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 | ||
| 898 |
 G. Carter's Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., 2c Black (36L1). Large margins, huge at top and
bottom, ms. "X" cancel, used on Dec. 10, 1849 folded letter addressed in
blue to Danville Pa., blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Dec. 11" integral-rate
circular datestamp, stamp has usual gum toning, still Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 | |
| 899 |
 G. Carter's Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., 2c Black (36L1). Three large margins, touched at
right, ms. "X" cancel, "G. Carter's Despatch 90 N. Fifth St. Paid" circular
handstamp on lady's small embossed cover to local street address, brown gum
toning effectively ties stamp to cover, Fine and attractive (Image) |
E. 200-300 | |
| A | 900 |
 G. Carter's Despatch,
Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Blue on Buff Entire (36LU1). Embossed in upper
right corner of cover to Philadelphia street address, 3c Orange Brown
(10), small but mostly clear margins, tied by blue grid, matching
"Phila. & Baltimore R.R. Dec. 1" (1851) route agent's circular
datestampVERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE CARTER'S ENTIRE USED WITH THE 3-CENT 1851 ORANGE BROWN OR CANCELLED BY A RAILROAD ROUTE AGENT'S MARKING. About a half-dozen examples of the Carter's embossed entire are known, including three addressed to Caleb D. West in Philadelphia with 3c 1851 stamps. This is a December 1851 usage with the Orange Brown tied by the Philadelphia & Baltimore Railroad datestamp, the others are early 1852 usages with Brownish Carmine shades tied by Baltimore datestamps. Carter's post is thought to have ceased operation in 1851, prior to the time these covers were mailed. Even if Carter's post still existed, it is unlikely that the Philadelphia post office would turn mail received from Baltimore or the railroad route agent over to a private local post for street delivery. The best explanation for these late usages of the embossed entire is that they were used simply as envelopes (see Steven M. Roth's article in The Penny Post, November 1992). They are nonetheless rare and desirable, and they are the basis of the Scott listings. Ex Wyer and Klein. With 1989 P.F. certificate. (Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
| 901 | G. Carter's Despatch, 90 N. Fifth St. Paid. Circular handstamp on two covers, one with "Paid" straightline on May 28, 1849 folded letter to local street address (poor strike), other on cover to Bridgeton N.J. with blue Philadelphia datestamps, Fine | E. 300-400 |