Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Carrier Department Issues continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2590		Philadelphia Pa. Aug. 20. Blue circular datestamp and matching "Free" in frame handstamp on cover to postmaster of Falmouth Va., red star carrier handstamp, faint stains and edge wear, otherwise Very Fine, unusual combination of carrier fee (indicated by star) and postmaster's free-mail privilege (Image)	E. 100-150	280.00
2591		3c Orange Brown (10). Ample margins except touched at top right, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 16" circular datestamp, red star carrier handstamp on blue cover to Princeton N.J., 1851 docketing on back, Very Fine, this is the earliest recorded use of the red star according to Mr. Johnstone, ex Gibson (Image)	E. 150-200	400.00
2592		1c Blue, Ty. IV, 3c Dull Red (9, 11). 1c recut once at top and once at bottom, 1c tied by grid, 3c tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jun. 13" circular datestamp on cover to St. Paul Minn., 1857 docketing at left, Very Fine and choice, in 1856, the supply of Eagle Carriers in Philadelphia was exhausted, and for the first time, 1c regular postage stamps were used for the carrier fee, thus requiring a new accounting procedure -- in this period we find rare examples of 1c 1851's used for the carrier fee, as well as use of the black grid or U.S.P.O. oval to cancel the stamp prepaying the carrier fee (Image)	E. 400-500	400.00
2593		1c Blue, Ty. IV, 3c Dull Red (9, 11). 1c huge margins incl. portion of adjoining stamp above, 3c large margins to slightly in, 1c cancelled by grid (a carrier marking), both stamps tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jun. 4" (1856) circular datestamp on cover to New York City street address, waterstain around stamps indicates possible removal and replacement, otherwise Very Fine, rare use of the 1c 1851 stamp to pay carrier fee in Philadelphia after supply of the Eagle stamp was exhausted in 1856 (Image)	E. 400-500	400.00
2594		3c Dull Red (11). Ample margins to barely in, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa." circular datestamp (ca. 1852-53) on buff cover to local street address, blue "1" in octagon for carrier fee due from addressee, ms. note on back "The wrong stamp -- J. C. Montgomery Asst. P.M." -- the significance of this notation is that at this time (prior to 1856) Philadelphia's carrier department sold its own carrier stamps and the money received went into the carrier fund, therefore, a regular-postage stamp (for which the post office received payment) could not be used to prepay the carrier fee, because the two departments had separate accounts without any facility for handling a letter such as this -- a Fine and fascinating artifact of Philadelphia's carrier era (Image)	E. 300-400	425.00
2595		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, 3c Dull Red (22, 26). Tied by grids, "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 14, 1861" octagonal datestamp on buff cover to Howard Pa. with blue cameo hotel corner card, tear in backflap, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	375.00
2597		Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Bronze on Lilac (15L14). Large margins to just touched at top, acid cancel, lightly struck Blood's Dec. 27 datestamp on buff cover to a post office box, undeliverable by Blood thus given to carrier department, "U.S.P.O. Despatch Phila. Dec. 27 5 PM" octagonal datestamp and "Due 1 Ct." straightline, refolded, Fine and unusual usage (Image)	E. 150-200	180.00
2598		Philadelphia, "Due 1 Cent" Notice of Procedure. Folded notice to Athens Me., stating "A Letter, bearing your address, is detained in this Office for non-payment of Postage. It will be sent to you upon enclosing to me, without delay, ONE one cent Postage Stamp, and PRE-PAYING your note of reply. Please return this Circular. Respectfully, yours, N. B. BROWNE, Post Master.", postmarked Nov. 22, 1860 and "P.O. Business Free" in frame, Very Fine, this procedure was followed when a letter for the post office was dropped in a carrier box without prepayment of the 1c carrier fee, according to Mr. Johnstone, this is a recent discovery	E. 150-200	80.00
2599		Philadelphia Pa. 25 covers (a few fronts only), range of interesting usages incl. No. 7LB12 (cut out and replaced), 1c and 2c due, U.S.P.O. Despatch ovals, 5c ship letter plus 1c, 1c 1857 demonetized usage with 3c 1861, minor faults, most are Fine-Very Fine appearance, a desirable group of highly exhibitable Philadelphia carrier covers	E. 750-1,000	1,050.00
2600		1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red (24, 26). Tied together by grid, "Portland Me. Paid Oct. 1" circular datestamp on cover to Boston street address, part of backflap removed, Very Fine, Portland had carrier service, this may be a prepaid usage to the mails or an attempt to prepay Boston's carrier fee (Image)	E. 150-200	110.00
2601		3c Rose, 5c Red Brown (65, 75). 3c pair, choice centering, 5c perfs in, tied by "Portland Me. Aug. 21, 1862" double-circle datestamp on cover to Sherbrook, Canada, "U.States" in arc also tied 3c, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, 1c overpayment of 10c rate possibly prepays carrier fee in Portland (Image)	E. 200-300	200.00

