Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Locals (Hanford's thru Messenkope's)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2666		Hanford's Pony Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Orange Yellow (78L1). Unused (no gum), clear to large margins, small corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	300.00	525.00
2667		Hartford Conn. Mail Route, (5c) Black on Yellow Glazed (80L1). Position 9, ms. "South" overprint, margins cutting in, Fine, still scarce and desirable, ex Golden (Image)	2,000.00	350.00
2669		Hussey's Post, New York N.Y., (unstated value) Blue, Wove (87L45). Large to huge margins all around, tied by purple "Hussey's Special Messenger Paid, 54 Pine St." double-line oval handstamp on cover to North British & Mercantile Insurance Co., fresh and Extremely Fine, very scarce on cover, ex Golden (Image)	300.00	150.00
2670		Jenkins' Camden Dispatch, Camden N.J., (unstated value) Black, Lithographed, Fine Impression (89L1). Halstead Type 4, three large margins, just slightly in at upper right, pencil cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to in on two sides, tied by "Camden N.J. Apr. 21" circular datestamp on cover to Philadelphia street address VERY FINE. ONE OF ELEVEN RECORDED COVERS WITH JENKINS' CAMDEN DISPATCH LITHOGRAPHED STAMP (89L1), OF WHICH THIS IS THE ONLY TO-THE-MAILS USAGE WITH REGULAR POSTAGE. An overview of the post and different stamp printings is provided in the description of lot 1273 in our Golden sale (www.siegelauctions.com/1999/817/yf817209.htm#222). Our records and information kindly provided by John P. Halstead contain eleven complete covers bearing 89L1 (either Halstead Type 3 or 4). The lithographed stamp was printed by Wagner and McGuigan, a Philadelphia firm, in June 1854 and January 1857. The eleven covers are as follows: 1) Ty. 4, two diagonal pen lines, not tied, with 3c 1851 on cover to James Shaw, Philadelphia, Sloane file, pictured in an article by Eugene Klein, the cover offered here, 2) Ty. 3, tied by two red diagonal crayon lines on cover to Hudson Sheeve, Engineer at W. Jersey Ferry, ex Ferrary, Hall, 3) Ty. 4, tied by two diagonal red crayon lines on cover to P. L. Vorhees, N. Camden, ex Caspary, Middendorf, 4) Ty. 4, tied by wavy pen line on cover to Judge Carpenter, Trenton N.J., with Camden Jan. 18 datestamp and "5" rate (1855 or 1857, year?), ex Abt, Golden (realized $7,500 hammer), 5) Ty. 3 on Mar. 24, 1856 folded invitation to Joshua J. Benson, ex Arch (our Sale 825, realized $2,000 hammer), 6) Ty. 4, tied by red crayon on cover to John Gardiner, ex Arch (our Sale 825, realized $4,000 hammer), 7) Ty. 4, tied by ms. lines on large Valentine cover to Miss Amy W. Brooks, ex Arch (our Sale 825, realized $3,500 hammer), 8) Ty. 4, ms. cancel, on cover to Eleanore H. Davis, Schwartz collection, 9) Ty. 3, uncancelled on Girard House (Phila.) corner cover to "Proprietor of Jenkin's Despatch", ex J. W. Brown collection, 10) Ty. 3, tied by ms. on cover to Joseph Frain, reported to Halstead by Gordon Stimmell, and 11) Ty. 3 tied by wavy pencil line on small folded Jan. 1, 1855 letter to Hudson Sheeve, ex Caspary, Hall. The Type 4 lithographs are attributed by Halstead (Penny Post, Jan. 1991) to the January 1857 printing. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,200.00
2671		Kidder's City Express Post, Brooklyn N.Y., 2c Black on Pale Blue Glazed (93L1). Initialled "IS" (Isaac Snedeker), unused (no gum), margins just into frameline at top, clear other three sides, small scuffs in paper glaze at bottom, otherwise Fine, illustrated in Patton (Image)	600.00	800.00
2672		Forwarded by Leonard's Express, Boston and Worcester. Shield handstamp on orange cover to Boston, with original enclosure, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	270.00
2673		Letter Express (Wells), 5c Black on Pink Glazed (96L1). Large margins to clear (appears to be separated from upper right corner of sheet), uncancelled on Nov. 20, 1844 folded letter from Buffalo to Cleveland, file crease thru stamp, which is oxidized, otherwise Fine, scarce (Image)	E. 400-500	200.00
2674		Letter Express (Wells), 5c Black, 10c Black on Pink Glazed (96L1, 96L3). One 5c with slightly rounded margins on one side, others have large margins, 10c typical oxidation, minor faults, Very Fine appearance, scarce, ex Golden (Image)	700.00	425.00
2675		Messenkope's Union Square Post Office, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Green Glazed (106L1). Large margins to ample at top, tied by pencil cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), full margins, tied by "New-York Jan. 10" (ca. 1852) circular datestamp on cover to Cleveland O., Messenkope stamp slightly scuffed and creased, cover lightly cleaned, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	125.00

