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U.S. Carriers and Locals, Featuring the Gordon Stimmell Collection continued...

Local Posts: Jones City Express thru Jays Dispatch
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
772 c ImageJones' City Express, Brooklyn N.Y., 2c Black on Pink Glazed (91L1). Three covers or fronts, first is a new item to our census, stamp with small faults, uncancelled and affixed to folded cover to Pittsburgh Pa., red "Brooklyn N.Y. Oct. 8" circular datestamp and matching "10" handstamp for over-300 miles rate, cover with soiling and flaws, second uncancelled on part of 1845 folded letter with one flap, clear red "Boyd's Brooklyn City Express Post June 11, O'C." oval handstamp, creased from letter fold and rubbed on face, #6 in our census (Siegel Sale 164, lot 759), third with a bit more than half of the stamp (torn) on front only to Isaac Wendell, Philadelphia, with red American Letter Mail Co. (Phila.) circle and framed Collect handstamp, #8 in our censuse, ex Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 1283), first cover in this lot is accompanied by a 2009 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
773 c ImageKidder's City Express Post, Brooklyn N.Y., 2c Black on Blue Glazed (93L1). Two covers, first manuscript "IS" (Isaac Snedeker) control initials on stamp, full to clear margins, faults including nick and tear, red "Brooklyn N.Y. Mar. 25" circular datestamp with matching "10" handstamp on brown cover to Somerville N.Y., turned and reused on Apr. 2, 1851 to Houseville N.Y., some wear and opened for display, missing top and bottom flaps, still Fine appearing and very scarce use, second stamp defective and partly peeled off, on cover to Somerville, light Brooklyn circular datestamp and "Paid 10" handstamp, again turned and reused to Houseville on Oct. 30, 1851, cover flaws, interesting and scarce use, in early 1847, Wellington Walton sold out to Henry Kidder, whose "Kidder's Brooklyn City Express Post" oval handstamp is recorded as early as Mar. 11, 1847, Kidder operated the post with the help of Isaac and George Snedeker, who were brothers, Kidder sold out to the Snedeckers in 1851, and the post continued under their ownership until 1854 when it was sold to others, the Kidder's 93L1 stamp was issued during Kidder's ownership and used after the Snedekers acquired ownership, Scot Retail $9,000.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
774 c ImageMcMillan's Despatch Post. Small circular handstamp perfectly struck on blue folded notice of note payable on "27/30 Apl" (no year date, 1855 use) to local addressee, Extremely Fine, only three or four examples of this rare Chicago local-post marking are known, ex Middendorf and Hahn and from our 2006 Rarities sale (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
775 c ImageMessenkope's Union Square Post Office, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Green Glazed (106L1). Full margins, small pre-use edge tear, used with 3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. II (11A), affixed slightly overlapping local stamp and both tied together by "New-York Jan. 24" circular datestamp on fresh small envelope to Canandaigua N.Y., 3c stamp light pre-use crease, Very Fine appearance, a lovely cover, ex Knapp (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
776 c ImageMessenkope's Union Square Post Office, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Green Glazed (106L1). Balance of four covers, all used alone and untied, one initials cancel, New York or railroad route agent datestamps, three to N.Y., Mass. or Conn., one to Toronto, Canada, unfortunately a vandal has removed one-third of the front that would have had the U.S. postage franking, the others with flaws of a less serious degree and these appear Fine, one is quite nice and Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
777 c ImageMetropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Company, Jul. 29. Clear strike of red shield datestamp on blue cameo "Metropolitan Hotel Broadway New York, Simeon Leland & Co. Proprietors" shield design corner card cover to Boydton Va., 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A) tied by "New-York July 29" circular datestamp, stamp with right edge faults and cover with staining/soiling around edges and on back, Very Fine appearance, a colorful and desirable to-the-mails use of the shield datestamp on a blue shield corner card (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
778 c ImageMetropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Co., New York N.Y., 1c Red Orange (107L1). Balance of five covers, four with No. 107L1, three tied by "Paid" handstamp, fourth untied but cancelled by same handstamp and with huge margins, two are cut to shape, also unused No. 107LU1 entire, some minor cover edgewear, one cut-to-shape stamp oxidized, Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
779 c ImageMetropolitan Post Office, New York N.Y., (2c) Pale Red on Glazed (108L3). Cut to shape, margins to slightly in at upper right, tied by partly readable "Metropolitan P.O. Mar. 15" circular datestamp with "Paid/W. H. Laws" framed handstamp on cover to Luther Bradish at local street address, very fresh and clean, Very Fine, only seven covers recorded, although undated, it is our opinion that this cover could not have been mailed any earlier than 1856, based on the use of the "Metropolitan P.O." and "Paid/W. H. Laws" markings, as well as the worn impression of the 108L3 stamp, Scott Retail $3,750.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
780 c ImageMetropolitan Post Office, New York N.Y., 1c Red, 1c Blue on Wove (108L4-108L5). Three covers, one Red and two Blue, cut to shape, used with 3c 1851 Issue (one a pair), one blue stamp tied, the other uncancelled, red cancelled by well-worn Laws framed handstamp, minor flaws, two covers with edge or corner tears, appear Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
781 c ImageMoody's Penny Dispatch, Chicago Ill. Perfect strike of blue "Moody's Despatch Oct. 2, 12 A.M." circular datestamp, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), ample margins to slightly in, tied by "Chicago Ill. Oct. 27, 1856" circular datestamp on buff cover to Hamburg Tenn., fresh and Extremely Fine, what little is known about Moody's Penny Dispatch comes from original research by Dr. Clarence Hennan and Henry E. Abt, with additional information provided by Elliott Perry, Abt's series on Chicago locals was published in the American Philatelist (June 1957-January 1958), city directories point to Robert J. Moody as the proprietor (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
782 c ImageNew York City Express Post, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed (111L1). Rectangular margins ranging from huge to touched at top, typical glazed paper crackling, affixed to folded cover to New Haven Conn., red "New-York 5 cts. 20 Jun." integral-rate circular datestamp, contents no loner present but pencil 1847 notation, Very Fine appearance, scarce in any condition and desirable with rectangular margins (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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