Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

California Mails and Western Expresses, Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails continued...

**Local Posts (Bdady thru Whittelsey) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4820		California Penny Post Co., San Francisco. Printed wrapper for New York Journal of Commerce used by the Penny Post Co. to distribute newspapers to San Francisco patrons, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150
4821		G. Carter's Despatch. 90 N. Fifth St. Paid. Small circular handstamp, much clearer strike than usual, with blue "Philada. Pa. 5 Mar. 22" cds on 1849 folded letter from the proprietor, George Carter, with interesting content re accounts with the post office, light wear and soiling along file fold, otherwise Very Fine, scarce marking, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 500-750
4822		G. Carter's Despatch. 90 N. Fifth St. Paid. Small circular handstamp on two folded covers, much clearer strikes than usual, one with "Paid", other "2 Cts." rate, minor age spots, otherwise Very Fine, desirable pair of these scarce Philadelphia local-post markings (Image)	E. 300-400
4823		Forwarded by/CHOLWELL'S/(...?) Office. Three-line handstamp with couple of letters strengthened in ms. (contemporary?) on back of cover to Trenton N.J., partly readable strike of red New York & Phila. R.R. route agent's datestamp and matching "5" rate, letter enclosure datelined New York Nov. 16, 1849, faults, but the only recorded example of Cholwell's local post, with notes from Calvet M. Hahn re Cholwell (Image)	E. 400-500
4824		City Despatch Post. Large red double-circle handstamp without a date or rate ("t" of "Post" also seems to be missing from this clear strike), on folded cover docketed "Boorman & Johnstone 9 Mo 25/44" indicating New York City origin, Sep. 25, 1844, file fold with small tear at top, Very Fine, an enigmatic marking, which was the subject of an article by Richard Schwartz (The Penny Post, Jan. 1993), who speculates that the marking might be representative of Halsey's Despatch, the firm that D. O. Blood is said to have acquired in 1845, ex Golden (where it realized $2,200 hammer after a spirited bidding contest) (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
4825		City Despatch. Red circle with two bars inside, no visible AM or PM designation and clogged letters indicating lengthy usage, with matching "3" rate handstamp on Very Fine folded letter carried outside the mails to Philadelphia street address, datelined "Fort Brooke U.S.A. Dec. 29, 1845" -- Fort Brooke is listed in Military Forts of the United States as a Florida garrison -- the writer made an error in dating the letter 1845, because he refers to "next July 1845", and the docketing copies the incorrect dateline -- assuming this was mailed in Dec. 1844 and arrived in Jan. 1845, the City Despatch marking falls into sequence with the five other recorded examples -- a great usage, ex Golden (Image)	E. 500-750
4826		City Despatch/PM. Red handstamp with two bars across circle, bold blood-red strike and red crayon "3" rate on Jan. 27, 1845 folded letter from Mt. Pocono Pa. to Philadelphia street address, six recorded covers, including four listed by Steven M. Roth in his Penny Post article (Oct. 1993, p. 11) (Image)	E. 400-500
4827		City Despatch/PM. Red handstamp with two bars across circle, partly readable red strike and ms. "3" rate on Mar. 5, 1845 folded letter from Clarksville Va. to Philadelphia street address, six recorded covers, including four listed by Steven M. Roth in his Penny Post article (Oct. 1993, p. 11) (Image)	E. 300-400
4828		City Dispatch Paid. Perfect strike of circular handstamp on Apr. 18, 1860 printed notice of auction sale to local Philadelphia address, file fold, Very Fine, Hahn recorded four examples dated in 1860 (2/13, 4/18, 7/19 and 7/25) (Image)	E. 500-750
4829		City Dispatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (41L1). Large margins to just in, tied by handstamp and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), tied by "Philadelphia Pa. May 21, 1860" octagonal datestamp, on small cover to the wife of Howell Cobb in Washington D.C., fresh and Fine, scarce combination usage (Image)	E. 300-400
4830		City Dispatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (41L1). Large margins to barely touched at bottom, grid cancel, "City Dispatch. Prompt Delivery. Jul. 14 11[AM]" circular datestamp on cover to local street address, stamp slight toned from gum, otherwise Very Fine, remarkably clear strike of the company datestamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 500-750

