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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1124 |  |
 12c Black (17).
Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in, slight pre-use creasing,
tied by blue grids, matching bold "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 9" (ca. 1852)
circular datestamp, used with Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa.,
1c Bronze on Black Glazed (15L13), margins slightly in, acid tied,
"Blood's Despatch, Feb. 9, 8 A.M." double-line circular datestamp on back
of greenish folded cover to London, England, red "19" credit
handstamp and red London transit, minor toning, vertical crease affects one
12cVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A COLORFUL AND RARE COMBINATION OF BLOOD'S ADHESIVE AND THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE ON A TREATY-RATE COVER TO ENGLAND. This cover comes from the same correspondence as lot XXX. (Image) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 12,000.00 |
| 1125 | |
 Blood's Despatch, 26 So.
Sixth 28. Double-circle handstamp clearly struck on buff cover to local
street address with red American Hotel cameo corner card, beautiful
embossed image of hotel facade, horizontal fold, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 2,100.00 |
| 1126 | |
 Blood's
Despatch/One-Cent/Pre-Paid. Serrated double-circle handstamp clearly
struck on cover to local street address with blue "Industrial Exposition
of All Nation in 1852, Executive Committee, Astor House, New York"
cameo return card on flap, couple stain spots and minor flap faults, still
Very Fine and exhibitable, scarce corner card
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 550.00 |
| 1127 | |
 Blood's Despatch, Special
Messenger. Clear strike of double-circle handstamp on Mar. 29, 1850
blue folded letter to local street address, fold at top thru marking, still
Very Fine, scarce (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 225.00 |
| 1128 | |
 Blood's Despatch, Special
Messenger. Mostly clear strike of double-circle handstamp on cover to
local street address, ms. "Bloods Special" endorsement at lower
left, flap tears extend slightly over top edge, otherwise Fine, scarce
marking and unusual endorsement (Image) |
E. 150-200 | 100.00 |
| 1129 | |
 Blood's Drop Letter
Usages. Two (both 1851), each with Blood's datestamp, blue
"Philadelphia Pa." circular datestamp and matching "1" in octagon, one
addressed to P.O. box with No. 15L13 acid tied, other stampless to Eastern
Penitentiary (outside city borders), Very Fine, unusual combination of
local post and government drop rate (Image) |
E. 150-200 | 425.00 |
| 1130 | TC |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black & Buff Trial Color Proof on Bluish
(15L15TC). Block of eight, large margins to just touched, Very Fine,
very scarce trial color, ex Schwartz, with 1975 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 500-750 | 1,200.00 |
| 1131 |  |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Complete pane of
25, several stamps show period after "Blood's", large part original gum,
large margins, stained spot at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, very
scarce unused pane of the Blue & Pink stamp, with Jakubek certificate (Image) |
1,250.00 | 600.00 |
| 1132 | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Ample margins,
acid tied, used with 3c Dull Red (11), cut in and gum stained, tied by
faint Philadelphia circular datestamp on illustrated Pennsylvania
Railroad map cover to Wilmington Del., "Blood's Despatch Feb. 14, 9
P.M. 1855" circular datestamp, Wilmington backstamp, overall Very Fine
cover (Image) |
E. 500-750 | 400.00 |
| 1133 | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Ample margins to
touching, tied by acid cancel, "Blood's Despatch Apl. 6, 8 A.M."
double-line circular datestamp, blue "Philadelphia Pa. 5 Apr. 6"
integral-rate circular datestamp on 1854 folded letter to Ashland O.,
forwarded twice with "Ashland O. Apr. 12" circular datestamp and "5", blue
"Hudson O. Apr. 28" circular datestamp and ms. addition totalling 15c
postage, the Blood's stamp is tied by the blue Hudson datestamp, Very Fine
and unusual, ex Schwartz (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 180.00 |
| 1134 | |
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Blue & Pink on Bluish (15L15). Bottom left
corner sheet margins, other sides large to touching, acid cancel, used with
3c Dull Red (11), ample to large margins, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Mar.
25" circular datestamp, "Blood's Despatch Mar. 25, 10-1/2 A.M." double-line
circular datestamp on small cover to Delafield Wis., Extremely Fine,
perfection (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 400.00 |