(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Ample to large margins, small closed tear and small scrape, cancelled by "Paid" (not tied) on cover addressed simply to "New York", red "New-York Oct. 31 2cts" integral drop-rate circular datestamp, the sender's signature at lower left and U.S. country designation in address indicate British origin, probably bootlegged into New York City and given to Cole's, without a street address Cole's had to bring it to the post office, small ink erosion hole at left of cover, Fine appearance and unusual, ex Golden, with 2001 P.F. certificate

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Large margins to touched at upper left, crease and some typical enamel scraping, cancelled by bold "Paid" handstamp on small folded cover to city address, red "New-York May 21 2cts" integral drop-rate circular datestamp, Very Fine appearance

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Balance of two covers, both stamps with small faults, to-the-mails uses with first on cover to Connecticut, second on Feb. 23, 1850 docketed cover to Maryland, red New York 5c integral-rate circular datestamps, latter cover with edge wear, Fine appearance

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 26, cancelled by "Free" in frame (used previously by Greig) on 1848 folded cover to Boston, overlapping red New York (Feb. 5) and City Despatch circular datestamps, stamp with some usual creasing, otherwise Very Fine, the earliest "CC" stamps are found on Green paper (earliest documented use is Jan. 27, 1848), ex Geisler, "New Amsterdam" and Fekete, with 2009 P.F. certificate

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Cancelled by blurry strike of "Free" in frame (used previously by Greig) on ca. 1848 folded letter to Warwick N.Y., red "New-York 5cts. 1 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp and City Despatch circular datestamp of the same day, stamp with some usual light creasing, Very Fine, the earliest "CC" stamps are found on Green paper (earliest documented use is Jan. 27, 1848)

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 26, cancelled by "Free" in frame (used previously by Greig) on 1848 folded cover to Boston, overlapping red New York (Feb. 5) and City Despatch circular datestamps, stamp with some usual creasing, otherwise Very Fine, the earliest "CC" stamps are found on Green paper (earliest documented use is Jan. 27, 1848), ex Geisler and New Amsterdam collection, with 2009 P.F. certificate

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 26, cancelled by "Free" in frame (used previously by Greig) on 1848 folded cover to Boston, overlapping red New York (Feb. 5) and City Despatch circular datestamps, stamp with some usual creasing, otherwise Very Fine, the earliest "CC" stamps are found on Green paper (earliest documented use is Jan. 27, 1848), ex Geisler, with 2009 P.F. certificate

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 9, large margins, slight creasing endemic to the issue, cancelled by black "Free" in frame (impression ties thru paper), also tied by red "New-York 10 cts. 8 Feb." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter to Bath N.Y., red "City Despatch Post P.O. Feb. 8 -- O'Clock" circular datestamp on back, Very Fine, this is an early use of the Cole "CC" issue, ex Boker and Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position undetermined, cancelled by pencil swirls and tied by red "New-York 5cts 27 May" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue 1850 folded letter addressed in blue to Providence R.I., stamp has slight creasing and enamel chips endemic to the issue, otherwise Very Fine, this cover dates from the period from April 1849 to June 1850 when the Green "CC" stamp is found cancelled in manuscript and used to the post office (see The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues, pp. 22-23), ex Kapiloff

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 8, cancelled by pencil swirls, red "New-York 5cts 31 May" (1850) integral-rate circular datestamp on cover to Newark N.J., stamp has slight creasing and surface faults endemic to the issue, cover has corner nick and two small stains, otherwise Very Fine, this cover dates from the period from April 1849 to June 1850 when the Green "CC" stamp is found cancelled in manuscript and used to the post office (see The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues, pp. 22-23), with 2009 P.F. certificate

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