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EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FEW GENUINE COVERS KNOWN WITH THE BALTIMORE GREEN CARRIER STAMP USED WITH THE 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE. THIS IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST OF ALL 1LB4 COVERS.
Ex Caspary and Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED COVERS WITH A FULLY-TIED COMBINATION OF THE RARE HONOUR'S "PENNY POST" STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE.
The Honour's "Penny Post" stamp is extremely rare, with only 13-15 covers believed to be genuine, including five on which the carrier is tied.
Ex Lichtenstein, Hollowbush and Golden. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED COVERS WITH THE BISHOP'S BLUE CARRIER STAMP. AN OUTSTANDING CARRIER USAGE AND BEAUTIFUL 1851 COMBINATION COVER.
Henry S. Bishop was appointed to operate the Cleveland carrier department on December 21, 1853. Research by Elliott Perry shows that Bishop became an employee of the post office on July 1, 1854, but the city post continued to function, with or without his direct participation. Bishop issued two stamps: the 10LB1 Blue with blank oval, presumably designed to accommodate more than one denomination; and the 10LB2 Black with 2c value. Both are very rare. The census by Thomas F. Allen (19th Century Cleveland, Ohio, Postal Markings) is still current with seven 10LB1 covers recorded; of these, only one cover has the stamp tied by a cancel (Golden sale, lot 279, realized $13,500), and one cover has a pair paying the delivery fee (Golden sale, lot 278, realized $15,000). (Image)