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**Local Posts cont: City Dispatch thru Whittelsey's, Group Lots continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1771		Glen Haven Daily Mail, Glen Haven N.Y., 1c Black on Green Glazed (71L3). Type III, large margins, uncancelled as always, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to slightly in, tied by "Scott N.Y. Nov. 12" circular datestamp on J. C. Jackson M.D. blue woodcut corner card cover to Niagara Falls N.Y., slight wear affecting left edge of stamp, Fine, signed Sloane (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1772		Glen Haven Daily Mail, Glen Haven N.Y., 1c Black on Green Glazed (71L3). Type III, ample to large margins, minor scrapes in surface coating, used on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Twinsburg O., "Scott N.Y. Aug. 29" circular datestamp, with printed enclosure "Constitution of the National Dress Reform Association" (the original Bloomer Girls) and marvelous long-winded letter (dated Aug. 28, 1856) from a "patient" undergoing treatment at Dr. Jackson's and enthusiastically reporting on events ("Mr. Apfelbaum still remains in the bathroom"), Fine and scarce use, the enclosures are a rare and fascinating bit of history, ex Hall, signed Sloane, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
1773		Glen Haven Daily Mail, Glen Haven N.Y., 1c Black on Green Glazed (71L3). Large margins, tiny corner crease, uncancelled as usual, used on printed Glen Haven Water Cure illustrated advertising circular to Stanwich Conn., vignette of women washing babies, bold "Homer N.Y. Paid" circular handstamp used only on printed matter, Very Fine, rare use of the Glen Haven "supplementary post" stamp to carry circular to nearby post office, where it entered mails as prepaid printed-matter, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
1774		Hackney & Bolte Penny Post, Atlantic City N.J., (1c) Black on Red, Die Cut (153L1). With 2c Red Brown (210), both tied by "Atlantic City N.J. Jun. 30, 1887 4 PM" duplex datestamp and cancel on locally-addressed cover, slightly reduced at left VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE HACKNEY & BOLTE STAMP -- EXTRAORDINARILY RARE TIED TO COVER. Ex Hollowbush and Geisler. Scott Retail $4,500.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1775		Hanford's Pony Express Post 2 Cts. Red Horse & Rider oval handstamp and matching "Paid" handstamp on lady's small embossed cover to local street address, sender's instructions "To be delivered before 12", etiquette label on back, top backflap replaced, otherwise Fine cover with a mostly clear strike (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
1776		Homan's Empire Express, New York N.Y., (unstated value) Black on Yellow (83L1). "Paid" in Roman caps, large margins except repaired at bottom with part of design painted in, added to an 1852 folded letter to a Reverend in Northville Mich. with "New-York 5 Cts Apr. 23" integral-rate circular datestamp drawn in on stamp, there are only five reported examples of this stamp, this is the first Homan's stamp reported (American Journal of Philately, 1892, Vol. 5, p. 520), ex Chapman, Needham, Hall and Geisler, with 2001 P.F. certificate stating the stamp did not originate, listed but unpriced in Scott (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1777		Hopedale Penny Post, Milford Mass., (1c) Black on Pink Glazed, Rayed Asterisks (84L1). Large margins, affixed to top flap and uncancelled as usual, couple minor surface scrapes and small thin spot, used with 3c Dull Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied by "Milford Ms. Sep. 4" circular datestamp on brown cover to Boston Mass., small piece of flap under local missing, otherwise Very Fine, accompanied by 1934 letter from Homer Sargent related to two of the Hopedale covers, Scott Retail $1,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1778		Hopedale Penny Post, Milford Mass., (1c) Black on Yellow Wove (84L3). Cut to circular shape clear of frame, uncancelled as usual, affixed in its customary place on backflap of cover to Leicester Mass., part of "Milford Ms. May 11" circular datestamp shows space where 3c 1851 stamp was affixed and removed -- its absence is somewhat irrelevant, considering that the Hopedale stamp is on the back VERY FINE. PROBABLY FEWER THAN FOUR OR FIVE COVERS EXIST WITH THE HOPEDALE PENNY POST CIRCULAR STAMP ON YELLOW. A MAJOR LOCAL-POST RARITY. Ex Hollowbush, Golden and Kuphal. Unpriced in Scott on cover. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1779		Hussey's Post, New York N.Y., (unstated value) Rose, Perf 12-1/2 (87L60). Tied by purple "Hussey's Special Messenger Express, Paid, 54 Pine St." double-line oval handstamp on cover to local street address, fresh and Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com (imagea)	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
1779A		Jenkins' Camden Dispatch, Camden N.J., (unstated value) Black, Fine Impression (89L1). Halstead Type 4, ample to large margins, pencil cancel, used on small cover addressed in pencil to Miss Eleanore H. Davis, part of backflap removed and small opening tear at top right, Very Fine, one of the most attractive of the ten recorded Jenkins' 89L1 covers, an overview of the post and the different stamp printings is provided in our Golden sale (lot 1273), ex Schwartz and D.K. collection, Scott Retail $3,000.00. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
1780		Kidder's City Express Post, Brooklyn N.Y., 2c Black on Pale Blue Glazed (93L1). Full margins to clear at bottom, cancelled by one of two strikes of "PAID" handstamp (the strike on stamp is heavily impressed and ties thru the paper), affixed to backflap of lace Valentine cover with matching enclosure, addressed to Miss Julia Suydam at 8 South Warren Street in Brooklyn, sender's notation "Paid", the Valentine enclosure has a love poem written in the same hand and is dated "St. Valentine's Day 1848", the stamp was originally folded around the edge and is creased as a result, folded open for display, Very Fine despite the creased stamp, a spectacular Brooklyn local post rarity Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction

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