Carrier Stamps and Markings continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
|
| 4491 |
 |
 New York/U.S. City Mail.
Red circular handstamp on lady's small cover to local street address, Jan.
1, 1853 enclosure, Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 4492 |
|
 U.S. City Mail.
Three-line handstamp (without "New York" circle) perfectly struck with
matching "Paid" on brown wrapper to local street address, Extremely
Fine, very rare format for this carrier marking
(Image) |
E. 400-500 |
| 4493 |
|
 Paid/U.S. Mail/City
Delivery. Red circular datestamps on two locally-addressed covers, one
with 1c integral rate, other 2c, each with black timestamp, beautiful clear
strikes, Very Fine pair (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 4494 |
|
 Globe Express, New York, L.
W. Morris. Red circular handstamp on folded printed circular datelined
Bremen, Germany, Aug. 10, 1859, and addressed to New York, endorsed
"frco" -- presumably "Franco" for "Paid" - with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24)
at upper right and cancelled on the nose by "U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/Sep.
14" circular datestamp), minor internal tears in lettersheet, still Very
Fine, a very scarce bootlegged usage with Globe Express as the expeditors
(Image) |
E. 500-750 |
| 4495 |
|
 3c Pink on Blue lettersheet
(U36). Used with 1c Blue (63) for carrier fee, tied by "New-York
8 Jan." double-circle datestamp, to Albany N.Y. street address, horizontal
filing crease, Very Fine, the 3c lettersheet is very scarce, this is a rare
carrier usage (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
| 4496 |
|
 Paid N-Y. Circular
handstamp on buff cover to local street address, small opening tear at top,
soiling at bottom right, Very Fine, this is the listing example of the
enigmatic "Paid N-Y" handstamp, possibly a carrier or local-post marking (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
| 4497 |
|
 Paid, Apr. 28, 1864. Red
circular datestamp on cover to Auditor's Office, Custom House, New York
City, faint toning, Very Fine, scarce marking of uncertain origin (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 4498 |
|
 PREPAID/N.Y.P.O. Two-line
handstamp on wrapper to Philadelphia street address, Very Fine, presumably
applied to bulk third-class mailings, very rare
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 4499 |
|
 Philadelphia Pa. 5 cts. Nov.
19. Blue integral-rate circular datestamp and red star carrier
handstamp both perfectly struck on 1854 folded letter to Washington D.C.,
Extremely Fine, an immaculate example of the Philadelphia star (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 4500 |
|
 Philadelphia Pa. Nov. 21.
Blue circular datestamp and matching "1" in octagon with red
star carrier handstamp clearly struck on 1852 folded cover, Very Fine,
scarce drop rate plus carrier fee (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 4501 |
|
 U.S.P.O.
Despatch/Pre-Paid/One Cent. Red double oval handstamp perfectly struck
on blue folded cover to local addressee, docketing indicates Jun. 27, 1853
mailing from banknote printer George T. Jones, sharp file fold, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |