Lot 1844 ()
Boyd's City Express, 1847, 2¢ gold on cream, without gum, margins clear to just shaving outer frameline at top, bright and fresh, F.-V.F.; with 2021 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 20L5 $600.
Realized: $400
Lot 1845
Boyd's City Express, 1867, 1¢ black on lilac, complete sheet of 100, full o.g., bright and fresh, some light bends and internal wrinkle affecting only a few stamps, still Very Fine, a very rare complete sheet.Scott No. 20L24 $3,000 for singles.
Lot 1846 ()
Boyd's City Dispatch, 1874, 2¢ black on red, no gum, wide margins, tiny margin tear at right and some oxidation, Fine appearance, a very rare trial color that possibly was used postally, only a couple known; with 2002 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 20L28 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot 1847 ()
Boyd's City Dispatch, 1874, 2¢ blue on red, without gum, margins large to just touching at right, trivial natural wrinkle and two minute thin specks, Very Fine appearance, very rare with only 3 to 4 examples known; with 2021 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 20L29 $1,500.
Lot 1848
Boyd's Dispatch, 1878, black on orange red, part o.g., ample to large margins, tiny thin, Very Fine, a very scarce stamp; with 2021 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 20L38 $750.
Realized: $220
Lot 1849 ()
Boyd's Dispatch, 1878, black on lilac pink, no gum, wide margins, light crease, Very Fine appearance; with 2021 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 20L42 $450.
Realized: $210
Lot 1850
Broadway Post Office, 1851 (1¢) black, top sheet margin block of eleven, o.g., never hinged except for top margin and positions 1, 10 and 11, pencil note in margin "Very scarce. The last to be had at the office.", vertical crease between stamps, horizontal crease along bottom edge, couple faint toned spots, Very Fine appearance, ex-Lilly, Boker, Golden and D.K. Collection; with 2017 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 26L2 $5,750.
ONE OF THE LARGEST SURVIVING MULTIPLES OF THE BROADWAY POST OFFICE STAMP.
Scott retail as two blocks of four, a pair and a single. This is the second largest multiple surviving after the block of 25 (ex-D.K. Collection). The block of 32 (ex-Jarrett) was cut up into eight blocks of four.
Lot 1851 ()
Bronson & Forbes' City Express Post, 1855, black on green, without gum, large evenly balanced margins, strong color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine to Superb, an exceptional example of this scarce local issue; with 2021 P.F. certificate Graded (XF-Sup 95).Scott No. 27L1 $600.
Realized: $375
Lot 1852
Browne's Easton Despatch, 1857, 2¢ black, part o.g., large to mostly huge margins, two small tears at right with ne entirely in margin and small light thin, Very Fine; with 2021 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 30L3 $750.
Realized: $425
Lot 1853 ()
California Penny Post Co., 1855, 5¢ blue, horizontal pair, no gum, ample to large margins, bright color, Very Fine and choice, a scarce multiple.Scott No. 34L2 $500 for singles.
Realized: $425