Sale 6

Spring 2015 Sale

Carriers and Locals

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 140		Lancaster Business College (carrier?), violet fancy eagle in frame imprinted on envelope, "cancelled" by violet LANCASTER BUSINESS COLLEGE oval, 3 additional strikes on reverse. Letter from Chicago to Baltimore purportedly 1886. Estimate $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $170
Lot 141		New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on blue green, enormous margins all around, showing dividing lines on three and a half sides, creases, still very fine, cancelled by red U.S. in box and tied by matching CITY DESPATCH POST APR 24 1 O'CLOCK c.d.s. on petite folded letter. Very pretty (Scott 6LB5). Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 142		New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on blue green, good to large margins all around, crease (one) well clear of design, cancelled by red U.S. in box of folded letter sheet bearing red CITY DESPATCH POST MAR 9 9 O'CLOCK. Attractive, Foundation Cert. #0282373 (1994) does not accompany lot (Scott 6LB5). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $65
Lot 143		D.O. Blood & Co., 1845 (2¢) black, large margins all around showing dividing lines top and bottom plus partial sides, tied by filing crease on folded letter sheet. Fine genuine cover (Scott 15L5). Scott $800. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $600
Lot 144		D.O. Blood & Co., 1846 (2¢) black, frame-line touched in places, "tied" by filing crease on petite folded letter date-lined "Philadelphia Nov 4th 4_" (side flap missing), cute local letter asking a relative to "come up" because of sick "papa". Fine and adorable. (Scott 15L6). Scott $1,250. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $1,100
Lot 145		Blood's Dispatch, 1848 (2¢) black on pale green, good margins all around, very fine, cancelled by appropriate black grid on envelope (couple of insignificant stain spots), a very rare and nice example of this issue, Ex Gibson (Scott 15L11). Scott $1,500. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $700
Lot 146		Boyd's City Express, 1860, 1¢ black on lilac, margins all around, some color change, together with 3¢ (#65) tied by NEW YORK APR _ double circle c.d.s. on envelope bearing manuscript "April 15 63", probably Dunkirk receiver (Scott 20L17). Scott $500. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $135
Lot 147		Boyd's City Post, 1864, blue on orange, large margins all around, extremely fine, rare, Foundation Cert. (2014) (Scott 20LU11). Scott $4,000 as entire Only one entire resided in the Golden Collection . View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $135
Lot 148		Boyd's City Dispatch, envelope, 1878 (1¢) red on amber, diagonal laid paper envelope (wrinkled) cancelled by light violet company oval, cover readdressed and bearing notation and signature in same ink as new address (Scott 20LU30). Scott $650. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 149		Hussey's City Post, 1859, 1¢ rose red, large to good margins all around, showing portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, extremely fine, tied by HUSSEY PAID 1 CT NOV 15 c.d.s. on local envelope. Pretty. (Scott 87L10). Scott $400. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $200
Lot 150		Hussey's Post, 1869, 2¢ blue, margins all around including sheet at right, very fine, tied by HUSSEY PAID 2 CT OCT 30 c.d.s. on neat local envelope docketed "Oct 28 1869". Very nice, Ex Golden (lot #1215) (Scott 87L41). Estimate $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $325
Lot 151		Hussey's Post, 1880, blue, margins except just into top frame-line, fine, tied by purple SPECIAL MESSAGE cancel on local Irving Insurance Company envelope which is the norm, Foundation Cert. (2013) (Scott 87L70). Estimate $500 - 600 Our research shows there are only two known covers. This and that which resided in the Golden Collection . View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $475
Lot 152		Messenkope's Union Square Post Office, 1849 (1¢) black on green, good margins all around, crease at top left tied by docketing receipt manuscript on small 1857 envelope bearing red NEW YORK APR 13, to Roxbury Mass, P.S.E. Cert. (2014) "stamp with two diagonal creases" (very light) (Scott 106L1). Scott $500 for tied by h.s. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $150
Lot 153		Swart's City Dispatch Post, 1849-53 (1¢) red, margins all around, creased cancelled by "thumb" cancel on envelope (repaired tear at bottom) bearing BENTLEY'S MADISON SQUARE JAN 10 handstamp and black PAID. Interesting double local franking., Ex Needham (Scott 136L9). Estimate $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $135
Lot 154		Carriers & Locals � East Coast. Group of eight covers comprising 1LB8, 26, 15L14, 11, 15L14, 26, 15L18, 26, 20L8, 20L10, Baltimore, Bloods, Bloods Penny Post (not tied), Boyd's; all others tried, plus a violet Boyd's 1882 oval, fine lot. Scott $1,300+. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $325