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 | 1413 |
 Pinckney's Express Post, New
York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed (115L1). Roughly separated with
margins clear except at right, lettering is intact, three pen strokes, one
of which was dry but ties the stamp, pencil "Paid" referring to
Pinckney's fee, black "New-York 5 Cts. Oct. 5" due rate circular datestamp
on cover to Suffield Conn., pencil docketing indicates 1851 year
dateFINE. ONE OF FOUR RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE PINKNEY'S EXPRESS POST STAMP -- THIS IS THE ONLY TIED EXAMPLE. The only clue to the location of this post is the discovery cover, ex Ferrary, which contains a letter datelined "Fourth Ave., 94 -- opposite 11th St.", which Elliott Perry discusses in detail in Pat Paragraphs (reprint, pp. 473-474). The three other recorded covers provide no further clues, except that the dates range from July to November 1851. Perry located a few Pinkney's (or Pinckney's) in the city directories, but found no evidence linking any of them to the post. Our records contain four covers with 115L1, which may represent all or most of the known examples: 1) Jul. 9, 1851 folded letter to Boston with corner sheet margin single, uncancelled, Jul. 10 New York 5c due datestamp, ex Ferrary, Boker, 2) Oct. 5 (1851 docketing) New York 5c due datestamp, 115L1 cut to shape, tied by pen on cover to Suffield Conn., offered here, 3) Nov. 3, 1851 folded letter to Mary S. Purdy, Sing Sing N.Y., same correspondence as White's Branch Express cover, 115L1 cut square, uncancelled, red New York Paid 3c datestamp, ex Caspary, Lilly, and 4) cut to circular shape, uncancelled, on folded cover, no further details, ex Brown. It is possible that a fifth cover exists, dated Oct. 3, 1851, based on notes by Henry Needham. (Image) |
E. 4,000-5,000 |