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 | 775 |
 Brady & Co., New York N.Y., 1c
Red on Yellow (22L1). Large margins all around, neatly positioned
upright and tied by blue "Brady & Co. City Despatch Post, 97 Duane St."
oval handstamp with matching "Paid" in large rectangular frame on small
cover to local street addressEXTREMELY FINE. THE FINEST OF FOUR RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE RARE BRADY & CO. LOCAL STAMP. THIS IS THE ONLY COVER ON WHICH THE STAMP IS TIED BY THE OVAL COMPANY HANDSTAMP (THE OTHER THREE TIED BY "PAID"). A BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND RARE COVER. The original Clark & Co. local post is reported by Sloane to have started in early 1857, it used stamps of the same letter-box design with the "Clark & Co." label. In the summer of 1857, the post was sold to Abner S. Brady, who is known to have had financial trouble maintaining the operation. This information comes from a letter written by Brady, in which he states "I am not making anything yet in the business..." (Aug. 13, 1857 letter quoted by Sloane in Stamps, Mar. 9, 1935). The Brady & Co. post evidently closed sometime after January 6, 1858 (latest cover known). Our records contain four Brady & Co. covers: 1) tied by company oval, to Lizzie Richard, 52 4th Ave., the cover offered here, 2) tied by "Paid", to A. Dickinson, 5 Wall St., ex Worthington, Caspary, illustrated in Patton, 3) tied by "Paid", to C. Mathews (sic), 107 Fulton St., docketed Nov. 3, 1857, ex Boker, and 4) tied by "Paid", to C. Matthews, 107 Fulton St., docketed Jan. 6, 1858, ex Abt, offered in the folowing lot. With 1978 P.F. certificate. (Image) |
E. 10,000-15,000 |
| 776 |
 Brady & Co., New York N.Y., 1c
Red on Yellow (22L1). Ample margins to just touching frameline, tied by
blue "Paid" in rectangular frame, matching "Brady & Co. City Despatch Post,
97 Duane St." oval handstamp on brown cover to C. Matthews, editor of
The New Yorker, receipt docketing dated Jan. 6, 1858, slightly toned
and rough opening with bottom right corner torn off, easily restorable, a
Fine and rare stamp, the latest of four recorded covers (see details in
previous lot description), ex Abt (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | |
| 777 |
 Brady & Co. City Despatch
Post, 97 Duane St. Blue oval handstamp with matching "Paid" in
rectangular frame on brown printed illustrated advertising circular
to local street address, partly clear strikes and Fine condition, extremely
scarce, ex Malcolm (Image) |
E. 500-750 |