(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, 40L4, 2c Black on Green, Used
Three corner creases and a vertical crease
Estimate $250.00 - $300.00
Summer 2025 -Day 2
By: Americana Stamps
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Americana Stamps Summer 2025 -Day 2
Saturday Jul 19, 2025 08:00 America/Los_Angeles
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Lot #16090 - locals City Despatch Post
Lot #16091 - locals City Despatch Post
(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, 40L4, 2c Black on Green, Used with Black "PAID" Cancel
The stamp with stains, enamel wear and a light diagonal crease.
Estimate $250.00 - $300.00
Lot #16092 - locals City Despatch Post
(Cole's) City Despatch Post, 40L4, 3c Black on Green Glazed, on 1847 Folded Letter
Folded letter datelined "New York Oct the 16, 1847" addressed to North Castle, NY. Single local, pen cancel, with strike of red integral rate New York postmark.
Estimate $1,000.00 - $1,250.00
Lot #16093 - locals City Despatch Post
(Cole's) City Despatch Post, 40L4c, 2c Black on Green "C" at Right Only, Hand-Etched Sideways, Position 1 on Cover to Philadelphia A Very Rare Local Stamp
The stamp cancelled by three bars on small cover with red "New-York 20 Feb. 5 cts" integral-rate circular datestamp. Blue "Edouard Bossange/New-York" forwarder's backstamp. The stamp with a light horizontal crease and some light enamel wear.
Estimate $500.00 - $1,000.00
Lot #16094 - locals City Despatch Post
(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, 40L6, 2c Black on Vermilion, Used
Toned
Estimate $400.00 - $500.00
Lot #16095 - locals City Despatch Post
(Cole's) City Despatch Post, 40L6, 2c Black on Vermilion, "CC" at Sides, Position 11 on 1849 Folded Letter Very Fine and Scarce Use on Letter Carried to the Post Office
The stamp with large margins cancelled by manuscript "X", addressed to Peekskill, NY with red "New York 5cts. 25 Jan." integral rate circular datestamp struck over "New-York Jan. 25" circular datestamp without rate on 1849 folded letter.
The stamp with a facial...
Lot #16096 - locals City Despatch Post
(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, 40L8, 2c Black on Buff, Position 11, "CC" At Sides, on Folded Letter Extremely Rare, Only 15 Known On or Off Cover, Signed by Sloane
Approximately 15 examples are known, either on or off cover.
Locally addressed folded letter with genuine "P.O. City Despatch Post Jan 6, 1 O'Clock" circular datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" handstamp. The datestamp with time slug suggests operation by...
Lot #16097 - locals City Despatch Post
City Dispatch, New York, 160L1, 2c Red, Used with Blue Pen Cancel A Fine and Remarkably Choice Example, One of only Seven
One of Only Seven Genuine Off-Cover Examples. Identified as #6 in Alexander's Census
Canceled by blue manuscript pen squiggle, with faint horizontal crease at top and tiny pinhole. Three margins adjoining stamp margin at bottom.
Estimate $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Lot #16098 - locals City Despatch Post
City Dispatch, 160L1, 2c Red, Genuine Stamp, 4 Full Margins. Did not Originate on Cover Extremely Rare only 17 reported
Estimate $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Lot #16099 - locals City Dispatch
City Dispatch, 1c Black, 41L1, Large Margins to Barley Touched at Bottom, with Company Circular Type III Datestamp on Local Cover Very Fine, Scarce and Remarkably Clear Strike of the Company Datestamp
Only 6 Others Recorded in Roth's Census of Type III Handstamps
"City Dispatch. Prompt Delivery. Jul. 14 11[AM]" Type III handstamp, addressed to Josiah Martin at 1343 North 2nd St.
Estimate $500.00 - $600.00
Lot #16100 - locals Clarke & Co
Clarke & Co., 1c Red on Yellow, 48L1, Used on 1857 Piece
Manuscript "FEB 1857"
Estimate $600.00 - $750.00
Lot #16101 - locals Commercial Dispatch and Addressing Co.
