Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Carrier Department Issues continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2545		5c Brown (76). Dark shade, tied by segmented grid and "Richmond Va. Jun. 4" (ca. 1865) circular datestamp on blue cover to Chelsea Mass., sender's instructions "Penny Post deliver", Very Fine, unusual usage, the 5c stamp possibly intended to prepay collection and delivery fees in Richmond and Chelsea (Image)	E. 200-300	260.00
2546		Williams' City Post, Cincinnati O., 2c Brown (9LB1). Full to large margins, cancellation not evident but stained and thinned, a very rare Carrier Department stamp (Image)	3,000.00	800.00
2547		Williams' City Post, Cincinnati O., 2c Brown (9LB1). Large margins all around, lightly-inked red cancel ("Paid"?) with impression tying thru paper, additional ms. "X" cancel, used on small cover to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF SIX RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE RARE WILLIAMS' CITY POST CARRIER STAMP. Beginning in late October 1854, C. C. Williams was appointed as superintendent of Cincinnati's carrier department, which had functioned sporadically since 1837 (in fact, there was no carrier service from October 1845 to February 1848). The earliest advertisements for Williams' City Post specified carrier fees for city delivery (2c) or delivery to the mails (1c). The announcements specifically required that carrier fees be prepaid with carrier stamps, that is, the official Eagle Carrier (LO1) or semi-official Williams' City Post (9LB1) stamps issued for this purpose. Research by Elliott Perry establishes that Williams left the carrier department and joined the post office as a clerk on April 1, 1855. However, the 9LB1 stamp remained in use, as evidenced by two genuine covers dated in May 1855 and June 1855. The Williams 9LB1 stamp is extremely rare, with one unused pair and perhaps seven or eight singles known off cover (or added to covers). Our census of covers, revised since the Golden sale, contains just six that are now believed to be genuine: 1) 1854 docketing, tied by blue "City Post" in circle as found on Browne & Co. local post covers, to 112 Clinton St., ex Knapp, 2) May 29, 1855 (contents), tied by red square target, to 294 Plum St., ex Caspary, Middendorf, 3) Jun. 18 blue circular datestamp, 1855 content, tied by red square target, with 1c 1851 on printed circular to NYC, ex Meyersburg, 4) 1855?, tied by ms. lines, to Maj. Schley, no street designation, the cover offered in Golden sale, which the P.F. rejected but we still believe is genuine, 5) No date, ms. "X" cancel (not tied), to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr, Costales photo files (same correspondence as the cover offered here), and 6) No date, red cancel ("Paid"?) and ms. "X", to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr, the cover offered here (same correspondence as No. 5). Ex Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	9,500.00
2548		1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65). Tied by grids, 3c also tied by "Cleveland O. Apr. 8" double-circle datestamp on cover to Ravenna O., 3c short perfs at top, otherwise Fine, very scarce carrier usage from Cleveland (Image)	E. 150-200	220.00
2549		Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Large margins, "tied" by fold which causes some splitting of the stamp, used with 3c Dull Red (26), s.e. at left, tied by blue grid, matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 12, 1860" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Smithland Ky., docketing at left, slightly reduced at right, Fine appearance, scarce usage, Scott Retail for this combination with the carrier tied by handstamp is $5,000.00 (Image)	E. 500-750	260.00
2550		Louisville Ky. Wharton's No. 5LB1 with original gum, Brown & McGill's 5LB2 unused and uncancelled on cover, Fine-Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	350.00
2551		Lowell Mass. Three 3c 1857-61 covers to Lowell with distinctive black star carrier handstamp, reportedly used to alert carrier to absence of street address (all recorded covers fit this pattern), minor faults, Fine and scarce group (Image)	E. 200-300	300.00
2552		Newburyport Mass. Ms. "2 cts Paid" on cover to Ocean House hotel in Newburyport, 3c Dull Red (26) tied by "New-York May 28" circular datestamp, 1859 docketing, Extremely Fine, Benjamin Ordway was the carrier in Newburyport in 1859, the "2 cts Paid" notation may have been applied by the hotel clerk to collect reimbursement from the addressee -- to date this is the only recorded Newburyport carrier usage (Image)	E. 200-300	150.00
2553		New Orleans La. Six covers to or from New Orleans incl. five with 3c 1851, different markings or usages incl. snow-shovel datestamps in green and blue, "CAR.2" oval, large circular datestamp, minor faults, otherwise Fine, desirable group (Image)	E. 500-750	950.00
2554		New-York Penny Post. Double-line circular datestamps in red and black on folded letter and large part cover, respectively, latter with addressee's name erased, otherwise Fine, scarce (Image)	E. 150-200	80.00
2555		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large margins, lightly struck orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug. 24, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on cover front only to local street address, light stains and creases, still Fine, only fifteen 6LB1 covers are recorded, this is an extremely early usage only eight days after carrier operations began, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,050.00

Carrier Department Issues continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2545

