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3070 – ERIVAN X
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New York, New York, United States City Despatch Post, 3c black on blue glazed paper, large margins on all sides, with sheet margin at foot, affixed to folded letter and cancelled with red octagonal "U.S.", postmarked with red "City Despatch Post" c.d.s. (1 Jun), locally-addressed to the corner of Grove and Bleeker Streets, light filing folds, attractive and fine; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Mail, 1c black on rose, with "L.P.", large portion of frameline present on three sides, not cancelled but affixed to small cover, with floral embossing at upper left, dated "9 May" in manuscript, H.C. Gibson owner's backstamp, scarce, a fine and charming cover, one of only 12-15 examples recorded in the Lyons census, signed Jakubek.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Mail, 1c gold on black on glazed paper, large even margins on all sides, tied to cover by red star cancellation, 3c orange brown affixed at left and tied by blue "Philadelphia PA / Oct / 4" c.d.s., a late usage thus, to Boston, Massachusetts, the carrier adhesive with some imperfections typical of this printing, else fine.
St. Louis, Missouri, 2c blue, tied to locally-addressed cover by boxed "1CT" handstamp, with free strike alongside, manuscript "Valentine" notation at left, adhesive with various faults and repaired, yet a great rarity, this being one of only five covers recorded; with 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate.
Provenance: Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Frajola Net Price Sale 4, 1990.
Boyd's City Express, New York, 2c black on green, glazed surface paper, serrated perforations, affixed to folded letter, internally dated May 6, 1846, cancelled with black handstamp, red 'PAID" below and oval "Boyd's City / Express Post" (6 May) adjacent, some light toning, yet a rare example of this privately prepared perforated stamp; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.
Bradway's Despatch, Millville, New Jersey, undenominated, margins touching to clear, affixed to small embossed cover, cancelled in manuscript, used in conjunction with 3c dull red, tied by Millville N.J. c.d.s. (15 Jan), to Phoenix, Rhode Island, some peripheral edge toning of no importance given the cover's great rarity, the earliest of only four examples recorded by Lyons; ex Caspary, Ambassador J. William Middendorf II.
Brady & Co's Penny Post, Chicago, Illinois, 1c violet, margins well clear of design on all sides, affixed to cover, without postal markings, wrinkles, a scarce and unusual local franking, as the origins of this stamp remain a matter of conjecture; with 1961 B.P.A. certificate, signed by Robson Lowe.
Brigg's Despatch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (2c) black on yellow buff, margins touching oval on two sides, tied to folded letter (27 June, 1848) by blue "Philadelphia Pa / 5 cts. / Jun / 29" c.d.s., to West Chester, filing folds, one crossing adhesive, some staining, yet a rare local, this being a particularly desirable example due to its being tied to the cover; ex-Boker.
Broadway Post Office, New York, (1c) black, large to very large margins, affixed to folded letter, internally dated 13 November, 1851, handstamped PAID in red, with neatly-struck oval "BROADWAY CITY EXPRESS / POST OFFICE" at left, to Cedar Street, New York City, light filing folds well clear of adhesive, an otherwise fresh and attractive example, rarely found on cover.
Cummings' City Post, New York, 2c black on yellow, affixed to lovely gold illustrated Valentine cover, red boxed "PAID AHC" struck just above, faint red Cummings Express c.d.s. alongside, adhesive with some scuffing, otherwise a most attractive usage of this Cummings "Letter and Heart" stamp.
D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Despatch Post, (2c) black, with background shading, large margins, tied by faint manuscript "X" to locally-addressed folded letter datelined Philadelphia, November 9, postmarked with neatly-struck double-circle "City Despatch / D.O. Blood & Co / 2 Cts.", accompanying certificate suggests the manuscript “X” is “probably” not contemporary, nevertheless a scarce and attractive cover, unrecorded in the Morris census, with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.
D.O. Blood & Co, Philadelphia Despatch Post, (3c) black on grayish paper, initialled "R & Co" (Robertson & Co, the operators and prececessors of D.O. Blood), showing distinctive double impression, four ample to large margins, tied to undated folded letter by red "3", partial "Philadelphia Despatch Post" c.d.s. at left, wrinkles and vertical fold, a rare local issue showing the doubling of the design, ex-Caspary, offered with folded letter, dated Indianapolis, also with "Philadelphia Despatch Post / 10 A.M." c.d.s., ex-Gibson; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.