American Letter Mail Co., 5L1, 1844 5c Black, not tied by ms "X" on folded letter sheet, red company straightline, couple file folds, F-VF cover (Scott $450). (Image)

CV. 90

City Dispatch, Philadelphia, 41L1, 1860 1c Black, tied on small cover to Philadelphia by partial strike of the grille marking, margins to touching, cover tear at top from slightly rough opening, some discoloration in address panel, with enclosure, Fine and scarce. (Scott $500). (Image)

CV. 100

"City Despatch, D.O.Blood & Co., 2 Cts." bold and complete cds on 1847 printed circular, additional two advertising labels for Blood's, Very Fine and unusual (Image)

CV. 100

City Letter Express Mail, Newark NJ, 45L1, 1856 1c Red, cut to heart shape and affixed but uncancelled (as usual) on back, address side with 3c Dull red (Scott 11) with margins to touching tied by Newark N.J. Feb. 26, 1857 cds on small envelope addressed to Binghamton N.Y., cover with some light aging spots (not mentioned in cert), still Fine and quite rare with a mere 7 examples on cover recorded; 2010 PF certificate (Scott $11,000) (Image)

CV. 1,000

D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., 15L9, (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" single not tied on folded letter sheet to Baltimore, Md., blue Baltimore, Md. Jun 20 (1848) cds, local with small corner nick and faint vertical crease at bottom, cover vertical filefold, F-VF appearing. 2012 PFcertificate. (Scott $500). (Image)

CV. 90

Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia, Pa, 15L17, 1848 (2c) Bronze on black, with 1847 5c Red brown (Scott 1) tied on folded letter sheet addressed to Washington DC by light blue PHILADA. PA. 5 JAN 10 integral-rate cds (1849 docketing), local with margins to slightly in, 5c ample to large margins, light aging along a file fold clear of stamps, Very Fine and especially rare because the Blood's stamp is frequently seen with a disfiguring acid cancel and is rarely tied by a date stamp, ex-Rust, Hill, Hackmey; 2005 PF certificate (Image)

CV. 750

15L18, Blood's Penny Post, 1854 (1¢) Black, two 1858 covers addressed to Delaware, each franked with single Blood»s and single 3c Dull red type III (26), all stamps tied by either Philadelphia postmarks or Blood»s date stamp, one cover with albino Tobacco Warehouse corner card (tear through corner card), the second cover with a toned Blood»s local; Fine (Scott $700) (Image)

CV. 50

Boyd's City Express, NY City, 20L7, 1845 2c Black on green (glazed), single affixed and with cork cancel (not tied) on folded letter datelined "New York Aout 14 1851" and addressed to France, light red New York exchange cancel and Le Havre entry postmark, ms "6" (due), French transit and arrival backstamps, Fine and elusive foreign use; 2010 PF certificate (Image)

CV. 200

Boyd's City Express Post, 20L7, 1848 2c Black on green (glazed), two covers, 1) cut shape stamp with grid cancel, not tied, on large part of locally used folded cover with proper Boyd»s handstamps; 2) large margined stamp tied by red «NEW-YORK 10 cts 28 SEP» date stamp on folded cover addressed to Canandaigua NY, Fine examples (Image)

CV. 50

Boyd's City Express, 20L24, 1866 1c Black on lilac, tied on neat small cover to Canton, Mass. with 3c (65), both tied by New York cds, local with straightline "Paid" and part grid, four margins, Very Fine (Scott $500). (Image)

CV. 100

Boyd's City Dispatch, 20L35, 1877 (1c) Violet, tied on cover to 96 Beekman by company "Paid" in circle, nice strike of magenta "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place Jul 10 1878" oval handstamp, edge tears at top from slightly rough opening, F-VF (Scott $450). (Image)

CV. 90

20L47, 20L56, Boyd's City Dispatch, 1880 (1c) Black on lavender, 1882 (1c) Black on pink, two separate covers, former locally used, tied by magenta Boyd»s handstamp, latter on amber locally used cover with corner card for «Foreign Fruits» tied by magenta 1883 Boyd»s handstamp; Very Fine (Scott for 20L47 $300; for 20L56 $100) (Image)

