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Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale: 1223
United States Local Posts
Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8385
Symbol: C
Cat No: 41L1
City Dispatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (41L1). Full margins to touched at bottom, tied by handstamp and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), tied by "Philadelphia Pa. May 21, 1860" octagonal datestamp on small cover to the wife of Howell Cobb in Washington D.C., fresh and Fine, scarce combination use (Image)
E. $ 300-400
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:27:25 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8386
Symbol: C
Cat No: Cummings
Cummings' City Post, New York N.Y. Halves of two different covers, one with red "Cummings City Post" Eagle and Stars framed handstamp, other with red "Cummings Express Post" oval, although these are only pieces the strikes are Very Fine and rare and fit together nicely on a page, ex Hahn (Image)
E. $ 100-150
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:28:11 EST
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Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8387
Symbol: C
Cat No: 59L6
Douglas' City Despatch, New York N.Y., 1c Slate Blue (59L6). Tied by light strike of magenta cork cancel on locally addressed cover, missing backflap and small cover repairs at top, Very Fine appearance and very scarce, ex Geisler, with 1998 P.F. certificate, unlisted in Scott on cover (Blue 59L5 valued at $300.00 on cover) (Image)
E. $ 200-300
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:28:39 EST
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Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8388
Symbol: C
Cat No: 60L2
Dupuy & Schenck, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Gray (60L2). Large margins to just in at upper left, cancelled by manuscript check on blue March 27, 1847 folded letter to the Collector of the Port of New York, red "Dupuy & Schenck/Penny Post" two-line handstamp, slightly toned vertical file fold well away from stamp, still Very Fine, ex Geisler (Image)
E. $ 300-400
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:29:18 EST
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Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8389
Symbol: C
Cat No: 61L2
Eagle City Post, Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (61L2). Large margins to just touched, manuscript cancel, used on oatmeal cover to local street address, horizontal creases, one thru stamp, appears Fine, ex Kuphal, Scott value $1,000.00 (Image)
E. $ 200-300
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:29:41 EST
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Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8390
Symbol: C
Cat No: 61L4
Eagle City Post, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue on Bluish (61L4). Large margins to cut in, manuscript cancel, affixed to printed meeting notice to local street address, clear strike of red "Stait's Despatch Post at Adams' Exp'ss, Paid, 48 S. 3d St." circular handstamp, faults under stamp but ink stain seems to tie it to this cover, Fine and offered "as is", ex Kuphal (Image)
E. $ 150-200
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:30:18 EST
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Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8391
Symbol: C
Cat No: 68L1
Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Large margins to clear, tied by blue "Floyd's Chicago Penny Post" oval handstamp on locally addressed cover, missing most of top flap, just a hint of soiling on a couple spots and in margin of stamp, still Very Fine, Scott value $1,000.00 (Image)
E. $ 300-400
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:31:34 EST
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Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8392
Symbol: C
Cat No: 72L3
Gordon's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed (72L3). Large margins to clear at upper right, uncancelled on blue folded invoice to Wilmington Del., red "New York 5cts. 12 Nov." (1848) integral-rate circular datestamp, faint file fold lightly creases the stamp at far left, still fresh and Very Fine stamp and cover, with 1988 P.F. certificate, lot also includes a second cover with No. 72L2, heavily creased from file fold, otherwise Fine (Image)
E. $ 200-300
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:32:16 EST
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Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8393
Symbol: C
Cat No: 77L1
T. A. Hampton City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (77L1). Cut to shape as always, frameline almost complete, uncancelled, used on folded letter on blue-line paper to Easton Pa., blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Oct. 5" integral-rate circular datestamp
VERY FINE. ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE HAMPTON 77L1 STAMP, OF WHICH ALL BUT ONE HAVE UNCANCELLED STAMPS. ONE OF THE GREAT LOCAL POST RARITIES.
Very little information about the T. A. Hampton post is known. Different students have located the same 1852-53 city directory listing for Thomas A. Hampton, a printer located at Marshall and 5th, but nothing earlier. In his CCP article on Philadelphia locals (Nov.-Dec. 1994), Calvet M. Hahn attached special significance to the fact that tobacconists named Gilbert Harris and Benjamin Hampton occupied the same address at 11 North 10th Street during the relevant years. Although the first names do not match the local-post proprietors' names, Hahn believed that a family connection might exist that would link the two local posts. Steven M. Roth also noted the possibility of an association, based on the sequence of dated covers (Penny Post, Oct. 1993). Given the similarity of the stamps and the association of names and addresses, another possibility is that the Despatch Post was neither Harris's nor Hampton's individually, but that they were partners -- the stamps with each partner's name could have been a convenient accounting method. Nothing is impossible, given the paucity of documentation.
This cover is the third of seven 77L1 covers recorded (see Siegel Sale 1025, lot 270 for a listing). One other off-cover stamp is also known.
Ex Gibson, Boker, Golden and Kuphal. With 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott value for uncancelled stamp on cover (with a P.F. certificate) is $5,000.00 (Image)
E. $ 1,500-2,000
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:33:03 EST
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Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8394
Symbol: C
Cat No: 78L1
Hanford's Pony Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Orange Yellow (78L1). Irregular margins just into frameline at top of oval, small inking flaw at top right of oval, uncancelled on folded letter to Amesbury Mass., red "New-York 5cts. 26 Jul." (1847) integral-rate circular datestamp, cover edge wear and internal splits, otherwise Fine, Scott value $1,250.00 (Image)
E. $ 200-300
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Closed..Jun-04-2020, 16:34:14 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 1223
Lot No: 8395
Symbol: C
Cat No: 87L9/87L74
Hussey's Post, New York N.Y., Cover Collection (87L9/87L74). 14 covers franked with Hussey's Post stamps and one with a handstamp (87LUP3), each mounted on an exhibit page with detailed description and write-up, range of designs and colors, better include tied No. 87L10 (stamp with tear), 87L22 with Adams Express embossed corner card, 87L41 tied by handstamp, 87L51 tied by handstamp, 87L73-87L74 both tied by handstamps, others also bearing the Adams Express embossed corner card or various printed corner cards, some of the typical flaws to be expected but many attractive covers are included, overall Fine-Very Fine or appear so, two P.F. certificates accompany, see our website PDF for a full scan (Image)
