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United States and Possessions, Featuring the Estate of Charles H. McNutt continued...

Carriers and Locals: Local Posts continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2613 og ImageCalifornia Penny Post Co., San Francisco, 5c, 10c Blue (34L2-34L4). Unused (no gum), first two with four margins, 34L4 with margins to just in, 34L2 with thin spot, 34L4 with thins and tiny tear, otherwise Fine, ex Kuphal (Image)

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 $ 1,325.00

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2614 c ImageG. Carter's Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., 2c Black, 2c Black on Ribbed (36L1, 36L1a). Three covers, No. 36L1a with large margins, huge at top and bottom, manuscript "X" cancel, used on Dec. 10, 1849 folded letter addressed in blue to Danville Pa., blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Dec. 11" integral-rate circular datestamp, stamp has usual gum toning and also tiny tear, still Very Fine, ex Golden and Bowman, with 2003 P.F. certificate, other two are 36L1 uses, one is on most of a cover but missing a leaf and part of back, other with G. Carter's circular datestamp, latter stamp with some toning, Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
2615 og Image(Greig's) City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c, 2c Black (40L1-40L5c). Four stamps, 40L1 unused (no gum), fresh and Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate, 40L2 with large margins, red "Free" cancel, creases and small thin spot, otherwise Very Fine, 40L4 brown original gum, maybe a faint trace of a cancel (counted as used), slight soiling, appears Fine, 40L5c with "Paid" cancel, small faults, otherwise Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 1,725.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
2616   Image(Cummings and Wright) City Despatch Post Office, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Pink Glazed (40L3). Large margins, cancelled by black "Free" in frame, rebacked over small faults, still an Extremely Fine appearing example of this rare stamp, only approximately twelve are known and all have faults, as best we can determine, the 2c on Pink glazed paper (Scott 40L3) was first issued by Cummings & Wright (the earliest documented use is May 15, 1847 -- see Sale 830, lot 567), examples cancelled in red were probably used during the Cummings & Wright period, while the use of black ink probably signifies the change in ownership to Charles Cole (October-November 1847), with 1995 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2617 c Image(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, Hand-Etched Sideways "C" at Left (40L4b). Position 25 with lefthand "C" etched into plate by hand (so-called "Sideways C" variety), cancelled by one of three strikes of "Free" in frame in black (one on front, two on back with stamp; the strike on the stamp ties by impression thru paper), red "P.O. City Despatch Post Feb. 14 -- O'Clock" circular datestamp also on back of embossed Valentine cover to local street address, back cut open for display, faults on front, stamp has creases and chipped enamel

A FINE AND EXHIBIT-WORTHY COVER. ONLY SIX EXAMPLES OF THE POST OFFICE CITY DESPATCH HAND-ETCHED SIDEWAYS "C" VARIETY ON GREEN PAPER ARE RECORDED ON COVERS. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN VALENTINE.

This stamp comes from Position 25, one of seven subjects on the plate that have the "Sideways C" variety, which occurred when a failed attempt was made to hand-etch the letter "C" into the plate (Positions 1, 2, 3, 7, 13, 19 and 25 show this distinctive variety). There are six recorded covers with the "Sideways C" on Green paper (40L4b). This is the only Valentine cover.

The black "Free" in frame cancel was applied by Cole during the early stages of his operation of the post after Cummings and Wright. This is the only recorded city-delivery cover showing use of the "CC" stamp with black "Free" cancel (the others are to-the-mails covers; see The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues, page 17, this cover was not known to the author).

Ex Eno, Kuphal and "New Amsterdam". (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2618   Image(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Grayish, "CC" at Sides (40L5). Position 37, ample to huge margins, cancelled by brownish-red "Free" in frame and "City Despatch Post P.O." circular datestamp, faint yellowing caused by red ink (not mentioned on certificate), Very Fine, extremely rare, especially with red datestamp used as a cancel (four 40L4 covers and this one 40L5 stamp are recorded with these brownish-red markings), ex Mason, Hall and "New Amsterdam", with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 900.00

SOLD for $375.00
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2619 c Image(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L6). Position 40, large margins to close at bottom left, bright color without oxidation, black cancel (not tied), "P.O. City Despatch Post Oct. 3 -- O'Clock" circular datestamp on Young Bachelors' Society printed circular with letter datelined Oct. 2, 1848, to local street address, slight wrinkling, Extremely Fine stamp and attractive cover, ex Norvin Green and "New Amsterdam", with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2620   ImageClark & Co., New York N.Y., 1c Red on Yellow (48L1). Large margins to clear at upper left, tied on piece by part strike of blue "Brady & Co. City Despatch Post, 97 Duane St." oval handstamp, Fine, Abner S. Brady bought out Clark & Co. in July or August 1857 and issued his own identical letter-box stamps; however, here we have the old Clark & Co. stamps accepted by Brady and cancelled with his unique oval marking -- to the best of our knowledge, this is the first time the Brady cancel on a Clark stamp has been noticed, ex Golden and Kuphal, Scott Retail as used and without premium for on piece (Image)

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 $ 900.00

SOLD for $800.00
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2621   ImageCook's Dispatch, Baltimore Md., (1c) Green (51L1). Large margins to clear at top, rich color, cancelled by single manuscript line, toning including spot at left, tiny thin at top, Fine appearance, an extremely rare local issue with only six recorded, this example is new to our records (Image)

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 $ 3,000.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
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2622   ImageCornwell's Madison Square Post Office, New York N.Y., (1c) Red on Blue, (1c) Red on White (52L1-52L2). One of each, first unused (no gum), margins to in at left, tiny tear, otherwise Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate, second with large margins to touched at right, cancelled by "Cornwall's Madison Square Post Office" oval handstamp, small thins, appears Fine, very rare in used condition (only two covers are recorded with any type Cornwell's stamp), with 2010 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,100.00

SOLD for $750.00
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2623   ImageCummings' City Post, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Rose Glazed (55L1). Enormous margins all around -- possibly a left sheet-margin position -- manuscript "#" cancel, faint trace of red cancel at bottom right, minor abraded spot in top margin, otherwise Extremely Fine, the paper used for this stamp and the Post Office City Despatch 40L3 issued by Cummings & Wright are identical, the distinctive Cummings stamps picturing Cupid (55L4-55L5) and a letter sealed by a heart (55L1-55L3) tie the post's activities to the Valentine season, all are very scarce, but the Rose 55L1 is the rarest of the Cummings "Letter & Heart" series -- Caspary had only one, and Middendorf the same -- ex Hall and "New Amsterdam", with 2001 P.F. certificate not mentioning any faults and showing stamp on cover on which it did not originate (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

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