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**Locals**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1591		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Thin paper, three huge margins with traces of two adjoining stamps, touched at bottom right, cancelled by vivid red Boston "Paid" (impression ties thru paper), red "Forwarded by/American Mail Co./No. 36 Wall St.--N.Y." three-line handstamp applied on arrival to 1844 folded cover from Boston to New York City, pencil "P", docketing indicates June 28, 1844 origin date, fold in letter sheet barely affects stamp, otherwise Very Fine	750.00	500.00
1592		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, 5c Black on Gray (5L1, 5L2). Each affixed to cover on which it did not originate, No. 5L1 with red pen on folded cover to Philadelphia, No. 5L2 with black pen "X" on 1844 folded letter to Potowome (R.I.), Very Fine, each with 2001 P.F. certificate	E. 50-75	40.00
1593		Barr's Penny Dispatch, Lancaster Pa., (unstated value) Red (8L1). Unused (no gum), ample margins to touching, small tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, a rare stamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,000.00	1,050.00
1594		Bayonne City Dispatch, Bayonne City N.J., 1c Black (9L1). Large margins, tied by purple target, matching "Bayonne City, May, 15, 1883, Dispatch Paid" three-line datestamp on local cover to Philip La Tourette, Extremely Fine (Image)	500.00	325.00
1595		Bayonne City Dispatch, Bayonne City N.J., 1c Black (9L1). Full margins to just touched at lower left, tied by purple target, matching "Bayonne City, May, 15, 1883, Dispatch Paid" three-line datestamp on local cover to Philip La Tourette, Very Fine, signed Sloane	450.00	270.00
1596		Bouton's Manhattan Express. Clearly struck dark red oval handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "Burlington, May 31, 1847" to local street address, two light file folds incl. one thru express marking, Extremely Fine and very scarce, with 2000 P.F. certificate	E. 200-300	200.00
1597		Bouton's Manhattan Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Pink (17L1). Three large margins, just barely in at right, typical faint gum stains and slight oxidation at left, uncancelled as usual, P.F. says did not originate on this 1847 folded cover to Washington D.C., red "New-York 5 cts. 9 Sep." integral-rate circular datestamp, central file fold VERY FINE STAMP. ONE OF SEVEN OR EIGHT REPORTED EXAMPLES OF BOUTON'S MANHATTAN EXPRESS STAMP. Although uncancelled, the stamp on this cover is used in the proper time period and it appears to have originated, despite the P.F. declaration that it does not belong. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	4,000.00	2,100.00
1598		Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White Entire (15LU5b). On 3c Red (U9) entire to Mrs. Kochersperger at Lambertville N.J., "Philadelphia Pa. May 5" circular datestamp, minor flap tear, Very Fine, ex Chapman	250.00	220.00
1599		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green Glazed (20L3). Large margins all around, couple tiny wrinkles, red "Free" cancel, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Feb. 17 O'C" oval datestamp on folded Valentine poem to street address, very slight toning, still Very Fine, this Boyd issue is much scarcer on cover than generally perceived	400.00	375.00
1600		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green Unglazed (20L7a). Die cut to oval shape, tied by black cancel, red "New York & Phila. R.R. Jun. 28" route agent's circular datestamp and "Free" straightline on 1850 folded cover to Natchez Miss., ms. "Free W. A. Irvine P.M." frank, fresh and Very Fine, unusual usage	E. 100-150	120.00
1601		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Dull Orange (20L13). Margin clear to slightly in, black smudge cancel, tied by "Paid/J.T.B.", second strike at left, "Boyd's City Express Post Jul. 10.12" oval datestamp on cover to local addressee without street address, Boyd's Paid marking crossed out and directed to "P.O." for delivery, "U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/Jul. 11" double-circle datestamp ties Boyd's stamp, backflap removed and slightly reduced at bottom, still Very Fine, this stamp is very scarce on cover, the usage is unusual	E. 150-200	350.00

