U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Large to huge margins including sheet margin at bottom, tied by red "New-York 5 cts 6 Feb." integral-rate circular datestamp on bronze and blue Valentine cover, red "Paid" arc, pencil "5" rate, address partly erased, stamp with few slight creases

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE USE OF THE NEW YORK CITY CARRIER DEPARTMENT STAMP ON A PRINTED VALENTINE COVER, WHICH IS EVEN MORE DESIRABLE WITH THE TYING HANDSTAMPED MARKING.

Ex Worthington (pencil "12/21/04 New Eng CNI" source code on back). With 1991 P.F. certificate

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U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Two on separate folded letters to Ohio and Conn., 10c and 5c integral-rate circular datestamps respectively, former tied by ms. check mark, latter uncancelled, Fine

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U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Margins to slightly in, pencil cancel, used with 5c Brown (1), two large margins, touched at top and bottom, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Jun. 20" circular datestamp on small cover to Cambridge Mass., Very Fine, scarce combination

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U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Ample margins all around, tied by red "New-York 10 cts. 1 Jul." integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover to Detroit Mich., Very Fine, scarce tied in this manner

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U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at bottom, tied by red "New-York 5 cts 6 Feb." integral-rate circular datestamp on bronze and blue Valentine cover, red "Paid" arc, pencil "5" rate, address partly erased, stamp with few slight creases, otherwise Very Fine, scarce with such wide margins and tied by the circular datestamp on a Valentine, with 1991 P.F. certificate

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U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose, Buff (6LB9-6LB10). Two of each, former off cover and tied on front, latter off and on cover, small faults, otherwise Fine

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U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Huge margins incl. top sheet margin, pencil "X" cancel, tied by red "New York 5 cts 7 Aug." icircular datestamp on buff cover to Oyster Bay N.Y., Extremely Fine

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U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Right sheet margin, huge at bottom, ample at left and top, tied by red "New-York 5 cts. 17 May" circular datestamp on fresh cover to Boston, Extremely Fine

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U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose, Black on Yellow Glazed (6LB9, 6LB10). Rose has large margins to just in, pen cancel, Yellow has clear to ample margins, slightly oxidized, used on separate covers with red "New York/U.S. City Mail" circular handstamp, Rose with a very clear strike on Oct. 19, 1849 folded letter, Yellow tied by partly clear strike on envelope, Very Fine and scarce usages

U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose (6LB9). Three full margins, clear at right, pre-use crease, ms. cancel, red "New York U.S. City Mail" in circle on lady's small cover to Albany N.Y. street address -- the "576 Broadway" confused the carrier, and the cover was makred "U.S. City Mail" before being turned into the main post office -- red "New-York 5 cts. 21 Sep." integral-rate circular datestamp ties carrier stamp, Very Fine, extremely unusual combination of markings (the U.S. City Mail was typically not applied to outbound mail)