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| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 901 |
 |
1LB5 |
 #1LB5, Baltimore, Md., 1c Red, Ty. 5, four large
margins, rich color, two tears, tied by "1" in circle handstamp on folded
letter, locally addressed, horizontal file fold clear of stamp, very fine
appearance; an immensely rare stamp on cover, especially when tied by the
desirable numeral handstamp; ex-Ackerman.
(Image) |
4,500.00
SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 902 |
O |
6LB3 |
 #6LB3, U.S. City Despatch Post, New York, N.Y., 3c
Black on light blue, pos. 23R, four very large margins, strong color
and impression, tied to piece by full strike of red "U.S. City Despatch
Post/Feb 16" c.d.s., extremely fine and choice; ex-Caspary. (Image) |
500.00
SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 903 |
|
6LB3 |
 #6LB3, U.S. City Despatch Post, New York, N.Y., 3c
Black on light blue, four large margins, rich color, tied by red "U.S."
in octagon on Aug. 31, 1842 folded letter to Brig. Gen. R. Jones at
Washington, D.C., red "New York/Sep 3" c.d.s., blue ms. "F" (free),
vertical file crease faintly affects the adhesive, still very fine; a very
rare early usage. (Image) |
1,750.00
SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 904 |
|
5L1 |
 #5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, four
large margin, gum toned as often, ink wash cancel on folded letter to New
York City datelined "Boston, Jany. 26th, 1844", only two days after the
Boston office opened and only one day after the earliest known usage (this
is the earliest known usage from Boston), very fine.
(Image) |
750.00
SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 905 |
|
5L1 |
 #5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, large
margins all around, cancelled by a crisp strike of a red "Paid", the
impression ties the stamp though the paper to a folded letter, a remarkably
fresh and extremely fine cover; ex-Emerson.
(Image) |
750.00
SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 906 |
|
5L1 |
 #5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, large
margins all around, tied by large red dots on 1844 folded lettersheet to
New York City, extremely fine; rarely seen tied by this cancel. (Image) |
750.00
SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 907 |
|
5L1 |
 #5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, four
large to huge margins, unusually fresh color, tied by ms. "X" on 1844
folded letter to Philadelphia, red "Forwarded By/American Mail
Co./Oct.14/From No. 101 Chestnut St./Philada." handstamp at left, vertical
filed fold not affecting stamp or markings, very fine.
(Image) |
750.00
SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 908 |
|
5L1 |
 #5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, four
large margins, tied by red oval of stars cancel on Feb. 28, 1844 folded
letter to New York City, very fine; rare to find the cancel actually tying
the stamp. (Image) |
750.00
SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 909 |
|
5L1 |
 #5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, pos. 4,
with double transfer at top, four large margins, tied by red oval of stars
cancel on Mar. 29, 1844 folded letter to New York City (address in blue),
minor file folds not affecting stamp, very fine; a most attractive and very
scarce usage of a cancel tying the cover.
(Image) |
750.00
SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 910 |
|
5L1 |
 #5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black,
horizontal pair, pos. 4-5 from the first printing, left stamp with double
transfer, large margins, trivial scuff in top margin, light gum toning as
often with the first printings, ms. "X" cancels on Feb. 4, 1844 folded
letter to Boston, ms. "Paid" below stamps, ms. "2 cts Due", some splitting
along edge reinforced with hinges, otherwise very fine; one of only
five pairs on cover recorded (one is a front), and this is the earliest
usage of the five. (Image) |
Est. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 911 |
O |
5L1 |
 #5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black,
horizontal pair, roughly separated but with mostly large margins, two bold
strikes of red "Paid" on front to Boston, red "Forwarded By/American Mail
Company/Office 12 State Street, Boston" handstamp, light file fold slightly
affects pair, very fine appearance; one of only five recorded pairs on
cover or front. (Image) |
Est. 750-1,000
SOLD for $575.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 912 |
|
5L2 |
 #5L2, American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on
Gray, large margins all around, "tied" by usual gum toning on Sep. 22,
1844 folded letter from Boston to Troy, N.Y., red "Paid." applied by
William Wyman in Boston, who then gave it to the American Letter Mail Co.
for delivery in Troy, very fine; a very rare conjunctive usage of two
delivery firms. (Image) |
Est. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,900.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 913 |
|
9L1 |
 #9L1, Bayonne City Dispatch, Bayonne City, N.J., 1c
Black, full to mostly large margins, purple target cancel with matching
"Bayonne City/May 10, 1883/Dispatch Paid" handstamp on buff wrapper,
locally addressed, very fine. (Image) |
450.00
SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 914 |
|
9L1 |
 #9L1, Bayonne City Dispatch, Bayonne City, N.J., 1c
Black, two singles, each with four margins, tied by purple target
cancels with matching "Bayonne City/May 10, 1883/Dispatch Paid." handstamp
on buff wrapper to "Hook", very fine; an immensely rare double rate paid by
two locals. (Image) |
Est. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 915 |
O |
15L3 |
 #15L3, Philadelphia Despatch Post, Philadelphia, Pa.,
(3c) Black on grayish, three margins, sharp impression, natural paper
wrinkle at left, red "Paid" cancel on front, addressed locally, fine; a
rare stamp, catalogs $3,500.00 on cover.
(Image) |
Est. 500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 916 |
|
15L3 |
 #15L3, Philadelphia Despatch Post, Philadelphia, Pa.,
(3c) Black on grayish, full margins (corner clipped at bottom left by
sender to leave address unobscured), red "3" cancel with matching "Phila.
Despatch Post" handstamp lightly struck at left on 1844 folded letter to a
local address, fine; a rare stamp that carries an "on cover" catalog value
of $3,500.00 (Image) |
Est. 400-500
SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 917 |
|
15L4 |
 #15L4, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., (3c)
Black on Grayish, "D.O.B. & Cos." initials, clear margins all around,
clean impression, ms. cancel, on Aug. 16, 1845 folded letter to New York,
red "Philada. Rail Road" straightline handstamp and ms. "5", very fine; any
usage of this stamp is rare, but one used on a railroad cover is especially
important; ex-Mason. (Image) |
6,000.00
SOLD for $1,900.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 918 |
|
15L6 |
 #15L6, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., (2c)
Black, ample margins all around, small ms. cancel, the impression of
which ties the stamp through the paper on small embossed cover, locally
addressed, Blood's blue advertising label at right, minor toned spots also
tie stamp, still very fine and choice; a rare stamp on cover. (Image) |
1,250.00
SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 919 |
|
15L11 |
 #15L11, Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia, Pa.,
Black on pale green, three very large margins, six-bar grid cancel
impression ties to folded letter, addressed locally, very fine and a very
scarce usage. (Image) |
750.00
SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
| 920 |
|
18L2 |
 #18L2, Bouton's City Dispatch Post, New York, N.Y.,
2c Black on Gray Blue, four large margins, tied by red "Paid/Bouton"
with matching oval company handstamp and "Paid" on folded letter, locally
addressed, very fine. (Image) |
600.00
SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM |
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