The New Amsterdam Collection of City Despatch Post continued...

**1842-46 United States City Despatch Post**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
214		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Position 17, three huge margins showing surrounding dividing lines, ample at top, cancelled by orange-red "U.S." in frame cancel, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug. 20, 9 O'Clock" (1842) Type I double-line circular datestamp on small folded cover to local addressee (name and address altered in manuscript many years ago), one side panel missing AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF GREIG'S 3-CENT STAMP USED FOR UNITED STATES CITY DESPATCH POST CARRIER SERVICE. ONLY NINETEEN 6LB1 COVERS/FRONTS ARE RECORDED IN LYONS CENSUS. THIS IS ONE OF FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES DATED PRIOR TO THE SEPTEMBER 1842 FIRST "UNITED STATES CITY DESPATCH POST" ISSUE. In August 1842 the privately-owned City Despatch Post was bought out and re-established as the carrier department of the New York City Post Office. Stamps sold by Greig for the City Despatch Post remained valid for prepayment of carrier fees and were used months after the buyout. In the period before U.S. City Despatch Post stamps were issued (August 16-31, 1842), the use of Greig's stamps has provisional status among collectors. By September 1842 Greig's stamps in public hands were accepted concurrently with the government carrier issues (6LB3 and 6LB5, primarily). The carrier stamp, 6LB1, can be distinguished from 40L1 only when cancelled with the "U.S."-designated cancel or postmark. Such examples are very rare, with 19 covers contained in the Lyons census, as well as ten off-cover stamps. Of the 19 6LB1 covers recorded by Lyons, only 15 are confirmed as genuine full covers (two are fronts or pieces, one is unconfirmed, and a fourth 6LB1 stamp is on an 1844 cover). There are five pre-Sep. 1 uses in the Lyons census, including one front only. Lyons Census No. 11 (Penny Post, Oct. 2004). Ex Waterhouse, Middendorf and Kapiloff. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	10,000.00 SOLD for $15,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
215		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (6LB1). Position 6 from upper right corner of sheet, tied by two strikes of orange-red "U.S." in frame cancel, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Dec. 2 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on folded invoice to local street address, trivial ink erosion spots in address, light fold at center AN EXTREMELY FINE TIED EXAMPLE OF GREIG'S 3-CENT STAMP USED FOR UNITED STATES CITY DESPATCH POST CARRIER SERVICE. ONLY NINETEEN 6LB1 COVERS/FRONTS ARE RECORDED IN LYONS CENSUS, OF WHICH ONLY SEVEN FULL COVERS HAVE A POSTMARK OR CANCEL TYING THE STAMP. In August 1842 the privately-owned City Despatch Post was bought out and re-established as the carrier department of the New York City Post Office. Stamps sold by Greig for the City Despatch Post remained valid for prepayment of carrier fees and were used months after the buyout. In the period before U.S. City Despatch Post stamps were issued (August 16-31, 1842), the use of Greig's stamps has provisional status among collectors. By September 1842 Greig's stamps in public hands were accepted concurrently with the government carrier issues (6LB3 and 6LB5, primarily). The carrier stamp, 6LB1, can be distinguished from 40L1 only when cancelled with the "U.S."-designated cancel or postmark. Such examples are very rare, with 19 covers contained in the Lyons census, as well as ten off-cover stamps. Of the 19 6LB1 covers recorded by Lyons, only 15 are confirmed as genuine full covers (two are fronts or pieces, one is unconfirmed, and a fourth 6LB1 stamp is on an 1844 cover). There are eight tied examples, including one large piece and seven covers. Lyons Census No. 6 (Penny Post, Oct. 2004). Ex Pope, Kapiloff and Kuphal. With copy of 1985 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	11,500.00 SOLD for $10,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
216		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff Unsurfaced (6LB2). Position 21R, unused (no gum as always), large even margins, without any thins, beautiful impression on bright paper, certificate notes "tiny gum soiling in the margins at top right and bottom left" but this is of absolutely no significance EXTREMELY FINE. THE FINEST OF THE APPROXIMATELY TEN KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT ON ROSY BUFF PAPER. We have tracked sales of the Rosy Buff paper for nearly 20 years, and this is the only example of this rare stamp we have encountered that is not thinned. Ex Ferrary and Hall. "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,500.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
217		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff Unsurfaced (6LB2). Position 19R, unused (no gum as always), large margins to clear, bright shade, small thin spots, Very Fine appearance, approximately ten examples of the 3c on Rosy Buff are known, almost all of which have thins (usually much more severe than the small thin spots in this stamp), with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,500.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
218		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Positions 13-14R, horizontal pair, unused (no gum), full to large margins, tiny scissors cut at top between stamps, faint crease VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED UNUSED PAIRS OF THE FIRST STAMP PRINTED AND ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE FOR THE NEW YORK CITY CARRIER DEPARTMENT. The other recorded pair of 6LB3 (Pos. 4-5R) was last offered in our sale of the Kuphal collection (Sale 925, lot 1215), where it realized $3,750 hammer. The Scott value was never changed to reflect that sale. Ex Caspary and Hall. With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,250.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
219		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Unused (no gum), three large margins, ample at bottom, Very Fine, the first issue on unsurfaced Light Blue paper is rare in unused condition, ex Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	550.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
220		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Unused (no gum), large margins all around, tiny pinhole at upper left is nearly invisible and not noted on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine appearance, the first issue on unsurfaced Light Blue paper is rare in unused condition, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	550.00 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
221		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Large margins all around, intense impression on bright paper, perfect bold strike of vivid orange-red "U.S." in frame cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb example of the first stamp printed and issued by the United States government (Aug. 1842), ex Hall, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	500.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
222		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Large margins all around, cancelled by clear strike of orange-red "U.S." in frame, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, a magnificent used example which still retains much of its original gum (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	500.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
223		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Position 25R with major double transfer at bottom, full to large margins, orange-red "U.S." in frame cancel, light horizontal crease at center, small corner creases, appears Very Fine, this is the largest double transfer on the U.S. City Despatch Post 3c plate, examples are rare, ex Schwartz, with 2004 P.F. certificate, unlisted in Scott (value for normal 6LB3 position) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	500.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
224		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Large even margins, tied by orange-red "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 15, -- O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1843 folded letter of condolence dated Feb. 14, 1843, to local street address, endorsed "P. Despatch Post" EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST COVERS KNOWN WITH THE UNITED STATES CITY DESPATCH POST FIRST ISSUE. EXAMPLES TIED BY THE CIRCULAR DATESTANMP ARE VERY RARE. Ex Crocker, Mason, Duckworth and Golden. With 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $2,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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