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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2481     E2 imageSpecial Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue. O.g., lightly hinged, precision centering amid large evenly balanced margins all around, rich deep color and exception freshness, a Superb gem, one of two examples to receive this lofty grade with only one example grading higher (a 100J), with 2021 P.F. & 2025 P.S.E. certificates, both Graded (Superb 98, SMQ $2,750).
Scott No. E2; $500.

A PHENOMENAL EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE IN POST OFFICE FRESH CONDITION. (Image1)

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Scott $500

Selling for...$1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction
2482 /    K12 imageOffices in China, 1919, 30¢ on 15¢ gray. Top margin plate block of 6 with plate number "12589", remarkably well centered throughout with bright fresh color, o.g., plate single hinged, others n.h., left vertical pair with natural paper wrinkle, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. K12; $1,150.

UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN PLATE BLOCKS OF THIS VALUE. (Image1)

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Scott $1,150

Selling for...$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2483     Q10 imageParcel Post, 1913, 50¢ Dairying. O.g., never hinged, rich color, choice centering and margins, Superb, an outstanding gem, with 2019 P.S.A.G. certificate Graded (98, SMQ $7,000).
Scott No. Q10; $525.

A SUPERB GEM MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 50¢ PARCEL POST ISSUE. (Image1)

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Scott $525

Selling for...$1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
Carrier & Local Issues
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2484 E    LO1-E1Ad imageCarrier, 1851 (1¢) Franklin essay, by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., dull red on pale green bond. Unfinished die with lathework impinging white portrait oval, guide dots showing in top frameline. 55x49mm, progressive essay showing layout line removed (see LO1-EAb-c) and shows impressions of three rosettes at bottom right corner of the die area, Very Fine.
Scott No. LO1-E1Ad; $7,500.

ONE OF TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS 1851 FRANKLIN CARRIER ESSAY BY TOPPAN, CARPENTER, CASILEAR & CO. (Image1)

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Scott $7,500

Selling for...$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2485     1LB4 imageBaltimore, Md., 1850-55, 1¢ green. Full to large margins, pencil canceled and tied by "Baltimore, Md., Nov 24" cds, matching "1" in circle drop-rate handstamp on buff folded cover to local address, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Kuphal & Wall, with 1994 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1LB4; $5,000; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1¢ GREEN BALTIMORE CARRIER ISSUE - CONSIDERED TO THE FINEST KNOWN OF THREE EXAMPLES ON COVER TIED BY A POSTMARK.

The 1¢ Green on White carrier stamp is the rarest of the Baltimore semi-official carrier stamps. Many of the examples on cover are uncanceled or canceled only by manuscript or pencil.

Census of Baltimore 1¢ Green Carrier Stamps tied by postmark on cover:
1. Baltimore Nov. 24 black cds cover to Fayette St., ex-Kuphal, Wall, the cover offered here.
2. Baltimore Feb. 24 blue cds tied along with 1¢ #7, ex-Ackerman, Hall, Hackmey, Gross.
3. Baltimore Jun. 13, 1861 blue cds on cover to West Fayette St, ex-Caspary, Middendorf, Golden, D.K. Collection, Wall. (Image1)

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Scott $5,000
Est. $4,000-6,000
Selling for...$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2486     4LB8 imageCharleston, S.C., Honour's City Express, 1851-58, 2¢ black on bluish. Margins large to touching pearls at right, manuscript canceled on cover to Monticello, S.C., in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) canceled by blue circular grid handstamp, matching "South Carolina, R.R., Oct 31" cds, Very Fine and choice, ex-Judd.
Scott No. 4LB8; Estimate $500 - 750.

A WONDERFUL CHARLESTON CARRIER AND RAILROAD COMBINATION USAGE. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2487     6LB5b imageNew York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on blue. Large balanced margins, tied by red "U.S." in octagon handstamps on locally addressed 1846 folded letter, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post, Oct 28" cds, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 6LB5b; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2488 P    1L6P3 imageAdams & Co.'s Express, 1854, 25¢ black, plate proof on India. Large margins, sharp impression on bright India paper, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 1L6P3; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

THE UNIQUE 1854 25¢ ADAMS & CO.'S EXPRESS PLATE PROOF ON INDIA PAPER. (Image1)

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Est. $3,000-4,000
Selling for...$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2489     5L2 imageAmerican Letter Mail Co., 1844, black on gray. Full to large margins, bright paper, canceled by manuscript "C" and pen stroke, tied by red "Paid" handstamp, matching red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. from No. 109 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia" circular handstamp on Aug. 29, 1844 folded ship bill of lading from New York to local Philadelphia merchant; light file folds, Very Fine and early use.
Scott No. 5L2; $1,000; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Scott $1,000
Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2490     15L4 imageBlood & Co., 1845 (3¢) black on grayish, "D.O.B. & Cos." Initials in Magenta. Four huge margins including sheet margin at top and frameline of next stamp at bottom, neat manuscript cancel and tied by blue Philadelphia, Aug 5 cds on 1845 folded cover to Boston with matching 10 in double circle rate handstamp, an Extremely Fine gem, signed Robson Lowe, with 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L4; $7,000.

