Sale 68: New York 2016

Lot 380 ()   

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ Black on Green, large to huge margins showing dividing lines at left and bottom, distinct 1842 green paper printing, fresh and Extremely Fine, grossly under cataloged in Scott in mint condition, ex-Kapiloff, Kuphal.
Scott No. 6LB5d    $1,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE GEM MINT EXAMPLE OF THE U.S. CITY DESPATCH POST 3¢ ON GREEN SURFACE COLORED PAPER.

A search for another mint example of this issue, including the P.F. Certificate Search, revealed no other examples other than this stamp.

Realized: $2,300

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Lot 381 o   

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ Black on Green, Horizontal Pair, positions 24-25L, horizontal pair, neat central red "U.S." in octagon cancels, large to huge margins, bright surfaced colored paper, couple trivial tiny enamel cracks at lower right, Extremely Fine, ex-Caspary.
Scott No. 6LB5d    $1,500 for singles.

AN EXTREMELY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE MULTIPLE OF THE U.S. CITY DESPATCH POST 3¢ GREEN GLAZED SURFACE COLOR PAPER ISSUE.

Realized: $850

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Lot 382    

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ Black on Green, large margins and deep paper color, tied by red "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 15" cds on locally addressed folded letter sheet, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 6LB5d    $1,250.

THE GREEN STAMP IS SELDOM FOUND TIED BY THE DATESTAMP - THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXTANT.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 383    

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post Stampless Balance, exhibit balance of 17 covers; includes two 1843 collect usages with drop letter and printed circular, two 1843 usages including "Forwarded From, Howards Hotel, New-York." oval handstamp, 1844 with rare incoming free usage from Postmaster General Wickliffe (ex-Grunin), two inter-city forwarding usages, three out-of-town usages with origins including Philadelphia (drop), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Troy with Howard's Hotel forwarded handstamp, 1845 includes "Free" usages, 2¢ drop letter rate, 1846 use includes American Hotel drop letter bag and a incoming letter from Paris, France carried by Harden's Express, Very Fine.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Realized: $2,300

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Lot 384    

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post 3¢ Issue Balance, exhibit balance of four single usages on covers and 4 off-cover stamps; includes 6LB3 on cover (canceled not tied), two 6LB5d usages tied by cds's, one local and other to Poughkeepsie N.Y., 6LB5a local usage (tied with cert), off cover includes unused 6LB5 and used pair and a unused 6LB5b single; some minor flaws, Very Fine overall.
Scott No. 6LB3, 6LB5, 6LB5b/d    $5,500.

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Realized: $2,000

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Lot 385    

(Greig's) City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ Black on Grayish, Sperati Forgeries, four items; includes full die proof examples on gray and white papers signed by Sperati at bottom, a unused example on grayish paper and a "used" example on piece tied by boxed "Free" handstamp and portion of matching forged cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 40L1    Estimate $500 - 750.

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Realized: $2,000

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Lot 386 /   

(Greig's) City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ Black on Grayish, block of 4, o.g., hinge remnant at top, never hinged at bottom, huge margins all around, fresh and Extremely Fine, a choice block of the first stamp issued in the Western Hemisphere.
Scott No. 40L1    $2,000 for o.g.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 387    

(Greig's) City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ Black on Grayish, four large margins, faint manuscript. "X" cancel, tied by orange-red "New-York Aug. 8" government cds on 1842 folded letter to Union Corners, N.Y., with red manuscript "18¾" rating, Extremely Fine and choice, a gorgeous example of the first adhesive stamp issued in the Western hemisphere, ex-C. E. Chapman, Caspary; signed Colson.
Scott No. 40L1    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE STAMP ACTUALLY TIED BY THE NEW YORK POST OFFICE DATESTAMP AND ONE OF ONLY SIX INTER-CITY USAGES.

An extremely late use of Grieg's stamp - he was appointed as an official letter carrier by order of August 1, 1842, effective August 16; during the last months as a private post, it appears that letters carried to the mails were not postmarked by the City Despatch Post.

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Lot 388    

(Greig's) City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ Black on Grayish, position 28, large even margins all around, tied by red boxed "Free" handstamp on fresh locally addressed 1842 folded letter sheet, with matching "City Despatch Post, N.Y., 13 Jun, 4 O'Clock" cds, an Extremely Fine gem, a late usage just prior to the U.S. Post Office taking over Greig's operation, ex-Hall; with 1992 P.F. certificate, signed George Sloane.
Scott No. 40L1    $2,500.

A STUNNING GEM AND CERTAINLY ONE THE FINEST EXAMPLES ON COVER.

Realized: $5,500

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Lot 389    

(Greig's) City Despatch Post Balance, exhibit balance of 6 stampless covers and 4 ephemera items; stampless includes first type cds on cover to Newark, N.J., second type cds on four covers including carmine-red and orange red colors postmarks, one out-of-the-mails usage with "Forwarded From, Howards Hotel, New-York." oval handstamp (a station for the City Despatch Post), ephemera include photograph of Greig, original business card for the City Despatch Post, advertising circular (locally posted) and a defaced die proof of the Greig's stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

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Realized: $3,500

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