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THE MARTIN RICHARDSON AWARD-WINNING COLLECTION OF BLOOD’S LOCAL POST OF PHILADELPHIA continued...

Blood's Despatch continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1124 c image12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in, slight pre-use creasing, tied by blue grids, matching bold "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 9" (ca. 1852) circular datestamp, used with Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Bronze on Black Glazed (15L13), margins slightly in, acid tied, "Blood's Despatch, Feb. 9, 8 A.M." double-line circular datestamp on back of greenish folded cover to London, England, red "19" credit handstamp and red London transit, minor toning, vertical crease affects one 12c

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A COLORFUL AND RARE COMBINATION OF BLOOD'S ADHESIVE AND THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE ON A TREATY-RATE COVER TO ENGLAND.

This cover comes from the same correspondence as lot XXX. (Image)

 E. 2,500-3,500

SOLD for $12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1125 c imageBlood's Despatch, 26 So. Sixth 28. Double-circle handstamp clearly struck on buff cover to local street address with red American Hotel cameo corner card, beautiful embossed image of hotel facade, horizontal fold, otherwise Very Fine (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1126 c imageBlood's Despatch/One-Cent/Pre-Paid. Serrated double-circle handstamp clearly struck on cover to local street address with blue "Industrial Exposition of All Nation in 1852, Executive Committee, Astor House, New York" cameo return card on flap, couple stain spots and minor flap faults, still Very Fine and exhibitable, scarce corner card (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1127 c imageBlood's Despatch, Special Messenger. Clear strike of double-circle handstamp on Mar. 29, 1850 blue folded letter to local street address, fold at top thru marking, still Very Fine, scarce (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1128 c imageBlood's Despatch, Special Messenger. Mostly clear strike of double-circle handstamp on cover to local street address, ms. "Bloods Special" endorsement at lower left, flap tears extend slightly over top edge, otherwise Fine, scarce marking and unusual endorsement (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1129 c imageBlood's Drop Letter Usages. Two (both 1851), each with Blood's datestamp, blue "Philadelphia Pa." circular datestamp and matching "1" in octagon, one addressed to P.O. box with No. 15L13 acid tied, other stampless to Eastern Penitentiary (outside city borders), Very Fine, unusual combination of local post and government drop rate (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1130 TC imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black & Buff Trial Color Proof on Bluish (15L15TC). Block of eight, large margins to just touched, Very Fine, very scarce trial color, ex Schwartz, with 1975 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1131 ogbl imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Complete pane of 25, several stamps show period after "Blood's", large part original gum, large margins, stained spot at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce unused pane of the Blue & Pink stamp, with Jakubek certificate (Image) 1,250.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1132 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Ample margins, acid tied, used with 3c Dull Red (11), cut in and gum stained, tied by faint Philadelphia circular datestamp on illustrated Pennsylvania Railroad map cover to Wilmington Del., "Blood's Despatch Feb. 14, 9 P.M. 1855" circular datestamp, Wilmington backstamp, overall Very Fine cover (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1133 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Ample margins to touching, tied by acid cancel, "Blood's Despatch Apl. 6, 8 A.M." double-line circular datestamp, blue "Philadelphia Pa. 5 Apr. 6" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1854 folded letter to Ashland O., forwarded twice with "Ashland O. Apr. 12" circular datestamp and "5", blue "Hudson O. Apr. 28" circular datestamp and ms. addition totalling 15c postage, the Blood's stamp is tied by the blue Hudson datestamp, Very Fine and unusual, ex Schwartz (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
1134 c imageBlood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Bottom left corner sheet margins, other sides large to touching, acid cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample to large margins, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 25" circular datestamp, "Blood's Despatch Mar. 25, 10-1/2 A.M." double-line circular datestamp on small cover to Delafield Wis., Extremely Fine, perfection (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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