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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Carrier Departments: Baltimore thru New York
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1659 c ImageBaltimore Md., 1c Green (1LB4). Type 8, three full to large margins, in at right, bright shade, tied by blue grid with matching "Baltimore Md. Jun. 13, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to local street address, neatly docketed, backflap removed and shallow nick at top right

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE GREEN BALTIMORE CARRIER STAMP TIED BY THE BLUE GRID CANCEL. ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING OF ALL BALTIMORE CARRIER COVERS.

Denwood N. Kelly describes this cover in his Collectors Club Philatelist series (Vol. 51, No. 4, p. 211): "This rare cover is now in a prominent Eastern collection [Middendorf] and in addition to being a fine example of late usage is also an example of a drop letter delivered by carrier for the rate of one cent, as specified under the Act of April 3, 1860, the Baltimore circular date stamp showing that the letter had first been handed in at the Post Office and then turned over to the Carrier Department for delivery." Our records and a thorough search of auction catalogues turned up no other example of the Green stamp tied by the blue grid.

Ex Caspary, Middendorf, Golden, D.K. Collection and Wall. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1660   ImageBaltimore Md., 1c Green (1LB4). Types 8/10, vertical pair, huge margins including right sheet margin, bright color, pencil cancel

EXTREMELY FINE. THE FAMOUS AND UNIQUE PAIR OF THE RARE GREEN BALTIMORE CARRIER STAMP. ONE OF TWO RECORDED USED MULTIPLES OF ANY BALTIMORE CARRIER ISSUE AND A SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT RATE PREPAID BY STAMPS.

Denwood N. Kelly describes this pair in his Collectors Club Philatelist series (Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 157): "The only piece known to the writer that offers definite evidence that such a two cent fee [for delivery from the post office] was occasionally prepaid is the pair of one cent green stamps (Scott 1LB4) used on a small piece of cover, pencil cancelled... This rare pair, formerly in the Frank A. Hollowbush collection, was sold to a professional in 1946 by a Baltimorean who claimed to have torn it off a letter as he was destroying some family correspondence... the supposition is that the pair of stamps was used by some person temporarily out of the city who mailed a letter home and used the stamps to prepay its delivery by carrier when it arrived in Baltimore, having taken the stamps with him for the purpose. There is also the good possibility that the pair paid a special two cent rate for a bulk mailing of a magazine or other printed matter... This is one of only two examples on record of used multiples of Baltimore carrier stamps."

Ex Hollowbush, Boker, Golden, D.K. Collection and Wall. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1661 c ImageBaltimore Md., 1c Blue (1LB3). Type 9, large margins to just touched at left, tied by pencil, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), large to huge margins incl. bottom sheet margin, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Jun. 5" circular datestamp, on cover to Charlottesville Va., 1853 docketing at upper left (certificate states non-contemporary), 3c vertical crease at left, still Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1662 c ImageBaltimore Md., 1c Red (1LB7). Full margins to just touched, cancelled by three vertical penstrokes (not tied) on blue folded printed circular for Church Home and Infirmary dated Oct. 21, 1858 to local street address, Very Fine, ex Wall (Image)

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 E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
1663 c ImageBaltimore Md., 1c Black (1LB8). Huge margins to barely in at bottom right, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), both stamps tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Sep. 28" circular datestamp on cover to Wilmington Del., Very Fine, a pretty cover (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1664 c ImageBaltimore Md., 1c Black, "SENT" (1LB8a). Position 7, three large margins, slightly in at left, pencil "X" cancel, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), some scissors-trimmed perfs, both stamps tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Apr. 7" circular datestamp on cover to Alexandria Va., Very Fine, scarce tied combination with the "SENT" variety, ex Geisler (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1665 c ImageBoston Mass., 1c Blue on Pelure (3LB1). Large margins to just touched at lower left ornament, slight brownish gum toning as often, used with 5c Red Brown (1), large to huge margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at left, tied by black grid cancel, red "Boston 5 cts. 25 Dec." integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover to Chicopee Mass., few toned spots incl. one affecting 5c stamp, sealed cover tear at top, still a scarce 1847/carrier combination cover used on Christmas Day, with 1991 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1666 c ImageBoston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Large margins to just touched, tied by red handstamp and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), margins to in, tied by large "Paid" grid cancel, red "Boston 15 Feb." circular datestamp on embossed Valentine cover to Bath Me., 3c some slight soiling not mentioned on accompanying certificate, still Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1667 c ImageBoston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Large margins all around, tied by red ring of pearls cancel, used with 3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. II (11A), tied by large "Paid" grid cancel, red "Boston 3cts. ? Jan." circular datestamp on buff cover to Framingham Mass., Very Fine, an attractive combination cover (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1668 c ImageBoston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Large margins, rich color, tied by handstamp on cover to Portland Me., used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), large margins to in, tied by large Boston "Paid" grid, red "Boston 3cts. 19 Apr." integral-rate circular datestamp, trivial overall wear, Very Fine, a pretty cover, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1669 c ImageHonour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Yellow (4LB7). Three huge margins, touched along ornaments at left, uncancelled, red "Charleston S.C. Mar. 5/10" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded cover to New York City, receipt docketing with 1850 year date

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE HONOUR'S 4LB7 STAMP USED ON COVER.

The "Honour's/City Post/2 Cents" typeset stamps were the first of the small rectangular issues after the oval first issue. They are found on yellow and bluish pelure paper. The Lyons census (The Penny Post, October 2007) lists 14 covers with 4LB7.

Ex Worthington, Caspary, Middendorf, Kuphal and Geisler. With 1991 and 2009 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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