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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
159		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Green Glazed (6LB5). Large margins, tiny corner crease, red "U.S." in frame cancel, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 21, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1843 folded letter to local street address, faint toning, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200
160		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large to huge margins, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, which ties by impression thru paper, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Nov. 12, 4 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on 1844 folded printed notice from Foreign Committee of Board of Missions to local street address, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
161		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large margins, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 15, -- O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on small embossed Valentine cover to local street address, mended along bottom edge, some splits along embossing, otherwise Extremely Fine, illustrated in Perry's 100 Years Ago (p. 36), ex Walcott (Image)	E. 300-400
162		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large to huge margins, tied by two strikes of red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post May 7, 4 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on 1846 folded printed notice from American Society for Meliorating the Condition of the Jews, to local street address, label with Hebrew characters on back, faint toning, otherwise Extremely Fine, unusual usage (Image)	E. 200-300
163		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large even margins, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, which ties by impression thru paper, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Jun. 7, 1 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on ca. 1845 folded letter to local street address, Very Fine, ex Caspary (Image)	E. 200-300
164		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large to huge margins, tied by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Apr. 10, 1 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on ca. 1845 folded cover to local street address, Very Fine, ex Brown (Image)	E. 200-300
165		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large even margins, unusual light blue shade -- probably a very late printing -- cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Oct. 26, 4 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on 1846 folded letter to local street address, very faint strike of "Free" in frame, Very Fine -- extremely late in the life of the government-operated U.S. City Despatch Post, which was terminated in late November 1846 -- ex Caspary (Image)	E. 400-500
166		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c 1843-45 Issues (6LB3, 6LB5, 6LB5b, 6LB5d). Total of 27 items, comprising Light Blue Unsurfaced 6LB3 (1 used), Green 6LB5d (4 used), Blue Green 6LB5 (3 used, 3 on covers), and Blue 6LB5b (1 unused, 7 used incl. one added to cover, and 8 on covers, incl. 3 tied), usual "U.S." in frame cancels, most on pages with plating and write-up by Elliott Perry, minor faults to be expected, generally Fine-Very Fine, excellent nucleus for further study, half of Scott value is in Blue 6LB5b covers (at $750 each)	14,070.00

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Sym.

Lot Description

159

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Green Glazed (6LB5). Large margins, tiny corner crease, red "U.S." in frame cancel, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 21, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1843 folded letter to local street address, faint toning, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

160

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large to huge margins, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, which ties by impression thru paper, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Nov. 12, 4 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on 1844 folded printed notice from Foreign Committee of Board of Missions to local street address, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

161

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large margins, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 15, -- O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on small embossed Valentine cover to local street address, mended along bottom edge, some splits along embossing, otherwise Extremely Fine, illustrated in Perry's 100 Years Ago (p. 36), ex Walcott (Image)

E. 300-400

162

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large to huge margins, tied by two strikes of red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post May 7, 4 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on 1846 folded printed notice from American Society for Meliorating the Condition of the Jews, to local street address, label with Hebrew characters on back, faint toning, otherwise Extremely Fine, unusual usage (Image)

E. 200-300

163

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large even margins, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, which ties by impression thru paper, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Jun. 7, 1 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on ca. 1845 folded letter to local street address, Very Fine, ex Caspary (Image)

E. 200-300

164

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large to huge margins, tied by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Apr. 10, 1 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on ca. 1845 folded cover to local street address, Very Fine, ex Brown (Image)

E. 200-300

165

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large even margins, unusual light blue shade -- probably a very late printing -- cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Oct. 26, 4 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on 1846 folded letter to local street address, very faint strike of "Free" in frame, Very Fine -- extremely late in the life of the government-operated U.S. City Despatch Post, which was terminated in late November 1846 -- ex Caspary (Image)

E. 400-500

166

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c 1843-45 Issues (6LB3, 6LB5, 6LB5b, 6LB5d). Total of 27 items, comprising Light Blue Unsurfaced 6LB3 (1 used), Green 6LB5d (4 used), Blue Green 6LB5 (3 used, 3 on covers), and Blue 6LB5b (1 unused, 7 used incl. one added to cover, and 8 on covers, incl. 3 tied), usual "U.S." in frame cancels, most on pages with plating and write-up by Elliott Perry, minor faults to be expected, generally Fine-Very Fine, excellent nucleus for further study, half of Scott value is in Blue 6LB5b covers (at $750 each)

14,070.00