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.
| Lot | Lot Description | ||
| A | 462 |
 Baker's City Express Post,
Cincinnati O., 2c Black on Pink (6L1). Margins all around, uncancelled
as always, used on buff cover to Carrolton Ky., red "Cincinnati O. 5 cts.
Dec. 8" integral-rate circular datestamp, ms. "Paid" crossed out, slightly
reduced at left, some wear around edgesVERY FINE. ONLY FOUR COVERS WITH THE BAKER'S CITY EXPRESS STAMP ARE RECORDED, THIS BEING AMONG THE TWO FINEST EXAMPLES. A review of auction catalogues and Sloane's notes produced four covers with 6L1 (all uncancelled): 1) Dec. 8 (1849), to Carrolton Ky., ex Hollowbush, the cover offered here, 2) Dec. 12 (1849), bottom sheet margin stamp (finest known), to Jersey City N.J., ex Knapp, Meyersburg (realized $15,000 in our Sale 791), 3) Jan. 8 (1850?), corner of cover cut out and replaced, to Piqua O., ex Ferrary, Boker, and 4) used to forward letter from Cumberland Md. to Cincinnati, May 3, 1849, stamp has small repair, repositioned on cover, ex Bowers, Worthington, Caspary, Middendorf, offered in the following lot. It has been suggested by specialists that Baker and Browne served the Cincinnati Post Office as carriers -- the use of Browne's "City Post" circular handstamp on the Williams' semi-official carrier stamp (9LB1) certainly supports this contention, and the pattern of usage among covers also indicates that Browne and Baker may have had an official role. Ex Hollowbush. (Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000 |
| A | 463 |
 Baker's City Express Post,
Cincinnati O., 2c Black on Pink (6L1). Large margins showing bits of
frames from adjoining stamps at left and bottom, clear at right,
uncancelled as always, used to forward a blue folded letter written in
German from Baltimore, May 1, 1849, to Cincinnati, blue "Cumberland Md. May
3" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and "10" in oval, street address
written at bottom, stamp has a small repaired spot at top with letters "XP"
expertly drawn in, repositioned slightly from its original place on cover
(pre-repair photograph accompanies)VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF FOUR RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE BAKER'S CITY EXPRESS STAMP -- A REMARKABLE USE OF THE LOCAL STAMP TO FORWARD AN INBOUND LETTER. This was the discovery example of the Baker's stamp, first reported in 1902 and sold by Dr. Bowers thru John Luff to George H. Worthington (cost notation dated "11/8/02" on back). As detailed in the previous lot description, only four covers are known. The finest of these realized $15,000 hammer in our June 1997 Meyersburg sale (Sale 791). Ex Bowers, Worthington, Caspary and Middendorf. With 1991 P.F. certificate. (Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000 |