1784 C Waterbury Garden Path. Clear strike on 3c Rose (65), minor
faults, matching "Waterbury Ct. Apr. 9" cds on cover to
Waukegan Ill., part of backflap missing, a Very Fine
strike, ex Houser, with 1990 P.F. certificate declining
opinion on the stamp having originated, in our opinion it
does............................................................$ 210
1785 C Waterbury Man in Hat. Full and well-defined strike ties 3c
Rose (65), partly clear "Waterbury Con. Apr. 23 '66"
double-circle ds on cover to Livingstonville N.Y., Dutton
correspondence, toned spots, slightly reduced at R., Fine
and very scarce cancel..........................................$ 950
1786 FC Waterbury Man Smoking Pipe. Detailed and mostly complete
impression on 3c Rose (65), minor toning, Very Fine strike......$ 550
1787 FC Waterbury Small Bee. Perfect complete strike on 1c Buff
(112), Extremely Fine strike and very rare......................$ 800
Bank Note Issues
1789 E 1879 American Bank Note Co. Coupon Essay. Three 5c
imperforate essays in black on varnish coated paper, each
tied by New York Jul. 15, 1879 duplex on blue cover, Very
Fine, rare......................................................$ 150
1792 C 10c Brown, Grill (139). Tied by target, matching "London
O. Jul. 30" cds on cover to Bremen, Germany, red New York
transit, Ausg. backstamp, 1870 docketing on back, stamp
has been lifted and replaced probably to confirm the
existence of the grill, small tear in T. margin, otherwise
Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate................................$ 250
1793 C 10c Brown, Grill (139). Perfs in at B., tied by "N. York
Steamship Aug. 21" cds on blue folded letter from St.
Thomas to New York, Very Fine, with 1975 P.F. certificate.......$ 270
1794 C 1c Ultramarine (145). Used with horizontal strip of four
of 3c Green (147), perfs trimmed at sides, on 7c Vermilion
entire (U185), cancelled by hs, matching "Bangor Me. Jan.
15" double-circle ds on 1873 cover to Lausanne,
Switzerland, red "New York Paid All Via Eng. & Ustd" hs,
Basel and receiving backstamps, some toned perfs, slight
edge wear, Fine and colorful franking...........................$ 450
1795 C 2c Red Brown, 3c Green (146, 147). Horizontal pairs of
each, small tears in two stamps, tied by segmented cork,
"Boston Mass. Apr. 19" cds on 1872 cover to Barbados, red
N.Y. transit, St. Thomas and Barbados backstamps, blue
pencil "4" pence charge uprated to "5", Very Fine cover.........$ 260
1799 C 6c Carmine, 12c Dull Violet (148, 151). Rich colors, tied
by quartered cork cancels, "Gloucester Mass. Feb. 17" cds
on 1872 yellow cover with printed address to Paramibo,
Surinam, red "New York 8" credit cds, Paramibo receiving
cds also ties stamps, blue crayon "60" Dutch postage due
from addressee, St. Thomas (Feb. 28) and Demerara (Mar. 8)
transit backstamps, few small edge flaws, still Very Fine
and extremely rare cover........................................$ 850
1800 C 12c Dull Violet (151). Cancelled by quartered cork and
tied by matching "New York Apr. 14" cds on cover to
Montreal, Canada, receiving backstamp, some ms. smudges
from address, Very Fine..........................................$ 60
1801 C 12c Dull Violet (151). Horizontal pair, grid cancels, tied
by "Duxbury Mass. Jun. 20" cds on 1873 cover with printed
address to Rosario, Argentina, red "New York 8" credit
cds, backflap removed and mended opening faults along top,
still Fine and attractive.......................................$ 220
1803 C 15c Bright Orange (152). Brilliant color, used with 1c
Blue and two 10c Brown (145, 150) and tied by handstamps
on light yellow oversize registered cover to Richmond Va.,
red "New York Registered May 20" double-circle ds, bank
docketing at L. regarding bonds, some edge wear, still a
Fine and colorful franking, from a new find.....................$ 500
1804 C 24c Purple (153). S.e. at L., tied by hs, red transit and
used with horizontal pair of 10c Brown (150) on cover to
India, Bissell correspondence, red "London Paid 21 Mar.,
1873" transit, receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at
L., some overall wear and stamps toned, otherwise appears
Fine............................................................$ 150
1808 C 24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 154). Tied by boldly struck
circle of wedges on 1875 light yellow cover to India,
Bissell correspondence, light strike of red Boston Aug. 24
transit, London transit and red crayon rating, Sea Post
and receiving backstamp, small tear at T.L. of cover,
otherwise Fine..................................................$ 525
1809 C 2c Brown (157). Tied by circle of wedges cancel on printed
prices current for teas originating in China and addressed
to New York, bold blue "Vogel Hagedorn & Cie., Shanghai,
13 Jul. 76" company datestamp on back, printed "For
Transmission by P.M.S.S. Co.'s Steamer "Great Republic" at
T., Fine and rare usage.........................................$ 200
1810 C 3c Green (158). Used with 8c Brown (272) and tied by
magenta segmented corks on 2c Green on Blue registered
entire to Germany, used with 5c and 10c Belgium stamps
Nos. 64-65, similarly tied, matching "Registered Sep. 1,
1897 West Hoboken N.J." hs, New York registry label covers
3c stamp and embossing, New York oval and receiving
backstamps, Fine mixed franking.................................$ 100
1811 C 2c Vermilion, 3c Green, (158, 178). Tied by purple cork
cancels, matching "Washington D.C. Sep. 14" cds on 1878
cover addressed to the U.S. Commissioner at the Universal
Exposition in Paris France, additional clear marking "Yale
Lock Manfg. Stamford Ct. Model Post Office" and target,
French transit, receiving Exposition backstamp, reduced at
L. and minor edge wear, otherwise Fine and rare.................$ 625
1812 C 6c Dull Pink (159). Cancelled by quartered cork, matching
"Portland Me. Nov. 12" cds on cover to Belgium, neat
"Boston Unpaid Br. Transit Nov. 17" cds and
"Insufficiantly Paid" hs, 1874 London transit, ms.
"Adresse incomplete", some overall wear, still Fine and
unusual usage....................................................$ 90
1813 C 6c Dull Pink (159). Used with 2c Brown (157) and each tied
by target, matching indistinct Maine town ds on cover to
Belgium, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Feb. 12" cds
also ties 2c stamp, slightly reduced at L., Fine.................$ 65
1814 C 7c Orange Vermilion (160). Two covers, both from the same
correspondence to Germany and both tied by bold strikes of
NYFM cancel, both with June New York transits and
receiving backstamps, numbered "5" and "8" from the
correspondence in blue crayon at T., few small faults,
both are Fine, an interesting pair...............................$ 60
1815 C 10c Brown (161). Tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 30 2pm"
duplex cancel on small cover to Lower Guinea, West Africa,
London and French transits, small edge tear at T. and
scotch tape repair on back, otherwise a Very Fine and rare
usage...........................................................$ 160
1817 C 3c Green, 10c Brown (158, 161). Tied by circle of wedges,
"New York Nov. 23" cds on 1876 folded cover to St. Thomas,
red "New York 8" credit cds, merchant's purple oval hs,
routed "Via Bermuda", St. Thomas receiving backstamp, Very
Fine, scarce usage to St. Thomas after Brazil line stopped
direct service (mail then routed via Bermuda)...................$ 425
1818 C 12c Blackish Violet (162). Beautiful rich color, tied by
NYFM Ty. S4 cancel on 1874 folded cover to London, ms. "p
Holsatia" sender's endorsement, red "New York Jul 9" cds,
London receiving ds, slight edge wear, Very Fine................$ 200
1819 C 15c Yellow Orange (163). Well-centered, vivid color, tied
by bold "H" in cogwheel fancy cancel and "New York Sep.
23" cds on buff cover to Para, Brazil, red "New York Paid
All" cds, receiving backstamps (1874), Extremely Fine and
choice........................................................$ 2,000
1821 C 2c Vermilion (178). Used on 1c Postal Card, both cancelled
by hs, matching "Gorham Me. Jun. 28" cds to Helsingfors,
Finland, red "Boston Paid All Direct Jun. 29" cds, 1877
receiving ds, contents reads "Please send me your
wholesale price list of stamps advertised in Jos.
Birfield's 'Western Philatelist'" and signed F.L. Perry,
faint toning, Fine..............................................$ 190
1822 C 2c Vermilion (178). Tied by boldly struck NYFM circle of
wedges cancel on 3c Green Centennial entire (U219) with
Produce Commission Merchant's corner card, to Liverpool
England, red "New-York Jul. 22" cds, 1876 Liverpool packet
ds, some toning around edge of stamp, otherwise Fine...........$ 200
1824 C 5c Taylor (179, 185). 25 covers to foreign destinations,
incl. France, Germany, England, Sardinia, Turkey and Cuba,
few forwarded usages, range of markings, some faults, some
appear Fine.....................................................$ 425
1825 C 5c Blue (185). Tied by quartered cork, matching "Bangor
Me. Jul. 18" cds on cover to the Azores, ms. "Via London
Open Mail", receiving backstamp, some faint toning, edge
tears, still Fine, unusual destination..........................$ 160
1826 C 5c Blue (185). Tied by cork cancel, "Exeter N.H. Jun. 22"
cds on 1881 cover to Foochow, China, purple "U.S.
Consulate General Shanghai, China Aug. 3, 1881"
double-circle ds on back, Very Fine.............................$ 210
1827 C 5c Blue (185). Used with 2c Vermilion, 10c Brown (183,
188), tied by large grids and "Chicago Ill. 30 May" cds on
cover to Callao, Peru, Very Fine and scarce combination.........$ 325
1828 C 15c Red Orange (189). Tied by circle of diamonds cork
cancel, used in combination with a three-color array of
Samoan Palm Tree issues on registered Feb. 1889 cover to
Germany, all Samoan stamps tied by purplish Apia Feb. 1
double-circle ds, San Francisco registry ds and label,
appropriate transit markings front and back, pencil "PM
Apia Samoa" on back, 15c stamp pays 5c U.P.U. rate plus
10c registry fee, minor flap faults and slightly reduced
at R., still Very Fine, a spectacular combination cover.......$ 6,750
1829 C 15c Red Orange (189). Used with 2c Vermilion (178) and
cancelled by hs, matching "Richmond Me. Jun. 17" cds on
cover to Callao, Peru, red "New York Jun. 20 12" binocular
hs ties 2c stamp, used with Peru 10c Orange which is
affixed across backflap, slightly reduced at L., faint
overall toning, 15c B.R. corner missing, some perfs
affected from placement at edge of cover, still appears
Fine, paying the 17c rate effective July 1875....................$ 75
1830 C 5c Yellow Brown (205). Indistinct cancel, on Mexico 12c
Green entire with Wells Fargo printed frank, purple Wells
Fargo, Guaymas Mexico oval datestamp, to Paris, France,
1885 usage, New York transit backstamp, Fine....................$ 240
1831 C 5c Yellow Brown (205). Two covers, each bearing single and
each tied by target, matching "Durham Me." datestamps to
Burma, 1884 usages, each with Brindisi, Sea Post Office
and receiving backstamps, some slight wear, Fine and rare
usage............................................................$ 85
1833 C 5c Yellow Brown (205). Tied by small target, matching
"North Cornville Me. Jan. 8" cds on 1889 cover to
Alexandria, Egypt, ms. "Via Brindisi" at T.L., Skowhegan
Me., New York and receiving backstamps, faint toning and
edge wear, Fine.................................................$ 105
1834 C 5c Yellow Brown (205). Four covers, incl. one bearing pair
of No. 205 and used with No. 207 on 1883 registered cover
to Philadelphia, one bearing single tied from West Lebanon
N.H. to Honolulu, one bearing single tied by New York 1882
duplex to Spain, last bears single tied by Washington D.C.
1883 duplex to London and forwarded by B.F. Stevens to the
U.S. Consulate in Turkey, all appear Fine, an interesting
group............................................................$ 50
1835 C 5c Yellow Brown (205). Perfs trimmed at R., tied by cork
cancel, matching "Richmond Me. Jun. 3, 1886" cds on light
yellow cover to Hong Kong, China and forwarded to
Victoria, British Columbia, San Francisco, Hong Kong and
Victoria backstamps, slightly reduced at R., Fine and
interesting usage...............................................$ 270
1836 C 5c Yellow Brown (205). Two covers, each bearing single
tied by Maine town cds to Philippines, few faults,
otherwise appear Fine............................................$ 50
1837 C 5c Yellow Brown (205). Light cancel, matching "North
Cornville Me. Mar. 17" cds on 1887 cover to Alexandria,
Egypt, New York duplex backstamp, blue Constantinople
transit and receiving backstamp, with original enclosure,
some toning, otherwise Fine......................................$ 75
1839 C 1c Gray Blue, 2c Red Brown, 10c Brown (206, 209, 210).
Tied by well-struck "New York Dec. 23 3:30pm A" duplex
cancels on 2c Brown on Blue entire to Stellenbosch South
Africa and forwarded to Venterstad, Stellenbosch 1885 cds
and ms. "2d", range of backstamps incl. New York duplex,
Cape Town and receiving, slight edge wear, Fine and
colorful usage..................................................$ 375
1840 C 2c Green (213). Minor gum stain, used as forwarding
postage on cover with Japan 1883 5s Ultramarine (74) tied
by cork, IJPO Shanghai and Yokohama cds, redirected to
another street in Boston, Apr. 30, 1888 machine cancel
ties 2c, slightly reduced at L., otherwise Fine, unusual
combination.....................................................$ 150
1841 C 10c Green (226). Well-centered, tied by Philadelphia oval
registry cancels on Oct. 1890 registered cover to Tangier,
Morocco, purple registry datestamp, label and transit
backstamps, Very Fine and rare destination, even in this
period..........................................................$ 250
Later Issues, including Back of Book
1842 C 10c Columbian (237). Tied by well-struck "Boston Mass.
Mar. 24, 4pm 93" duplex on printed cover to Stockholm,
Sweden, receiving backstamp, very slightly reduced at T.,
otherwise Very Fine..............................................$ 65
1843 C 15c-30c Columbian (238-240). Three covers, first bears 15c
tied by "New York Jun. 26, 1893" duplex addressed locally,
second bears 30c tied by "New York Nov. 22, 1893" duplex
addressed locally, third bears B. margin imprint pair of
50c, well-centered, tied by oval reg. cancels and part of
straightline "Registered Jun. 29, 1894, Cincinnati O." hs
to Germany, few faults mostly on 50c cover, otherwise a
Fine-Very Fine group............................................$ 425
1844 C $1.00 Columbian (241). Tied by New York reg. ovals on
locally used C. Witt cover, Feb. 9, 1897 usage, stamp with
few toned perfs, otherwise Very Fine, signed L. Miro............$ 600
1845 C 1c Blue (247). Tied by oval "Cincinnati Ohio" hs on
wrapper to Bohemia, used with pair of Austria 1kr
Newspaper Tax stamps tied by "Weseritz 30/1 96" cds, light
file fold clear of stamps, Fine and attractive mixed
franking........................................................$ 105
1846 C 1c-3c 1895 Issue (264, 267, 268). 1c bottom imprint and
plate no. strip of three, tied by cork cancels on 5c Blue
entire to Monterey, Mexico, "Carlstadt N.J. Nov. 18, 1896"
cds, Laredo Tex. registry label with purple Laredo
backstamp, Very Fine, extremely rare Laredo exchange
office label....................................................$ 750
1847 C 1c Deep Green (279). Used with two singles of 2c Red, Ty.
III (279B), tied by grids, matching indistinct Maine March
10, 1903 cds on cover to Shanghai, China and forwarded to
Honolulu, part of address is to Standard Oil Co., eight
backstamps, slightly reduced at L., faint toning, Very
Fine usage.......................................................$ 65
1848 C 2c Red, Ty. III (279B). Tied by "Buffalo N.Y. Aug. 22,
1901" duplex cancel on oversize multicolored Pan-American
Exposition card showing a view of the grounds, to East
Hartford Conn., some edge wear, colorful and Fine...............$ 200
1849 C 1c Green, 2c Red, 10c Brown Ty. II (279, 279B, 283). Tied
by "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai Sep. 21" duplex cancels on
1901 registered cover to Boston Mass., Shanghai registry
label, San Francisco and receiving backstamps, fresh and
Fine............................................................$ 550
1850 C 1c-$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (285-291). Complete set to the
$1.00, tied by "New York N.Y. City Hall Nov. 13, 1931"
duplex postmarks on 4c Brown legal-size registered entire
addressed to Basle, Switzerland, used with Germany 4m
Graf Zeppelin (C37) and Brasil 500r Blue, flown on the
Graf Zeppelin South America flight, German stamp cancelled
on board and tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 9.10.1931"
cds, Brazil stamp tied by indistinct Brazilian postmark,
appropriate flight cachet, Rio and Pernambuco backstamps,
Very Fine, an attractive and rare three-country franking,
probably unique usage of the Trans-Mississippi issue..........$ 2,400
1851 C 1c-10c Pan-American (294-299). Each tied by neat strike of
"Kings Bridge Station N.Y." oval hs on large size
registered cover to Budapest Hungary, light strike of
purple boxed "Registered May 3, 1901 Kings Bridge
Station", registry label, additional clear strike of "New
York Reg'y Div. May 3" oval backstamp, receiving
backstamp, Witt hs., file fold well clear of stamps, a
Fine and rare third day of usage, with 1997 P.F.