Locals

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1591

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Thin paper, three huge margins with traces of two adjoining stamps, touched at bottom right, cancelled by vivid red Boston "Paid" (impression ties thru paper), red "Forwarded by/American Mail Co./No. 36 Wall St.--N.Y." three-line handstamp applied on arrival to 1844 folded cover from Boston to New York City, pencil "P", docketing indicates June 28, 1844 origin date, fold in letter sheet barely affects stamp, otherwise Very Fine

750.00

500.00

1592

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, 5c Black on Gray (5L1, 5L2). Each affixed to cover on which it did not originate, No. 5L1 with red pen on folded cover to Philadelphia, No. 5L2 with black pen "X" on 1844 folded letter to Potowome (R.I.), Very Fine, each with 2001 P.F. certificate

E. 50-75

40.00

1593

Barr's Penny Dispatch, Lancaster Pa., (unstated value) Red (8L1). Unused (no gum), ample margins to touching, small tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, a rare stamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,000.00

1,050.00

1594

Bayonne City Dispatch, Bayonne City N.J., 1c Black (9L1). Large margins, tied by purple target, matching "Bayonne City, May, 15, 1883, Dispatch Paid" three-line datestamp on local cover to Philip La Tourette, Extremely Fine (Image)

500.00

325.00

1595

Bayonne City Dispatch, Bayonne City N.J., 1c Black (9L1). Full margins to just touched at lower left, tied by purple target, matching "Bayonne City, May, 15, 1883, Dispatch Paid" three-line datestamp on local cover to Philip La Tourette, Very Fine, signed Sloane

450.00

270.00

1596

Bouton's Manhattan Express. Clearly struck dark red oval handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "Burlington, May 31, 1847" to local street address, two light file folds incl. one thru express marking, Extremely Fine and very scarce, with 2000 P.F. certificate

E. 200-300

200.00

1597

Bouton's Manhattan Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Pink (17L1). Three large margins, just barely in at right, typical faint gum stains and slight oxidation at left, uncancelled as usual, P.F. says did not originate on this 1847 folded cover to Washington D.C., red "New-York 5 cts. 9 Sep." integral-rate circular datestamp, central file fold

VERY FINE STAMP. ONE OF SEVEN OR EIGHT REPORTED EXAMPLES OF BOUTON'S MANHATTAN EXPRESS STAMP.

Although uncancelled, the stamp on this cover is used in the proper time period and it appears to have originated, despite the P.F. declaration that it does not belong. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

4,000.00

2,100.00

1598

Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White Entire (15LU5b). On 3c Red (U9) entire to Mrs. Kochersperger at Lambertville N.J., "Philadelphia Pa. May 5" circular datestamp, minor flap tear, Very Fine, ex Chapman

250.00

220.00

1599

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green Glazed (20L3). Large margins all around, couple tiny wrinkles, red "Free" cancel, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Feb. 17 O'C" oval datestamp on folded Valentine poem to street address, very slight toning, still Very Fine, this Boyd issue is much scarcer on cover than generally perceived

400.00

375.00

1600

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green Unglazed (20L7a). Die cut to oval shape, tied by black cancel, red "New York & Phila. R.R. Jun. 28" route agent's circular datestamp and "Free" straightline on 1850 folded cover to Natchez Miss., ms. "Free W. A. Irvine P.M." frank, fresh and Very Fine, unusual usage

E. 100-150

120.00

1601

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Dull Orange (20L13). Margin clear to slightly in, black smudge cancel, tied by "Paid/J.T.B.", second strike at left, "Boyd's City Express Post Jul. 10.12" oval datestamp on cover to local addressee without street address, Boyd's Paid marking crossed out and directed to "P.O." for delivery, "U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/Jul. 11" double-circle datestamp ties Boyd's stamp, backflap removed and slightly reduced at bottom, still Very Fine, this stamp is very scarce on cover, the usage is unusual

E. 150-200

350.00