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 | ||
| 1500 | Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., Stamp Study Collection. Mounted collection including some used singles, two No. 136L4 blocks of 25 (with P.F. certificates), 136L14 sheets of 25 and numerous reprint sheets, generally Fine-Very Fine | E. 500-750 | |
| 1501 |
 Swarts' City Dispatch Post,
New York N.Y., (1c) Engraved Reproductions. Three in Black, each
cancelled by "Paid" straightline in red, three in Red, each cancelled by
"Paid" in black, all but one on piece, these enigmatic engraved stamps are
discussed by Perry in The Chatham Square Post Office on page 29,
Perry believed they were too skillfully executed to be counterfeits of
relatively common stamps (Image) |
E. 200-300 | |
| A | 1502 |
 Swarts' City Dispatch Post,
New York N.Y., 2c Black on Gray Blue Wove, Bouton's, "Swarts" at Top
(136L13). Ample to large margins, deep shade, tied by Swarts' red
"Paid" on piece dated Feb. 3, 1849, a very early date following Swarts'
acquisition of Bouton's City Dispatch Post (earliest is Jan. 29, 1849),
Very Fine -- this is actually the first Swarts issue (although listed as
the last in Scott), and its rarity is generally underrated by collectors
who tend to lump all of the Swarts issues together (Caspary had two off
cover and only one cover) -- illustrated on title page of Perry's 1941
monograph on the Chatham Square Post Office, ex Abt
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| A | 1503 |
 Swarts' City Dispatch Post,
New York N.Y., 2c Black on Gray Blue Wove, Bouton's, "Swarts" at Top
(136L13). Large margins to just touching at top left, bold "Swarts"
overprint, tied by red "Paid", second strike and matching "Post Office,
Swarts, Chatham Square" oval handstamp on embossed Valentine cover
addressed in blue to local street address, some faint stainsVERY FINE. THE BOUTON'S STAMP WITH MANUSCRIPT OVERPRINT IS THE FIRST SWARTS ISSUE AND IS EXTREMELY RARE. THERE ARE PERHAPS TEN COVERS EXTANT, DATED IN LATE JANUARY AND EARLY FEBRUARY 1849, SOON AFTER SWARTS' ACQUISITION OF BOUTON'S CITY DISPATCH POST. In our cursory survey of auction sales and other sources, we counted eight 136L13 covers. Allowing for covers not known to us, it is unlikely that more than ten covers exist. Ex Hollowbush. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
| A | 1504 |
 Swarts' City Dispatch Post,
New York N.Y., 2c Black on Gray Blue Wove, Bouton's, "Swarts" at Top
(136L13). Two large margins, touched at top and right, uncancelled,
tied by filing crease thru stamp, red "New-York 5 cts. 22 Mar."
integral-rate circular datestamp on greenish 1849 folded letter to New
Haven, Fine, extremely rare -- eight covers located by us and possibly ten
covers exist in total (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |