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

119L3, Price's City Express, New York City, 2c Black on green, stamp cut octagonally just clear of frameline, tied by a black oval (perhaps the Price's four-line "Paid" oval) to locally addressed folded letter sheet to "J.V.N. Baldwin, Esq. 24., 10 Wall St.," unfortunately undated, listed as one of two potentially genuine covers with this stamp in William W. Sammis's 2014 census (Penny Post Vol. 22, No. 3) although he speculated the canceling ink was red (like the other known cover and on-piece example), as such we are offering this cover on its own merits, and we recommend Sammis's article for anyone looking to better understand this elusive local post (Scott listed but unpriced on cover)Carriers & Locals