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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1348° |  |
 Blood's Penny Post,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black (15L18). Margins except a bit in at left,
used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), 1c grid cancel, both tied by
large octagonal "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 20, 1860" octagonal datestamp on
insurance co. notice with attractive red cameo corner card, company
timestamp at bottom, slight soiling, Very Fine, handsome, ex Piller (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 850.00 |
| 1349° | |
 Blood's Cover Balance.
Six with adhesives, incl. Nos. 15L13 double franking, 15L14 with "1" drop
rate, 15L15 and 15L16 acid tied, 15L17 acid tied with ms. "W" Way usage,
and 15L18 with red "1" in oval (not tied), Fine group
(Image) |
E. 150-200 | 225.00 |
| 1350° | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Albino Embossed Stamp on Buff entire
(15LU1A). Embossing with 28 South 6th Street address at upper right of
buff entire to local street address, "Blood's Despatch 28 So. Sixth"
handstamp, minor wrinkling and edgewear, faint wax seal stainVERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE FIRST BLOOD'S EMBOSSED BUFF ENTIRE, ISSUED SOMETIME IN LATE 1848 AND EARLY 1849. The Blood's albino-embossed entires were the first envelopes issued by Blood's. With the emergence of this example, there are now three recorded postmarked buff entires, all addressed to Master Leighton Coleman (the others were sold in our Sale 846, lot 2408, and Sale 908, lot 4617). There is one recorded white entire (15LU1). (Image) |
4,500.00 | 2,900.00 |
| 1351° | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Red on Buff Entire (15LU9).
Cancelled by bold strike of "Blood's Despatch Special Messenger"
circular handstamp, to local street address, Very Fine, scarce with this
marking (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 350.00 |
| 1352° | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Red on Buff Wove, Red on Buff Laid
(15LU6A, 15LU9). Two entires, former with 3c Brownish Carmine (11) tied
by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 20" circular datestamp, company timestamp,
to Indiana Pa., latter with 3c Dull Red, Ty. IIa (26a) tied by grids,
"Philadelphia Pa. Nov. 22, 1858" octagonal datestamp to Bridgeton N.J.,
minor wear or toning, still a Very Fine pair ideally suited for exhibition,
ex Piller (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 250.00 |
| 1353° | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Red on 3c Red Nesbitt U9 Entire
(15LU7a). Blood's cancelled by "Blood's Despatch Nov. 2 2PM 1854"
datestamp, 3c cancelled by "Philadelphia Pa. Nov. 2" circular datestamp, to
Wilmington Del., receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, attractive
usage, ex Barkhausen (Image) |
350.00 | 225.00 |
| 1354° | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Red on Buff Entire (15LU6A).
Cancelled by "Blood's Despatch Jan. 16 8 AM" circular datestamp to local
street address, embossed company handstamp at left, fresh and Very Fine,
scarce, very deep shade of paper which could be Brown (15LU6b) (Image) |
350.00 | 180.00 |
| 1355° | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Red Entires (15LU5/15LU8). Five, two
on White and Buff Laid (15LU5, 15LU6A), three on White and Amber Wove
(15LU7, 15LU8), one 15LU8 with printed "Philadelphia Local Express" address
that appears to have been used as a paste-up (no markings), others with
Blood's timestamps, minor faults, Fine-Very Fine group
(Image) |
800.00 | 650.00 |
| 1356° | |
Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red Entires (15LU1B-15LU4). Each cancelled by grid and used to local address, fresh and Very Fine group | 535.00 | 325.00 |
| 1357° | |
 City Despatch, D. O. Blood &
Co. 2 Cts. Double-circle handstamp in red on lady's small cover
to local street address, light soiling, Very Fine, scarce marking in red,
ex Hollowbush (Image) |
E. 150-200 | 160.00 |
| 1358° | |
 City Despatch, D. O. Blood &
Co. 2 Cts. Double-circle handstamp with "Paid" struck over rate on
small embossed Valentine cover to local street address, with
original hand-written Valentine enclosure, Very Fine, scarce combination of
2c and Paid markings, ex Gibson (Image) |
E. 150-200 | 275.00 |