrier fee in a destination city almost always failed, the presence of a street address and the absence of any due marking from the Boston post office suggest that this might be an extremely rare instance of such prepayment for from-the-mails carrier service
According to the August 1862 U.S. Mail & Post Office Assistant:
There is a somewhat prevalent impression that the affixing of a penny stamp to an otherwise prepaid letter, designed to be forwarded by mail, will pay the carrier's fee when it arrives at the place of destination, and many letters, thus prepaid, are received at New York and other offices employing carriers. The impression is entirely erroneous. When a mail letter is deposited in a U.S. lamp-post box or other receptacle provide by Government, to be carried from thence to the post office, the extra penny stamp is then requisite to pay the carrier's fee for delivering to the office. In all other cases, any prepayment of a penny beyond the regular rate, is simply money thrown away. (Image)

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4LB8, Charleston, SC, 2c Black on bluish,, clear margins, tied by pen cancel to locally-addressed cover, repaired tear through cover affects left corner of stamp, very fine appearance (Scott $700 for tied by handstamp) (Image)

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4LB8, Charleston, SC, 2c Black on bluish,, full margins, pen cancel, used on cover to Lowell, Massachusetts with 1851 3c Dull red (11) tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Sep 29" datestamp, cover faults including piece out at upper left, still a fine to-the-mails use (Scott $300) (Image)

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