Boyd's City Express, 1844, 2¢ black on green. Margins large to just into outer oval, canceled by red Free handstamp with handstamp impression on reverse tying stamp on locally addressed folded letter sheet, matching light "Boyd's City, Express Post, July 1" boxed date stamp; cover file folds, F.-V.F., a rare on cover usage of Boyd's first issue, with only eighteen on cover usages recorded.
Scott No. 20L1; $4,000.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1184 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Lot #1185 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Boyd's City Express, 1845, 2¢ black on green. Large margins, tied by bar handstamp on fresh folded letters to Philadelphia, Pa., red "New York, 5 cts, Apr 27" cds, Extremely Fine, scarce in such choice condition.
Scott No. 20L4; $250; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1186 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Boyd's City Express, 1848, 2¢ black on yellow green. Full margins, tied by black cork and red "New York & Phil. R.R., Mar 22" cds on folded letter to Natchez, Miss, matching "10" rate handstamp; stamp with light corner crease not affecting design, otherwise Very Fine, rare tied by a railroad cancellation.
Scott No. 20L7a; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1187 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Boyd's City Express, 1852, 2¢ black on green. Die cut to shape, tied by "Paid, J.T.B." two-line handstamps on incoming cover to New York, in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red, horizontal pair tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Jan 1" cds, cover forwarded locally by Boyd with matching "Boyd's City Express Post" oval date stamp; left thee cent stamp with small pre-use corner crease, otherwise Very Fine, a rare...
Lot #1188 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Boyd's City Express, 1852, 2¢ gold. Ample to large margins, tied by "Paid, J.T.B." two-line handstamp on locally addressed cover, with second strike below and matching "Boyd's City Express Post, Ap 26" oval date stamp, with original 1856 enclosure; cover with light wax seal stain, F.-V.F., an extremely scarce on cover usage.
Scott No. 20L9; $750; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1189 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Boyd's City Express, 1860, 1¢ black on green. Clear to large margins, tied by cork cancels on local post office box addressed cover, with "New-York, City Delivery, 1ct, Nov 25" cds; partial backflap, Very Fine, a very scarce drop cover usage carried by Boyd's Express to the post office.
Scott No. 20L15; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1190 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Boyd's City Express, 1861, 2¢ gold on dark blue. Ample margins, tied by purple "Boyd's City Circular Dispatch" oval handstamp on locally addressed cover, Very Fine, a elusive issue on or off cover.
Scott No. 20L21; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1191 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Boyd's City Dispatch, envelope, 1867, 2¢ red on cream. Locally addressed entire canceled by "Boyd's Dispatch, 39 Fulton St." circular date stamp, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 20LU18; $300.
Lot #1192 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Boyd's Dispatch, 1879, blue on blue. Tied by "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place, Paid" serrated oval handstamp on fresh locally addressed cover, Very Fine, an extremely scarce and elusive Mercury issue on cover.
Scott No. 20L46; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1193 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Brooklyn City Express Post, 1855-64, 2¢ black on dark blue. Ample to large margins, cork canceled on cover to Shurb Oak Plains, N.Y., in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by "Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan 5" cds; minor cover nick at lower right, Very Fine, with H. Herset attest on reverse.
Scott No. 28L5+11A; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1194 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
City Despatch Post, 1847-50, 2¢ Black on Grayish. Position 30, large margins all around, tied by "City Despatch Post P.O., Aug 26, O'Clock" cds with second strike at left on 1848 folded letter addressed to Chelsea, Mass., matching straight line "Paid" handstamp, with blue manuscript through handstamp applied by the New York Post Office and red "New - York, 5cts, Aug 27" integral rate cds alongside, letter with interesting content...
Lot #1195 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Gordon's City Express, 1848-52, 2¢ black on green. Light soiling, tied by red "New York, 5 cts, Oct 30" cds on cover to Northville, Conn., Fine, scarce tied by handstamp.
Scott No. 72L2; $900; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1196 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Hartford, Conn. Mail Route, 1844 (5¢) black on yellow. Position 12, manuscript "South" overprint, on folded letter sheet to New York City with additional manuscript "Paid" above adhesive, docketed "Ripley & Co., Hartford 7th Oct, 1844" on backflap; file fold effectively tying stamp to cover, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. 80L1; $11,000.
A RARE ON SOUTHBOUND USAGE CARRIED BY THE HARTFORD MAIL ROUTE.
Lot #1197 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Hartford, Conn. Mail Route, 1844, black on pink. Position 5, late impression, on 1845 folded letter sheet to Worcester, Mass., with red "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" oval handstamp, manuscript "Paid" alongside adhesive, additional non-contemporary manuscript "East" and "2"; file folds and penned out address panel, Fine appearance, still one of the rarest of all independent mail stamps, believed to be a genuine usage with...
Lot #1198 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Spaulding's Penny Post (2¢) Value Omitted Coin Handstamp. Bold strike on folded letter sheet addressed to Buffalo, N.Y., red "New York, 10cts, Dec 15" integral rate cds, "Received Dec 16th, 1847" pencil docketing to the right of Spaulding handstamp, Very Fine, ex-Needham, Hollowbush, Petri & Hahn, signed George Sloane, with 2005 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $6,000 - 8,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF...
Lot #1199 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Telegraph Despatch P.O., 1848, 1¢ black on yellowish. Ample to mostly large margins, manuscript canceled on folded letter to Nathan Trotter & Co. "Front Between Market & Arch Street" in Philadelphia, enclosure datelined "Wilmington, April 25, 1848" requesting goods to be sent by steamboat; cover with closed filing hole at center well away from adhesive, Extremely Fine, ex Worthington, Gibson and Golden, with 1999 P.F....
Lot #1200 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Wells Fargo & Co., 1862, 25¢ red, Pony Express Entire. On 1861 3¢ pink entire with allover "Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co." shaded advertising; corner wear and slight soiling, Fine, a very rare entire with only a handful known.
Scott No. 143LU3; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1201 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Westtown, 1853-67 (2¢) gold. Type I, in combination with 1857, 3¢ dull red overlapping Westtown stamp and both tied by West Chester, Pa. town postmark; some cover toning, Fine, still a rare tied example of the Westtown School local issue.
Scott No. 145L1+26; Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #1202 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
American Telegraph Company, New York. All-over illustrated envelope design in light blue on cover to local New York City address, original telegraph from Philadelphia Sep. 3rd to Thomas Prosser & Son accompanies, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #1203 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Albany, N.Y., P.H. Ewing, Tobacconist, 1¢-2¢ Redeemable in Postage Currency. Circa 1862-63 "poker chip" tokens, 1¢ black on yellow and 2¢ black on red, each initialed by proprietor; 1¢ with minor edge nick on one side, otherwise Very Fine, very rare.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #1204 - united states postal history carrier and local issues
Lancaster Business College. Red brown oval handstamp canceling on mock spread eagle stamp design on cover addressed to Baltimore, Md., reverse with three additional handstamp strikes, Very Fine and scarce, once contained an 1886 enclosure.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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