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.
City Despatch Post (Philadelphia PA):
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Lot |
Lot Description |
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| A |
961 |
 City Despatch Post. Large
red double-circle handstamp without a date or rate ("t" of "Post" also
seems to be missing from this clear strike), on folded cover docketed
"Boorman & Johnstone 9 Mo 25/44" indicating New York City origin,
Sep. 25, 1844, file fold with small tear at top, Very Fine, an enigmatic
marking, which was the subject of an article by Richard Schwartz (The
Penny Post, Jan. 1993), who speculates that the marking might be
representative of Halsey's Despatch, the firm that D. O. Blood is said to
have acquired in 1845 (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| A |
962 |
 City Despatch/PM. Red
handstamp with two bars across circle, bold blood-red strike on folded
letter, file folds, Very Fine strike -- the letter is datelined Feb. 7,
1844, but docketed Feb. 7, 1845, the accurate date is probably 1845, which
would place it in sequence with the five other recorded covers, including
four listed by Steven M. Roth in his Penny Post article (Oct. 1993,
p. 11), where this cover is number 3 in the list, but misdated -- ex
Hollowbush (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| A |
963 |
 City Despatch. Red circle
with two bars inside, no visible AM or PM designation and clogged letters
indicating lengthy usage, with matching "3" rate handstamp on Very Fine
folded letter carried outside the mails to Philadelphia street address,
datelined "Fort Brooke U.S.A. Dec. 29, 1845" -- Fort Brooke is
listed in Military Forts of the United States as a Florida garrison
-- the writer made an error in dating the letter 1845, because he refers to
"next July 1845", and the docketing copies the incorrect dateline --
assuming this was mailed in Dec. 1844 and arrived in Jan. 1845, the City
Despatch marking falls into sequence with the five other recorded examples
-- a great usage (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
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