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 | 1440 |
 Price's Eighth Avenue Post
Office, New York N.Y., (2c) Red on Bluish (120L1). Intense shade, large
to huge margins, uncancelled, appears to be properly used on small cover to
355 Broome Street, edge wear, cover and right margin of stamp slightly
abraded from erasure of soilingVERY FINE APPEARING STAMP AND ATTRACTIVE LOCAL COVER. ONLY SEVEN EXAMPLES OF PRICE'S EIGHTH AVENUE POST OFFICE STAMP ARE KNOWN TO US -- ALL BUT ONE ARE UNCANCELLED ON COVERS. Although little documentation has been produced, the accepted history of the Eighth Avenue Post Office is that it was operated by James Price in 1854 and sold that year to David Russell. Price may have issued the unique Eighth Avenue Post Office stamp (Scott 63L1), which is reported to have been used in 1852, however, we do not know the basis of the 63L1 year date, because the one recorded example is on a cover without a letter, postmark or other indication of date. The portrait on the 120L1 stamp issued by Price is thought to be his own. Price's successor, David Russell, is listed at 387 Eighth Avenue in 1854 and then at 410 Eighth Avenue until 1857-58. The 1855-56 directory lists his occupation as "express" and in 1856-58 it is given as "subpost." Russell issued a stamp very similar in design to Price's (see lots 1467-1468). We have located seven examples of Price's 120L1 stamp, all uncancelled, six of which are on covers (at least three did not originate). This cover is the only intra-city usage and is the most convincing usage in the group. Ex Caspary and Lilly. (Image) |
E. 4,000-5,000 |
| A | 1441 |
 Price's Eighth Avenue Post
Office, New York N.Y., (2c) Red on Bluish (120L1). Lighter shade than
last, ample margins to just touching, tear at right, uncancelled and used
on Feb. 14, 1854 part-printed Eighth Avenue bank notice to Fordham N.Y.,
"New-York 5 Cts. Feb. 15" integral due rate circular datestamp, soiling and
file foldFINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED EXAMPLES OF PRICE'S EIGHTH AVENUE POST OFFICE STAMPS, OF WHICH SIX ARE UNCANCELLED ON COVERS. This early 1854 usage from the Eighth Avenue Bank is another one of the six recorded 120L1 covers that is very convincing, despite the absence of a cancellation. Ex Abt. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |