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ONE OF TWO COVERS KNOWN WITH THE RED BARRY'S DESPATCH POST MARKING.
E. N. Barry is noted by Elliott Perry (One Hundred Years Ago, p. 63) as a "postman" in 1852. Contemporary source information and actual covers related to Barry are rare. Three covers are reported: a black strike on a torn cover (ex Hollowbush) and another red strike on a Valentine (Sloane records).
Ex Golden (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE AND BY FAR THE FINEST OF THE THREE RECORDED BENTLEY'S DISPATCH 10L1 STAMPS.
The 10L1 and 10L2 stamps were issued by Henry Bentley, who operated the Madison Square Post Office (formerly Cornwell's), circa 1857-59. It is believed that sometime in 1859, Bentley sold out to Benjamin Lockwood, who had acquired the Broadway Post Office (ca. 1853-54) and Swarts City Dispatch Post (ca. 1856). Lockwood's business declined during this period, and the operation was closed by 1860 (reference: Perry-Hall, The Chatham Square Post Office, A.P.S. handbook).
Both Bentley's stamps are extremely rare. Our records of 10L1 contain three examples: 1) pen-cancelled, ex Kelly, Boker, Golden (realized $8,000), 2) uncancelled, repaired, ex Needham, Boker, Golden (realized $4,750), and 3) original gum, the stamp offered here, discovered in 2001, ex D.K. Collection
Ex D.K. Collection. With 2001 P.F. certificate. (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE AMONG THE SEVEN RECORDED BENTLEY'S 10L2 STAMPS, OF WHICH SIX ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.
Our records contain seven examples of the Bentley's 10L2 stamp: 1) top sheet margin, cancelled "Paid", ex Lowe, Golden (realized $8,500), 2) cancelled "Paid" and pen stroke, slight thin spot, ex Boker, Golden (realized $3,000), 3) four margins, cancelled "Paid" (from S.E. to N.W.), small flaws, ex Schwartz, 4) uncancelled (?), Tapling collection, British Library, 5) uncancelled, thin spot, P.F. records, and 6-7) horizontal pair, unused, ex Schwartz, the pair offered here.
This pair shows two impressions from the same typeset position, which is identical to every other known example. It is evident that the Bentley 10L2 sheets were produced from a single-subject form repeated multiple times.
Ex Schwartz. With 2003 P.F. certificate. (Image)
FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE STAMP. ONLY FIVE OF THE SIX KNOWN EXAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.
Ex Kane, Boker, Richardson and Golden. With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)