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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1525° |  |
 East River Post Office, New
York N.Y., (1c) Black on Green Glazed (62L3). Cut to shape,
uncancelled, appears to have originated on small cover to local street
address with red "East River/Post Office/23 Avenue D" three-line handstamp,
stamp lifted and replaced, surrounded by a water stain, Fine, extremely
rare use of the "23 Av. D" stamp, illustrated in Patton book (p. 160), ex
Chapman, Caspary, Middendorf and Golden
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 850.00 |
| 1526° |  |
 East River Post Office, New
York N.Y., (1c) Black on Green Glazed (62L4). Vertical pair, original
gum, large margins, fine clear impression on deep green paper, slight
negligible crease at upper leftEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED MULTIPLES OF THE EAST RIVER POST OFFICE "18 AVE. D" STAMP. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE AND DISTINCTIVE STAMP, WITH ITS ILLUSTRATION OF A SIDEWHEEL SAILING VESSEL. This pair was featured on the cover of the 1973 Robson Lowe sale of a portion of the Boker Carriers and Locals collection. Ex Caspary, Boker and Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 1045, realized $4,000 hammer) (Image) |
2,500.00 | 1,800.00 |
| 1527° |  |
 Essex Letter Express, New
York N.Y., 2c Black on Red Glazed (65L1). Ample margins, unused (no
gum), small faults, otherwise Very Fine, rare, ex Hall, signed Sloane (Image) |
1,250.00 | 700.00 |
| 1528° |
 Essex Letter Express, New
York N.Y., 2c Black on Red Glazed (65L1). Small but ample margins,
uncancelled, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to touching, tied by
double-struck "New-York Mar. 11" (ca. 1856) circular datestamp on buff
cover to Springfield Mass., Extremely Fine, appears to be a genuine usage
(but cannot be guaranteed) -- Coster's story of the Essex Letter Express
basically states that three or four ex-carriers of various city posts
joined together in 1856 and issued the Essex Letter Express stamps to the
public, then disbanded and kept the proceeds -- if true, it is possible
that some mail was carried -- ex Ferrary, Mason and Schwartz, a cover in
our November 1999 Golden sale realized $1,700 hammer and this cover
realized $1,600 in Sale 824 (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,300.00 | |
| 1529° | |
 Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang
Express, Newark N.J., Black on Red Glazed (66L1). Large margins,
original gum, slightly creased and oxidized, still Very Fine, extremely
rare (Image) |
275.00 | 275.00 |
| 1530° | |
 Faunce's Penny Post, Atlantic
City N.J., (1c) Black on Red (152L1). Unused (no gum), small scuffs,
appears Very Fine (Image) |
225.00 | 120.00 |
| 1531° |
 Faunce's Penny Post, Atlantic
City N.J., (1c) Black on Red (152L1). Large margins to in at top, tied
by Philadelphia circular datestamp on small piece, Fine, with 1986 P.F.
certificate declining opinion as to the cancellation
(Image) |
350.00 | 120.00 |