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**D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia PA (15L6-15L12)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
442		D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Large margins to clear at right, plate or printing flaw in the form of a curling white line across design at bottom, cancelled by 6-bar open grid, impression ties thru paper, blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts Dec. 8" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1847 folded letter to New York City street address, stamp has very minor faint gum toning, still Extremely Fine, choice and very rare use of the Blood's Striding Messenger third issue (Image)	E. 750-1,000
443		D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Full margins all around, cancelled by small black "X" handstamp, impression ties thru paper, Blood's blue advertising label on small embossed cover to local street address, small toned spot also ties stamp, Extremely Fine, a superb example of the rare Striding Messenger third issue on cover (Image)	E. 750-1,000
444		D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L7). Margins just touch but extra large bottom margin shows peculiar arrangement of subjects, red "Paid" cancel, slight crease and tiny thin, Very Fine appearance, extremely scarce, ex Caspary (Image)	90.00
445		D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L7). Cut to shape, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 14" circular datestamp with matching "Free" framed handstamp on folded cover to J. R. Ingersoll in Washington D.C., received free of postage, Extremely Fine, this issue is very rarely cancelled or tied, ex Caspary (Image)	E. 500-750
446		D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L8). Large margins to clear at left, tied by red "PHILADA. RAIL ROAD" straightline handstamp with matching "New-York 5 cts. 21 Aug." integral-rate circular datestamp on ca. 1847 folded letter to Newport R.I., forwarded to Boston with ms. notation and rate calculation below datestamp, lettersheet is very thin, some bleed-thru of letters and repaired hole at center (barely noticeable), otherwise Very Fine, extremely rare and unusual railroad usage with the "For the Post Office" stamp actually tied by the straightline handstamp, ex Knapp (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
447		D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L8). Margins clear to just touching outer circle, tied by "Baltimore Md. Apr. 15" circular datestamp on ca. 1847 folded cover to Washington D.C. street address, no postage rate indicated, large stain at right (deserves expert restoration), otherwise Fine, one of the rare instances when Blood's mail out of Philadelphia was not postmarked until it reached Baltimore -- in this case, the stamp is tied, which is extremely unusual -- ex Caspary (Image)	E. 300-400
448		D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L8). Margins just touching outer circle, uncancelled as often, used on cover to Troy N.Y., red "PHILADA. RAIL ROAD" straightline handstamp and red "New-York 10 cts. 3 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp, small tear at bottom, Very Fine, scarce use of Blood's stamps to bring letter to the railroad office, ex Mason (Image)	E. 300-400
449		D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L9). Huge margins all around, tied by blue "Philda Pa. 5 cts. Jun. 3" integral-rate circular datestamp on undated folded letter to Hancock Md., probably 1848, file fold, Extremely Fine, this issue was usually left uncancelled is rarely seen tied by a marking -- this is one of the finest tied examples extant -- ex Emerson (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
450		Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Large to huge margins, tied by multiple strikes of grid on small cover with printed local address and mourning border, fold at center, Extremely Fine, extremely rare tied example of the oval Bird & Letter stamp (Image)	E. 500-750
451		Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Large to huge margins, cancelled by 4-bar grid, impression ties thru paper, used on Oct. 20, 1848 folded letter to local street address, Extremely Fine, extremely scarce use of the oval Bird & Letter stamp, ex Worthington (Image)	E. 500-750
452		Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Huge bottom sheet margin, sides large and full at top -- evidently a bottom position -- tied by 7-bar grid cancel on piece of buff cover, Extremely Fine, an underrated rarity of Blood's (Image)	E. 400-500

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia PA (15L6-15L12)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

442

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Large margins to clear at right, plate or printing flaw in the form of a curling white line across design at bottom, cancelled by 6-bar open grid, impression ties thru paper, blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts Dec. 8" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1847 folded letter to New York City street address, stamp has very minor faint gum toning, still Extremely Fine, choice and very rare use of the Blood's Striding Messenger third issue (Image)

E. 750-1,000

443

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black (15L6). Full margins all around, cancelled by small black "X" handstamp, impression ties thru paper, Blood's blue advertising label on small embossed cover to local street address, small toned spot also ties stamp, Extremely Fine, a superb example of the rare Striding Messenger third issue on cover (Image)

E. 750-1,000

444

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L7). Margins just touch but extra large bottom margin shows peculiar arrangement of subjects, red "Paid" cancel, slight crease and tiny thin, Very Fine appearance, extremely scarce, ex Caspary (Image)

90.00

445

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L7). Cut to shape, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 14" circular datestamp with matching "Free" framed handstamp on folded cover to J. R. Ingersoll in Washington D.C., received free of postage, Extremely Fine, this issue is very rarely cancelled or tied, ex Caspary (Image)

E. 500-750

446

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L8). Large margins to clear at left, tied by red "PHILADA. RAIL ROAD" straightline handstamp with matching "New-York 5 cts. 21 Aug." integral-rate circular datestamp on ca. 1847 folded letter to Newport R.I., forwarded to Boston with ms. notation and rate calculation below datestamp, lettersheet is very thin, some bleed-thru of letters and repaired hole at center (barely noticeable), otherwise Very Fine, extremely rare and unusual railroad usage with the "For the Post Office" stamp actually tied by the straightline handstamp, ex Knapp (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

447

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L8). Margins clear to just touching outer circle, tied by "Baltimore Md. Apr. 15" circular datestamp on ca. 1847 folded cover to Washington D.C. street address, no postage rate indicated, large stain at right (deserves expert restoration), otherwise Fine, one of the rare instances when Blood's mail out of Philadelphia was not postmarked until it reached Baltimore -- in this case, the stamp is tied, which is extremely unusual -- ex Caspary (Image)

E. 300-400

448

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L8). Margins just touching outer circle, uncancelled as often, used on cover to Troy N.Y., red "PHILADA. RAIL ROAD" straightline handstamp and red "New-York 10 cts. 3 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp, small tear at bottom, Very Fine, scarce use of Blood's stamps to bring letter to the railroad office, ex Mason (Image)

E. 300-400

449

D. O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Black, "For the Post Office" (15L9). Huge margins all around, tied by blue "Philda Pa. 5 cts. Jun. 3" integral-rate circular datestamp on undated folded letter to Hancock Md., probably 1848, file fold, Extremely Fine, this issue was usually left uncancelled is rarely seen tied by a marking -- this is one of the finest tied examples extant -- ex Emerson (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

450

Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Large to huge margins, tied by multiple strikes of grid on small cover with printed local address and mourning border, fold at center, Extremely Fine, extremely rare tied example of the oval Bird & Letter stamp (Image)

E. 500-750

451

Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Large to huge margins, cancelled by 4-bar grid, impression ties thru paper, used on Oct. 20, 1848 folded letter to local street address, Extremely Fine, extremely scarce use of the oval Bird & Letter stamp, ex Worthington (Image)

E. 500-750

452

Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (unstated value) Black on Pale Green (15L11). Huge bottom sheet margin, sides large and full at top -- evidently a bottom position -- tied by 7-bar grid cancel on piece of buff cover, Extremely Fine, an underrated rarity of Blood's (Image)

E. 400-500