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 | ||
| 920 | City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., Collateral and Sperati Reproductions. Small group comprising original printed card giving notice of nearest letter box, Sperati die proof and stamp, reprint proof from defaced die, also a modern print of Brady portrait of Alexander Greig, useful lot for the exhibitor | E. 300-400 | |
| A | 921 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Complete sheet of 42,
original gum, some very minor paper adherance along right, large margins
except frameline just touched at upper right, very fresh, sound except for
a small sealed tear between stamps at upper left (Positions 7 and 13), a
couple of stamps lightly soiledEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF FIVE RECORDED COMPLETE SHEETS OF THE 1842 3-CENT CITY DESPATCH POST STAMP -- THE FIRST ADHESIVE STAMP ISSUED IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. AN IMPORTANT ARTIFACT OF AMERICAN POSTAL HISTORY. Our records show five complete sheets of the City Despatch Post stamp issued by Alexander M. Greig in 1842. These are 1) the sheet offered here, ex Caspary, Lilly, Boker and Klein, 2) ex Middendorf, 3) ex Kapiloff, sold in our 1995 Rarities sale for $30,000 hammer, 4) ex Norvin Green, and 5) ex Ackerman, illustrated in Perry's 100 Years Ago. We cannot be certain that all five sheets remain intact. Ex Caspary, Lilly, Boker and Klein. (Image) |
E. 20,000-30,000 |
| A | 922 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Positions 1-4/7-10, top left
corner sheet margin block of eight, original gum, large margins all around,
corner crease in extreme upper left part of selvage, one stamp has tiny
pinpoint thin speck, still Extremely Fine, very choice block of the first
stamp issued in the Western Hemisphere, ex Hind, Norvin Green, Chapin, with
1970 P.F. certificate (Image) |
4,000.00 |
| A | 923 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Positions 4-5/10-11, top
sheet margin block of four, original gum, large margins all around,
Extremely Fine Gem block, ex Chapin, with 1956 P.F. certificate (Image) |
2,000.00 |
| 924 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Original gum, large margins,
Extremely Fine (Image) |
400.00 | |
| 925 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large margins, orange-red
"Free" in frame, Extremely Fine, ex Caspary
(Image) |
250.00 | |
| 926 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large margins, deep red
"Free" in frame cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Caspary
(Image) |
250.00 | |
| 927 | (Greig's) City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black, Reprint Die Proofs on Colored Paper (40L1TC). Four different colors: Grayish White, Green, Red and Orange, reprinted in 1892, Very Fine group, each with 1976 P.F. certificate | E. 300-400 | |
| 928 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Full to large margins, tied
by ms. and red "City Despatch Post N.Y." Type I double-line circular
datestamp on small folded Valentine poem to local street address, some gum
toning removed from around stamp, which has lightened the datestamp and
made the date impossible to read, always accepted as a Feb. 13, 1842 date
-- a very early use of 40L1 by the public -- Very Fine, ex Greene, Knapp
and Middendorf (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | |
| 929 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large even margins, tied by
deep red "Free" in frame, matching "City Despatch Post N.Y. 6 Apr. 1
O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on folded cover to local
street address, lightly cleaned, Very Fine and choice, ex Knapp (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | |
| 930 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large margins all around,
cancelled by clear strike of "Free" in frame (impression ties thru paper),
matching red "City Despatch Post N.Y. 9 May 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line
circular datestamp on folded letter from Boston to New York City, sender's
instructions "Deliver Sunday Morning, Paid", blue ms. street
address, Extremely Fine, unusual usage
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | |
| 931 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Neatly cut with large
octagonal margins, slight crease in top margin, tied by orange-red "Free"
in frame, matching "City Despatch Post N.Y. Jul. 5 9 O'Clock" Type I
double-line circular datestamp on small folded letter to local street
address, Very Fine, signed Perry (Image) |
E. 400-500 | |
| 932 |
 (Greig's) City Despatch Post,
New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large margins, tied by deep
red "Free" in frame, matching "City Despatch Post N.Y. 2 Apr. 1 O'Clock"
Type I double-line circular datestamp and second strike of "Free" on small
1842 folded letter to local street address, crease and tear in cover, small
piece out at bottom, Very Fine stamp and attractive usage (Image) |
E. 200-300 |