Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Franklin Carrier (LO1)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4		(1c) Dull Blue, Franklin Carrier, Double Transfer (LO1 var). Strong double transfer in "Stamp", huge margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at right, bright shade and beautiful early impression, cancelled by Philadelphia red star, impressed strongly enough to tie stamp thru paper, used on Schuylkill Navigation Company folded meeting notice dated Jan. 13, 1852, to William Ashbridge, 321 Arch Street, Philadelphia, neat receipt docketing on back EXTREMELY FINE GEM STAMP AND PRISTINE COVER. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE NINETEEN FRANKLIN CARRIER COVERS RECORDED IN THE MEYERSBURG CENSUS, OF WHICH ELEVEN ARE CANCELLED BY THE PHILADELPHIA RED STAR. This superb cover shows proper use of the Franklin Carrier stamp in January 1852 to prepay the fee for delivery within city limits by the carrier department, entirely outside of the regular mails. The Meyersburg census of Franklin Carrier covers, which remains current, contains 19 confirmed examples. Included among the 19 covers are 4 from New York (3 tied by the red circular datestamp, one of which is in the New York Public Library), one cover from New Orleans, and 14 covers from Philadelphia (3 tied by blue circular datestamp, 10 cancelled by red star but not tied, and one tied by red star). The stamp on this cover has exceptionally large margins, and the cover is fresh and clean. The Scott-listed double transfer is seen in this position, in which the bottom label "Stamp" shows noticeable lines from a previous entry. Ex Mason. (Image)	E. 15,000-20,000
5		(1c) Dull Blue, Franklin Carrier (LO1). Enormous margins except at bottom left where ample, brilliant color and very early impression, uncancelled, affixed alongside 3c Orange Brown (10), large margins, tied by bold "New-York Nov. 28" circular datestamp on 1851 blue folded letter to New Orleans, a gentle bend in the lettersheet leaves an impression on both the 3c 1851 and Franklin Carrier stamp A VERY FINE FRANKLIN CARRIER STAMP AND POSSIBLY GENUINELY USED FOR CARRIER SERVICE TO THE NEW YORK CITY MAILS IN NOVEMBER 1851. The records show 250,000 Franklin Carrier stamps shipped to New York on October 11, 1851, but this shipment is marked received on April 15, 1852, without any explanation for the delay (source: Elliott Perry). Genuine Franklin Carrier covers from New York are dated after the April 1852 arrival date. The Meyersburg census, which is current (and corrected to remove a duplicate listing), contains only four Franklin Carrier covers from New York City: 1) Undated buff cover to John J. Latting, 85 Fulton St., tied by red "New York" circle, ex Chase, Miller Collection, New York Public Library, 2) Sep. 15, 1852 folded letter to David Sands, 141 William St., tied by red New York circle, ex Caspary, Middendorf, 3) Oct. 28, 1852 cover to Henry Mathews, Union Hotel, ex Seybold, Golden (our Sale 817, realized $25,000 hammer), and 4) [as listed by Meyersburg] "New York to New Orleans--12/21/52--to R. J. Palfrey, Esq., Cashier, Franklin uncancelled, 3c 1851 cancelled by New York circular datestamp". If Meyersburg's "12/21/52" date for the fourth cover is correct, then the cover offered here, although identical in all other features, is a fifth New York usage. However, the Nov. 28, 1851 postmark date and the absence of a cancel tying the Franklin Carrier stamp raise doubt about whether the stamp is genuinely used on this cover. We offer it here as an off-cover stamp, but we urge collectors not to remove it from the cover, because this could possibly represent a genuine usage in New York, closer to the October 1, 1851, shipment date. Future research might change the status of this cover. Scott Retail for an unused LO1 is $5,000.00. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000
6		(1c) Dull Blue, Franklin Carrier (LO1). Large to huge margins, extraordinary rich color and proof-like impression, cancelled by vivid red "New York" dateless circle used by carrier department, negligible small thin spot EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FINEST OFF-COVER FRANKLIN CARRIER STAMPS KNOWN WITH THE RED NEW YORK DATESTAMP. 250,000 Franklin Carrier stamps were sent to New York City in October 1851 (in addition to 50,000 to New Orleans and 10,000 to Philadelphia), but very few seem to have been used at New York (no documentation exists to explain why this occurred). Only four Franklin Carrier covers from New York are recorded. In addition, there are perhaps five to seven off-cover stamps with the red New York dateless circle and another three or four with the black datestamp. Ex De Coppet, Duveen and Hind. Another example with the red New York datestamp, also slightly thinned, was sold the Golden sale for $5,250 hammer. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000

