Boyd's City Express, 20L29, 2c Blue on Red, Unused Rare
No Gum, with a horizontal crease at top and thinning along the right side.
Estimate $1,250.00 - $1,500.00
Summer 2025 -Day 2
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Lot #16065 - locals Boyd's
Lot #16066 - locals City Express Messenger Despatch
(Boyd's) City Express Messenger Despatch Stamp on Local Richmond, Victoria Cover A Very Fine Example
After Boyd's City Express was shut down by the U.S. Government in 1883, Fitz A. Boyd, the founder’s grandson, relocated to Australia. Around 1888, he joined forces with S. Hayling, manager of the Express Messenger Company in Melbourne. By 1894, Fitz had become managing director and renamed the firm Express Messenger (City) Co Ltd. This...
Lot #16067 - locals Brady & Co
Brady & Co.'s Penny Post, Chicago, Ill, 1c Violet, Unused OG Graded XF 90, Highest Graded Stamp of this Issue
Original gum.
Estimate $600.00 - $800.00
Lot #16068 - locals Brady & Co
Brady & Co.'s Penny Post, 23L1, 1c Violet, Unused
No gum
Estimate $250.00 - $300.00
Lot #16069 - locals Brigg's Despatch
Brigg's Despatch, Company "PAID" Handstamp on Reverse of Local Folded Letter
The cover has is struck with a portion of a blue Philadelphia 5cts datestamp, with a local stamp removed at the front at top left.
Estimate $200.00 - $250.00
Lot #16070 - locals Broadway Post Office
Broadway City Express Post, 2c Black Oval Company Handstamp and and "PAID" Arc with Boxed Swarts Delivery on Stampless Cover Conjunctive Local Usage
Estimate $150.00 - $250.00
Lot #16071 - locals Broadway Post Office
Broadway Post Office, 26L2, 1c Black, Used with Arced "PAID" Cancel
Hinge remnant and a tiny thin at bottom left.
Estimate $200.00 - $300.00
Lot #16072 - locals Bronson & Forbes' City Express Post
Bronson & Forbes' City Express Post, 27L1, 1c Black on Green, Unused
Original gum with paper hinge remnant and a vertical crease.
Estimate $500.00 - $600.00
Lot #16073 - locals The Brooklyn Institute Delivery
The Brooklyn Institute Delivery, Library Delivery Stamp, Used
Estimate $150.00 - $200.00
Lot #16074 - locals Browne & Co.'s City Post Office
Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, 29L2, 2c Black, Unused
No gum as issued.
Estimate $100.00 - $125.00
Lot #16075 - locals Brown's City Post
Brown's City Post, 31L5, 1c Black on Vermilion, Tied on Piece by Company Handstamp for Local Delivery
"BROWN'S DESPATCH/PAID" circular handstamp. SCV $500 Tied on Cover
Estimate $300.00 - $400.00
Lot #16076 - locals California City Letter Express Co.
California City Letter Express Co., 33L7, 10c Red, Third Setting, Light Pen Cancel One of Only Two Known Examples of the California City Letter Express 10c Red Issue, Third Setting
Figure 8, in Lyon's Articles, California City Letter Express The Three Types and the Variations
Used, with light manuscript cancel. Repairs including a repaired tear and added margins at top and bottom. Fine to very fine appearance.
Lyons records...
Lot #16077 - Western Express Postal History Carnes' City Letter Express
Carnes City Letter Express, 35L7, 5c Blue, Unused Complete Sheet of 18 with 3 Tete-Beche Pairs
No Gum, creases affecting 11 stamps.
Estimate $1,500.00 - $1,850.00
Lot #16078 - Western Express Postal History Carnes' City Letter Express
Carnes City Letter Express, 35L8, 5c Red, Strip of 3 Including a Tete-Bech Pair, Unused Very Fine and Rare
No gum with a couple creases,.
Estimate $500.00 - $600.00
Lot #16079 - locals G. Carter's Despatch
G. Carter's Despatch, 1849, 2c Black, 36L1, with Light Maroon Wash on Prepaid Letter Delivered Locally with Arched Black Company "PAID" Handstamp Addressed to the President of the P&R Railway
Docketed DEC. 17 1849. The stamp with a long tear at left.
