The Philip T. Wall Collection of United States Postmasters' Provisionals and Carrier Issues continued...

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE FRANKLIN CARRIER WITH TRACES OF ORIGINAL GUM. A GREAT RARITY.

A review of our 14 years of computerized records indicates we have only offered a pair (offered in lot 11) and two singles with original gum. We have also offered four unused singles without gum.

With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY GOOD-FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 1851 FRANKLIN CARRIER STAMP WITH ORIGINAL GUM.

The rarity of Franklin Carrier unused multiples has been undermined by the plethora of reprint multiples, including the famous and controversial Slater block, which was finally proven to be a reprint. Perry's records contained only two items: this original-gum pair from the Hollowbush collection and a "defective" unused strip of three sold by George B. Sloane to H. R. Harmer. We have been unable to verify the existence of the strip.

Ex D.K. Collection and our 2000 Rarities sale. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FINEST OFF-COVER FRANKLIN CARRIER STAMPS KNOWN WITH THE RED NEW YORK DATESTAMP.

250,000 Franklin Carrier stamps were sent to New York City in October 1851 (in addition to 50,000 to New Orleans and 10,000 to Philadelphia), but very few were used at New York. Only three Franklin Carrier covers from New York are recorded. In addition, there are perhaps five to seven off-cover stamps with the red New York dateless circle and another three or four with the black datestamp.

Ex De Coppet, Duveen, Hind and Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE FRANKLIN CARRIER STAMP. VERY FEW EXIST WITH THE PHILADELPHIA DATESTAMP USED AS A CANCEL.

Ex Meyersburg. With 1997 P.F. certificate. (Image)

A FINE STAMP AND SUPERB STRIKE OF THE BLACK NEW YORK CIRCULAR DATESTAMP. THE FINER OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS MARKING ON A FRANKLIN CARRIER.

In addition to the three recorded Franklin Carrier covers from New York, there are perhaps five to seven stamps off cover with the red New York dateless circle, which was used by the carrier department. There are two recorded examples of the regular circular datestamp on the Franklin Carrier: this piece and an off-cover stamp pictured in the Perry records. An off-cover stamp (ex Hessel) and another on piece (ex Middendorf), each cancelled by the black "New-York 1ct." drop-rate marking, are also recorded.

Ex Golden and D.K. Collection. With 1957 and 2000 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail $30,000.00 as a full cover with this circular datestamp. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND A BEAUTIFUL COVER. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE EIGHTEEN FRANKLIN CARRIER COVERS RECORDED IN THE MEYERSBURG CENSUS, OF WHICH ELEVEN ARE CANCELLED BY THE PHILADELPHIA RED STAR.

This superb cover shows proper use of the Franklin Carrier stamp in March 1852 to prepay the fee for delivery within city limits by the carrier department, entirely outside of the regular mails. The Meyersburg census of Franklin Carrier covers, which has been revised with corrections, contains 18 confirmed examples. Included among the 18 covers are 3 from New York (each tied by the red circular datestamp, one of which is in the New York Public Library), one cover from New Orleans, and 14 covers from Philadelphia (3 tied by blue circular datestamp, 10 cancelled by red star but not tied, and one tied by red star).

Ex Seybold and Gibson. With 1983 P.F. certificate. (Image)