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**Wharton's and Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
115		Wharton's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Bluish Green (5LB1). Complete sheet of 50 (two panes), original gum, slight creases and small thin spots, trivial selvage tears VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING EXHIBITION PIECE AND ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING COMPLETE SHEETS OF FIFTY OF THE WHARTON'S CARRIER STAMP. Our records of Wharton indicate the existence of a half-dozen panes of 25 and at least four complete sheets of 50, two of which are known to remain intact. Ex Worthington. (Image)	7,000.00
115A		Wharton's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Bluish Green (5LB1). Two, one with huge bottom left corner sheet margins, other has large margins and crease, affixed to folded covers to which they do not belong, corner copy is Extremely Fine, acquired from Needham collection	200.00
116		Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Large margins, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Apr. 24, 1860" circular datestamp on small cover to Paducah Ky., backflap removed, negligible tiny tear at top EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE BROWN & McGILL'S CARRIER STAMP TIED BY LOUISVILLE DATESTAMP. ONLY SIX OR SEVEN ARE KNOWN TIED ON COVER IN THIS MANNER, THIS BEING ONE OF THE TWO FINEST. The Middendorf sale catalogue reported five tied examples of the Brown & McGill carrier stamp. Our records contain seven genuine tied usages, one of which is a front only. Ex Ferrary, Hind and Brown. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000
117		Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Large margins to just touched at corner of frameline, tied by blue "DUE 3" straightline with 3c Dull Red (26) tied by blue "Louisville Ky. May 24, 1860" circular datestamp on brown cover to court clerk at Somerset Ky., flap repaired, reduced and repaired tear at top VERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THE BROWN & McGILL'S CARRIER STAMP TIED BY THE "DUE 3" OF LOUISVILLE. ONLY SIX OR SEVEN ARE KNOWN TIED ON COVER, THIS BEING THE ONLY ONE TIED BY A DUE MARKING. The Middendorf sale catalogue reported five tied examples of the Brown & McGill carrier stamp. Our records contain seven genuine tied usages, one of which is a front only. This is the only cover on which the carrier stamp is tied by a due marking. Ex Mason. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
118		Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Three huge margins, in at bottom, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Jan. 1, 1860(?)" circular datestamp on cover to Baltimore Md., part of flap and corner of cover torn away FINE AND RARE TIED EXAMPLE OF THE BROWN & McGILL'S CARRIER STAMP -- ONLY SIX OR SEVEN ARE KNOWN TIED IN THIS MANNER. The Middendorf sale catalogue reported five tied examples of the Brown & McGill carrier stamp. Our records contain seven genuine tied usages, one of which is a front only. Three covers, including this one, come from the Gail correspondence. (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
119		Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Large even margins, cancelled by part of black New York "23" cents debit circular datestamp applied to foreign mail, faint toned spot, Extremely Fine, a remarkable carrier stamp -- one can only dream about the extraordinary cover from which it originated (Image)	E. 750-1,000
120		Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, (2c) Black (5LB3). Unused (no gum), huge margins with framelines complete all around, pencil writing in right margin EXTREMELY FINE . ONE OF THE TWO FINEST UNUSED EXAMPLES OF THE THIRTEEN RECORDED BROWN & McGILL 2-CENT BLACK STAMPS. Ex Caspary and Lilly. The finest unused example realized $4,500 in our Golden sale. (Image)	4,500.00
121		Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, (2c) Black (5LB3). Unused (no gum), two large margins, others ample, small sealed tear at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, a rare stamp, of which thirteen examples are recorded, ex Ferrary, Hind and Brown (Image)	4,500.00

Wharton's and Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

115

Wharton's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Bluish Green (5LB1). Complete sheet of 50 (two panes), original gum, slight creases and small thin spots, trivial selvage tears

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING EXHIBITION PIECE AND ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING COMPLETE SHEETS OF FIFTY OF THE WHARTON'S CARRIER STAMP.

Our records of Wharton indicate the existence of a half-dozen panes of 25 and at least four complete sheets of 50, two of which are known to remain intact.

Ex Worthington. (Image)

7,000.00

115A

Wharton's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Bluish Green (5LB1). Two, one with huge bottom left corner sheet margins, other has large margins and crease, affixed to folded covers to which they do not belong, corner copy is Extremely Fine, acquired from Needham collection

200.00

116

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Large margins, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Apr. 24, 1860" circular datestamp on small cover to Paducah Ky., backflap removed, negligible tiny tear at top

EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE BROWN & McGILL'S CARRIER STAMP TIED BY LOUISVILLE DATESTAMP. ONLY SIX OR SEVEN ARE KNOWN TIED ON COVER IN THIS MANNER, THIS BEING ONE OF THE TWO FINEST.

The Middendorf sale catalogue reported five tied examples of the Brown & McGill carrier stamp. Our records contain seven genuine tied usages, one of which is a front only.

Ex Ferrary, Hind and Brown. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

117

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Large margins to just touched at corner of frameline, tied by blue "DUE 3" straightline with 3c Dull Red (26) tied by blue "Louisville Ky. May 24, 1860" circular datestamp on brown cover to court clerk at Somerset Ky., flap repaired, reduced and repaired tear at top

VERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THE BROWN & McGILL'S CARRIER STAMP TIED BY THE "DUE 3" OF LOUISVILLE. ONLY SIX OR SEVEN ARE KNOWN TIED ON COVER, THIS BEING THE ONLY ONE TIED BY A DUE MARKING.

The Middendorf sale catalogue reported five tied examples of the Brown & McGill carrier stamp. Our records contain seven genuine tied usages, one of which is a front only. This is the only cover on which the carrier stamp is tied by a due marking.

Ex Mason. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

118

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Three huge margins, in at bottom, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Jan. 1, 1860(?)" circular datestamp on cover to Baltimore Md., part of flap and corner of cover torn away

FINE AND RARE TIED EXAMPLE OF THE BROWN & McGILL'S CARRIER STAMP -- ONLY SIX OR SEVEN ARE KNOWN TIED IN THIS MANNER.

The Middendorf sale catalogue reported five tied examples of the Brown & McGill carrier stamp. Our records contain seven genuine tied usages, one of which is a front only. Three covers, including this one, come from the Gail correspondence. (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

119

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Large even margins, cancelled by part of black New York "23" cents debit circular datestamp applied to foreign mail, faint toned spot, Extremely Fine, a remarkable carrier stamp -- one can only dream about the extraordinary cover from which it originated (Image)

E. 750-1,000

120

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, (2c) Black (5LB3). Unused (no gum), huge margins with framelines complete all around, pencil writing in right margin

EXTREMELY FINE . ONE OF THE TWO FINEST UNUSED EXAMPLES OF THE THIRTEEN RECORDED BROWN & McGILL 2-CENT BLACK STAMPS.

Ex Caspary and Lilly. The finest unused example realized $4,500 in our Golden sale. (Image)

4,500.00

121

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, (2c) Black (5LB3). Unused (no gum), two large margins, others ample, small sealed tear at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, a rare stamp, of which thirteen examples are recorded, ex Ferrary, Hind and Brown (Image)

4,500.00