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**Local and Private Posts - Adams thru Greig continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4063		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Large margins, intense shade and impression, red "Free" cancel, impression ties thru paper, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Apr. 5 9 O'C" oval datestamp clearly struck on ca. 1845 folded letter headed "Chelsea Square" to local street address, fresh and Extremely Fine, the scarce Third Issue 20L3 is rarely found on cover in this superb condition, ex Schwartz and John (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
4064		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray (20L18). Large margins, tied by neat strike of oval "Boyd's City Express Post" handstamp on cover to local address, neat "Collect/1 Cent" handstamp, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	250.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
4065		Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, Cincinnati O., 1c Black, 2c Black (29L1, 29L2). First is unused (no gum), margins to just in, signed by Sloane, second is used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A) and tied on small piece by blue Cincinnati circular datestamp, small corner flaw, Fine-Very Fine appearance, the latter catalogues $4,500.00 as on cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	350.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
4066		Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, Cincinnati O., 1c Black (29L1). Margins to in, some toning, uncancelled, affixed to 1853 folded letter and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), margins to in and tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Jul. 27" circular datestamp and used to Burlington N.J., slight wear, appears Fine, scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,750.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
4067		California Penny Post Co., San Francisco, 5c Black on 3c Red on Buff Entire (34LU3a). With seven-line inscription, "Stockton Cal. Jul. 10" circular datestamp, addressed to San Francisco street address, Very Fine, very rare used example of the 5c entire (16 reported in Lyons census in July 2005 Penny Post), Stockton was one of the California towns serviced by the Penny Post Co., this franked entire was used early in the Penny Post's operation, ex Haas, illustrated in Letters of Gold, with 1967 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
4068		Carnes' City Letter Express, San Francisco, (5c) Rose (35L1). Horizontal pair, huge margins incl. bottom left corner sheet margins, bright color, original gum, right stamp tiny gum residue spots, still Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	350.00 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
4069		(Mead's) City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed (40L2). Large margins to full, tied by red "Free" octagonal handstamp on 1847 folded cover to local addressee, red "City Despatch Post P.O. Jan. 11 9 O'Clock" circular datestamp, stamp with usual minor flaws, Very Fine, scarce Mead's usage before post was taken over by Cummings and Wright, ex Caspary (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
4070		(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Buff Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L8). Position 11, repaired, affixed to folded letter and "tied" by fake four-bar grid cancel, genuine red "P.O. City Despatch Post Jan. 6, 1 O'Clock" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamps (the presence of a time slug in datestamp indicates use by Mead or Cummings & Wright), the stamp is extremely rare with approximately 15 examples recorded on or off cover, signed Sloane, ex Hollowbush (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
4071		Dupuy & Schenck/Penny Post. Two-line red handstamp, mostly clear strike on Feb. 1847 folded form from an Albion Life Insurance agent to a doctor, requesting medical history of an applicant, originally mailed with Boyd's City Express 2c Black on Green (20L4), cut to shape, tied by black cancel, red Boyd's oval and "Paid/J.T.B.", returned by doctor thru Dupuy & Schenck, Very Fine, extremely unusual turned usage involving two local posts, ex Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
4072		Dupuy & Schenck, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Gray (60L2). Two items, first is genuine used stamp added to Valentine with red "Dupuy & Schenck/Penny Post" two-line handstamp with enclosure, second item is a forgery of No. 60L1 on a cover, Fine reference items (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
4073		(Greig's) City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Top left corner margin block of six with stitch watermark, original gum, four stamps Mint N.H., Extremely Fine, a superb corner-margin block of the first adhesive stamp issued in the Western hemisphere, ex Hind and Knapp, Scott Retail as block of four and a pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,750.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction

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