Lot 320
Kellogg's Penny Post & City Despatch, 1853 (1¢) vermilion (92L1), strip of three, with two torn off probably by the post office as a possible attempt to prepay U.S. postage, stamp paid only the Kellogg's 1¢ collection fee, on 1854 cover to Newark, Ohio treated as unpaid by Post Office with black "Cleveland O. '5' Sep 1" integral due c.d.s., endorsed "Charge Johnson House" as the hotel had a charge account with Kellogg, Fine and rare.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED KELLOGG'S PENNY POST USAGES.
Provenance: Knapp, Middendorf
Kellogg's Penny Post commenced operations in April 1853, collecting and delivering mail. Review of Cleveland newspapers and city directories indicates James Kellogg, age 73 in 1853, a builder and former owner of the Kellogg block including American House, organized Kellogg's Penny Post in response to the moving of the Post Office from Herald Building, Bank Street (now West 6th) to Water Street (now West 9th). The six recorded usages are dated June, July and September 1853.
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| Realized $3,500 |