Commercial Dispatch and Addressing Co., Purple Notched Oval Handstamp on Local Cover
"COMMERCIAL DISPATCH AND ADDRESSING CO. 162 WILLIAM ST." handstamp on locally used cover. Manuscript "personal"
Estimate $150.00 - $200.00
Lot #16102 - locals Cornwell's Madison Square Post Office
Cornwell’s Madison Square Post Office, 1c Red, 52L2, Hussey Forgery A and A1 Electrotyped Pair
Unused, No Gum
Estimate $50.00 - $100.00
Lot #16103 - locals Cornwell's Madison Square Post Office
Cornwell’s Madison Square Post Office, 1c Red, 52L2, Hussey Forgery Block of Eight
Unused, Original Gum, Never Hinged.
Estimate $150.00 - $250.00
Lot #16104 - locals Crosby’s City Post
Crosby’s Special Message Post, Blue Oval Company Handstamp on Local Cover Extremely Rare Use of This Marking on Stampless Cover
Blue oval handstamp “CROSBY’S SPECIAL MESSAGE POST / 19 WILLIAM ST. / N.Y.” on cover addressed locally to Edward Stephenson Esq., 49 South St., City. Minor tears at top of cover, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250.00 - $300.00
Lot #16105 - locals Crosby’s City Post
Crosby's City Post, 2c Carmine, 54L1, Large to Huge Margins, Tied by Company Oval Datestamp on Illustrated Advertising Cover Very Fine, One of only Two "Crosby's Special Message Post" Cancel
Lyon records only 7 stamped Crosby covers, 6 with the Underhill & Co. Corner advertisements.
The stamp with large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at bottom, with a scuff at the bottom left of the bottom margin. Used on a window...
Lot #16106 - locals Crosby’s City Post
Crosby's City Post, 2c Carmine, 54L1, Tied by Double Oval Company Handstamp on American Musical and Book Agency Advertising Card Extremely Fine, One of the Finest of the Only Seven Reported Covers
Illustrated on page 52 of The American Local and Carriers' Stamps - LXXI, by Donald Patton. Also included as Figure 1 in Lyon's Article, "Crosby's City Post A Used Pair" and Cover #1 in the Census
Stamp with large margins, tied by "...
Lot #16107 - locals Crosby’s City Post
Crosby's City Post, 2c Carmine, 54L1, Used, with Black Company Cancel
Estimate $70.00 - $100.00
Lot #16108 - locals Cumming's City Post
Cumming's City Post, 2c Black on Green Glazed, 55L2, Used with Pen Cancel Fine and Scarce
Small thins and light cracks in the glaze.
Estimate $250.00 - $350.00
Lot #16109 - locals Cumming's City Post
Cummings' City Post, 55L3, 2c Black on Yellow Glazed, Tied by "FREE" In Frame on Folded Letter, with "P.O. City Despatch Post" Datestamp One of Only Two Recorded Covers Used in Conjunction with the P.O. City Despatch Marking
Figure 5, in Lyon's Article, "The City Despatch Post 1842 - 1852 Some New Perspectives"
Folded letter locally addressed in New York City, with red "P.O. City Despatch Post Mar. 25, 4 O'Clock" circular...
Lot #16110 - locals Cutting's Despatch Post
Cutting's Despatch Post, Blue Green Oval Company Handstamp and Manuscript "2" on 1847 Folded Firemen's Benevolent Association Meeting Notice Only Five Examples Reported
Estimate $750.00 - $1,250.00
Lot #16111 - locals Cutting's Despatch Post
Cutting's Despatch Post, 56L1, 2c Black on Vermilion, Unused EXTREMLEY RARE, The ONLY Off-Cover Example
Only One other Known Cover. This is seldom offered, with the last sale 25 Years ago.
Cutting's Despatch Post, Buffalo N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed (56L1). Poor impression, large margins to clear at bottom, uncancelled, thinned, Fine appearance -- this is the mysterious second example of the Cutting's Despatch stamp, which...
