Blood's Despatch continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 1091 |
 |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black & Blue (15L10). Large margins
to just touched along bottom, uncancelled and used on greenish Jul. 2, 1848
folded letter from Stuttgart, Germany, to New Braunfels, Texas,
carried outside the mails to Philadelphia where carried by Blood's to the
post office, blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Sep. 23" integral-rate circular
datestamp re-rated "10" cents to Texas, file fold, Very Fine, an
extraordinary use of the scarce Blue & Black "For the Post Office" stamp on
bootlegged transatlantic mail from Germany to Texas, ex Hollowbush (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,500.00 |
| 1092 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black & Blue (15L10). Large margins
to just touching, uncancelled and used on 1848 folded letter to Rahway
N.J., blue "Philada. Pa. 5cts. Aug. 15" integral-rate circular datestamp,
Very Fine, the Blue & Black "For the Post Office" stamp is scarce on cover
and almost always uncancelled (Image) |
1,000.00 |
425.00 |
| 1093 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black & Blue (15L10). Large margins
to slightly in at upper left, uncancelled but tied by file fold on 1848
folded letter to Clearfield Pa., blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Sep. 4"
integral-rate circular datestamp, wax seal torn away at top and stamp
creased, otherwise Fine, scarce (Image) |
1,000.00 |
300.00 |
| 1094 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black & Blue (15L10). Mostly ample
margins to just barely touching frameline, acid cancelled and
additionally tied by blue "Philada. Pa. 5 Jan. 21" integral-rate
circular datestamp on cover to Orwigsburgh Pa., Blood's blue advertising
label on back, Very Fine, the Blue & Black "For the Post Office" stamps
were almost always left uncancelled, this is a rare example of the acid
cancel introduced in 1849 used on the bicolored issue (and tied by the
Philadelphia datestamp as well), ex Gibson and Schwartz, Scott Retail for
example tied by handstamp (Image) |
1,250.00 |
900.00 |
| 1095 |
 |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Large
margins, paper adherence but part of original gum intact, diagonal crease,
otherwise Very Fine, scarce (Image) |
300.00 |
500.00 |
| 1096 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Large
margins to touched at top, 5-bar grid cancel, tiny margin tear at right,
otherwise Fine (Image) |
300.00 |
225.00 |
| 1097 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Ample
margins, 5-bar grid cancel, used on cover to local street address, Aug.
1848 docketing, creases in stamp and cover, otherwise Fine (Image) |
800.00 |
250.00 |
| 1098 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Large
margins, 5-bar grid cancel, used on blue folded cover addressed in blue to
local street address, stamp has sealed tear at bottom left, otherwise Very
Fine, scarce (Image) |
800.00 |
300.00 |
| 1099 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Gold on Black Glazed (15L12). Margins slightly
into design, uncancelled, used on small bronze Valentine cover to
local street address, Very Fine, a lovely and very scarce Valentine usage
of the Small "Paid" stamp (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
400.00 |
| 1100 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Gold on Black Glazed (15L12). Margins mostly
clear of framelines, tied by acid cancel on blue Feb. 26, 1849 folded
letter to local street address, Very Fine, scarce use of Blood's Small
"Paid" stamp (Image) |
200.00 |
110.00 |
| 1101 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Gold on Black Glazed (15L12). Large margins to
touching, tied by acid cancel on blue Feb. 5, 1849 folded letter to local
street address, stamp has barely noticeable tear caused by cancel,
otherwise Fine, scarce Small "Paid" usage, ex Mason
(Image) |
200.00 |
160.00 |