Locals (Hanford's thru Messenkope's)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2666

Hanford's Pony Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Orange Yellow (78L1). Unused (no gum), clear to large margins, small corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

300.00

525.00

2667

Hartford Conn. Mail Route, (5c) Black on Yellow Glazed (80L1). Position 9, ms. "South" overprint, margins cutting in, Fine, still scarce and desirable, ex Golden (Image)

2,000.00

350.00

2669

Hussey's Post, New York N.Y., (unstated value) Blue, Wove (87L45). Large to huge margins all around, tied by purple "Hussey's Special Messenger Paid, 54 Pine St." double-line oval handstamp on cover to North British & Mercantile Insurance Co., fresh and Extremely Fine, very scarce on cover, ex Golden (Image)

300.00

150.00

2670

Jenkins' Camden Dispatch, Camden N.J., (unstated value) Black, Lithographed, Fine Impression (89L1). Halstead Type 4, three large margins, just slightly in at upper right, pencil cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to in on two sides, tied by "Camden N.J. Apr. 21" circular datestamp on cover to Philadelphia street address

VERY FINE. ONE OF ELEVEN RECORDED COVERS WITH JENKINS' CAMDEN DISPATCH LITHOGRAPHED STAMP (89L1), OF WHICH THIS IS THE ONLY TO-THE-MAILS USAGE WITH REGULAR POSTAGE.

An overview of the post and different stamp printings is provided in the description of lot 1273 in our Golden sale (www.siegelauctions.com/1999/817/yf817209.htm#222). Our records and information kindly provided by John P. Halstead contain eleven complete covers bearing 89L1 (either Halstead Type 3 or 4). The lithographed stamp was printed by Wagner and McGuigan, a Philadelphia firm, in June 1854 and January 1857. The eleven covers are as follows: 1) Ty. 4, two diagonal pen lines, not tied, with 3c 1851 on cover to James Shaw, Philadelphia, Sloane file, pictured in an article by Eugene Klein, the cover offered here, 2) Ty. 3, tied by two red diagonal crayon lines on cover to Hudson Sheeve, Engineer at W. Jersey Ferry, ex Ferrary, Hall, 3) Ty. 4, tied by two diagonal red crayon lines on cover to P. L. Vorhees, N. Camden, ex Caspary, Middendorf, 4) Ty. 4, tied by wavy pen line on cover to Judge Carpenter, Trenton N.J., with Camden Jan. 18 datestamp and "5" rate (1855 or 1857, year?), ex Abt, Golden (realized $7,500 hammer), 5) Ty. 3 on Mar. 24, 1856 folded invitation to Joshua J. Benson, ex Arch (our Sale 825, realized $2,000 hammer), 6) Ty. 4, tied by red crayon on cover to John Gardiner, ex Arch (our Sale 825, realized $4,000 hammer), 7) Ty. 4, tied by ms. lines on large Valentine cover to Miss Amy W. Brooks, ex Arch (our Sale 825, realized $3,500 hammer), 8) Ty. 4, ms. cancel, on cover to Eleanore H. Davis, Schwartz collection, 9) Ty. 3, uncancelled on Girard House (Phila.) corner cover to "Proprietor of Jenkin's Despatch", ex J. W. Brown collection, 10) Ty. 3, tied by ms. on cover to Joseph Frain, reported to Halstead by Gordon Stimmell, and 11) Ty. 3 tied by wavy pencil line on small folded Jan. 1, 1855 letter to Hudson Sheeve, ex Caspary, Hall. The Type 4 lithographs are attributed by Halstead (Penny Post, Jan. 1991) to the January 1857 printing. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,200.00

2671

Kidder's City Express Post, Brooklyn N.Y., 2c Black on Pale Blue Glazed (93L1). Initialled "IS" (Isaac Snedeker), unused (no gum), margins just into frameline at top, clear other three sides, small scuffs in paper glaze at bottom, otherwise Fine, illustrated in Patton (Image)

600.00

800.00

2672

Forwarded by Leonard's Express, Boston and Worcester. Shield handstamp on orange cover to Boston, with original enclosure, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

270.00

2673

Letter Express (Wells), 5c Black on Pink Glazed (96L1). Large margins to clear (appears to be separated from upper right corner of sheet), uncancelled on Nov. 20, 1844 folded letter from Buffalo to Cleveland, file crease thru stamp, which is oxidized, otherwise Fine, scarce (Image)

E. 400-500

200.00

2674

Letter Express (Wells), 5c Black, 10c Black on Pink Glazed (96L1, 96L3). One 5c with slightly rounded margins on one side, others have large margins, 10c typical oxidation, minor faults, Very Fine appearance, scarce, ex Golden (Image)

700.00

425.00

2675

Messenkope's Union Square Post Office, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Green Glazed (106L1). Large margins to ample at top, tied by pencil cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), full margins, tied by "New-York Jan. 10" (ca. 1852) circular datestamp on cover to Cleveland O., Messenkope stamp slightly scuffed and creased, cover lightly cleaned, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

125.00