THERE ARE ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES TIED ON COVER - THIS BEING THE FINEST KNOWN TIED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE BLOOD'S FIRST STRIDING MESSENGER ISSUE WITH MANUSCRIPT CONTROL MARK.

The Striding Messenger stamp is the world's first pictorial postage stamp, and it was issued by the Philadelphia Despatch Post, later operated by D. O. Blood & Co. The stamp shows an oversized courier striding across the city with a mailbag labeled "City Despatch Post," symbolically emphasizing the service's speed and efficiency - a marketing message aimed at competing with the official postal system.Complete images including certificate(s):
View gallery or Download PDF (588KB). (Image1)

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Scott $7,000

Selling for...$1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2491     18L2 imageBouton's City Dispatch Post, 1848, 2¢ black on gray blue. Four large even margins, tied by red "Paid, Bouton's" handstamp on cover to West Somers, N.Y., postmarked red "New York, 5cts, Dec 12" cds, Extremely Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 18L2; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2492     29L1+11A imageBrowne & Co.'s City Post Office, 1852-55, 1¢ black. Full even margins, uncanceled on embossed ladies cover to Dayton, O., in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red, type II tied by bold blue "Cincinnati, O., Feb 8" cds; cover with small closed tear at upper right, Very Fine and attractive, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 29L1+11A; $2,750 tied; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Scott $2,750 tied
Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2493     166L1 imageMac & Co.'s Dispatch, 1¢ black. Margins large to just into corner ornaments at right, on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to Meredith Clymer in New York, entered the mails with "Morristown, Pa., May 22" cds, Very Fine, unique, ex-Ferrary, Caspary, Lilly, Middendorf, Golden & Kuphal, with 1990, 1999 & 2025 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 166L1; Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.

THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE MAC & CO.'S 1¢ DISPATCH ISSUE - BELIEVED TO HAVE CARRIED THIS COVER FROM FALLSINGTON TO MORRISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

The Mac & Co.'s Despatch is believed to have provided service that ran between Fallsington and Morrisville. The original enclosure (which has gone missing) affirmed a date of 1854 and mentioned at the end of the letter."We have no N. York line that stops nearer to us than Morrisville". (Image1)

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Est. $15,000-20,000
Selling for...$12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
Pioneer Post Cards
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2494       imageJ.P. Johnson & Co., Wholesale Grocers, Peoria, Ill. Multicolored "Will Call" representative trade card, reverse addressed to Atlanta, Ill., franked with 1881, 1¢ gray blue tied by purple cork handstamp, with Black Swan Creek, Ill. cds alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2495       imageGem City Business College, Postal Card (Quincy, Ill.). Blue, red and gold formula card with stamp collar and ad corner card at left, reverse with printed 1870's college dateline and "D.L. Musselman, Principle" at lower left, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

The Gem City Business College started in 1870 with only three students with attendance steadily increasing to an enrollment of some 1,400 students by September of 1892. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2496     73 imageLockwood's Gallery, Ripon, Wis., Aug 5, 1866. Circular date stamp on carte-de-viste used as locally addressed post card franked with 1863, 2¢ black tied by fancy radial in circle handstamp (S-E GE R-5), partial Ripon, Wis, cds, front with manuscript "Yours truly, J.H. Maxwell"; cert. mentions flaws we find no evidence of, Very Fine, a remarkably early pioneer post card made from a carte-de-viste, with 2013 Weiss certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2497     145 imageCalvary Church Fair, Postal Card (Wilmington, Del.). Red and green bordered card with corner card for the December 1872 fair, locally addressed, franked with 1870, 1¢ ultramarine affixed on stamp collar and canceled by wedge cancel, matching light Wilmington, Del cds alongside, reverse with announcement from the Art Committee Chairman extolling fair including arrangements with L. Prang & Co. of Boston (known for their illustrated ad cover and Civil War patriotic designs); some light card tone spots, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 145; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2498     156 image"Mansard Cook" Postal Card (Troy, N.Y.). Green card with illustrated red and black design and humorous notation starting…This is our new Postal Card, got up by the "Mansard" government., franked with 1873, 1¢ ultramarine tied by grid handstamp, to West Townshend, Vt., with allover ad text on reverse; stamp with a few nibbed perfs at right and light tone spots on reverse, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 156; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2499     156 image"Good News" Horse & Rider (Philadelphia, Pa.). Dark red surfaced card (front and reverse) with black illustration between two telegraph poles, addressed to Postmaster of Hegarty's Cross Roads, Pa., 1873, 1¢ ultramarine affixed on stamp collar with cork handstamp canceling, reverse with ad for "Dr. Bond's System - Cancer Can Be Cured" with Philadelphia address; some edge wear, Very Fine.
Scott No. 156; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2500     206 imageStewart's Ready Roofing (New York, N.Y.). Illustrated working roofers advertisement on blue green card addressed to Steinsburg, Pa., franked with 1881, 1¢ gray blue tied by neat New York oval handstamp, allover ad text on reverse, Very Fine.
Scott No. 206; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

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