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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1532° |  |
 Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Huge margins all around, dark shade, tied by
perfect clear strike of "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" double-oval handstamp,
used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), tied by blue grid, matching
"Chicago Ills. Mar. 25" double-circle datestamp on cover addressed in blue
to Grafton Mass., lightly cleanedEXTREMELY FINE. AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB COMBINATION COVER WITH THE FLOYD'S PENNY POST BLUE STAMP AND 3-CENT 1857 ISSUE. To-the-mails usages of this stamp are much scarcer than locally-addressed covers. Floyd's Penny Post covers with the 3c 1857, rather than the 3c 1861, are extremely rare. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 2,100.00 |
| 1533° | |
 Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Large margins all around, deep shade, tied by
clear strike of "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" circular handstamp on small
cover to local street address, small mended nick at top, otherwise Very
Fine, ex Knapp (Image) |
1,000.00 | 600.00 |
| 1534° |
 Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Brown (68L2). Large to huge margins, used with 3c Dull Red,
Ty. II (26), both stamps tied by grid, Floyd's stamp also tied by sunburst
company handstamp, Extremely Fine and very rare, Scott Retail as used
Floyd's (Image) |
1,000.00 | 400.00 | |
| 1535° |
 Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Brown (68L2). Faults but mostly large margins, uncancelled,
affixed to John R. Floyd's business card (American Express Co.) and signed
by him, dated July 10, 1893, "1859" written in his hand below stamp
(presumably his recollection of the year of issue), unusual exhibition
item, ex Golden (Image) |
E. 150-200 | 275.00 | |
| 1536° |
 Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Brown (68L2). Faulty, uncancelled, affixed to John R.
Floyd's business card (American Express Co.) with Civil War veteran's logo,
nice exhibit item (Image) |
E. 150-200 | 120.00 | |
| 1537° |  |
 Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago
Ill., (1c) Green (68L3). Original gum, h.r., large margins, few light
toning spotsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. NO MORE THAN A DOZEN EXAMPLES OF FLOYD'S GREEN STAMP ARE KNOWN TO US, AND OF THESE ONLY TWO ARE IN SOUND UNUSED CONDITION. John R. Floyd advertised the start of his Penny Post in July 1860. In June 1861, after the outbreak of the Civil War, Floyd sold the firm to Charles W. Mappa, but continued to assist in managing the post for several months before leaving for war in January 1862. Mappa in turn sold out to Kimball & Waterman in May 1862, and the post continued at least until November 1862 and then closed. The Brown and Blue stamps were the first issued, and the Blue continued to be issued from 1860 through 1862. The Green stamps are known used only in October and November 1862, thus they appear to be the last printing, probably by Kimball & Waterman before the post was closed. The Blue is the most common, and the Brown is extremely scarce. The Green is by far the rarest, with only two recorded covers, six or seven used stamps off cover, and three unused stamps (two with original gum) known to us. (Image) |
4,500.00 | 1,400.00 |
| 1538° | |
 Floyd's Penny Post.
Circular handstamp with sunburst perfectly struck on bright buff cover to
agent of the Merchant's Despatch in Chicago, endorsed "Floyd Jan.
31/62" at lower left, Extremely Fine
(Image) |
E. 300-400 | 550.00 |