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Carriers and Locals
 
 
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Lot 405

Carrier, 1851, 1¢ Eagle (LO2), tied by red star cancel on locally addressed cover with an additional strike of the star alongside; stamp with small corner crease, small tear at top of cover, Fine and quite rare with the stamp tied by the star postmark.
Scott $500

Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate not noting corner crease on stamp.

Provenance: Knapp, Duckworth
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Lot 406

American Letter Mail Co., Boston, choice strike of oval handstamp on clean 26 May 1845 folded letter from Boston to Providence, R.I., matching red "6" rating handstamp. Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 407

Baltimore "Carrier Paid 1 Cent", small blue circle postmark on orange cover addressed to Ed. Otis Hickley Esq. with no street address. Some wear at ends. Fine and exceedingly rare, Kendall type 1 rarity.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 408

Baltimore, Md., 1857, 1¢ red (1LB9), four margins, cancelled by manuscript and tied by "Baltimore Md. Dec 21" c.d.s. along with 3¢ dull red (26) on orange cover to Bloomingdale, Md., 1859 docketing at left.
Estimate 200 - 300

Provenance: J.R. Hill, Jr.
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Lot 409

Boston, Mass., 1849-50, 1¢ blue on slate (3LB2), tied by red "Boston '3cts' 11 Jun" c.d.s., used along with 3¢ dull red (11), margins to just in, double frameline at left, tied by large "Paid" grid on buff cover to Philadelphia Pa. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300

Provenance: J.R. Hill, Jr.
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Lot 410

"Blood's Despatch. 28 So. Sixth.", exceptional strike on locally addressed part-printed folded letter. Clean and Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 411

Blood & Co., 1853 (1¢) blue & pink on bluish (15L15), margins to touching at bottom, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. '5' Nov 3" c.d.s. on locally addressed buff cover, "Blood's Despatch Jun. 3" c.d.s. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 412

Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on black (15L16), margins to touching at top right, acid tied, also tied along with 3¢ dull red (11) by "Philadelphia Pa. Jun 13" c.d.s. on buff cover to New York, N.Y., "Blood's Despatch Jun. 13 1856" c.d.s., 3¢ affected slightly from edge placement. Otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 413

Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black (15L18), margins to just in, tied by "Blood's Penny Post Dec 8, 1858" datestamp on cover to New York, N.Y., used with 3¢ dull red (26) tied by circular grid cancellation, matching "Philadelphia Pa. Dec 8 1858" octagonal datestamp. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 414

Blood & Co., envelope, 1848-60, red on buff (15LU4), cancelled by clear strike of "Blood's Despatch Feb. 24" datestamp, addressed to local street. Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 415

Boyd's City Express, 1844, 2¢ black on yellow green (20L2), trimmed, tied by cancellation smudge and manuscript on 25 Feb. 1845 folded letter from New York to Fredericksburg, Pa., red "Boyd's City Express Post Feb 26" oval d.s. and "New York Feb 26" c.d.s. Very Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 416

Boyd's City Express, 1860, 2¢ black on red (20L16), oval datestamp and "Paid/J.T.B." framed handstamp at right, four large margins, stamp uncancelled on local cover to New York City, Boyd's Express Post Nov. 29. Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 417

Hale & Co., 1844 (6¢) blue (75L5), four margins, tied by "Collect, Six Cents, for, Hale & Co." box handstamp on 22 Apr. 1845 folded letter from New York to Philadelphia, Pa., stamp margin creased from file fold. Still Very Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 418

Hussey, two covers addressed locally, first is an orange envelope with "Hussey 50 Wm. St. 1ct Paid" h.s. and second a printed circular with "Hussey 50 Wm. St. '2ct Paid' Sep 5" c.d.s. A Very Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 419

"Paid, Hussey's Post.", choice strike of three-line handstamp on cover to local street address, printed 1864 announcement enclosure. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 420

Hussey's Post, 1880, red (87L75), tied by handstamp on cover to local New York city address, French window glass merchant corner card; reduced at left. Fine.
Scott $175
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Lot 421

Messenkope's Union Square Post Office, 1849 (1¢) black on green (106L1), Cancelled by two manuscript strokes, clear strike of large red "Dunham's Post Office, Union Square" oval handstamp, large margins, on 1850 printed notice addressed to local New York City street address, this example is from the same correspondence as the Ex-Caspary usage. Fine and rare.
Estimate 400 - 600

Expertization: signed genuine by R. Frajola.
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Lot 422

Swart's City Dispatch Post, 1849-53 (2¢) red (136L4), four margins, cancelled by black cork on cover along with 1851 3¢ dull rose (11A) right sheet margin single, tied by "New-York Jun 21" c.d.s. to New Brunswick, N.J., Fine and scarce to-the-mails usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 423

Wyman, 1844, 5¢ black (149L1), enormous margins tied by manuscript "X" cancel on Nov 20, 1844 bluish cover from Boston to New York City, red four-line Wyman's handstamp and matching small "PAID" straightline, single horizontal file fold. Very Fine.
Scott $3,850

A CHOICE COVER AND ONE OF ONLY FIFTEEN RECORDED IN THE FRAJOLA CENSUS.

Provenance: Foote
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