5c Brown (76). Dark shade, tied by segmented grid and "Richmond Va. Jun. 4" (ca. 1865) circular datestamp on blue cover to Chelsea Mass., sender's instructions "Penny Post deliver", Very Fine, unusual usage, the 5c stamp possibly intended to prepay collection and delivery fees in Richmond and Chelsea (Image)

E. 200-300

260.00

2546

Williams' City Post, Cincinnati O., 2c Brown (9LB1). Full to large margins, cancellation not evident but stained and thinned, a very rare Carrier Department stamp (Image)

3,000.00

800.00

2547

Williams' City Post, Cincinnati O., 2c Brown (9LB1). Large margins all around, lightly-inked red cancel ("Paid"?) with impression tying thru paper, additional ms. "X" cancel, used on small cover to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr

EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF SIX RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE RARE WILLIAMS' CITY POST CARRIER STAMP.

Beginning in late October 1854, C. C. Williams was appointed as superintendent of Cincinnati's carrier department, which had functioned sporadically since 1837 (in fact, there was no carrier service from October 1845 to February 1848). The earliest advertisements for Williams' City Post specified carrier fees for city delivery (2c) or delivery to the mails (1c). The announcements specifically required that carrier fees be prepaid with carrier stamps, that is, the official Eagle Carrier (LO1) or semi-official Williams' City Post (9LB1) stamps issued for this purpose. Research by Elliott Perry establishes that Williams left the carrier department and joined the post office as a clerk on April 1, 1855. However, the 9LB1 stamp remained in use, as evidenced by two genuine covers dated in May 1855 and June 1855.

The Williams 9LB1 stamp is extremely rare, with one unused pair and perhaps seven or eight singles known off cover (or added to covers). Our census of covers, revised since the Golden sale, contains just six that are now believed to be genuine: 1) 1854 docketing, tied by blue "City Post" in circle as found on Browne & Co. local post covers, to 112 Clinton St., ex Knapp, 2) May 29, 1855 (contents), tied by red square target, to 294 Plum St., ex Caspary, Middendorf, 3) Jun. 18 blue circular datestamp, 1855 content, tied by red square target, with 1c 1851 on printed circular to NYC, ex Meyersburg, 4) 1855?, tied by ms. lines, to Maj. Schley, no street designation, the cover offered in Golden sale, which the P.F. rejected but we still believe is genuine, 5) No date, ms. "X" cancel (not tied), to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr, Costales photo files (same correspondence as the cover offered here), and 6) No date, red cancel ("Paid"?) and ms. "X", to Susie M. Merrill, 8th St. below Carr, the cover offered here (same correspondence as No. 5).

Ex Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

9,500.00

2548

1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65). Tied by grids, 3c also tied by "Cleveland O. Apr. 8" double-circle datestamp on cover to Ravenna O., 3c short perfs at top, otherwise Fine, very scarce carrier usage from Cleveland (Image)

E. 150-200

220.00

2549

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, Louisville Ky., (2c) Blue (5LB2). Large margins, "tied" by fold which causes some splitting of the stamp, used with 3c Dull Red (26), s.e. at left, tied by blue grid, matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 12, 1860" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Smithland Ky., docketing at left, slightly reduced at right, Fine appearance, scarce usage, Scott Retail for this combination with the carrier tied by handstamp is $5,000.00 (Image)

E. 500-750

260.00

2550

Louisville Ky. Wharton's No. 5LB1 with original gum, Brown & McGill's 5LB2 unused and uncancelled on cover, Fine-Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

350.00

2551

Lowell Mass. Three 3c 1857-61 covers to Lowell with distinctive black star carrier handstamp, reportedly used to alert carrier to absence of street address (all recorded covers fit this pattern), minor faults, Fine and scarce group (Image)

E. 200-300

300.00

2552

Newburyport Mass. Ms. "2 cts Paid" on cover to Ocean House hotel in Newburyport, 3c Dull Red (26) tied by "New-York May 28" circular datestamp, 1859 docketing, Extremely Fine, Benjamin Ordway was the carrier in Newburyport in 1859, the "2 cts Paid" notation may have been applied by the hotel clerk to collect reimbursement from the addressee -- to date this is the only recorded Newburyport carrier usage (Image)

E. 200-300

150.00

2553

New Orleans La. Six covers to or from New Orleans incl. five with 3c 1851, different markings or usages incl. snow-shovel datestamps in green and blue, "CAR.2" oval, large circular datestamp, minor faults, otherwise Fine, desirable group (Image)

E. 500-750

950.00

2554

New-York Penny Post. Double-line circular datestamps in red and black on folded letter and large part cover, respectively, latter with addressee's name erased, otherwise Fine, scarce (Image)

E. 150-200

80.00

2555

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large margins, lightly struck orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug. 24, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on cover front only to local street address, light stains and creases, still Fine, only fifteen 6LB1 covers are recorded, this is an extremely early usage only eight days after carrier operations began, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,050.00