Auction Detail
Spring 2022
June 22-24, 2022 in New York City
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LOT# :55 - local Issues
113L1, Overton & Co., 1844 (6c) Black on Greenish
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
113L1, Overton & Co., 1844 (6c) Black on Greenish, uncancelled single on April 2, 1845 folded letter from Boston to New York City, small black "5" with red "Overton & Co. City Mail Office, 3 Broad Street" oval, cover addressed to New York, margins large to just touching at bottom (small part of "Free" visible), stamp with a small surface scrape under the second "T" of "Letter", cover horizontal file fold, very fine and fresh example of the Overton adhesive on cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,250)
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Starting Price: $400
Hammer Price: $450
LOT# :56 - local Issues
122L1, Prince's Letter Dispatch, Portland, ME, 1861 Black
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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122L1, Prince's Letter Dispatch, Portland, ME, 1861 Black, single tied by indistinct cancel to cover to Boston with 1861 3c Rose (65, natural s.e.) tied by "Hallowell Me Mar 14" datestamp, local with light horizontal crease at bottom, cover with small nick to the right of the stamp and just reduced, very fine and rare, as few as a dozen covers known with this possibly the unique example cancelled at Hallowell, not listed in Larry Lyons' 2002 census (Penny Post Vol. 10, No. 4), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $8,000)
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Starting Price: $2,000
Unsold
LOT# :57 - local Issues
134L1, Stringer & Morton's City Despatch, Baltimore, MD, 1850 1c Gold on Black
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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134L1, Stringer & Morton's City Despatch, Baltimore, MD, 1850 1c Gold on Black, single tied by "Baltimore City Despatch & Express, Paid" handstamp on local circular, sound stamp (rare for this delicate issue), extremely fine, Steve Roth's census (Chronicle 173) states that this is the only example of the Stringer & Morton local used with a company handstamp, a wonderful local post rarity, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $650 for uncancelled on cover, not priced tied)
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Starting Price: $400
Hammer Price: $3,500
LOT# :58 - local Issues
134L1, Stringer & Morton's City Despatch, Baltimore, MD, 1850 1c Gold on Black
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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134L1, Stringer & Morton's City Despatch, Baltimore, MD, 1850 1c Gold on Black, uncancelled single on folded cover to Burlington, New Jersey, large blue "Paid" handstamp at bottom edge and small manuscript "Paid" at top right, stamp with small corner crease at top right, otherwise very fine and fresh, Steve Roth recorded just 14 covers with the Stringer & Morton adhesive in his February 1997 census (Chronicle 173), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $650)
Provenance: John A. Klemann (H.R. Harmer, 1953)
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Starting Price: $150
Hammer Price: $475
LOT# :59 - local Issues
136L4, Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York, NY, 1849 2c Red
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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136L4, Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York, NY, 1849 2c Red, single tied by underscored "Paid" handstamp, matching black "Swarts' B. Post Office N.Y. Chatham Square" oval, stamp with small corner crease at top right, without backflap, very fine appearance, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $600)
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Starting Price: $150
Hammer Price: $275
LOT# :60 - local Issues
136L8, Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York, NY, 1849 2c Blue
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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136L8, Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York, NY, 1849 2c Blue, margins large to clear at right, tied by red "New-York 5 cts 4 Feb" datestamp to 1850 folded letter to Bensingers, Pennsylvania, very fine, the blue Swarts stamp is rare on cover, especially tied by datestamp, signed Robson Lowe and with Seybold's purple handstamp, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,250)
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Starting Price: $250
Hammer Price: $2,750
LOT# :61 - Western Express (do not use)
143L1, Wells, Fargo and Co. Pony Express, 1861 $2 Red
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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143L1, Wells, Fargo and Co. Pony Express, 1861 $2 Red, uncancelled single on 10c Green Nesbitt (U16) front only to Washington, DC, red Wells Fargo printed frank, green "St. Joseph Mo. Jul 8" datestamp, heavy vertical file fold away from stamp and stamp with light crease, fine and attractive economical alternative to a full Pony Express cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,100 for used single, $12,500 on U16 entire)
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Starting Price: $250
Hammer Price: $1,600
LOT# :62 - Western Express (do not use)
143L3, Wells, Fargo and Co. Pony Express, 1861 $1 Red
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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143L3, Wells, Fargo and Co. Pony Express, 1861 $1 Red, single tied by blue "Pony Express Sacramento Sep 15" oval datestamp with second strike at right, on 10c Green Star Die (U33) entire with red printed Wells Fargo frank to New York, "Atchison Kan. Sep 27" double circle datestamp, October 3 docketing
FKW Census #E161
2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
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Starting Price: Make an Offer
Hammer Price: $7,500
LOT# :63 - Western Express (do not use)
143L3, Wells, Fargo and Co. Pony Express, 1861 $1 Red
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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143L3, Wells, Fargo and Co. Pony Express, 1861 $1 Red, stamp tied by blue "Pony Express San Francisco Oct 12" Running Pony on 10c Pumpkin (U40) entire with red printed Wells Fargo frank to New York, manuscript "Pony Express Oct 12" partially under stamp, "Atchison Kan Oct 25" double circle datestamp, extremely fine and attractive, carried during the last month of the Pony Express's existence, FKW Census #E177, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
The Fourth Rate Period (July 1 to October 26, 1861) saw the United States government further reduce the Pony Express rate to $1 per half-ounce. To meet the new rates, stamps were printed in red ($1.00), green ($2.00), and black ($4.00).
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Starting Price: $2,500
Hammer Price: $19,000
LOT# :64 - Western Express (do not use)
"Pony Express, The Central Overland & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph. Mo. Jan 20" (1861)
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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"Pony Express, The Central Overland & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph. Mo. Jan 20" (1861), large green oval-in-circle company handstamp on westbound 10c Nesbitt entire (U17) to Crosby & Dibblee in San Francisco, California
just nine recorded covers with the St. Joseph oval-in-circle marking struck in green
small edge faults
FKW Census #W33
2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance:
Barkhausen
Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 229, 1969)
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Starting Price: $7,500
Hammer Price: $40,000
LOT# :65 - Western Express (do not use)
"Wells, Fargo & Co., Agent of Pony Express"
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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"Wells, Fargo & Co., Agent of Pony Express", type 2 frank on 10c Green Pumpkin entire (U40), "Philadelphia Pa Aug 26 1861" octagonal datestamp with dotted gird
one of just two Pony Express covers originating in Philadelphia
FKW Census #W53
2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Thurston Twigg-Smith (R.A. Siegel Sale 979, 2009)
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Starting Price: Make an Offer
Hammer Price: $16,000
LOT# :66 - Western Express (do not use)
143L7, Wells, Fargo & Co., Virginia City Pony Express, 1862-64 10c Brown
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
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143L7, Wells, Fargo & Co., Virginia City Pony Express, 1862-64 10c Brown, left sheet margin single, large margins including portion of adjoining stamp at top, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Virginia City N.T." oval to 3c Pink entire (U35, second strike over indicia), printed frank at top, addressed to San Francisco, blue boxed "Too Late", edges a bit ragged, still a very fine stamp (Scott $5,500)
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Starting Price: $500
Hammer Price: $1,800