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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Cut octagonally and with margins clear to just touched, cancelled by red "Free" handstamp struck inverted, red "Boyd's City Express Post Feb. 14 O'C" oval datestamp on illustrated Valentine cover to local address, slight edgewear, opened for display, Very Fine, ex Kuphal and Stimmell, Scott Value $500.00

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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Large margins, tied by red "FREE" handstamp on folded letter datelined "New York Feby. 22nd 1845" to Albany N.Y., red "COLLECT/SIX CENTS/FOR/HALE & CO." boxed handstamp, Very Fine and attractive conjunctive use

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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Spectacular stamp with enormous top right corner sheet margins, red "Free" cancel, impression ties thru paper, matching "Boyd's City Express Post, Apr. 3 9 O'C" oval datestamp on 1845 folded letter to local street address

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE LARGEST KNOWN SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF BOYD'S THIRD ISSUE ON OR OFF COVER.

The Third Issue (20L3) is widely regarded as the scarcest of the early Small Eagle & Globe. Covers are rare, and this enormous corner-margin stamp is undoubtedly the finest extant.

Ex Golden and "Gordon N. John"

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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Large to huge margins, red "FREE" cancel, matching "Boyd's City Express Post, May 7 4 O'C" (1845) oval datestamp on folded letter to Philadelphia, stamp tied by red "New-York May 8" circular datestamp, blue manuscript "12-1/2" rate, slight wear along file folds, Extremely Fine, choice early to-the-mails usage with the scarce Third Issue 20L3 stamp, ex Schwartz and "Gordon N. John"

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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Large to huge margins, intense shade and impression, couple minor wrinkles, red "Free" cancel and matching "Boyd's City Express Post Feb. 17 O'C" oval datestamp clearly struck on small folded letter addressed locally, inside is a poignant Valentine love letter, some minor soiling, Very Fine, the scarce Third Issue 20L3 is infrequently found on cover in this choice condition

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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green, Bisect (20L3 var). Bottom half, large margins other sides, cancelled by red "Paid" handstamp, matching "Collect/Six Cents/for/Hale & Co." boxed handstamp on folded cover to Philadelphia, some slight wear, adhesive with creases not mentioned on accompanying certificate, appears Very Fine, a scarce bisected use, ex Kuphal, with 1995 P.F. certificate

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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Large margins, tied by red "Free" handstamp with matching "Boyd's City Express Post Feb. 14 O'C" (1845) oval datestamp on spectacular hand-colored mechanical Valentine to local address, the Valentine has a poem and hand-drawn flowers around the borders with a central scene of a woman reading in a house, each piece of the central scene is separate, Very Fine, a wonderful Valentine use of the Boyd's 20L3 stamp, ex Gabriel, with 1990 P.F. certificate

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Hale & Co. Conjunctive Use with Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Octagonally cut with ample to full margins, cancelled by red "Free" handstamp, red "Collect/Six Cents/for/Hale & Co." boxed handstamp on folded cover to Boston, missing bottom flap and mounting remnants on back, still Very Fine and scarce combination, carried by Boyd's to Hale's office, with 2014 P.F. certificate

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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Cut octagonally and with margins clear to just touched, cancelled by red "Free" handstamp struck inverted, on illustrated Valentine cover to local address, slight edgewear, opened for display, Very Fine, ex Kuphal

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Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Large margins, intense shade and impression, red "Free" cancel, impression ties thru paper, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Apr. 5 9 O'C" oval datestamp clearly struck on ca. 1845 folded letter headed "Chelsea Square" to local street address, fresh and Extremely Fine, the scarce Third Issue 20L3 is rarely found on cover in this superb condition, ex Schwartz and John

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