Blood's Despatch continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 1182 |
 |
 Blood's Penny Post,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black (15L18). Ample margins, slightly creased
along right edge, uncancelled because the sender mistakenly dropped this
Pennsylvania Railroad lithographed cover into a government mail box,
local street address, "Philadelphia Pa. May 26, 1859" octagonal datestamp
and "Drop 1 ct." in circle handstamp, stains, still Fine and unusual
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
275.00 |
| 1183 |
|
 Blood's Penny Post,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black (15L18). Large margins to touched at
right, tied by small red "1" in oval, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26),
pulled perf, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 16, 1859" octagonal datestamp,
"Blood's Penny Post Philada. Mar. 20, 2-1/2 P.M." double-circle datestamp
on buff cover to Washington D.C., with original enclosure, edgewear,
otherwise Very Fine, ex Chapman and Caspary
(Image) |
350.00 |
450.00 |
| 1184 |
|
 Blood's Penny Post,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black (15L18). Margins all around, tied by
Blood's date/time double circle on cover to Michigan used in combination
with average U.S. 3c Red (26) tied by grid, matching Philadelphia Pa Jun 26
cds, Blood's handstamp struck again at bottom left of cover, minor cover
edge flaws at top, Fine (Image) |
350.00 |
400.00 |
| 1185 |
|
 Blood's Penny Post,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black (15L18). Ample margins to slightly in,
small "1" in oval cancel, used on cover to Falkirk, Scotland,
"Blood's Despatch May 25, 8 A.M. 1859" circular datestamp, partly clear
"Phila. Am. Pkt. 21 May 27" debit datestamp, London (Jun. 10) transit
backstamp, ms. "1/-" and additional "1d" rate for forwarding to Bridge of
Allan with corresponding backstamps, reduced at right, minor edge faults,
still Fine and extremely scarce use of this Blood's issue on transatlantic
mail (Image)
(imagea) |
E. 400-500 |
1,100.00 |
| 1185A |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White Entire (15LU1B). Double embossing,
one albino, grid cancel on entire to local street address, piece of red
embossing fell off probably due to doubling, Fine and unusual (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
375.00 |
| 1186 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Pink on White Entire (15LU1Ba). Grid cancel, to
local street address, wax seal toning, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
100.00 |
275.00 |
| 1187 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on Buff Entire (15LU2). Uncancelled, to
local street address, slight wrinkling and creasing, still Very Fine (Image) |
150.00 |
160.00 |
| 1188 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White Entire (15LU3). Grid cancel, to
Cincinnati O. with clear strike of blue "Philada. Rail Road Mar. 24"
route agent's circular datestamp and ms. "10" rate, slight wear, Very Fine,
ex Gibson (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
750.00 |
| 1189 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on Buff Entire (15LU4). Grid cancel, to
Lebanon O. with blue "Philada. Pa. 10 Nov. 7" integral-rate circular
datestamp, Very Fine (Image) |
125.00 |
80.00 |
| 1190 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White Entire (15LU5). "Blood's Despatch
Mar. 15, 8 A.M." double-line circular datestamp, to local street address,
neatly docketed, Very Fine and much scarcer than meager Scott value
suggests, ex Hollowbush (Image) |
75.00 |
160.00 |
| 1191 |
|
 Blood's City Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White Entire (15LU5). "Blood's Despatch
Oct. 11, 2 P.M." double-line circular datestamp, to Providence R.I. with
3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to slightly in, tied by blue
"Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 11" circular datestamp, neatly docketed, Very Fine
(Image) |
350.00 |
200.00 |
