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 | 595 |
 Boyd's City Express, New York
N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Huge even margins, cancelled by black
grid and tied by smudges from cancel, used with 5c Red Brown (1),
full to large margins, dark shade, tied by red square grid and matching
"New-York Feb. 17" circular datestamp on small cover to New Brunswick N.J.,
sender's note on inside of backflap reads "P.S. I shall send this to the
P.O. in the morning so I hope you will get it by evening...", edges
ever so slightly worn in places, still Extremely Fine, a beautiful
1847-Boyd's combination cover (see also lot 612)
(Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
| A | 596 |
 Boyd's City Express, New York
N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Cut to shape, grid cancel, tied by red
"Paid/J.T.B." two-line handstamp, matching "Boyd's City Express Post, Mar.
30 2" oval datestamp on 1848 folded letter from Boston to New York City
street address, carried by Gay & Co.'s Express, sender's endorsement
and red "Gay & Co.'s Express, From 1 Wall Street, New-York" oval handstamp
partly covered by Boyd's stamp (partly lifted and slightly creased to
reveal marking), some wrinkles and creasing in lettersheet, still Very
Fine, although inter-city expresses had been banned from carrying letters
since July 1, 1845, letters accompanying freight were permitted, and this
is a rare example of such mail delivered locally by Boyd's (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
| A | 597 |
 Boyd's City Express, New York
N.Y., 2c Black on Green, Diagonal Half Used as 1c (20L4 var). Top right
diagonal half, large margins, cancelled by "Free", well-tied across the cut
by red "New-York 5 cts. 8 Sep." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1845
folded letter to Wilbraham Mass., very slight soilingVERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED BOYD'S BISECTS -- THE OTHER BEING A 20L3 CUT HORIZONTALLY -- APPARENTLY ACCEPTED AS PREPAYMENT FOR DELIVERY TO THE POST OFFICE. This cover was discovered in an original correspondence by H. W. K. Hale in the 1930's. Hale later sold it to Frank A. Hollowbush. Only one other bisected Boyd's usage is recorded -- a 20L3 horizontal bisect -- which is used (but not tied) on a cover brought into New York City by Hale & Co.'s express. Boyd's rate of 2c per letter was maintained throughout the 1844-59 period, and the bisect on this 1845 cover did not meet any legitimate 1c rate, as far as is known. It was probably accepted by Boyd's as an accommodation. Ex Hollowbush. (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
| 598 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green, Private Sewing Machine Perforations (20L4 var). Clear to ample margins showing pin-perfs all around, black cork cancel, used on address panel to local street address with one flap, red "Boyd's City Express Post, Sep. 16 2 O'C" oval and "Paid/J.T.B." two-line handstamp, Very Fine, unusual, ex Chapman | E. 100-150 | |
| 599 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Huge even margins, black cancel, used on folded letter to local street address with red "Boyd's City Express Post, Mar. 9 2 O'C" oval datestamp and matching "Paid/J.T.B." two-line handstamp, Extremely Fine and pristine | E. 200-300 | |
| 600 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Three large margins, clear at top, black cancel, used on attractive embossed Valentine cover with floral decoration at upper left, to local street address, red "Boyd's City Express Post, Feb. 14 9 O'C" oval datestamp and "Paid/J.T.B." two-line handstamp, 1847 docketing, Very Fine | E. 200-300 | |
| 601 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Large margins, black cancel, faint red "Boyd's City Express Post, Feb. 14 9 O'C" oval datestamp on folded Comic Valentine with little Devil in a red skirt and a nasty poem, slight wear along folds, Fine and desirable usage | E. 200-300 | |
| 602 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). An interesting double usage on Nov. 1849 folded cover, two oval-cut stamps, one affixed over the other, black cancel, red "Paid/J.T.B." two-line handstamp, two Boyd's red oval datestamps with 12 o-clock and 4 o'clock times, pencil address crossed out and readdressed, Boyd's rate paid for each trip, file fold, Very Fine | E. 200-300 | |
| 603 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Large margins, corner crease, cancelled by black 5-bar grid, tied by red "New-York 5 cts. 28 Dec." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1848 blue folded letter to Mabbettsville N.Y., part strike of red Boyd's oval and "Paid/J.T.B." two-line handstamp -- the "Paid" should not have been applied to letters brought to the mails, so Boyd's carefully used the grid to strike out the "Paid" marking to avoid any problems with the post office -- tiny hole at upper left, Fine and interesting usage | E. 150-200 | |
| 604 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Large margins, red "Free" cancel, tied by red "New-York 10 cts. 16 Dec." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1845 folded letter to New Haven Conn., slight bleed-thru of writing, Very Fine | E. 150-200 | |
| 605 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Large margins, slight gum creasing, red "Free" cancel, matching "Boyd's City Express Post, May 30 2 O'C" oval datestamp on foled cover to Troy N.Y., red "New-York May 30" circular datestamp and blue ms. "12-1/2" rate, file fold, Very Fine to-the-mails usage | E. 150-200 | |
| 606 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Huge margins, red cancel, gum toning ties thru paper, used on 1845 folded letter to Toronto, Canada, red "New-York 10 cts. 29 Aug." integral-rate circular datestamp, ms. "10" rate, "City of Toronto Se. 2" receiving datestamp in arc, broken file fold, otherwise Fine, scarce cross-border usage | E. 200-300 | |
| 607 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Large margins, tied by grid, red "New-York 5 cts. 29 Apr." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter to New Haven Conn., fresh and Extremely Fine | E. 150-200 | |
| 608 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Huge margins, black grid cancel, used on 1848 folded letter to Frankfort Pa., red "New-York 5 cts. 22 Jun." integral-rate circular datestamp, writer's post-script "Please direct 21 West Fourteenth Street, it will save your Grandfather trouble in bringing the letters up here", Extremely Fine | E. 100-150 | |
| 609 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Huge margins, tied by grid, red "New-York 10 cts. 5 Jul." integral-rate circular datestamp on small cover to Wilmington N.C., top edge of stamp off edge and slightly creased, but huge margin remains, Extremely Fine and choice | E. 150-200 | |
| 610 | Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Oval cut, black cancel, additionally cancelled by one of two strikes of red "5" handstamp with matching "U.S. Express Mail N.Y. N. York Dec. 1" route agent's circular datestamp on 1846 folded cover to Troy N.Y., Very Fine, unusual and very scarce usage, ex Abt and illustrated in his CCP series (Vol. 29, No. 1, p. 20) | E. 300-400 |