Lot
1285 
Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black, three covers including 15L13 used with #11A Lambertville NJ; #15L13 to-the-mails to West Whiteland Pa. (PFC); and 15L13 to local use, F.-V.F. and nice trio. Scott No. 15L13 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $230
Lot
1286
Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac, four covers including #15L14 on local blue Saml. Kilpatrick Real Estate cameo cover; #15L14 on 1860 local cover (PFC); #15L14 used with #11A on illustrated Mansion House corner card cover to Cambridge TN; and 15L14 used with #65 on cover to Glendon Pa.; some faults, F.-V.F. group. Scott No. 15L14 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
1287
Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac, margins to touched, acid tied, "Blood's Despatch, Oct 27, 1856" cds, entered mails with "Philadelphia Pa., Oct 27" cds and "Free" rating handstamp on Oct. 27, 1855 folded letter to James Campbell, Postmaster General, Washington D.C.; writer requests assistance towards "the election of Gov. Bigler to the U.S. Senate, and thus vindicating him from the injustice of Knownothingism & ultra Abolitionism, as persevered in 1854…"; Bigler would win the 1856 election., Very Fine and scarce to-the-mails free use. Scott No. 15L14 Estimate $150 - 200.
William Bigler (1814-1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democrat as the 12th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855 and as a member of U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania from 1856 to 1861.
Realized: $120
Lot
1288
Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac, acid cancel, in combination with four margin 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) on cover to Savannah, Ga., both tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 6" cds, embossed druggist ad corner crease on backflap and 1855 enclosure, Very Fine. Scott No. 15L14 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot
1289
Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac, acid tied on envelope with "Blood's Despatch, Feb 12. 2. P.M." cds addressed to local Philadelphia street address, original multicolor Valentine enclosure; some tone spots, F.-V.F. Scott No. 15L14 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $170
Lot
1290
Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac, large margins, acid tied and "Philadelphia Pa., Feb 8" cds, matching grid cancel on 3¢ dull red (11A), four large margins, corner crease, just tied by "Blood's, Penny Post, Feb 8, 1858" double-circle cds on light buff cover to Springfield Pa., Very Fine, Reportedly the earliest Type 21 handstamp, ex-Caspary; signed Robson Lowe. Scott No. 15L14 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot
1291
Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black, group of three items comprising 15L18TC orange proof, 15L18 used with #26 (3) on 1858 cover to Louisville Ky. (PFC); 15L18 used on U10 cover front to Skippack Pa., F.-V.F. trio. Scott No. 15L18, 15L18TC Estimate $200 - 300.
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Realized: $190
Lot
1292
Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black, full margins, tied by red "1" in circle handstamp on cover to Medford, N.J., in combination with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26), s.e. at left, with grid handstamp tying both stamps together, "Blood's Penny Post, Jan 24, 1859" cds and Philadelphia, Pa. octagon date stamp alongside, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 15L18 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $110
Lot
1293
Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black, tied by "Blood's Penny Post, Dec 9, 1858" cds on fresh local street addressed cover with additional cds strike, Very Fine. Scott No. 15L18 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120
Lot
1294
Blood & Co., envelope, 1848-60, red on white, four entires comprising 15LU1B cancelled by grid used locally, 15LU4 used locally; 15LU6 unused with preprint address to Messrs. Burns & Piers Philadelphia Local Express; and 15LU6 cancelled by "Blood's Despatch, Jun. 4" cds to local address; small flaws. Scott No. 15LU1B, 15LU4, 15LU6; $360 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $325