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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
901		1LB5	#1LB5, Baltimore, Md., 1c Red, Ty. 5, four large margins, rich color, two tears, tied by "1" in circle handstamp on folded letter, locally addressed, horizontal file fold clear of stamp, very fine appearance; an immensely rare stamp on cover, especially when tied by the desirable numeral handstamp; ex-Ackerman. (Image)	4,500.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
902	O	6LB3	#6LB3, U.S. City Despatch Post, New York, N.Y., 3c Black on light blue, pos. 23R, four very large margins, strong color and impression, tied to piece by full strike of red "U.S. City Despatch Post/Feb 16" c.d.s., extremely fine and choice; ex-Caspary. (Image)	500.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
903		6LB3	#6LB3, U.S. City Despatch Post, New York, N.Y., 3c Black on light blue, four large margins, rich color, tied by red "U.S." in octagon on Aug. 31, 1842 folded letter to Brig. Gen. R. Jones at Washington, D.C., red "New York/Sep 3" c.d.s., blue ms. "F" (free), vertical file crease faintly affects the adhesive, still very fine; a very rare early usage. (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
904		5L1	#5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, four large margin, gum toned as often, ink wash cancel on folded letter to New York City datelined "Boston, Jany. 26th, 1844", only two days after the Boston office opened and only one day after the earliest known usage (this is the earliest known usage from Boston), very fine. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
905		5L1	#5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, large margins all around, cancelled by a crisp strike of a red "Paid", the impression ties the stamp though the paper to a folded letter, a remarkably fresh and extremely fine cover; ex-Emerson. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
906		5L1	#5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, large margins all around, tied by large red dots on 1844 folded lettersheet to New York City, extremely fine; rarely seen tied by this cancel. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
907		5L1	#5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, four large to huge margins, unusually fresh color, tied by ms. "X" on 1844 folded letter to Philadelphia, red "Forwarded By/American Mail Co./Oct.14/From No. 101 Chestnut St./Philada." handstamp at left, vertical filed fold not affecting stamp or markings, very fine. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
908		5L1	#5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, four large margins, tied by red oval of stars cancel on Feb. 28, 1844 folded letter to New York City, very fine; rare to find the cancel actually tying the stamp. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
909		5L1	#5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, pos. 4, with double transfer at top, four large margins, tied by red oval of stars cancel on Mar. 29, 1844 folded letter to New York City (address in blue), minor file folds not affecting stamp, very fine; a most attractive and very scarce usage of a cancel tying the cover. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
910		5L1	#5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, horizontal pair, pos. 4-5 from the first printing, left stamp with double transfer, large margins, trivial scuff in top margin, light gum toning as often with the first printings, ms. "X" cancels on Feb. 4, 1844 folded letter to Boston, ms. "Paid" below stamps, ms. "2 cts Due", some splitting along edge reinforced with hinges, otherwise very fine; one of only five pairs on cover recorded (one is a front), and this is the earliest usage of the five. (Image)	Est. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
911	O	5L1	#5L1, American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black, horizontal pair, roughly separated but with mostly large margins, two bold strikes of red "Paid" on front to Boston, red "Forwarded By/American Mail Company/Office 12 State Street, Boston" handstamp, light file fold slightly affects pair, very fine appearance; one of only five recorded pairs on cover or front. (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
912		5L2	#5L2, American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray, large margins all around, "tied" by usual gum toning on Sep. 22, 1844 folded letter from Boston to Troy, N.Y., red "Paid." applied by William Wyman in Boston, who then gave it to the American Letter Mail Co. for delivery in Troy, very fine; a very rare conjunctive usage of two delivery firms. (Image)	Est. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
913		9L1	#9L1, Bayonne City Dispatch, Bayonne City, N.J., 1c Black, full to mostly large margins, purple target cancel with matching "Bayonne City/May 10, 1883/Dispatch Paid" handstamp on buff wrapper, locally addressed, very fine. (Image)	450.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
914		9L1	#9L1, Bayonne City Dispatch, Bayonne City, N.J., 1c Black, two singles, each with four margins, tied by purple target cancels with matching "Bayonne City/May 10, 1883/Dispatch Paid." handstamp on buff wrapper to "Hook", very fine; an immensely rare double rate paid by two locals. (Image)	Est. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
915	O	15L3	#15L3, Philadelphia Despatch Post, Philadelphia, Pa., (3c) Black on grayish, three margins, sharp impression, natural paper wrinkle at left, red "Paid" cancel on front, addressed locally, fine; a rare stamp, catalogs $3,500.00 on cover. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
916		15L3	#15L3, Philadelphia Despatch Post, Philadelphia, Pa., (3c) Black on grayish, full margins (corner clipped at bottom left by sender to leave address unobscured), red "3" cancel with matching "Phila. Despatch Post" handstamp lightly struck at left on 1844 folded letter to a local address, fine; a rare stamp that carries an "on cover" catalog value of $3,500.00 (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
917		15L4	#15L4, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., (3c) Black on Grayish, "D.O.B. & Cos." initials, clear margins all around, clean impression, ms. cancel, on Aug. 16, 1845 folded letter to New York, red "Philada. Rail Road" straightline handstamp and ms. "5", very fine; any usage of this stamp is rare, but one used on a railroad cover is especially important; ex-Mason. (Image)	6,000.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
918		15L6	#15L6, D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., (2c) Black, ample margins all around, small ms. cancel, the impression of which ties the stamp through the paper on small embossed cover, locally addressed, Blood's blue advertising label at right, minor toned spots also tie stamp, still very fine and choice; a rare stamp on cover. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
919		15L11	#15L11, Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia, Pa., Black on pale green, three very large margins, six-bar grid cancel impression ties to folded letter, addressed locally, very fine and a very scarce usage. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
920		18L2	#18L2, Bouton's City Dispatch Post, New York, N.Y., 2c Black on Gray Blue, four large margins, tied by red "Paid/Bouton" with matching oval company handstamp and "Paid" on folded letter, locally addressed, very fine. (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM