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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4669		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Olive Green (20L11). Huge margins, intense impression on bright paper, tied by one of two strikes of "Paid J.T.B." cancel, "Boyd's City Express Post Dec. 3 9" (ca. 1855) oval datestamp on lady's small cover to local street address, Extremely Fine, Boyd's 20L11 is scarce -- used only for about one year from mid-1855 to 1856 (Image)	E. 200-300
4670		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L14). Ample margins, slight crease, tied by one of two strikes of "Paid J.T.B." cancel, "Boyd's City Express Post Apr. 1 9" oval datestamp on cover to local street address, fresh and Very Fine appearance (Image)	E. 100-150
4671		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L14). Ample to large margins, bright shade, tied by one of two strikes of "Paid J.T.B." cancel, "Boyd's City Express Post Jun. 10 12" oval datestamp on buff cover to local street address, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150
4672		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L14). Large margins, bright shade, tied by one of two strikes of "Paid J.T.B." cancel, "Boyd's City Express Post Apl. ? 12" oval datestamp on cover to local street address, backflap removed, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150
4673		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Lilac (20L17). Ample to large margins, tied by "Paid" in oval cancel, 3c Brown Red (65), beautiful shade, tied by "New-York 17 [inverted] Dec." double-circle datestamp and duplex target on small lavender cover to Boston street address, Extremely Fine, a lovely example of this scarce combination (Image)	E. 400-500
4674		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Lilac (20L17). Ample margins to clear, slight surface creasing, tied by "Paid" in oval cancel, 3c Rose (65) tied by circle of wedges and duplex "New-York 25 Jan. 1863" double-circle datestamp on mourning cover to Buffalo N.Y. street address, stained spots, otherwise Very Fine, late usage of this stamp (Image)	E. 200-300
4675		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray, "Cents" (20L18a). Large margins, tied by blue "Paid" in oval, used with 3c Rose (65), both stamps tied by "New-York Sep. 25?" duplex datestamp and grid on cover to Rochester N.Y., one flap missing and slightly reduced at bottom, 3c creased, otherwise Fine, very scarce combination with "Cents" variety (combination with 1857 Issue valued at $2,000.00 in Scott) (Image)	E. 400-500
4676		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Red (20L23). Plated by Schwartz as First Printing Plate B Pos. 14, huge margins, tied by "Boyd's Dispatch 41 Fulton St." double-circle datestamp with "Paid" in circle on cover to local street address, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
4677		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Red (20L23). Large margins, tied by "Boyd's Dispatch 41 Fulton St." double-circle datestamp with "Paid" in circle on cover to local street address, stamp creased before use, cover has small tears and crease at top from opening, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 75-100
4678		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Red (20L23). Two, each with huge margins, slightly oxidized, one has small margin tear, tied by "Paid" in circle cancel on manufacturer's corner card cover to local street address, minor edge tears and mended nicks, still Fine, very scarce double-rate franking (Image)	E. 200-300
4679	TC	Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c 1876 Issue, Trial Color Plate Proofs (20L30TC). Five different, incl. Red on Roseate Horizontally Laid, Blue on Roseate Vertically Laid, three on surface-colored paper (Red/Yellow, Lilac/Vermilion and Black/Green), ample margins to slightly in, three have small thins from removal from pages upon which the 1876 Trial Colors were once mounted, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, extremely rare (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000

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Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4669

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Olive Green (20L11). Huge margins, intense impression on bright paper, tied by one of two strikes of "Paid J.T.B." cancel, "Boyd's City Express Post Dec. 3 9" (ca. 1855) oval datestamp on lady's small cover to local street address, Extremely Fine, Boyd's 20L11 is scarce -- used only for about one year from mid-1855 to 1856 (Image)

E. 200-300

4670

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L14). Ample margins, slight crease, tied by one of two strikes of "Paid J.T.B." cancel, "Boyd's City Express Post Apr. 1 9" oval datestamp on cover to local street address, fresh and Very Fine appearance (Image)

E. 100-150

4671

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L14). Ample to large margins, bright shade, tied by one of two strikes of "Paid J.T.B." cancel, "Boyd's City Express Post Jun. 10 12" oval datestamp on buff cover to local street address, Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

4672

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L14). Large margins, bright shade, tied by one of two strikes of "Paid J.T.B." cancel, "Boyd's City Express Post Apl. ? 12" oval datestamp on cover to local street address, backflap removed, Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

4673

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Lilac (20L17). Ample to large margins, tied by "Paid" in oval cancel, 3c Brown Red (65), beautiful shade, tied by "New-York 17 [inverted] Dec." double-circle datestamp and duplex target on small lavender cover to Boston street address, Extremely Fine, a lovely example of this scarce combination (Image)

E. 400-500

4674

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Lilac (20L17). Ample margins to clear, slight surface creasing, tied by "Paid" in oval cancel, 3c Rose (65) tied by circle of wedges and duplex "New-York 25 Jan. 1863" double-circle datestamp on mourning cover to Buffalo N.Y. street address, stained spots, otherwise Very Fine, late usage of this stamp (Image)

E. 200-300

4675

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray, "Cents" (20L18a). Large margins, tied by blue "Paid" in oval, used with 3c Rose (65), both stamps tied by "New-York Sep. 25?" duplex datestamp and grid on cover to Rochester N.Y., one flap missing and slightly reduced at bottom, 3c creased, otherwise Fine, very scarce combination with "Cents" variety (combination with 1857 Issue valued at $2,000.00 in Scott) (Image)

E. 400-500

4676

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Red (20L23). Plated by Schwartz as First Printing Plate B Pos. 14, huge margins, tied by "Boyd's Dispatch 41 Fulton St." double-circle datestamp with "Paid" in circle on cover to local street address, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

4677

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Red (20L23). Large margins, tied by "Boyd's Dispatch 41 Fulton St." double-circle datestamp with "Paid" in circle on cover to local street address, stamp creased before use, cover has small tears and crease at top from opening, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 75-100

4678

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Red (20L23). Two, each with huge margins, slightly oxidized, one has small margin tear, tied by "Paid" in circle cancel on manufacturer's corner card cover to local street address, minor edge tears and mended nicks, still Fine, very scarce double-rate franking (Image)

E. 200-300

4679

Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c 1876 Issue, Trial Color Plate Proofs (20L30TC). Five different, incl. Red on Roseate Horizontally Laid, Blue on Roseate Vertically Laid, three on surface-colored paper (Red/Yellow, Lilac/Vermilion and Black/Green), ample margins to slightly in, three have small thins from removal from pages upon which the 1876 Trial Colors were once mounted, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, extremely rare (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000