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18 Selected Lots, Page 1 of 2
FILTER: All Sale Dates thru 2023/01/01, Catalogue = 6LB1, Symbol IN ("USED")
Area/Sub/
General/Issue
General/Issue
Sale#/
Date
Date
Lot#/
Grade
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
United States
U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large margins, lightly struck orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug. 24, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on cover front only to local street address, light stains and creases, Fine appearance and rare, the carrier stamp, 6LB1, can be distinguished from No. 40L1 only when cancelled with the "U.S."-designated cancel or postmark, only nineteen covers are contained in the Lyons census, as well as ten off-cover stamps, of the 6LB1 covers recorded by Lyons only 15 are confirmed as genuine full covers, ex "Gordon N. John" and Geisler, with 1991 P.F. certificate, Scott value for a full cover is $10,000.00, for an off-cover stamp $2,000.00
E. 400-500
850
United States
U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Cancelled by orange-red "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 15, 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp with part of U.S. visible at bottom, large margins, small thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance, very rare, only one cover is recorded with the circular datestamp tying the stamp, perhaps two or three off-cover stamps exist cancelled in this manner, ex Middendorf and Golden
2,000
1,000
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U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large margins, lightly struck orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug. 24, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on cover front only to local street address, light stains and creases, still Fine, only fifteen 6LB1 covers are recorded, this is an extremely early usage only eight days after carrier operations began, ex Gordon N. John, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
750
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U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large margins all around, vivid orange-red "U.S." in frame cancel of the U.S. City Despatch Post carrier service, Extremely Fine Gem, only nineteen 6LB1 covers are recorded in Lyons census (and ten off-cover stamps), this is one of the two finest off-cover examples known, ex Patton and Golden
2,000
2,100
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U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large to huge margins all around, bold orange-red "U.S." in frame cancel -- signifying carrier usage -- fresh and Extremely Fine Gem, one of the finest off-cover examples of the first carrier stamp extant, ex Schwartz, with 1977 P.F. certificate
1,750
2,700
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U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large margins, lightly struck orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug. 24, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on cover front only to local street address, light stains and creases, still Fine, only fifteen 6LB1 covers are recorded, this is an extremely early usage only eight days after carrier operations began, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
1,400
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U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large margins, lightly struck orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug. 24, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on cover front only to local street address, light stains and creases, still Fine, only fifteen 6LB1 covers are recorded, this is an extremely early usage only eight days after carrier operations began, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 750-1,000
1,050
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U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large to huge margins all around, bold orange-red "U.S." in frame cancel -- signifying carrier usage -- fresh and Extremely Fine Gem, one of the finest off-cover examples of the first carrier stamp extant, with 1977 P.F. certificate
1,250
1,600
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U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Large margins all around, vivid orange-red "U.S." in frame cancel of the U.S. City Despatch Post carrier service, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Patton
1,250
2,100
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U.S. Stamps
Back-of-Book
Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Cancelled by orange-red "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 15, 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp with part of U.S. visible at bottom, large margins, small thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance, very rare, only one cover is recorded with the circular datestamp tying the stamp, perhaps two or three off-cover stamps exist cancelled in this manner, ex Middendorf
1,250
575
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18 Selected Lots , Page 1 of 2
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