Blood's Despatch
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1080 |
 |
 City Despatch * D. O. Blood &
Co. * Paid. Circular handstamp in brilliant red on Oct. 27, 1846
printed invitation to valedictory address at Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy, to local address, Extremely Fine, scarce marking in red (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
950.00 |
| 1081 |
|
 City Despatch * D. O. Blood &
Co. * Paid. Circular handstamp in red with blue "Philadelphia 5
Dec. 17" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1846 folded letter to Carlisle
Pa., slightly broken file fold and ink bleed, otherwise Fine, scarce
marking in red and rare on mail to the post office
(Image) |
E. 200-300 |
950.00 |
| 1082 |
|
 City Despatch * D. O. Blood &
Co. * Paid. Circular handstamp perfectly struck on folded letter
datelined "Bedford, July 14th, 1847" to local Philadelphia street
address, sealed with three different Blood's pink advertising
labels, torn upon opening, file fold, Extremely Fine and unusual, ex
Mason (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
300.00 |
| 1083 |
|
 City Despatch * D. O. Blood &
Co. * Paid. Circular handstamp clearly struck on sperm whale oil
manufacturer's printed notice datelined New Bedford (Mass.), Aug. 23, 1847,
to local Philadelphia street address, two different Blood's blue
advertising labels, one tied by file fold, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
1,400.00 |
| 1084 |
|
 City Despatch * D. O. Blood &
Co. * Paid. Mostly clear strike of circular handstamp on folded cover
to President James K. Polk in Washington D.C., entered the mails
with blue "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 23" circular datestamp and matching "Free"
framed handstamp, docketing at left erased, otherwise Very Fine, unusual
usage (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
550.00 |
| 1085 |
|
 City Despatch, D.O. Blood &
Co. 2 Cts. Double-circle handstamp in red perfectly struck on
blue folded cover to local street address, docketed July 1, 1846, Extremely
Fine, scarce in red and reported to be the earliest use of this marking in
any color (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
1,700.00 |
| 1086 |
|
 City Despatch, D.O. Blood &
Co. 2 Cts. Double-circle handstamp clearly struck on Aug. 10, 1847
folded letter to local street address, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
170.00 |
| 1087 |
|
 Blood's Despatch.
Double-circle handstamps, one with "Paid", other "2 Cts.", each clearly
struck on May 2 and Aug. 7, 1848, folded letters, respectively, latter
creased, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
225.00 |
| 1088 |
|
 Blood's Despatch Paid.
Double-circle handstamp boldly struck on Dec. 23, 1848 folded letter to
Easton Md., perfectly struck blue "Philada. Railroad Dec. 25" route
agent's circular datestamp and matching "5" rate handstamp, ms. "X" thru
Blood's "Paid" marking probably applied by route agent to eliminate
confusion about government postage due from addressee, Extremely Fine and
unusual usage (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
375.00 |
| 1089 |
|
 5c Red Brown (1). Large
margins incl. left sheet margin, tied by blue "Philada Pa. 5 cts.
Nov. 15" integral-rate circular datestamp, struck again at right, bold
strike of "Blood's Despatch Paid" double-circle handstamp on 1848
folded letter to West Chester Pa., horizontal file fold thru stamp, which
also has gum stains, otherwise Fine, very scarce combination of this
Blood's marking and the 1847 Issue (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,000.00 |
| 1090 |
 |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black & Blue (15L10). Vertical pair,
original gum, ample margins to just clear at lower right, tiny gum toned
spot, otherwise Very Fine, the Blue & Black "For the Post Office" bicolored
stamp (with "Blood's" background print) is extremely scarce in any form,
and this is the only unused multiple we have encountered (and the
only multiple recorded by Richardson), ex Schwartz
(Image) |
1,300.00 |
1,600.00 |
