D. O. Blood & Co. continued...
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Lot Description |
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1359° |
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City Despatch, D. O.
Blood & Co. 2 Cts. Double-circle handstamp on decorative
Valentine cover to local street address, bronze design on front and
back, few stain spots, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1360° |
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City Despatch, D. O.
Blood & Co. 2 Cts. Double-circle handstamp clearly struck on cover to
local address, with beautiful multicolored Valentine enclosure
dedicated to the addressee, few trivial toned specks, fresh and Extremely
Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1361° |
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Blood's Despatch
Paid. Double-line circle handstamp boldly struck on large blue
illustrated Valentine cover to local street address, with Valentine
enclosure of a later period, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1362° |
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Blood's Despatch
Paid. Clear strike of handstamp on 1854 College of Physicians of
Philadelphia quarterly summary, to local address written at top, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1363° |
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Blood's Despatch Sep. 3 8
A.M. Double-line circular datestamp clearly struck on 1852 folded cover
to Haddersfield, England, bold blue "Philadelphia Pa. Sep. 3"
circular datestamp and "24" due rate, "21" debit handstamp and "1/-" due
handstamp, Liverpool transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, uncommon
use of Blood's marking on transatlantic mail, ex Knapp (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1364° |
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Blood's Despatch Oct. 11
8 A.M. Double-line circular datestamp on blue cameo corner card
cover for dealer in oil cloths, carpetings and mattings, to local street
address, Extremely Fine (Image) |
E. 100-150
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1365° |
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Blood's Despatch Special
Messenger. Perfect strike of circular handstamp on small cover to local
street address with pencil June 18, 1859 date, couple faint soiled spots,
Extremely Fine, a lovely example of this scarce special-service marking (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1366° |
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Blood's Despatch Special
Messenger. Well-struck circular handstamp on embossed Valentine
cover depicting cherubs, to local Philadelphia address, with original
enclosure, cover scuffed at bottom, Very Fine strike, a pretty cover (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1367° |
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Blood's Stampless
Markings. 11 different, a wonderfully diverse group incl. early "2 Ct"
double circles, "28 South Sixth" and "28/26 So. Sixth", later "Pre-Paid
One-Cent" serrated circles and a few Kochersperger period (one in red with
3c 1857, overstruck by post office grid), also incl. two covers with P.O.
drop rate markings, Very Fine group
(Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |