387 C Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y. Red oval hs
"Post Office * Swarts * Chatham Square" and "Paid"
straightline, 5c Brown (1), huge margins except touched at
upper left, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York
May 18" cds on 1849 folded letter to Phila., red Swarts'
oval "Direct to" backstamp, Very Fine, ex Meroni..................$400
389 C Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., (1c) Red
(136L9). Margins all around, tied by bold black "Swart's
Post Office Chatham Square Feb" oval ds (no date),
"Paid/Swarts" in frame on Oct. 1855 local folded letter in
German, trivial wrinkles in lettersheet, Very Fine, Scott
Retail $300.00....................................................$160
393 C Union Square Post Office, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Light
Apple Green (141L2). Margins except just in at T.R.,
pen-cancelled, used with 3c Dull Red (11), margins all
around, tied together by "New-York Dec. 29" cds on small
oblong cover to Charleston S.C., Extremely Fine,
illustrated in Patton's The Private Local Posts of the
United States, p. 253, with 1995 P.F. certificate.................$750
394 C Union Square Post Office, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Apple
Green (141L2). Ample margins to slightly in, used with 3c
Dull Red (11), ample to large margins, both stamps tied by
"U.S. Express Mail N.Y. N.York Feb. 12" cds on cover to
Providence R.I., unusual shape of envelope (Valentine
style), light toning and small sealed tear at left,
otherwise Fine, a scarce combination and very rare with
the U.S. Express Mail marking.....................................$100
396 Wells, Fargo & Co., 10c Brown, 25c Red (143L7, 143L9).
Both have full to large margins, neat blue Wells Fargo
cancels, light crease on 25c, otherwise Very Fine.................$100
398 Carriers and Locals Balance. Small stockbook of mostly
used stamps, incl. Nos. 40L1, 112L1, 31L1, large groups of
Boyd's and Husseys, some reference items, unused incl. No.
40L1 with 1985 P.F. certificate, some faults to be
expected, many are Fine-Very Fine...............................$1,000
399 Carriers and Locals Balance in Stockbook. Small blue
stockbook with dozens of stamps incl. Franklin Reprints,
Eagle Carriers unused and used, Eagle Reprint Perf 12
(two), U.S. City Despatch Post (6LB5 varieties), Baltimore
Horse & Rider (some with initials), also a set of Great
Central Fair stamps (10c used - scarce), not counted are
various modern stamps and odds & ends, also included is a
small group of covers (most are carrier-related),
worthwhile lot....................................................$500
400 Carriers Collection. 23 stamps on Scott National pages,
includes Franklin Reprint, Eagle Carrier (w/ Perf. 12
Reprint), Baltimore (w/ Green No. 1LB4) and Boston
semi-officials, Wharton, Brown & McGill, U.S. City
Despatch Post and U.S. Mail, Philadelphia U.S.P.O., a
representative showing with minor faults, scarce group............$800
401 Carriers and Locals Reference Collection. Several hundred
different stamps incl. counterfeits, bogus posts, reprints
and remainders, also a small number of genuine items incl.
Pony Express stamps (a few used), some are the work of
better 19th century counterfeiters, mounted on pages or
arranged on stock cards, worth careful examination..............$2,900
Telegraph
402 C Bain's Chemical Telegraph. Illustrated cover with
vignettes of Franklin and flying-kite electricity
conduction experiment, harbor scene, local address with
"20c chgs", horizontal crease, part of flap removed, Fine
and scarce........................................................$260
403 C California Telegraph Covers. Two, "Telegram by The
Stebbins Line" blue imprint, local address, and California
State Telegraph with original 1866 enclosure on matching
form, Very Fine...................................................$260
404 C House's Printing Telegraph. Cover with illustration of
patented telegraph device, New York City office address,
with original printed tape with message, Very Fine................$200
405 C House's Printing Telegraph, Cleveland. Printed cover with
local address, original printed tape enclosure, small
burned spot at right, otherwise Very Fine.........................$190
406 C Magnetic Telegraph Office. Phila. Oval handstamp with "2"
rate hs on brown cover to Philadelphia street address,
with original telegram enclosure on N.Y. and Washington
Magnetic Telegraph Office form, message dated Washington
D.C., Sept. 2, 1847, from Thomas S. Jessup to Col. Henry
Stanton, begins "In consequence of the sudden departure of
the Acting Sect'y of War...", Very Fine, scarce early
handstamped telegraph cover.......................................$260
407 C Merchant's Line Telegraph, 23 Canal St., Providence. Black
on vermilion glazed label, sealed tear, affixed at upper
right of Bain's Telegraph cover with local address, Nov.
18, 1850 docketing, Very Fine, scarce.............................$200
408 C N. O. & O. Telegraph Company, Morses' Line, Lexington Ky.
Blue embossed oval corner card on cover to Keene Ky.,
"Lexington Ky. Jun. 5" cds and "5" hs, tiny nick at B.L.,
otherwise Very Fine...............................................$210
409 C Vermont & Boston Telegraph Line. Oval illustrated corner
card cover with modes of communication overtaken by
electric bolt, "No Charge" with "No" crossed out and
"25cts" added, local Concord N.H. address, minor
wrinkling, still Very Fine........................................$300
410 C Telegraph Covers. Eight different covers incl. Magnetic
Telgraph Co. (1853), handstamped "By Telegraph" (Newport
Telegraph Co. enclosure, 1856), Morse Telegraph New Haven
(1852 enclosure), International Telegraph Co. (w/ 3c
1861), Illinois & Mississippi Telegraph Co. St. Louis,
Western Union, Long Island Telegraph Co. (w/ 2c Banknote),
also a few other related items incl. telephone ad cover,
Very Fine group...................................................$750
411 C Holcomb's Improved Amplifying Telephones. Marvelous
advertising cover with matching enclosure, extensively
illustrated and loaded with sales hyperbole, 1c Gray Blue
(206) tied by cork, Extremely Fine................................$450
413 C Holcomb's Acoustic Telephone. Illustrated advertising
cover, 1c Ultramarine (182), light purple cancel, Very
Fine..............................................................$100
414 C American Private Line Telephone Co. Illustrated ad cover
with original pamphlet enclosure describing this as "the
Only Reliable Substitute for the Electric Telephone,"
small cover scrape near stamp, otherwise fresh and Fine...........$180