Part III - Locals H-Z 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 | 1398 |
 One Cent Despatch (Wiley),
Baltimore Md., 1c Red (112L2). Type I, two ample margins, others
touching to slightly in, bright color, tiny tear at bottom, tied by "City
Despatch Oct. 15, 8 A.M." double-circle datestamp, used with 3c Dull Red
(11), margins close to just in, both stamps tied by blue "Baltimore Md.
Oct. 15" circular datestamp on 1856 cover to Woodstown N.J., stamps have
very faint gum toningVERY FINE APPEARANCE. VERY FEW BALTIMORE ONE CENT DESPATCH COVERS ARE TO-THE-MAILS USAGES. A BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION AND FAR RARER THAN ITS WASHINGTON COUNTERPART. Based on a cursory review of our records, it appears that there are six or seven covers with this combination. Ex Kelly. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
| A | 1399 |
 One Cent Despatch (Wiley),
Baltimore Md., 1c Red (112L2). Type I, three large margins, touched at
bottom, tied by "City Despatch Nov. 18, 2 P.M. 1856" circular datestamp on
buff cover to Commissioner of Pensions in Washington D.C., blue "Baltimore
Md. Nov. 18" circular datestamp and matching "Free" handstampVERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE COVER WITH WILEY'S BALTIMORE STAMP PAYING THE RATE TO THE MAILS AND THE BALTIMORE "FREE" HANDSTAMP WAIVING POSTAGE FOR DELIVERY TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS. This is the only "Free" cover with Wiley's Baltimore stamp we have located in our records. (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
| 1400 |
 City Despatch Nov. 14, 8 A.M.
1856. Clearly struck circular datestamp with "Paid" straightline on
small cover to Baltimore local street address, no evidence of a stamp
removed (the stamps are invariably tied by the Wiley datestamp), thus a
rare One Cent Despatch cover showing prepayment in cash, Extremely Fine, ex
Kelly (the only such usage he recorded)
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |