Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**6LB1-6LB2**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
122		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large even margins, faint pre-use crease at bottom, cancelled by orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Nov. 23, 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1842 folded letter addressed in blue to 34 Liberty St., neatly docketed on back EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING STAMP ON FRESH COVER. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE FIFTEEN RECORDED COVERS WITH GREIG'S 3-CENT STAMP USED FOR UNITED STATES CITY DESPATCH POST CARRIER SERVICE. In August 1842 the privately-owned City Despatch Post was bought out and re-established as the carrier department of the New York City post office. Stamps sold by Greig for the City Despatch Post remained valid for prepayment of carrier fees and were used months after the buyout. In the period before U.S. City Despatch Post stamps were issued, the use of Greig's stamps has provisional status among collectors. By November 1842, the mailing date of this cover, Greig's stamps in public hands were accepted concurrently with the government carrier issues (6LB3 and 6LB5, primarily). The carrier stamp, 6LB1, can be distinguished from 40L1 only when cancelled with the "U.S."-designated cancel or postmark. Such examples are very rare, with fifteen covers contained in our records, as well as a dozen or so off-cover stamps. (Image)	10,000.00
123		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff (6LB2). Position 21R, unused (no gum as always), large even margins, without any thins, beautiful impression on bright paper, couple soiled spots of absolutely no significance EXTREMELY FINE. POSSIBLY THE FINEST OF THE APPROXIMATELY TEN KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT ON ROSY BUFF PAPER. We have tracked sales of the Rosy Buff paper for nearly ten years, and this is the first stamp we have encountered that is not thinned. Ex Ferrary. "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp. (Image)	1,750.00
124		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff (6LB2). Position 24L, unused (no gum), enormous margins with three complete outer framelines, intense impression on bright paper, very slight thinning -- far less than usually found in the approximately ten known examples -- still Extremely Fine, one of the finest extant (Image)	1,750.00
125		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff (6LB2). Position 12R, unused (no gum as always), thinned as are most of the approximately ten known examples, Extremely Fine appearance, ex Pickman (Image)	1,750.00

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122

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large even margins, faint pre-use crease at bottom, cancelled by orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Nov. 23, 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1842 folded letter addressed in blue to 34 Liberty St., neatly docketed on back

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING STAMP ON FRESH COVER. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE FIFTEEN RECORDED COVERS WITH GREIG'S 3-CENT STAMP USED FOR UNITED STATES CITY DESPATCH POST CARRIER SERVICE.

In August 1842 the privately-owned City Despatch Post was bought out and re-established as the carrier department of the New York City post office. Stamps sold by Greig for the City Despatch Post remained valid for prepayment of carrier fees and were used months after the buyout. In the period before U.S. City Despatch Post stamps were issued, the use of Greig's stamps has provisional status among collectors. By November 1842, the mailing date of this cover, Greig's stamps in public hands were accepted concurrently with the government carrier issues (6LB3 and 6LB5, primarily). The carrier stamp, 6LB1, can be distinguished from 40L1 only when cancelled with the "U.S."-designated cancel or postmark. Such examples are very rare, with fifteen covers contained in our records, as well as a dozen or so off-cover stamps. (Image)

10,000.00

123

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff (6LB2). Position 21R, unused (no gum as always), large even margins, without any thins, beautiful impression on bright paper, couple soiled spots of absolutely no significance

EXTREMELY FINE. POSSIBLY THE FINEST OF THE APPROXIMATELY TEN KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT ON ROSY BUFF PAPER.

We have tracked sales of the Rosy Buff paper for nearly ten years, and this is the first stamp we have encountered that is not thinned.

Ex Ferrary. "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp. (Image)

1,750.00

124

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff (6LB2). Position 24L, unused (no gum), enormous margins with three complete outer framelines, intense impression on bright paper, very slight thinning -- far less than usually found in the approximately ten known examples -- still Extremely Fine, one of the finest extant (Image)

1,750.00

125

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff (6LB2). Position 12R, unused (no gum as always), thinned as are most of the approximately ten known examples, Extremely Fine appearance, ex Pickman (Image)

1,750.00