Auction #33End Date/Time: Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:00 PMEastern U.S. Time (NYC)
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Auction Lot #92CarriersBOSTON PENNY POST CARRIER STAMP pen cancelled but not tied. Collection letter "to the mails" has some ink staining on stamp from smeared pen cancel. Inter-city delivery letter. Lightly struck red Boston September 28 [1850] CDS with integral "5 cts." charging the postage due between Boston and Ducksbury, MA for delivery 300 miles or less. Some staining on front of folded letter along left margin. SCV $150CATALOG #:3LB1MINIMUM BID: $50.00
Auction Lot #93CarriersBOSTON CARRIER COVER WITH #63 paying carrier fee for collection to the post office on 3 cents third issue Nesbitt entire to Bridgewater, MA. Stamp and entire indicia cancelled and tied by F-VF Boston PAID in oval and red Boston double-circle CDS. No year date. ex-Hahn. Est. Value $115CATALOG #:63MINIMUM BID: $35.00
Auction Lot #94CarriersNEW YORK CITY CARRIER STAMPS. Used #6LB5 Black on light blue paper with horizontal crease and thins. Some scraping on front surface. Four margins. #6LB5 black on blue-green glazed paper cancelled by red "U.S." in frame. Close at top. Three wide margins on bottom and sides. Combined SCV $350CATALOG #:6LB5MINIMUM BID: $115.00
Auction Lot #95CarriersTWO NEW YORK CARRIER COVERS showing carrier fees paid by #24 and #63 respectively. For collection to the mails. No year dates. Stamps tied by partial strikes of NYC CDSs. Est. Value $110CATALOG #:24, 63MINIMUM BID: $40.00
Auction Lot #96CarriersTHREE NEW YORK CARRIER COVERS with stamps tied by red "New York City PAID 1 CT" evidencing payment of the carrier fee for local delivery. One cover with #24 (no year date) and two covers each with #63 (one cover docketed 1863; the other no year date). Condition of carrier strikes Good - Fine. Condition varies from F – VF. Est. Value $115CATALOG #:24, 63MINIMUM BID: $45.00
Auction Lot #97CarriersNEW YORK U.S. CITY DESPATCH POST with single-line rim with Feb 8 (1845) 1 o'clock CDS on folded letter that originated in Baltimore. Lacks Baltimore post office marking and rate for inter-city carriage so likely carried as favor mail between cities and deposited in New York City post office for delivery. VF strike. Est. Value 75MINIMUM BID: $50.00
Auction Lot #98CarriersNEW YORK U.S. CITY DESPATCH POST with single-line rim 9 o'clock CDS and March 10 [1843] date. VF strike on stampless folded letter with steamboat bill-of-lading enclosed. Originated in Galena, OH and carried privately onboard steamboat to New York City where it was deposited at post office. Note at bottom left appears to be "Fav'd by / "S.A., Safford, Esq." See enlarged 2nd scan and be your own judge. Est. Value $75MINIMUM BID: $35.00
Auction Lot #99CarriersNEW YORK U.S. CITY DESPATCH POST with single-line rim 9 o'clock CDS and Jun 22 or 23 month date. SFL from Philadelphia to New York. Lacks Philadelphia post office marking and rate for inter-city carriage so likely carried as favor mail between cities and deposited in New York City post office for delivery. VF strike. Est. Value $75MINIMUM BID: $25.00
Auction Lot #100CarriersNEW YORK BLACK "U.S. MAIL CITY DELIVERY /1/JUN [?]" handstamp. Local intra-city delivery. Fine strike. No year date. Enclosure. Est. Value $65MINIMUM BID: $20.00
Auction Lot #101CarriersNEW YORK CITY CARRIER STAMP on stampless folded letter to Stockbridge, MA. Red NYC CDS with integral "5 cts." charging the postage due between cities for carriage of 300 miles or less. Carrier stamp cancelled with ink blot but not tied. SFL dated June 30 [1849]. Year determined by contents of folded letter and perpetual calendar. Fine. SCV $250CATALOG #:6LB9MINIMUM BID: $100.00
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