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**Carriers**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1557		(1c) Dull Blue, Franklin Carrier (LO1). Full to large margins, Philadelphia red star cancel, large thinned area, faint stains, otherwise Very Fine, a rare stamp (Image)	5,000.00	1,700.00
1558		1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins, rich color, bold red town datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, scarce cancel (Image)	E. 150-200	75.00
1559		1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Full margins, tied by red star, second strike at left on brown cover to local street address, a few minor wrinkles and small tear at top, Extremely Fine, scarce tied in this manner, ex Knapp, Duckworth, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	300.00
1560		1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Ample to large margins, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to just barely in, both stamps tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 21" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to New York City, vertical file fold, 3c slightly oxidized, still Very Fine (Image)	400.00	160.00
1561		Baltimore Md., 1c Red on Bluish (1LB1). Type 9, huge margins including bottom sheet margin, bright color, tied by large ms. "X" on buff cover to local address, two vertical folds clear of stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Kelly, Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	375.00
1562		Baltimore Md., 1c Red (1LB7). Used with 3c Dull Red (26), scissors-trimmed perfs at bottom, both tied by blue "Baltimore Md. May 20" circular datestamp on yellow cover with printed address to Castle Garden N.Y., cover worn and reinforced around edges, still Fine (Image)	350.00	190.00
1563		Baltimore Md., 1c Black (1LB8). Huge to full margins, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Oct. 22, 1860" circular datestamp on small white cover to Wilmington Del., carrier stamp removed and replaced, appears Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 100-150	170.00
1565		Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Black (5LB3). Large margins with three full framelines and almost complete frameline at right, uncancelled, used with 3c Dull Red (26) tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Apr. 13" circular datestamp on buff cover addressed in blue to Mr. W. Gail, Baltimore Md., the cover has two vertical folds, one thru 3c stamp, the other creating a faintly toned area where the surface of the Brown & McGill's stamp was in contact with envelope, effectively tying it to the cover VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE BROWN & MCGILL BLACK CARRIER STAMP USED ON COVER (BOTH UNCANCELLED). Our census contains 13 examples of 5LB3, including 10 uncancelled stamps, some (or all) of which were removed from pieces of covers, all dated in 1858. Two of the uncancelled stamps remain on their original covers with a 3c 1857 tied by the Louisville datestamp: the Apr. 13 cover offered here and a cover postmarked Aug. 14, 1858, each with P.F. certificate. This cover comes from the well-known Gail correspondence, from which a number of the genuine Brown & McGill carrier covers originate. Ex Chapman. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	18,500.00
1566		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced, Blue Green and Blue Glazed (6LB3, 6LB5, 6LB5b). One of each, 6LB3 & 6LB5 with red "U.S" cancels and faults, 6LB5b part o.g., large margins, tiny corner creases, otherwise Very Fine	1,325.00	105.00
1567		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Large margins, tied by two strikes of red "U.S. in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Nov. 24, 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1842 folded letter to local street address, diagonal fold creases corner of stamp, otherwise Very Fine, with 1994 A.P.S. certificate (does not mention crease) (Image)	1,750.00	300.00
1568		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Green Glazed (6LB5d). Position 11R, large to huge margins, intense deep shade of Green paper, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, which ties by impression thru paper, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Jan. 19, 4 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1843 folded letter to local street address, sender's notation "U.S. City Desp. Paid", certificate expressing opinion that stamp has been removed and replaced with gum residue at top right -- we strongly disagree -- Extremely Fine Gem stamp and fresh cover, scarce use of intense Green glazed paper, ex Caspary, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 400-500	300.00

Carriers

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1557

(1c) Dull Blue, Franklin Carrier (LO1). Full to large margins, Philadelphia red star cancel, large thinned area, faint stains, otherwise Very Fine, a rare stamp (Image)

5,000.00

1,700.00

1558

1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins, rich color, bold red town datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, scarce cancel (Image)

E. 150-200

75.00

1559

1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Full margins, tied by red star, second strike at left on brown cover to local street address, a few minor wrinkles and small tear at top, Extremely Fine, scarce tied in this manner, ex Knapp, Duckworth, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

300.00

1560

1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Ample to large margins, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to just barely in, both stamps tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 21" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to New York City, vertical file fold, 3c slightly oxidized, still Very Fine (Image)

400.00

160.00

1561

Baltimore Md., 1c Red on Bluish (1LB1). Type 9, huge margins including bottom sheet margin, bright color, tied by large ms. "X" on buff cover to local address, two vertical folds clear of stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Kelly, Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

375.00

1562

Baltimore Md., 1c Red (1LB7). Used with 3c Dull Red (26), scissors-trimmed perfs at bottom, both tied by blue "Baltimore Md. May 20" circular datestamp on yellow cover with printed address to Castle Garden N.Y., cover worn and reinforced around edges, still Fine (Image)

350.00

190.00

1563

Baltimore Md., 1c Black (1LB8). Huge to full margins, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Oct. 22, 1860" circular datestamp on small white cover to Wilmington Del., carrier stamp removed and replaced, appears Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 100-150

170.00

1565

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Black (5LB3). Large margins with three full framelines and almost complete frameline at right, uncancelled, used with 3c Dull Red (26) tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Apr. 13" circular datestamp on buff cover addressed in blue to Mr. W. Gail, Baltimore Md., the cover has two vertical folds, one thru 3c stamp, the other creating a faintly toned area where the surface of the Brown & McGill's stamp was in contact with envelope, effectively tying it to the cover

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE BROWN & MCGILL BLACK CARRIER STAMP USED ON COVER (BOTH UNCANCELLED).

Our census contains 13 examples of 5LB3, including 10 uncancelled stamps, some (or all) of which were removed from pieces of covers, all dated in 1858. Two of the uncancelled stamps remain on their original covers with a 3c 1857 tied by the Louisville datestamp: the Apr. 13 cover offered here and a cover postmarked Aug. 14, 1858, each with P.F. certificate. This cover comes from the well-known Gail correspondence, from which a number of the genuine Brown & McGill carrier covers originate.

Ex Chapman. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

18,500.00

1566

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced, Blue Green and Blue Glazed (6LB3, 6LB5, 6LB5b). One of each, 6LB3 & 6LB5 with red "U.S" cancels and faults, 6LB5b part o.g., large margins, tiny corner creases, otherwise Very Fine

1,325.00

105.00

1567

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Large margins, tied by two strikes of red "U.S. in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Nov. 24, 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1842 folded letter to local street address, diagonal fold creases corner of stamp, otherwise Very Fine, with 1994 A.P.S. certificate (does not mention crease) (Image)

1,750.00

300.00

1568

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Green Glazed (6LB5d). Position 11R, large to huge margins, intense deep shade of Green paper, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, which ties by impression thru paper, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Jan. 19, 4 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1843 folded letter to local street address, sender's notation "U.S. City Desp. Paid", certificate expressing opinion that stamp has been removed and replaced with gum residue at top right -- we strongly disagree -- Extremely Fine Gem stamp and fresh cover, scarce use of intense Green glazed paper, ex Caspary, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 400-500

300.00