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United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

Carriers, Locals & Independent Mails continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1952 c ImageDupuy & Schenck, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Glazed (60L1). Mostly large margins to just touching outer frameline, manuscript cancel, on local cover, with red "Dupuy & Schenck Penny Post" two-line handstamp, incl. original circular dated 1847, stamp with facial scrapes and slightly toned, Fine (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1953 c ImageDupuy & Schenck, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Gray (60L2). Large to clear margins, cancelled by manuscript check mark on folded letter dated Aug. 11, 1847, addressed to Bridgeport Conn., red "New York 12 Aug. 5 cts." circular datestamp, stamp with tiny tear and small corner crease, still Very Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1954 c ImageLivingston, Wells & Pomeroy. Six covers, five are folded letters, most with ms. express designations representing different examples of various Pomeroy companies incl. Livingston Wells & Pomeroy, Livingston & Wells, Livingston & Pomeroy, Pomeroy's Express, one each with "Paid" or "Cd." handstamps, one with some staining but overall Very Fine, nice group of covers related to one of the great private express operations, ex Schwartz (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1955 c ImageFloyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Green (68L3). Large margins, tied by "Floyd's Chicago Penny Post" handstamp on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U35) to Atlanta Ga., cancelled by target and "Chicago Ill. Nov. 3, 1862" double-circle datestamp, slightly reduced where opened a bit roughly at right, faint vertical file fold at center, the Floyd's with light corner margin crease at top left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. NO MORE THAN A DOZEN EXAMPLES OF FLOYD'S GREEN STAMP ARE KNOWN TO US. THIS IS THE FINER OF THE TWO KNOWN COVERS.

John R. Floyd advertised the start of his Penny Post in July 1860. In June 1861, after the outbreak of the Civil War, Floyd sold the firm to Charles W. Mappa, but continued to assist in managing the post for several months before leaving for war in January 1862. Mappa in turn sold out to Kimball & Waterman in May 1862, and the post continued at least until November 1862 and then closed.

The Brown and Blue stamps were the first issued, and the Blue continued to be issued from 1860 through 1862. The Green stamps are known used only in October and November 1862, thus they appear to be the last printing, probably by Kimball & Waterman before the post was closed. The Blue is the most common, and the Brown is extremely scarce. The Green is by far the rarest, with only two recorded covers, six or seven used stamps off cover, and three or four unused stamps (three with original gum) known to us.

Ex Geisler. With 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $20,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 10,000-15,000

SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1956   ImageRobison & Co., Brooklyn N.Y., 1c Black on Blue (128L1). Three large margins, in at right, crisp impression, accompanying P.F. certificate notes "unused...slight discoloration at top" which is actually the watery blue cancellation known to have been used by Robison & Co.

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE. ONLY SEVEN OFF-COVER EXAMPLES RECORDED, PLUS THE FAMOUS CASPARY COVER. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL LOCAL POST STAMPS.

Robison & Co. was a relatively small local post in Brooklyn, New York. Elliott Perry located three Robisons in the city directory listings who were in the express business: Cornelius D. Robison at 140 Chambers, 1857-58; Francis Robison at 707 Greenwich, 1857-58; and William Robison at 64 Cedar, 1852-53. It is not known which, if any, of these men was the proprietor.

The most famous example of the Robison & Co. local-post stamp is the one tied on cover to Jas. H. Watson, 231 Henry Street in Brooklyn. The cover was discovered circa 1895 by F. E. Kneeland Jr., a Brooklyn teen-aged boy who found it while searching through a relative's papers. It passed to Ferrary, then to Caspary, and was later to become one of the cornerstones of the Boker collection. Other examples of Robison & Co.'s stamp must have been discovered in the 1860's, because catalogues published in 1864 and 1865 contain listings for a Robison & Co. post.

Our records contain eight examples of 128L1, including seven off cover and the one on cover. Five of the off-cover stamps are known to have small faults.

Ex Kuphal. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 4,750.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1957 c ImageSt. Louis City Delivery Co., St. Louis Mo., (1c) Red, Perf 12 (131L1). Cancelled by grid, "St. Louis City Delivery 506 Olive, Jan. 26, 1883" cogged double-circle datestamp on cover with hotel and bar fixtures corner card, stamp with flaw at lower left and right, cover with small edge tears, still Very Fine appearing and scarce (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
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1958 c ImageSquier & Co. City Letter Dispatch, St. Louis Mo., 1c Green, Imperforate (132L1). Margins to in, canceled by manuscript on locally addressed cover, some wear, Fine (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $325.00
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1959   Locals and Pony Express Stamp Balance. Incl. genuinely used 25c Blue Virginia City Pony Express (143L8), also unused $4.00 Black (143L5), No. 70L3, Wells, Fargo & Co. frank and a group of seven fakes or genuine stamps but of little value, small flaws on the two genuine Pony stamps, appear Fine

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E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
1960   ImageCarriers and Locals Balance. Six items purchased by the owner as individual lots in sales past, government and carrier issues incl. two No. LO2 Eagle Carrier covers, one a solo use and one tied with No. 26, No. 5LB2 Brown & McGill's tied on piece of cover with No. 26, No. 4LB8 Honour's City Express on cover, locals incl. No. 20L3 Boyd's on cover and No. 40L1 unused single with huge margins and pre-printing paper fold, Extremely Fine, overall a nice group (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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