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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1469° |  |
 G. Carter's Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Blue on Buff Entire (36LU1). Embossed in upper
right corner of cover to Philadelphia street address, 3c Brownish
Carmine (11), small but mostly clear margins, tied by grid and
"Baltimore Md. Feb. 18" (ca. 1852) circular datestampVERY FINE. ONE OF A HALF-DOZEN KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE CARTER'S DISPATCH ENTIRE. About a half-dozen examples of the Carter's embossed entire are known, including three addressed to Caleb D. West in Philadelphia with 3c 1851 stamps. A December 1851 usage with the Orange Brown tied by the Philadelphia & Baltimore Railroad datestamp realized $3,000 hammer in our Golden sale. The others are early 1852 usages with Brownish Carmine shades tied by Baltimore datestamps. Carter's post is thought to have ceased operation in 1851, prior to the time these covers were mailed. Even if Carter's post still existed, it is unlikely that the Philadelphia post office would turn mail received from Baltimore or the railroad route agent over to a private local post for street delivery. The best explanation for these late usages of the embossed entire is that they were used simply as envelopes (see Steven M. Roth's article in The Penny Post, November 1992). They are nonetheless rare and desirable, and they are the basis of the Scott listings. Ex Brown, Caspary, Ward and Hall. (Image) |
1,750.00 | 0.00 |
| 1470° | |
 G. Carter's Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., 2c Black (36L1). Huge margins at top and bottom, just
in at sides, tied by ms. "X", blue "Philada. Pa. 5 Jul. 20" integral-rate
circular datestamp on cover to Washington D.C., fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
225.00 | 250.00 |
| 1471° | |
 G. Carter's Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., 2c Black (36L1). Four covers, each bearing single,
three tied by ms., one by blue Philadelphia circular datestamp (scuffed),
destinations incl. Philadelphia (2), Warren Pa. and Baltimore, Fine-Very
Fine, desirable and highly exhibitable group
(Image) |
900.00 | 550.00 |
| 1472° |  |
 Cheever & Towle, Boston
Mass., 2c Blue (37L1). Unused (no gum), large margins, rich color,
faint creases, appears Very Fine (Image) |
350.00 | 500.00 |
| 1473° | |
 Cheever & Towle, Boston
Mass., 2c Blue (37L1). Ample margin at right, touched at top and left,
scissors-cut at bottom, small repaired corner in bottom right margin,
tied by red "Towle's City Dispatch Post, 7 State St., 2 Cents" oval
handstamp with matching "Paid." on blue folded cover to local
addressee, circa 1849-50, ms. "Gone to California" indicating that
addressee had left for the Gold Rush, side panels removedVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH THE CHEEVER & TOWLE STAMP TIED BY A HANDSTAMP. Cheever & Towle's usual method of cancelling its stamps (if at all) was to apply a small "X" in manuscript, sometimes with an extra dash or two. This is the only cover in our records, the Sloane or Costales files that has the stamp cancelled and tied by the red oval marking. Ex Boker and Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 902, realized $4,500 hammer) (Image) |
5,000.00 | 6,250.00 |
| 1474° | |
 Chicago Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Orange Brown (38L1). Unused (no gum), margins mostly clear
all around, fresh and Very Fine, scarce
(Image) |
800.00 | 450.00 |
| 1475° |
 Chicago Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Orange Brown (38L1). Mostly large margins, ms. "X" cancel, a
bit toned, couple tiny flaws, otherwise Fine, very scarce (Image) |
1,250.00 | 0.00 | |
| 1476° | |
 Chicago Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Orange Brown, Serrated Perforations (38L1 var). Ample
margins on three sides showing very small traces of roulette at bottom,
slightly in at right, uncancelled, bright color, used on lady's small
embossed cover to local street addressA FINE EXAMPLE OF THE CHICAGO PENNY POST "BEEHIVE" STAMP WITH TRACES OF PERFORATIONS. NO MORE THAN THREE COVERS WITH THIS STAMP ARE KNOWN. Ex Abt (illustrated in his Chicago series) and Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 918, realized $4,250 hammer) (Image) |
5,000.00 | 2,800.00 |