CV. 100

Boyd's Dispatch, NY City, 20L56, 1882 (1c) Black on pink, tied by purple oval "Boyd's City Despatch, 1 Park Place, N.Y. Paid Jun 1, 1882" cancel on envelope with Drew & Bucki Yellow Pine Timber printed cc, locally addressed, Very Fine and choice; 2009 PF certificate (Scott $100) (Image)

CV. 50

Boyd's City Dispatch, NY City, 20LU14, 1867 2c Red on cream laid, cancelled by nice strike of the Boyd's circular Aug 15 1868 date stamp, locally addressed, small edge faults at left from opening, Very Fine and attractive; 2007 PF certificate (Scott $300) (Image)

CV. 75

Boyd's City Dispatch, 20LU12, 1867 2c Red, 2c entire addressed to Franklin St., company cds, edge tears at top and partial backflap from somewhat rough opening, Fine and scarce cover; 2008 PF certificate. (Scott $800). (Image)

CV. 100

Boyd's City Express Post, two company ovals on incomming 1853 folded letter sheet datelined "Santa Marta" (Columbia), backstamped green "Simmonds Eduards & Co., Santa Marta Forwarded" oval (unlisted in Rowe), additional blue "P.H. Simmonds & Co, St. Thomas" company oval, Fine cover, extremely rare combination. 2009 Colomphil certificate. (Image)

CV. 150

Boyd's City Express Selection, nine covers, includes several types of earlier issues, "Mecury" issues, etc., includes: 20L4 (2), 20L10 (3), 20L56 (2), unused 20LU2, etc., few die cut or octagonally trimmed, few minor flaws, generally F-VF. (Image)

CV. 100

California Penny Post Co., 34LU7, 1855 7c Vermilion, on 3c Nesbitt envelope (Scott U10) with printed list of the nine California cities serviced by the Penny Post Co. (Haller FP10-Type 2), pristine and Extremely Fine in every respect; 2007 PF certificate (Scott $225) (Image)

CV. 100

G. Carter's Despatch, Philadelphia, PA, 36L1,1849 2c Black, single with tight to touching margins tied by ms "X" cancel on folded letter datelined "Philadelphia Jan 20th 1850" to Charleston SC, poor partial strike of blue Philadelphia integral "10" rate cds, cover with some tiny natural bleach spots, Fine and scarce with the stamp tied; 2011 PF certificate (Scott $225) (Image)

CV. 100

City Despatch Post, NY City, 40L1P1, 1842 3c Black on grayish, Large die proof on laid paper, from the defaced die printed in 1892 with small portraiot of "Hephaestus - God of the Forge", Very Fine; 2012 PF certificate (Image)

CV. 150

Friend's Boarding School, Barnesville Ohio, 151L1, 1877 1c Black, nicely margined and affixed but uncancelled (as usual) on back side of envelope, address side with 3c Green tied by cork, Barnesville O. Dec. 2 duplex, addressed to Winona Ohio, 1879 pencil docketing on back, local stamp with faint edge toning (barely noticeable), Fine and scarce; 2010 PF certificate (Scott $400) (Image)

CV. 100

"Paid Boston", 1844 Hale & Co., 1844 Hale & Co. 35x3mm red straightline handstamp on folded letter sheet to New York, major splitting and cover faults, still purported to be the only known example. (ASCC $85). (Image)

CV. 75

Hale & Co., Philadelphia Pa, 1844 Folded Letter to NY City, datelined "Philada Oct 11 1844" and with legible strikes in red of the oval "Forwarded By Hale & Co. From 37 S Third St Philadelphia" and boxed "Collect Six Cents For Hale & Co.:", light vert file fold, Very Fine; 2011 PF certificate (Image)

CV. 75

Hale & Co. Collection, 21 folded letter sheets with various "Paid" and "Collect", rates, ovals (various Offices), includes 75L1 (2), 75L2 (2), one with large "R" manuscript overprint, etc., generaly F-VF, (Image)

CV. 250

Glen Haven Daily Mail, Glen Haven N.Y., 71L3, 1854 1c Black on green, with 1851 3c Dull red (Scott 11) tied to envelope addressed to "Whitestone Long Island NY" by SCOTT N.Y. FEB 18 cds, J. C. Jackson M.D. blue woodcut corner card envelope, local well margined but just in at right, 3c clear to full margins, envelope slightly reduced at left into cc, small faint water stain an bottom, a Fine and a scarce use especially with the local issue tied,; ex-Hackmey; 1996 PF certificate (Image)

CV. 400