CHARLESTON S.C. HONOUR'S CITY EXPRESS 1850: 2c black on yellow, used on folded letter to Philadelphia, cancelled with manuscript "X", superb strike of red "CHARLESTON S.C./APR/12/10" cds alongside. The fresh and fine stamp with three large margins, slight in at left, letter with two vert. folds, fine. AN ATTRACTIVE COVER WITH A SCARCE STAMP. P.F. certificate (1991). (Image)

CHARLESTON S.C. HONOUR'S CITY EXPRESS 1858: 2c black on bluish (chain links border) HORIZONTAL PAIR, with right hand stamp bearing manuscript initials "J.H.H.Jr." (John H. Honour Jr.). A fresh and fine pair with even margins around. THE UNIQUE MULTIPLE OF THIS STAMP. Ex Caspary and Boker. (Image)

CHARLESTON S.C. KINGMAN'S CITY POST 1851: 2c black in combination with US 1851 3c on small cover 1857 to Ipswich, Mass., the 2c cancelled by pen stroke, the 3c with fine strike of "CHARLESTON S.C./JUL/18/1857" cds. Both adhesives fresh and with almost good margins (the 2c with a pre-cut into at left). A scarce combination cover. (Image)

GORDON'S CITY EXPRESS 1849, 2 c. black on glazed green paper uncancelled on cover to Luxembourg, adhesive and envelope with imperfections/faults, New York c.d.s. "...JUL" and French receiver "5 SEPT 49" alongside, marking "360" in ms., two French transit marks and Luxembourg arrival mark "8 SEPT" on reverse. Certificate Philatelic Foundation. Unusual destination! (Image)

LOUISVILLE, KY. 1858: Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch 2c BLACK, used with US 3c dull red (Type II, Scott 26) on buff cover addressed to Mr. W. Gail, Baltimore, Md., the rare 2c (four margins with almost complete framelines, fine) uncancelled, the US 3d (slight horizontal crease) tied by blue "LOUISVILLE Ky. APR 13" cds. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE BROWN & McGILL BLACK CARRIER STAMP USED WITH REGULAR STAMPS ON COVER (BOTH UNCANCELLED). P.F. 1981 and 2002 certificates. Ex Chapman.Note: 13 examples of 5LB3 the 2c in black are recorded, including 10 uncancelled stamps, some (or all) of which were removed from pieces of covers, all dated 1858. Two of the uncancelled stamps remain on their original covers with a 3c 1857 tied by the Louisville datestamp: the Apr. 13 cover offered here and a cover postmarked Aug. 14, 1858, each with P.F. certificate. This cover from the well-known Gail correspondence, from which a number of the genui (Image)

ONE CENT DESPATCH, BALTIMORE Md. 1856: Local 1c red on cover with US 3c to Bridgeton, New Jersey, tied by fine strike "CITY DESPATCH/OCT. 2/10½ AM." datestamp, further strike alongside, US 3c tied by blue "BALTIMORE Md./OCT/2" cds. The local stamp with cut bottom frameline, the US adhesive with slightly cut margins at top and right, otherwise good/fine stamps on an attractive and scarce cover. (Image)

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1849-50: Carrier's stamp 1c black on yellow glazed paper, used on piece, tied by part strike blue Philadelphia cds, with huge top margin, cpl. frameline at right, others partially touched/cut, fresh colour, fine. P.F. certificate (1981) (Image)

WELLS, FARGO & CO. 1861: 2$ red (Scott 143L1), position 14, tied by blue "WELLS FARGO CO. PLACERVILLE APR 28" oval datestamp on pasteback envelope to Newbury Port MA, green arrival "ST. JOSEPH Mo. MAY 10" c.d.s., endorsed "April, 28, The dear Boys birth" in upper left; the adhesive with strong color and four margins, slight pre-use crease at top, glue stains around stamp from being pasted to a 10c entire as evidenced by envelope remnants on reserve. THIS UNIQUE COVER IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF ANY PONY EXPRESS POSTAGE STAMP.One of three known covers from the first day of the Pony Express postal service (without a stamp just with the Pony-Express postmark) on paste-up fetched USD 400.000 hammer price in the Twigg-Smith sale at Siegel/New York in 2009, highlighted as an "ARTIFACT OF THE LEGENDARY PONY EXPRESS".In April 1861, Wells Fargo & Co. introduced adhesive stamps in their capacity as agents for the Pony Express. At this time (Image)

1842/1857: Comprehensive collection of 53 covers and some stamps, including Carriers' Stamps from General issues with some covers, and Locals (on covers mostly), with several remarkable items like City Carrier Dept. stamps incl. 1c green or C. Despatch 1c blue on cover with US 3c, New York 1842-45 5c on blue glazed paper strip of three with part of "PAID" s/l, Philadelphia 1c on vermilion glazed paper used on cover, and good Locals on cover like D.O. Blood & Co. 1843 3c black (Sc 15L3) cancelled by red PAID h/s, City Despatch Post 1847 2c on greyish with "C" in m/s and cancelled by red "PAID" h/s, Frazer & Co., Cincinatti, Ohio 1845 2c black on green not tied (Sc 69L3), or Letter Express 1844 5c (Sc 96L1) three singles on cover from Milwaukee to Boston and 10c on cover (not tied), and many interesting covers more. Several certificates accompanying this good collection. (A) (Image)