Franklin Carrier (LO1)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

(1c) Dull Blue, Franklin Carrier, Double Transfer (LO1 var). Strong double transfer in "Stamp", huge margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at right, bright shade and beautiful early impression, cancelled by Philadelphia red star, impressed strongly enough to tie stamp thru paper, used on Schuylkill Navigation Company folded meeting notice dated Jan. 13, 1852, to William Ashbridge, 321 Arch Street, Philadelphia, neat receipt docketing on back

EXTREMELY FINE GEM STAMP AND PRISTINE COVER. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE NINETEEN FRANKLIN CARRIER COVERS RECORDED IN THE MEYERSBURG CENSUS, OF WHICH ELEVEN ARE CANCELLED BY THE PHILADELPHIA RED STAR.

This superb cover shows proper use of the Franklin Carrier stamp in January 1852 to prepay the fee for delivery within city limits by the carrier department, entirely outside of the regular mails. The Meyersburg census of Franklin Carrier covers, which remains current, contains 19 confirmed examples. Included among the 19 covers are 4 from New York (3 tied by the red circular datestamp, one of which is in the New York Public Library), one cover from New Orleans, and 14 covers from Philadelphia (3 tied by blue circular datestamp, 10 cancelled by red star but not tied, and one tied by red star). The stamp on this cover has exceptionally large margins, and the cover is fresh and clean. The Scott-listed double transfer is seen in this position, in which the bottom label "Stamp" shows noticeable lines from a previous entry.

Ex Mason. (Image)

E. 15,000-20,000

(1c) Dull Blue, Franklin Carrier (LO1). Enormous margins except at bottom left where ample, brilliant color and very early impression, uncancelled, affixed alongside 3c Orange Brown (10), large margins, tied by bold "New-York Nov. 28" circular datestamp on 1851 blue folded letter to New Orleans, a gentle bend in the lettersheet leaves an impression on both the 3c 1851 and Franklin Carrier stamp

A VERY FINE FRANKLIN CARRIER STAMP AND POSSIBLY GENUINELY USED FOR CARRIER SERVICE TO THE NEW YORK CITY MAILS IN NOVEMBER 1851.

The records show 250,000 Franklin Carrier stamps shipped to New York on October 11, 1851, but this shipment is marked received on April 15, 1852, without any explanation for the delay (source: Elliott Perry). Genuine Franklin Carrier covers from New York are dated after the April 1852 arrival date.

The Meyersburg census, which is current (and corrected to remove a duplicate listing), contains only four Franklin Carrier covers from New York City: 1) Undated buff cover to John J. Latting, 85 Fulton St., tied by red "New York" circle, ex Chase, Miller Collection, New York Public Library, 2) Sep. 15, 1852 folded letter to David Sands, 141 William St., tied by red New York circle, ex Caspary, Middendorf, 3) Oct. 28, 1852 cover to Henry Mathews, Union Hotel, ex Seybold, Golden (our Sale 817, realized $25,000 hammer), and 4) [as listed by Meyersburg] "New York to New Orleans--12/21/52--to R. J. Palfrey, Esq., Cashier, Franklin uncancelled, 3c 1851 cancelled by New York circular datestamp". If Meyersburg's "12/21/52" date for the fourth cover is correct, then the cover offered here, although identical in all other features, is a fifth New York usage. However, the Nov. 28, 1851 postmark date and the absence of a cancel tying the Franklin Carrier stamp raise doubt about whether the stamp is genuinely used on this cover. We offer it here as an off-cover stamp, but we urge collectors not to remove it from the cover, because this could possibly represent a genuine usage in New York, closer to the October 1, 1851, shipment date. Future research might change the status of this cover.

Scott Retail for an unused LO1 is $5,000.00. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

(1c) Dull Blue, Franklin Carrier (LO1). Large to huge margins, extraordinary rich color and proof-like impression, cancelled by vivid red "New York" dateless circle used by carrier department, negligible small thin spot

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FINEST OFF-COVER FRANKLIN CARRIER STAMPS KNOWN WITH THE RED NEW YORK DATESTAMP.

250,000 Franklin Carrier stamps were sent to New York City in October 1851 (in addition to 50,000 to New Orleans and 10,000 to Philadelphia), but very few seem to have been used at New York (no documentation exists to explain why this occurred). Only four Franklin Carrier covers from New York are recorded. In addition, there are perhaps five to seven off-cover stamps with the red New York dateless circle and another three or four with the black datestamp.

Ex De Coppet, Duveen and Hind. Another example with the red New York datestamp, also slightly thinned, was sold the Golden sale for $5,250 hammer. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000