Part II - LOCALS A - G continued...
SPECIAL NOTE: Lot Numbers with an "A" preceding them will be offered in three special sessions. Please refer to the Arrangement of the Sale web page for the schedule.
| Lot | Lot Description | ||
| A | 773 |
 Bradway's Despatch, Millville
N.J., (unstated value) Gold on Lilac (21L1). Large margins to ample at
left, pen cancel in brownish ink, matching ink used with "Millville N.J.
Mar. 27" circular datestamp, which ties 3c Brownish Carmine (11), margins
clear to slightly in, on buff cover to Bridgeton N.J., circa 1857, original
gum smears around local stamp, most of backflap removedVERY FINE. ONE OF FOUR RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE BRADWAY'S DESPATCH STAMP -- ONLY TWO ARE USED IN COMBINATION WITH THE 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE -- AND NO OTHER EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN. A MAJOR RARITY OF LOCAL POSTS. Our records contain four examples of the Bradway local: 1) Jan. 15 (ca. 1857), pen cancelled (not tied) with 3c 1851 to Phoenix R.I., ex Caspary, Middendorf, 2) Jan. 17 (1857 letter enclosure), pen cancelled (not tied) on 3c Nesbitt entire to Philadelphia, ex Boker, 3) Mar. 27 (ca. 1857), pen cancelled (not tied), used with 3c 1851 on cover to Bridgeton N.J., the cover offered here, and 4) uncancelled, "Paid" straightline on small cover to local addressee, ex Ferrary, offered in the following lot. We are unable to locate any other covers or examples off cover. Little is known about this local post. Millville is located in Cumberland County in southern New Jersey, about 10 miles east of Bridgeton and 40 miles southeast of Camden and Philadelphia. Signed Perry, who writes "I had enough confidence in this stamp and cover to pay $320 for he combination." (Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000 |
| A | 774 |
 Bradway's Despatch, Millville
N.J., (unstated value) Gold on Lilac (21L1). Large even margins,
uncancelled, affixed to small cover to "Misses Phillips & Rice,
Present", partly clear "Paid" straightline at upper right, two small
tears at bottom -- against backlighting, there is a thinned area visible in
the lower left corner of stamp, thus it cannot be guaranteed to have
originated on this coverVERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES OF THE BRADWAY LOCAL STAMP ARE KNOWN. As detailed in the previous description, only four examples of Bradway's local stamp are recorded, including this stamp. Ex Ferrary. Signed Sloane. (Image) |
E. 4,000-5,000 |
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