Carrier Department Issues continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2590

Philadelphia Pa. Aug. 20. Blue circular datestamp and matching "Free" in frame handstamp on cover to postmaster of Falmouth Va., red star carrier handstamp, faint stains and edge wear, otherwise Very Fine, unusual combination of carrier fee (indicated by star) and postmaster's free-mail privilege (Image)

E. 100-150

280.00

2591

3c Orange Brown (10). Ample margins except touched at top right, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 16" circular datestamp, red star carrier handstamp on blue cover to Princeton N.J., 1851 docketing on back, Very Fine, this is the earliest recorded use of the red star according to Mr. Johnstone, ex Gibson (Image)

E. 150-200

400.00

2592

1c Blue, Ty. IV, 3c Dull Red (9, 11). 1c recut once at top and once at bottom, 1c tied by grid, 3c tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jun. 13" circular datestamp on cover to St. Paul Minn., 1857 docketing at left, Very Fine and choice, in 1856, the supply of Eagle Carriers in Philadelphia was exhausted, and for the first time, 1c regular postage stamps were used for the carrier fee, thus requiring a new accounting procedure -- in this period we find rare examples of 1c 1851's used for the carrier fee, as well as use of the black grid or U.S.P.O. oval to cancel the stamp prepaying the carrier fee (Image)

E. 400-500

400.00

2593

1c Blue, Ty. IV, 3c Dull Red (9, 11). 1c huge margins incl. portion of adjoining stamp above, 3c large margins to slightly in, 1c cancelled by grid (a carrier marking), both stamps tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jun. 4" (1856) circular datestamp on cover to New York City street address, waterstain around stamps indicates possible removal and replacement, otherwise Very Fine, rare use of the 1c 1851 stamp to pay carrier fee in Philadelphia after supply of the Eagle stamp was exhausted in 1856 (Image)

E. 400-500

400.00

2594

3c Dull Red (11). Ample margins to barely in, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa." circular datestamp (ca. 1852-53) on buff cover to local street address, blue "1" in octagon for carrier fee due from addressee, ms. note on back "The wrong stamp -- J. C. Montgomery Asst. P.M." -- the significance of this notation is that at this time (prior to 1856) Philadelphia's carrier department sold its own carrier stamps and the money received went into the carrier fund, therefore, a regular-postage stamp (for which the post office received payment) could not be used to prepay the carrier fee, because the two departments had separate accounts without any facility for handling a letter such as this -- a Fine and fascinating artifact of Philadelphia's carrier era (Image)

E. 300-400

425.00

2595

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, 3c Dull Red (22, 26). Tied by grids, "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 14, 1861" octagonal datestamp on buff cover to Howard Pa. with blue cameo hotel corner card, tear in backflap, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

375.00

2597

Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Bronze on Lilac (15L14). Large margins to just touched at top, acid cancel, lightly struck Blood's Dec. 27 datestamp on buff cover to a post office box, undeliverable by Blood thus given to carrier department, "U.S.P.O. Despatch Phila. Dec. 27 5 PM" octagonal datestamp and "Due 1 Ct." straightline, refolded, Fine and unusual usage (Image)

E. 150-200

180.00

2598

Philadelphia, "Due 1 Cent" Notice of Procedure. Folded notice to Athens Me., stating "A Letter, bearing your address, is detained in this Office for non-payment of Postage. It will be sent to you upon enclosing to me, without delay, ONE one cent Postage Stamp, and PRE-PAYING your note of reply. Please return this Circular. Respectfully, yours, N. B. BROWNE, Post Master.", postmarked Nov. 22, 1860 and "P.O. Business Free" in frame, Very Fine, this procedure was followed when a letter for the post office was dropped in a carrier box without prepayment of the 1c carrier fee, according to Mr. Johnstone, this is a recent discovery

E. 150-200

80.00

2599

Philadelphia Pa. 25 covers (a few fronts only), range of interesting usages incl. No. 7LB12 (cut out and replaced), 1c and 2c due, U.S.P.O. Despatch ovals, 5c ship letter plus 1c, 1c 1857 demonetized usage with 3c 1861, minor faults, most are Fine-Very Fine appearance, a desirable group of highly exhibitable Philadelphia carrier covers

E. 750-1,000

1,050.00

2600

1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red (24, 26). Tied together by grid, "Portland Me. Paid Oct. 1" circular datestamp on cover to Boston street address, part of backflap removed, Very Fine, Portland had carrier service, this may be a prepaid usage to the mails or an attempt to prepay Boston's carrier fee (Image)

E. 150-200

110.00

2601

3c Rose, 5c Red Brown (65, 75). 3c pair, choice centering, 5c perfs in, tied by "Portland Me. Aug. 21, 1862" double-circle datestamp on cover to Sherbrook, Canada, "U.States" in arc also tied 3c, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, 1c overpayment of 10c rate possibly prepays carrier fee in Portland (Image)

E. 200-300

200.00