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UNITED STATES LOCALS continued...

Swarts' City Dispatch Post continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1697° c imageSwarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., (1c) Pink on Wove (136L10). Large to huge margins, small star cancel, filing crease thru stamp, used on 1854 blue folded letter to Bremerhaven, Germany, "N.York U.S. Pkt. 9 Oct. 7" debit datestamp, red crayon "10", sender's routing "from Steamer Herman of Bremen", file folds (one thru stamp), Fine, scarce U.S. packet usage to Bremen, ex Golden (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1698° c imageSwarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., (1c) Red on Wove (136L9). Full to large margins all around, tied by bold black "Swarts' Post Office Chatham Square May 24" oval datestamp, "Paid/Swarts" in frame on local cover, Extremely Fine (Image) 400.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1699° c imageSwarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., (1c) Pink on Wove (136L10). Ample to large margins, tied by "Paid/Swarts" framed handstamp, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to slightly in, a bit oxidized, both stamps tied by "New-York Sep. 18" circular datestamp on brown cover to Meacedon N.Y., Extremely Fine (Image) 800.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1700° imageSwarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., (1c) Engraved Reproductions. Four in Black, each cancelled by "Paid" straightline in red, three in Red, each cancelled by "Paid" in black, all but two on pieces, these enigmatic engraved stamps are discussed by Perry in The Chatham Square Post Office on page 29, Perry believed they were too skillfully executed to be counterfeits of relatively common stamps, ex Golden (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1701° ogbl imageSwarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., 1c Blue, "For the U.S. Mail" (136L14). Complete sheet of 25, original gum, few minor creases to be expected in such a large multiple, Fine-Very Fine (Image) 225.00

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
1702° c imageSwarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., 1c Blue, "For the U.S. Mail" (136L14). Ample to clear margins, cork cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to slightly in, tiny corner crease, both stamps tied by "New-York Mar. 9" circular datestamp on folded cover to Far Rockaway L.I., one panel removed, a bit worn, still Very Fine and attractive tied combination (Image) 225.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1703° c imageSwarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., 1c Blue, "For the U.S. Mail" (136L14). Ample margins to just touched at top, tied by hollow star cancel, red 'New-York Paid 3 Cts. Aug. 16" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1851 folded letter to Cleveland O., neatly docketed, Very Fine, signed Sloane, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image) 175.00

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
1704° c imageSwarts' City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 1c Red, "For the U.S. Mail" (136L15). Large top and bottom margins, touched at sides, small tear at right, tied by 5-point star on blue 1851 folded letter to Woburn Mass., red "New-York 5cts. 24 Jun." integral-rate circular datestamp

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. PROBABLY FEWER THAN A HALF-DOZEN COVERS EXIST WITH THE SWARTS "FOR THE MAILS" STAMP IN RED.

The Red "For the Mails" stamps were issued by Swarts in 1851 when the 1c rate was introduced. The Red stamps are far rarer than the Blue stamps of the same design, which followed sometime later. Caspary had a small piece and a repaired example on cover, while Middendorf had none at all. We have offered five different covers in the past 13 years.

Scott Retail of $1,000.00 for a single tied on cover ignores the fact that this cover realized $5,500 hammer in our Sale 773. (Image)

 E. 2,500-3,500

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1705° imageSwarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., 1c Black (136L17). Full to large margins, tied by star cancel, red "New York 5 cts May 23" integral-rate circular datestamp on front only to Belvidere N.J.

ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF SWARTS' BLACK "FOR THE MAILS" STAMP. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL LOCAL POST STAMPS.

Not to be confused with the more common red and blue "For the Mails" stamps issued by Swarts' City Dispatch Post, the Black Swarts is one of the greatest rarities of local posts. Only one other example is recorded -- a stamp tied on folded letter with a large tear across the address panel, which was sold in the Caspary auction, but has not been seen since. The Scott listing for 136L17 is based on this example.

With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

 36,000.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1706° c image5c Red Brown (1). Ample margins to in at bottom, tied by red square grid on folded cover to Maryland with red "Post Office, Swarts, Chatham Square" oval handstamp, faint red New York circular datestamp, ms. "Due" and pencil "5", ms. "Paid" at applied by sender, Fine, ex Stollnitz, with 1965 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1707° c imageSwarts' B. Post Office, N.Y. Chatham Square. Bold oval handstamp on embossed Valentine cover to local street address, with small Valentine (possibly original), Very Fine (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

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