Estimate $250.00 - $500.00
Lot #16080 - locals G. Carter's Despatch
G. Carter's Despatch, Black Handstamp on 1849 Locally Used Folded Letter with "PAID" and "2c" Handstamps Unique Combination
Estimate $150.00 - $250.00
Lot #16081 - locals G. Carter's Despatch
G. Carter’s Despatch, "2 Cts." in Lieu of “Paid” Handstamp, on Local 1850 Folded Cover Scarce, Latest Reported Usage of "2 Cts"
Letter docketed May 7, 1850, with black "G. CARTER'S/90 N. FIFTH ST/2 Cts./DESPATCH" handstamp at top left. This marking substitutes “2 Cts.” in lieu of “Paid”, and is the last reported use of the handstamp. Addressed to Chas. Schrack, Varnish Store, 4 S. below Race St., Philadelphia.
Estimate $150.00...
Lot #16082 - locals G. Carter's Despatch
G. Carter's Despatch, 90 N. Fifth St. Paid, Bold Strike of Black Handstamp on Local Folded Cover to Philadelphia Very Fine and Scarce Marking
Addressed to J. E. Richardson, No. 9 Church Alley, Phila., with no contents or date.
Estimate $150.00 - $250.00
Lot #16083 - locals G. Carter's Despatch
G. Carter's Despatch, 1849, 2c Black, 36L1, Tied on To-The-Mails Cover From Philadelphia to Washington City "DESPATCH" Scratched Out, One of Four Recorded
Addressed to Rev. Ward, a known correspondence which includes copies on bluish paper. Dated June 15 (1850). Philadelphia 5cts blue circular datestamp (Clarke 73a). The stamp shows a deliberate obliteration of the word "DESPATCH" The pen strike tears a hole in the stamp, the cover with...
Lot #16084 - locals G. Carter's Despatch
G. Carter's Despatch, 36L1, 2c Black with Pen Cancel on 1849 Folded Letter to West Chester
July 15, 1849 folded letter addressed to Charles Lippincott in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Stamp tied by pen cancel, with large blue "Philadelphia, Pa. Jul. 15" (Clarke 74a) datestamp.
Estimate $200.00 - $250.00
Lot #16085 - locals G. Carter's Despatch
G. Carter's Despatch, 1849, 2c Black, 36L1a, Vertically Ribbed Paper on 1850 Folded Cover "DESPATCH" Scratched Out, One of Four Recorded
July 6, 1850 folded letter addressed to Philip Ripley in Hartford with blue "Philadelphia 5 cts." circular datestamp.
The stamp shows a deliberate scratching out of the word "DESPATCH," an alteration Sloane believed may have been intentional, though he gave no reason for its purpose. This variety...
Lot #16086 - locals City Despatch Post
(Greig's) City Despatch Post, Red Circular Datestamp on 1842 Stampless Cover Forwarded from Howard's Hotel
From Troy, NY, May 27, 1842 the letter was privately carried to Howard's Hotel, and then given to Greig's City Despatch Post for local delivery. The hotel was a station of the government carrier service, who applied the red 'U.S. City Despatch Post May 28 ,9 o'cIock" datestamp,
Estimate $150.00 - $250.00
Lot #16087 - locals City Despatch Post
(Greig's) City Despatch Post, 40L1, 3c Black on Grayish, Unused, Horizontal Margin Pair One of the Finest Pairs of the First Adhesive Stamp of the United States
Thin at lower bottom margin.
Estimate $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Lot #16088 - locals City Despatch Post
(Mead's) City Despatch Post, 40L2, 2c Black on Green, with "FREE" in Red Frame Cancel on Large Piece
Stamp with vertical crease at top and two tiny punctures at bottom left. SCV $750 on Cover
Estimate $400.00 - $500.00
Lot #16089 - locals City Despatch Post
(Mead's) City Despatch Post, 1847 2c Black on Green, 40L2, tied by Red "FREE" in Octagon Handstamp with Red Company Datestamp on Local Folded Cover The Second Earliest Reported and A Very Fine and Choice Tied Usage
The stamp with large to huge margins, and cover struck with red "P.O. City Despatch Post, Dec. 9, 4 O'Clock" and 1846 docketing on reverse. The cover with small closed tears and a light vertical file fold.
The earliest...
