(Coles) City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellowish Buff Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L8). Large margins, no discernible cancel, horizontal crease and small repair at center, affixed to small piece, Very Fine appearance, only 15 examples recorded, almost all of which are faulty, ex Mason, Ackerman and Hall, listed but unpriced in Scott off-cover

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Buff Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L8). Position 11, repaired, affixed to folded letter and "tied" by fake four-bar grid cancel, genuine red "P.O. City Despatch Post Jan. 6, 1 O'Clock" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamps (the presence of a time slug in datestamp indicates use by Mead or Cummings & Wright), the stamp is extremely rare with approximately 15 examples recorded on or off cover, signed Sloane, ex Hollowbush

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Buff Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L8). Position 11, repaired, affixed to folded letter and "tied" by fake four-bar grid cancel, genuine red "P.O. City Despatch Post Jan. 6, 1 O'Clock" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamps (the presence of a time slug in datestamp indicates use by Mead or Cummings & Wright), the stamp is extremely rare with approximately 15 examples recorded on or off cover, signed Sloane, ex Hollowbush

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(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Buff Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L8). Position 11, repaired, affixed to folded letter and "tied" by fake four-bar grid cancel, genuine red "P.O. City Despatch Post Jan. 6, 1 O'Clock" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamps (the presence of a time slug in datestamp indicates use by Mead or Cummings & Wright), the stamp is extremely rare with approximately 15 examples recorded on or off cover, signed Sloane, ex Hollowbush

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(Coles) City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Buff Glazed, "CC" (40L8). Large margins, no discernible cancel, horizontal crease and small repair at center, affixed to folded letter but did not originate -- May 1848 is too early for the Buff and this stamp was offered off cover in the German Sale -- Very Fine appearance, 15 examples recorded, almost all of which are faulty (see previous lot description for details), ex Mason and Ackerman

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(Coles) Post Office City Despatch, N.Y., 2c Black on Buff Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L8). Large Margins All Around, lower right comer detached and reaffixed, natural preprinting paper creases, uncanceled, red "New York 5 cts Dec. 6" cds on folded 1849 legal notice to Elmira N. Y., One of The Rarest of Local Post Issues, both the Caspary and Middendorf collections had but one example (each off-cover, un cancelled and more or less faulty), ex Emerson (who normally refused faulty examples unless none better could be found)

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