3070 – ERIVAN X

Brady & Co's Penny Post, Chicago, Illinois, 1c violet, margins well clear of design on all sides, affixed to cover, without postal markings, wrinkles, a scarce and unusual local franking, as the origins of this stamp remain a matter of conjecture; with 1961 B.P.A. certificate, signed by Robson Lowe. 

Broadway Post Office, New York, (1c) black, large to very large margins, affixed to folded letter, internally dated 13 November, 1851, handstamped PAID in red, with neatly-struck oval "BROADWAY CITY EXPRESS / POST OFFICE" at left, to Cedar Street, New York City, light filing folds well clear of adhesive, an otherwise fresh and attractive example, rarely found on cover.

City Dispatch, St. Louis Missouri, 2c black on wove paper, trial color plate proof, typically large margins all around, well clear of outer frameline at all points, with manuscript “T. C.” initials in blue, diagonal crease, crease at upper left, and a few small yellow spots near top margin above “AT”, the latter two not mentioned on accompanying certificate, a rarity of this mysterious local post, of which little information is recorded; with...

D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia Despatch Post, (2c) black, with background shading, large margins, tied by faint manuscript "X" to  locally-addressed folded letter datelined Philadelphia, November 9, postmarked with neatly-struck double-circle "City Despatch / D.O. Blood & Co / 2 Cts.", accompanying certificate suggests the manuscript “X” is “probably” not contemporary, nevertheless a scarce and attractive cover, unrecorded in the...

D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (2c) black on pale green, margins ample to large, cancelled in manuscript and with black grid obliterator, docketed upon receipt "rec'd July 14th/48", a few light creases, adhesive with tiny edge tears at top, else fine; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate. 

Hanford's Pony Express, New York, 2c black on orange-yellow, margins clear of oval on three sides, affixed to small cover postmarked "New York 5 cts. / 21 / Jan", to Newport, Rhode Island, some wrinkling and small repair at top left, a scarce franking; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate.

Hussey's City Post, 1c brown red, large margins on three sides, into at bottom, tied to full-front insurance company advertising cover by neatly-struck "1CT Paid / Hussey 50 Wm. St", back flap removed, a most attractive usage.

Messenkope's Union Square Post Office, New York, (2c) black on pink paper, margins clear of outer oval on three sides, affixed to cover to Amos Street, with partial enclosure dated July 5, 1850, from the Manhattan Gas & Light Company, cover with some tears and adhesive fauty, nevertheless a rare franking, with George B. Sloane guarantee signature on reverse, sent during the early period following the takeover of the company by Joseph E....

Pinkey's Express Post, New York, 2c black on green glazed paper, on folded letter internally dated July 9, 1851, and noted "Fourth Avenue, 94 / Opposite 11th St", postmarked "New-York 5 Cts/ Jul / 10", to Boston, Massachusetts, stamp with portion torn off at left and otherwise creased, some peripheral discoloration to cover, yet a rarity, this being the discovery cover, one of only handful of such stamps believed extant; ex-Ferrary, Boker,...

Prince's Letter Despatch, Portland, Maine, undenominated black adhesive, margins ample to large on three sides, tied to cover by indistinct circular cancellation, 3c. rose adjacent tied by "Hallowell ME / Mar / 14" c.d.s., to Boston, Massachusetts, the local with trivial horizontal crease at foot well clear of design, the 3c with natural straight-edge, cover with small nick at right and slightly reduced, yet a most attractive usage of this...

Spence & Brown Express Post, "Philadelphia Express / S&B / POST 2 Cts." circular stencil marking, on locally-used folded cover, to No. 51, North Sixth St, vertical fold, a rarity about which very little is known, other than the name of its proprietors, very fine; ex Gibson, Middendorf (Richard Frajola Inc, Net Price Sale, lot 736).

Telegraph Despatch Post Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1c black on yellowish paper, margins ample to large, cancelled with black manuscript "X", on partial folded letter to Washington, D.C., postmarked with blue "Philadelphia 5cts" c.d.s., cover with some staining predominantly at left, adhesive with slight scuffing in margins, of little importance given the rarity of this local on cover, with 2021 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex-...