certificate.....................................................$ 475
1852 C 1c-10c Pan-American (294-296, 298-299). 10c small faults,
tied by "New York Jul. 6 1901" duplex postmarks on large
cover to Wiesbaden, Germany, receiving backstamp, reduced
at left and re-folded at T. to improve appearance, Fine.........$ 170
1853 C 4c Pan-American (296). Vertical strip of three, used with
Puerto Rico 1c Yellow Green (210), each tied by bold
geometric killer on registered cover from Puerto Rico
through New York to Leipzig Germany, purple "San Juan,
Porto Rico. Sep. 10, 1901" double-circle ds, New York and
receiving backstamps, a Very Fine and probably unique
usage...........................................................$ 500
1854 C 5c Blue (304). Tied by "Oyster Bay N.Y. Sep. 22, 1906"
duplex on White House printed corner card cover to Buenos
Aires, Argentina, receiving pmk., with original enclosure
on White House stationery signed by M.C. Latta, acting
secretary to the President, some faint toning, otherwise
Fine............................................................$ 135
1856 C 2c 1909 Commemoratives, Imperforate (368, 371, 373). 27
registered covers, many with imprint and plate no. blocks
of six, incl. five of No. 371 and nine of No. 373, also
five with arrow blocks of six of No. 373, few frankings
mixed with other issues, all are addressed to Wis., few
small faults to be expected, all appear Fine-Very Fine, an
interesting group.............................................$ 1,600
1857 C 1c-10c Panama-Pacific (397-400A). Tied by bold strikes of
"Vera Cruz, Mex. U.S.M.A.C. Jul. 20" 1914 duplexes on
registered cover to Phil Ward, 10c also tied by purple
straightline "U.S. Postal Agency, Vera Cruz, Mex." hs,
boxed registry mark of Vera Cruz, Very Fine cover
originating outside of the United States, ex Gibson.............$ 525
1858 C 2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Schermack Ty. III (534B var). Tied by
"Chicago Ill. Jul. 31 1921" cancel on legal cover to Lima
Ohio, cover has small tears and light creases (none affect
stamp), Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate........................$ 190
