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FILTER: All Sale Dates thru 2023/01/01, Catalogue = 68L1, Symbol IN ("COVER")
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Large to huge margins, tied by blue "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" double-oval handstamp on buff cover with illustrated hotel corner card, to local street address, most of backflap removed, some erased pencil notes, otherwise Very Fine, ex Mason and Hall
E. 500-750
300
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Large margins to clear, tied by blue "Floyd's Chicago Penny Post" oval handstamp on locally addressed cover, missing most of top flap, just a hint of soiling on a couple spots and in margin of stamp, still Very Fine, Scott value $1,000.00
E. 300-400
325
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Extremely Fine Gem example of the blue Floyd's Penny Post Issue on a fresh coverFloyd's Penny Post, Chicago, Illinois, (1¢) Blue (68L1), absolutely enormous margins all around, rich color, tied by "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" double-oval handstamp on immaculate buff cover to Ogden School principal J. Kimball, who took over Floyd's Penny Post in 1862, Extremely Fine Gem stamp on a pristine cover, with 1995 P.F. certificate
E. 750-1,000
950
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Huge margins all around, exceptionally deep color, tied by clear strike of "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" double-oval handstamp on buff cover to the Ogden School principal -- J. Kimball, who took over Floyd's Penny Post in 1862 -- Extremely Fine Gem stamp on a fresh cover, with 1996 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail $1,000.00
E. 750-1,000
1,200
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Enormous Jumbo margins all around, dark shade and detailed impression, tied by perfect clear strike of "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" double-oval handstamp, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), tied by blue grid, matching "Chicago Ills. Mar. 25" double-circle datestamp on cover addressed in blue to Grafton Mass., lightly cleanedEXTREMELY FINE. AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB COMBINATION COVER WITH THE FLOYD'S PENNY POST BLUE STAMP AND 3-CENT 1857 ISSUE.
To-the-mails uses of this stamp are much scarcer than locally-addressed covers. Floyd's Penny Post covers with the 3c 1857, rather than the 3c 1861, are also extremely rare.
Ex Kuphal. With 2011 P.F. certificate. Listed but unpriced in Scott used with No. 26
E. 1,500-2,000
2,600
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Large margins to full at right, exceptionally deep color, tied by "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" double-oval handstamp on orange-buff cover to the Ogden School principal -- J. Kimball, who took over Floyd's Penny Post in 1862 -- Very Fine stamp and cover
E. 750-1,000
475
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Huge margins, pretty pastel color, tied by clear strike of "Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago" double-oval handstamp, bold blue "Chicago Ills. Jan. 19" double-circle datestamp on blue folded cover to local address, slight wear, otherwise Very Fine cover and Extremely Fine stamp, unusual with the Chicago post office datestamp, with 1998 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
600
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Large margins to just in at upper left, tied by blue "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" double-oval handstamp on small cover with red and blue Patriotic borders and "Union" embossed shield on back, from the Miss Katie Cure correspondence, some toning at top of stamp and at left of cover, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce Patriotic use of the Floyd's stamp, at least one other is known from this correspondence (see Siegel Golden sale, lot 1061)
E. 500-750
300
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Ample margins to just touched, faint gum toning, tied by "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" circular handstamp, used with three 1c Blue (63), each with perfs trimmed off entirely, tied by blue grid cancels and "Chicago Ills. Jun. 28" double-circle datestamp on neat cover to St. Louis, Very Fine, a striking and extremely rare use of the Floyd's stamp, ex Middendorf, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 750-1,000
900
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Floyd's Penny Post, Chicago Ill., (1c) Blue (68L1). Large margins to slightly in, tied by clear strike of "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" circular handstamp, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by blue grid cancel and matching "Chicago Ills. Jun. 14" double-circle datestamp on cover to St. Louis, Floyd's stamp has tiny nicks and faint toning, otherwise Very Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
275
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