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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Carrier Issues continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
849 c Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins to just in, cancelled by red star, "New York & Phila. R.R. Jan. 4" circular datestamp on 1853 folded cover to Providence R.I., neat "5" handstamp, some slight edgewear, Very Fine, with 2005 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

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 $ 500.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
850 c Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Horizontal pair, large to huge margins, tied by pencil "X" cancels on mostly complete folded cover to local street address in Cincinnati O., couple ink smears, one side flap removed, otherwise Very Fine, rare use of Eagle Carrier pair to pay 2c intra-city carrier rate in Cincinnati, ex Seybold and Kuphal, with 2007 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
851 c Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), large margins including part of adjoining stamp at right, both tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Mar. 3" circular datestamp on brown cover to Blue Lick Springs Ky., Extremely Fine, a beautiful tied combination cover, ex Kuphal (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
852 c Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins to just touching, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), large margins, slightly oxidized, Eagle Carrier lightly cancelled in red, both stamps tied by bold blue "Cincinnati O. Feb. 13" circular datestamp on 1855 blue folded letter to New York City, file fold barely affects carrier stamp, Very Fine, ex Hall (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
853 c Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11), ample margins to slightly in, corner crease, both tied by two strikes of blue "Cincinnati O. Sep. 1" circular datestamp on cover to New Haven Conn., Very Fine, ex Knapp and Schwartz (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
854 c Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Tied by red star, blue "Philadelphia Pa. 5cts. Apr. 4" integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover which is forwarded to Kimberton P.O., manuscript "West Vincent Pa. April 6 Forwarded" at top left, unusual private label at lower right, some overall wear, still Very Fine and attractive (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
855 ogbl Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier Reprint (LO5). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1 block of eight, without gum as issued, rich color, faint vertical crease, Very Fine appearance, unpriced in Scott as a plate block (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
856 ogbl Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier, Perf 12 (LO6). Block of six with top selvage, without gum as issued, rich color, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate, Scott Catalog states "LO6 is valued with the perfs cutting slightly into the design", Scott Retail as block of four and two singles (Image)

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 $ 1,350.00

SOLD for $550.00
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857 c ImagePhiladelphia Pa. Nov. 22, 1860. Octagonal datestamp struck on front and back of "Post Office Philadelphia" notice stating "A letter, bearing your address, is detained in this Office for non-payment of Postage. It will be sent to you upon enclosing to me, without delay, one one cent Postage Stamp, and Pre-Paying your note of reply. Respectfully yours, N. B. Browne Post Master.," address side also with "P.O. Business Free" half-circle handstamp, Very Fine and interesting form to notify recipient of unpaid carrier fee (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
858 c ImageWilliams' City Post, Cincinnati O., 2c Brown (9LB1). Large margins all around, lightly-inked red cancel ("Paid"?) with impression tying thru paper, additional manuscript "X" cancel, used on small cover to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr

EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF SIX RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE RARE WILLIAMS' CITY POST CARRIER STAMP.

Beginning in late October 1854, C. C. Williams was appointed as superintendent of Cincinnati's carrier department, which had functioned sporadically since 1837 (in fact, there was no carrier service from October 1845 to February 1848). The earliest advertisements for Williams' City Post specified carrier fees for city delivery (2c) or delivery to the mails (1c). The announcements specifically required that carrier fees be prepaid with carrier stamps; that is, the official Eagle Carrier (LO1) or semi-official Williams' City Post (9LB1) stamps issued for this purpose. Research by Elliott Perry establishes that Williams left the carrier department and joined the post office as a clerk on April 1, 1855. However, the 9LB1 stamp remained in use, as evidenced by two genuine covers dated in May 1855 and June 1855.

The Williams 9LB1 stamp is extremely rare, with one unused pair and perhaps seven or eight singles known off cover (or added to covers). Our census of covers contains just six that are now believed to be genuine: 1) 1854 docketing, tied by blue "City Post" in circle as found on Browne & Co. local post covers, to 112 Clinton St., ex Knapp; 2) May 29, 1855 (contents), tied by red square target, to 294 Plum St., ex Caspary, Middendorf; 3) Jun. 18 blue circular datestamp, 1855 content, tied by red square target, with 1c 1851 on printed circular to NYC, ex Meyersburg and Kuphal; 4) 1855?, tied by manuscript lines, to Maj. Schley, no street designation, the cover offered in Golden sale, which the P.F. rejected but we still believe is genuine; 5) No date, manuscript "X" cancel (not tied), to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr, Costales photo files (same correspondence as the cover offered here); and 6) No date, red cancel ("Paid"?) and manuscript "X", to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr, the cover offered here (same correspondence as No. 5).

Ex Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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