Lot
1176 
Hawkins' City Dispatch Post, small blue two line handstamp struck twice at top on large enamel Valentine cover with ornate bronze floral and address panel scroll design bearing multicolored floral design, addressed to "Miss Mary Hove, No 9 Dominick Street", with floral design Valentine enclosure; some light edge wear, Very Fine and choice; with 2012 P.F. certificate. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE HAWKINS' CITY DISPATCH POST BEARING IT'S POST HANDSTAMP ON A VALENTINE COVER.
There is no known information regarding this post and possibly was short-lived and/or operated during the influx of Valentine correspondences. Since there is a Dominick St. in New York City and that another Valentine with matching design is known used in New York State, lends credence to the likely possibility that this post operated within New York City.
Realized: $6,500