D. O. Blood & Co.
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1063 |
 |
 Daniel Otis Blood. Daily
Public Ledger advertising receipt signed "D. O. Blood", dated Apr.
12, 1841, excellent collateral for a Blood's collection
(Image) |
E. 100-150 |
275.00 |
| 1064 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (3c) Black on Grayish, "D.O.B. & Cos." Initials
(15L4). Large margins to touching, uncancelled, used on 1845 folded
letter from Philadelphia to Boston, red "PHILADA. RAILROAD"
straightline handstamp and matching "New-York 10 cts. 16 Sep."
integral-rate circular datestamp, stamp has minor creases and small faults
from creasing in lettersheet, overall Very Fine appearance, rare use of the
Blood's overprinted Striding Messenger issue
(Image) |
E. 500-750 |
2,400.00 |
| 1065 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.
Circular. Circa 1848, 48 South Third Street address, printed circular
with (2c) Black, Striding Messenger (15L5) and (1c) Black, "For the Post
Office" (15L8) stamps affixed, second version with space for convenient
box location, lightly folded, very scarce example of Blood's circular (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
5,500.00 |
| 1066 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L5). Large margins all around showing
full imprint at bottom, fine impression, ms. "X" cancel, used on Apr. 15,
1847 meeting notice for Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. board of directors, to
local resident with street address in pencil, Extremely Fine, a lovely
example of the Blood's Striding Messenger issue on cover (Image) |
800.00 |
900.00 |
| 1067 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L5). Large margins all around showing
full imprint at bottom, beautiful detailed impression, small dots cancel
(impression ties thru paper), used on folded printed advertisement for a
book by Gen. John Cadwalader, Blood's green advertising label
affixed over fold and torn upon opening, minor sealed tears not readily
apparent and not affecting stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image) |
800.00 |
850.00 |
| 1068 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L5). Large margins all around showing
full imprint at bottom, clear impression, small dots cancel, used on May
14, 1847 meeting notice for Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. board of directors,
to local resident with street address in another hand, Extremely Fine (Image) |
800.00 |
700.00 |
| 1069 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L5). Ample to large margins showing
full imprint at bottom, deep shade and sharp impression, ms. "X" cancel,
blue "Philadelphia 5 Jun. 22" integral-rate circular datestamp with rate
corrected to "10" on 1846 folded letter to Bridgewater Mass., Extremely
Fine (Image) |
800.00 |
1,100.00 |
| 1070 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Large margins to just touching,
small dots cancel, used on Oct. 4, 1847 meeting notice for Pennsylvania
Rail Road Co. board of directors, to local resident, Blood's blue
advertising label, stamp tied by ink smear from address, Very Fine,
this Striding Messenger issue is scarce on cover
(Image) |
1,250.00 |
850.00 |
| 1071 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Full to large margins, "X" cancel,
used on Jan. 29, 1848 folded letter to local street address, split along
folds and slightly toned, otherwise Fine, reported to be the latest known
use of this stamp (Image) |
1,250.00 |
700.00 |
| 1072 |
|
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Cut close all around, light but
legible strike of "Blood's Despatch 2 Cts." double-circle handstamp,
not tied and apparently applied to stamp prior to use, used on 1847 folded
letter to New York City, blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Dec. 29" integral-rate
datestamp, Fine, although one's initial instinct would be to consider this
untied stamp as not original to the cover, the use of the Blood's "2 Cts."
handstamp is extremely unusual and may have been used at this time to
indicate the value of the stamp when sold, the Dec. 1847 date of use is
appropriate, and we see nothing to indicate the stamp was added, probably a
very rare genuine Blood's usage -- offered "as is" to the specialists who
will recognize the possibilities (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
450.00 |
| 1073 |
 |
 D. O. Blood & Co.,
Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L7). Margins all
around, uncancelled on piece, saint toning, otherwise Very Fine, scarce,
with 1967 P.F. certificate (Image) |
175.00 |
200.00 |