Local Posts (Bdady thru Whittelsey) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4820

California Penny Post Co., San Francisco. Printed wrapper for New York Journal of Commerce used by the Penny Post Co. to distribute newspapers to San Francisco patrons, Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

4821

G. Carter's Despatch. 90 N. Fifth St. Paid. Small circular handstamp, much clearer strike than usual, with blue "Philada. Pa. 5 Mar. 22" cds on 1849 folded letter from the proprietor, George Carter, with interesting content re accounts with the post office, light wear and soiling along file fold, otherwise Very Fine, scarce marking, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 500-750

4822

G. Carter's Despatch. 90 N. Fifth St. Paid. Small circular handstamp on two folded covers, much clearer strikes than usual, one with "Paid", other "2 Cts." rate, minor age spots, otherwise Very Fine, desirable pair of these scarce Philadelphia local-post markings (Image)

E. 300-400

4823

Forwarded by/CHOLWELL'S/(...?) Office. Three-line handstamp with couple of letters strengthened in ms. (contemporary?) on back of cover to Trenton N.J., partly readable strike of red New York & Phila. R.R. route agent's datestamp and matching "5" rate, letter enclosure datelined New York Nov. 16, 1849, faults, but the only recorded example of Cholwell's local post, with notes from Calvet M. Hahn re Cholwell (Image)

E. 400-500

4824

City Despatch Post. Large red double-circle handstamp without a date or rate ("t" of "Post" also seems to be missing from this clear strike), on folded cover docketed "Boorman & Johnstone 9 Mo 25/44" indicating New York City origin, Sep. 25, 1844, file fold with small tear at top, Very Fine, an enigmatic marking, which was the subject of an article by Richard Schwartz (The Penny Post, Jan. 1993), who speculates that the marking might be representative of Halsey's Despatch, the firm that D. O. Blood is said to have acquired in 1845, ex Golden (where it realized $2,200 hammer after a spirited bidding contest) (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

4825

City Despatch. Red circle with two bars inside, no visible AM or PM designation and clogged letters indicating lengthy usage, with matching "3" rate handstamp on Very Fine folded letter carried outside the mails to Philadelphia street address, datelined "Fort Brooke U.S.A. Dec. 29, 1845" -- Fort Brooke is listed in Military Forts of the United States as a Florida garrison -- the writer made an error in dating the letter 1845, because he refers to "next July 1845", and the docketing copies the incorrect dateline -- assuming this was mailed in Dec. 1844 and arrived in Jan. 1845, the City Despatch marking falls into sequence with the five other recorded examples -- a great usage, ex Golden (Image)

E. 500-750

4826

City Despatch/PM. Red handstamp with two bars across circle, bold blood-red strike and red crayon "3" rate on Jan. 27, 1845 folded letter from Mt. Pocono Pa. to Philadelphia street address, six recorded covers, including four listed by Steven M. Roth in his Penny Post article (Oct. 1993, p. 11) (Image)

E. 400-500

4827

City Despatch/PM. Red handstamp with two bars across circle, partly readable red strike and ms. "3" rate on Mar. 5, 1845 folded letter from Clarksville Va. to Philadelphia street address, six recorded covers, including four listed by Steven M. Roth in his Penny Post article (Oct. 1993, p. 11) (Image)

E. 300-400

4828

City Dispatch Paid. Perfect strike of circular handstamp on Apr. 18, 1860 printed notice of auction sale to local Philadelphia address, file fold, Very Fine, Hahn recorded four examples dated in 1860 (2/13, 4/18, 7/19 and 7/25) (Image)

E. 500-750

4829

City Dispatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (41L1). Large margins to just in, tied by handstamp and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), tied by "Philadelphia Pa. May 21, 1860" octagonal datestamp, on small cover to the wife of Howell Cobb in Washington D.C., fresh and Fine, scarce combination usage (Image)

E. 300-400

4830

City Dispatch, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (41L1). Large margins to barely touched at bottom, grid cancel, "City Dispatch. Prompt Delivery. Jul. 14 11[AM]" circular datestamp on cover to local street address, stamp slight toned from gum, otherwise Very Fine, remarkably clear strike of the company datestamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 500-750