1860 C 2c Deep Claret, Postage Due (J39). Tied by Philadelphia
reg. cancel on post card depicting Russian ships and
originating in China and bearing China 2c stamp tied by
indistinct cds and straightline "Due 2 cts.", purple
"Shanghai 19 May 1905" cds, Seattle and receiving
datestamps, Due stamp torn after cancelling and placed at
B. of cover, still appears Fine.................................$ 150
1861 C 3c Red on White Entire (U9). Used from Cowes, Isle of
Wight to New York, blue "Cowes Ja. 25 `58" cds to left of
embossing which is uncancelled, black New York debit ds
with ms. "12" deleted and "33" substituted, light toning
and half-hearted attempt to remove address, still Fine,
rare usage......................................................$ 105
1862 C 3c + 1c Red & Blue on Buff Star Die Entire (U29).
"New-York Apr. 26, 1861" cds and duplex grid, fresh and
Extremely Fine Gem..............................................$ 250
1864 C 10c Brown entire (U92). Ms. "Ship's Letter U.S. Kansas"
and addressed to West Meriden Conn., used with Great
Britain 1865 4p Vermilion, Pl. 10 (43), tied by "E88" oval
with "A Colon JA 6 73" cds, 10c cancelled by red "New York
Paid All" cds on arrival, slightly reduced at right, still
Very Fine, an extremely rare mixed franking (clearly at
origin) on an inbound ship cover..............................$ 2,100
1867 C 2c Blue, Postal Card (UX6). N.Y.C. Jan. 18, 1898 duplex,
used to Mozambique and forwarded to Lourenco Marques with
blue cds of both offices, Very Fine and unusual.................$ 135
Carriers and Locals
1869 SBL (1c) Blue on Rose, Franklin Carrier Reprint (LO3). Block
of six, ample margins, without gum as issued, vertical
crease affects R. stamps, otherwise Very Fine....................$ 50
1871 Baltimore Md., 1c Green (1LB4). Margins to just in, four
neat pen strokes, Fine...........................................$ 90
1872 Baltimore Md., 1c Green (1LB4). Three large margins,
barely into bottom frameline, lightened cancel, Fine
appearance, scarce, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate.................$ 90
1873 C Baltimore Md., 1c Blue (1LB6). Large to huge margins, used
with 3c Dull Red (26), some scissors-trimmed perfs, both
stamps tied by "Baltimore Md. Feb. 9" cds on small cover
to Washington D.C., small part of address crossed out,
Very Fine and choice tied example of the "1c Coin" carrier......$ 115
1874 C Baltimore Md., 1c Black (1LB8). Clear to large margins,
tied by pencil and blue "Baltimore Md." cds on 3c Red
Nesbitt entire to Alexandria Va., ink smear, otherwise
Fine.............................................................$ 70
1875 C Baltimore Md., 1c Red (1LB9). Large margins to touched at
B.R. frameline, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps
tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Nov. 26" cds on buff cover to
Frederick Md., Extremely Fine and choice tied usage, ex
Wiltsee..........................................................$ 75
1876 C Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Mostly large margins,
touched at top, tied by red "Boston 3cts 11 Jun." cds with
3c Dull Red (11), large margins to touched, tied by "Paid"
grid on buff cover to Phila., fresh and Very Fine...............$ 210
1877 C Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Large to huge margins, tied
by red crayon, used with 3c Orange Brown (10), large
margins to just in, deep rich color, tied by small "Paid"
grid, red "Boston 3cts 4 Oct." integral rate cds on folded
cover to Dorchester Mass., Extremely Fine, ex Caspary,
Middendorf, with 1991 P.F. certificate..........................$ 270
1878 C Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish
(4LB8). Margins all around, ms. cancel, tied by blue
"Charleston S.C. Aug. 23/24" 24c integral rate cds,
matching "Paid" hs on front only to Bristol, England, red
"19" credit, red Liverpool transit (1851), mended edge
nick at top, still Fine and colorful, extremely rare tied
use of Honour's stamp on transatlantic mail.....................$ 700
1880 C New York U.S. City Mail. Red circular hs clearly struck on
immaculate white envelope locally addressed, Very Fine and
very scarce.....................................................$ 140
1881 C U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1. Double-circle carrier rate ds,
two examples: single clear strike on locally addressed
cover, and double strike on Jul. 1, 1857 folded printed
prices current, Very Fine........................................$ 30
1884 C U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue
Green Glazed (6LB5). Large even margins, pre-use crease,
tied by vivid red "U.S. City Despatch Post, Feb. 14, 9
O'Clock" Ty. I double-line cds on folded hand-written
Valentine poem, local address, faded 1844 docketing,
Extremely Fine, scarce with datestamp tying adhesive, ex
Kapiloff........................................................$ 425
1885 C U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue
Green Glazed (6LB5). Light shade, red "U.S." in frame,
matching lightly struck Ty. II cds on folded locally
addressed cover, Very Fine, Scott Retail $500.00.................$ 80
1886 C U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue
Glazed (6LB5b). Large even margins, red "U.S." in frame,
on folded letter to Portsmouth Va. with red "New-York Feb.
25" cds and blue ms. "25" rate, Very Fine, very scarce
to-the-mails use of carrier stamp on outbound letter,
Scott Retail $1,000.00..........................................$ 105
1887 C U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue
Green Glazed (6LB5). Full to large margins, pre-use
crease, tied by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City
Despatch Post, Jan. 14, 4 O'Clock" Ty. II double-line cds
on folded cover, locally addressed and endorsed "Pd 3
cts", Very Fine, Scott Retail $500.00............................$ 75
1888 C U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue
Glazed (6LB5b). Full to large margins, red "U.S." in
octagon cancel, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug. 20
1 O'Clock" cds, heavy docketing, Very Fine stamp, Scott
Retail $1,000.00................................................$ 105
1889 C U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue
Glazed (6LB5b). Large margins, minor corner crease and
tiny scrapes in glazing, tied by faint red cds on folded
lace Valentine with envelope pocket on other side, locally
addressed, some toning and splits at folds, otherwise
Fine, ex Haas, with 1991 P.F. certificate.......................$ 100
1890 C U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Ample
margins to touched at R., tied by pencil, red "New York 5
cts. 8 Oct." on 1849 folded letter headed "West Chester"
to Lenox Mass., Fine.............................................$ 50
1892 C U.S.P.O. Philadelphia Pa., 1c Gold on Black Glazed
(7LB11). Three clear margins, just in at L., tied by blue
Apr. 4 cds on blue folded cover to Pottsville Pa., 1851
docketing on back, file fold barely affects stamp,
otherwise Fine...................................................$ 75
1893 C U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue (7LB12). Just in to
ample margins, cancelled by red star on folded cover to
Spring Garden Pa., faint toning at stamp edges, otherwise
Fine............................................................$ 300
1894 C Forwarded by/Adams & Co's. Express/40 Court St. Boston.
Three-line red hs struck twice on Dec. 1849 folded letter
from Naples to James Gordon Bennett at New York City,
various transit markings and forwarding notations, Fine.........$ 110
1895 C Adams & Co. Black on green Boston office label, affixed to
Oct. 1848 folded letter to New York City, endorsed "With
Parcel" and contents noted by Adams office as "4 Birds",
letter states that sender is sending four partridges to
relieve the addressee's cold, minor gum stains on label,
Very Fine and unusual usage.....................................$ 425
1896 C Adams & Co. Express. Black on green Chicago office label
on front, black on vermilion Philadelphia office label
moved from back to front of legal-size Custom House
Official Business imprint cover to First Auditor of the
Treasury at Washington D.C., endorsed "Free", minor edge
nicks and wrinkles, Fine, both labels are scarce - the
government's use of Adams rather than mails for official
correspondence is an amusing irony..............................$ 475
1897 C Forwarded by Adams Express Co. from Cincinnati, O. Black
on yellow glazed label used on buff cover to Pittsburgh,
properly endorsed and rated "4/ Ch" (4 bits, or 50c,
charged), Very Fine.............................................$ 350
1897A C Adams Express Co. Philadelphia. Embossed red oval corner
card with winged horse vignette on cover to Mass., 3c
Brownish Carmine (11), margins touching, tied by
"Philadelphia Pa." cds, tiny spots, otherwise Very Fine.........$ 170
1898 C "Eagle" City Despatch Post, 85 Chestnut St. Red circular
hs with eagle vignette clearly struck on Oct. 1845 folded
letter from Pottstown to Camden N.J., blue "Philadelphia
Pa. Oct. 20" cds and "5" in circle, addressed in blue,
small tear at top, otherwise Very Fine and colorful, an
extremely scarce marking of the Eagle City Despatch Post
and rare use on a letter originating outside Philadelphia
and carried to the mails for delivery to another post
office, ex Gibson (who notes $25 cost in 1950)................$ 2,900
1899 S Eagle City Post, Philadelphia, (2c) Black on Pelure
(61L1). Original gum, small h.r., bold impression of
"EAGLE POST, 80 CHESNUT STREET" with circular rim
terminating within the margins of the stamp, suggesting a
part strike, top edge slightly ragged (described as
"defective at top" on certificate)##ONE OF THREE RECORDED
EXAMPLES OF THIS LOCAL POST STAMP AND THE ONLY STAMP KNOWN
UNUSED. RARER THAN THE UNITED STATES ALEXANDRIA
PROVISIONAL, THE BERMUDA PEROT PROVISIONAL, THE HAWAIIAN
TWO-CENT MISSIONARY AND THE MAURITIUS POST OFFICE
STAMPS.##The lower right portion of the stamp shows very
faint small printed letters - an "N" appears most clearly
just below the "T" of "Street". There is also a small loop
of manuscript in the same area.##Although this stamp is
listed as the first Eagle City Post adhesive (Scott 61L1,
1847 issue date), so little is known about the actual
issue dates of this local post's stamps that it is
possible the "cogwheel" stamp came first (Scott 61L2, used
beginning in 1846). The shortened "Eagle Post" title on
the 61L1 stamp points to an 1848 or 1849 date, but the
absence of any reference to Adams Express Co., with which
Stait's Eagle City Post was affiliated, is puzzling.##Only
two other examples are recorded: a cut-square stamp used
on an 1847 folded cover, which was part of the Boker
collection, and a cut-circular stamp on a "from the mails"
cover, ex Gibson and Middendorf. This stamp with original
gum is a miraculous survivor. Perhaps the issue was
short-lived, accounting for its rarity, and this stamp
found its way out of a small unused or redeemed
suppy.##Unlisted with original gum. With 1997 P.F.
certificate..................................................$ 12,500
1900 C Eagle City Post, Philadelphia, (2c) Black (61L2). Three
large margins, ample to clear at left, tied by ms. stroke
on light blue folded February 1849 printed notice to local
street address, red "Eagle City Post & Mag. Telegraph
Messengering Dep't, Paid, Adams' Express, 80 Chestnut St.,
And all the Mag. Teleg. Offices" large double-circle hs,
Stait & Co. yellow advertising label on back (folded over
for display), two files folds, one thru stamp, barely
noticeable, otherwise Very Fine, extremely scarce example
of Eagle "cogwheel" stamp on cover, ex Worthington,
Caspary and Brown.............................................$ 1,350
1901 C Eagle City Post, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on Bluish
(61L3). Margins to in at B., tied by large red "Eagle
Post, Adam's Exp's, 2" cancel on folded cover addressed
locally, 1849 docketing on back, file fold, Fine,
extremely rare stamp on cover and even more so tied by the
Eagle Post marking............................................$ 1,000
1902 C Eagle City Post, Philadelphia, (1c) Blue (61L4). Tied by
pencil (and also tied by pin-prick letter seal) on back of
folded notice of the Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. for a
Board of Directors meeting on Apr. 10, 1851, bold red
"Stait's Despatch Post at Adams Exp'ss Paid 48 S. 3d St."
circular hs, Very Fine, the blue adhesive stamp is much
scarcer on cover than generally appreciated...................$ 1,200
1903 C Eagle City Post & Mag. Telegraph Messengers Dep't. at
Adams Express, 80 Chestnut St. And at The Mag. Teleg.
Offices. Beautifully struck large double-circle hs with
matching FORWARDED, BY/ADAMS & CO." two-line hs, "3" plus
"2" rate handstamps with ms. "5" total rate, on 8-1/2 x 10
in. Valentine envelope with local Philadelphia address in
beautiful Spencerian script, with original Valentine
enclosure (manuscript tributes in sender's hand),
maginficent pink and white lace design with feather and
floral paste-ons, Extremely Fine, a magnificent cover and
extremely rare example of the Eagle City Post & Magnetic
Telegraph marking - the straightline Adams handstamp is
unlisted......................................................$ 8,000
1904 C Staits Despatch Post at Adams Exp'ss Paid 48 S. 3d St.
Bold red circular hs with "Specl. Messgr. From Eagle Post,
80 Chestnut St." circular hs on brown cover to local
address, Fine and very scarce.................................$ 8,000
1905 C Stait's Despatch Post/at/Adams' Exp'ss/Paid/48 S. 3d st.
Mostly clear red circular hs on 1850 printed pamphlet with
pencil street address, PROHIBITION OF SUNDAY TRAVELLING ON
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD with an argument against the
Sabbath prohibition, Fine and scarce local usage with
interesting historical content..................................$ 425
1906 C Stait's Despatch. Two different markings on separate local
covers, Oct. 1851 folded letter with large circular hs
with "2" integral rate and Adams designation, undated
cover with smaller double-line circle with 48 So. 3rd St.,
Fine pair.......................................................$ 100
1907 C Stait & Co. Two different black on yellow labels on
separate folded covers, one advertising services of "Eagle
City Post and Telegraph Message delivery at Adams' package
Express...", small stain, other "Letters, Circulars,
Funeral & other Notices...", each cover has red "Paid"
straightline hs, local addresses, minor soiling and file
folds, Fine.....................................................$ 170
1908 C FREE./For the Regiment/ADAMS EXPRESS CO./Per HOEY
Four-line handstamp in greenish blue (without period after
"Hoey") boldly struck on back of May 7, 1861 folded letter
from Brooklyn to "Mr. Henry A. Sand, 7th Regt. N.Y.S.M.,
Engineer Corps Co. K, Care of L. D. Winchester Esqr.,
Quartermaster, Washington D.C.", from his mother, an
eloquent 2-1/2pp letter in which Mrs. Sand refers to a Mr.
Thomas who would be leaving in the morning with letters
for Washington, Extremely Fine strike of the rare Adams
regimental express marking, used early in the war on mail
carried free of charge between New York and regiments
guarding the capital under Lincoln's authority - only
seven examples of the "For the Regiment" version are
recorded, this being one of the choicest strikes..............$ 1,300
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