Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV

25L5, Brigg's Despatch, Philadelphia, 1848 (2c) Gold on black glazed, large margins, pen-cancelled but not tied to locally-addressed folded letter sheet, a nice strong strike of "Briggs Dispatch" negative circle handstamp on reverse, a portion of the backflap hinged back into place, Very Fine, one of only five recorded examples of the Brigg's "Paid" Gold on black stamp (an obvious imitation of contemporary Blood's stamp), two of which are off-cover examples from the Golden collection and one of which is on a similar cover and was in the Kuphal collection (the fifth example only appears in Sloane's records), an extraordinary cover which has been off the market for decades, last offered publicly in the Caspary sale when Elliott Perry purchased it for $130 (Scott listed but unpriced on cover)rnProvenance: Clarence E. Chapman (Private Transaction)rnAlfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1071, 1957)Carriers & Locals