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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1275° |  |
 Baker's City Express Post,
Cincinnati O., 2c Black on Pink (6L1). Full bottom sheet margin and
large margins all around, razor cut across top, minor wrinkles, red
"Cincinnati O. 10 Dec. 12" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1849 folded
letter to Jersey City N.J.VERY FINE. ONLY FOUR COVERS WITH THE BAKER'S CITY EXPRESS STAMP ARE RECORDED, THIS BEING THE FINEST EXAMPLE KNOWN. A review of auction catalogues and Sloane's notes produced four covers with 6L1 (all uncancelled): 1) Dec. 8 (1849), to Carrolton Ky., ex Hollowbush, Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 462, realized $10,500 hammer), 2) Dec. 12 (1849), bottom sheet margin stamp (finest known), to Jersey City N.J., the cover offered here, ex Knapp, Meyersburg (Siegel Sale 791, lot 145, realized $17,000 hammer), 3) Jan. 8 (1850?), corner of cover cut out and replaced, to Piqua O., ex Ferrary, Boker, and 4) used to forward letter from Cumberland Md. to Cincinnati, May 3, 1849, stamp has small repair, repositioned on cover, ex Bowers, Worthington, Caspary, Middendorf, Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 463, realized $9,000 hammer). Ex Knapp (Image) |
12,500.00 | 13,500.00 |
| 1276° | |
 Barnard's City Letter
Express, Boston Mass., (unstated value) Black on Yellow Glazed (7L1).
Large margins, uncancelled as always, used on Jul. 21, 1845 folded letter
from New York City, carried privately to Boston and given to Barnard's for
delivery, faint pencil "Due 2 cts." at top left -- stamp probably
applied as a receipt -- very slight wear along foldsVERY FINE COVER WITH THE BARNARD'S CITY LETTER EXPRESS POST BLOCK ON YELLOW STAMP. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE FEWER THAN TEN COVERS REPORTED THAT WE HAVE OFFERED AT AUCTION. Ex Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 466, realized $3,250 hammer). Signed Sloane. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 2,600.00 |
| 1277° |  |
 Barr's Penny Dispatch,
Lancaster Pa., (unstated value) Red (8L1). Unused (no gum), clear to
ample margins, sealed tear well into design, small thin, Fine appearance,
very scarce, ex Hall (Image) |
1,000.00 | 400.00 |
| 1278° |  |
 Barr's Penny Dispatch,
Lancaster Pa., (unstated value) Black on Green (8L2). Original gum,
h.r., ample margins, tiny corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine and
scarce, undercatalogued in Scott (Image) |
250.00 | 275.00 |
| 1279° |
 Barr's Penny Dispatch
Collateral Photographs. Three photographs, one shows the store, others
are of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Barr, photo of Mr. Barr with ms. "Compliments of
Elias Barr", photo of store taken ca. 1868, Very Fine collateral items (Image) |
E. 100-150 | 140.00 | |
| 1280° | |
 Barr's Penny Dispatch,
Lancaster Pa., (unstated value) Black on Green (8L2). Large margins to
just in, cancelled by two tiny penstrokes and affixed to buff cover to
Lancaster Pa., Very Fine and very rare, with 1995 P.F. certificate stating
that the stamp is genuine but declining opinion as to whether it originates
on this cover (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 400.00 |
| 1281° | |
 Barr's Penny Dispatch,
Lancaster Pa., (unstated value) Red (8L1). Large margins to just in,
cancelled by ms. "X" at center and tied by trailing penstroke at
left and also by some slight toning from gum, on embossed Valentine
cover to Lancaster address, with original enclosure, Valentine with
overall toning spots which also affect stamp and help to confirm that it
originated on this cover, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare
Pennsylvania local post stamp -- only a few covers with the Red stamp are
known -- this is the only one we have seen with the stamp tied, Scott
Retail as not tied (Image) |
2,000.00 | 4,500.00 |
| 1282° | |
 Bayonne City Dispatch,
Bayonne City N.J., 1c Black (9L1). Used with 1c Gray Blue and 2c
Vermilion (183, 206), local stamp tied by purple target cancel, all
three tied by "Bergen Point N.J. May 19" duplex cancels on cover to New
York City, slightly reduced at leftVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE TIED COMBINATION OF THE BAYONNE CITY DISPATCH STAMP AND BANK NOTE ISSUES. Ex Arch (Sale 825, lot 1574, realized $2,200 hammer) (Image) |
2,750.00 | 2,500.00 |
| 1283° | |
 Bayonne City Dispatch,
Bayonne City N.J., 1c Black (9L1). Large even margins, used with 3c
Green (207), small faults, both stamps tied by "Bergen Point N.J. Jun.
14, 1883" duplex cancel on buff locally-addressed cover with printed
"Agent, Adams Express Company" crossed out, slightly reduced at left,
otherwise Fine, rare tied combination, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image) |
1,600.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 1284° | |
 Bayonne City Dispatch,
Bayonne City N.J., 1c Black (9L1). Large margins, tied by purple
target, matching "Bayonne City, May 15, 1883, Dispatch Paid" three-line
handstamp on cover to Bergen Point N.J., few toned spots affect stamp and
cover, otherwise Very Fine, attractive and scarce usage, ex Judd (Image) |
750.00 | 600.00 |