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

1847-52 Cole's Post Office City Despatch

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Lot Description

268

Coles City Despatch P.O. Jul. 1 Red double-circle datestamp and red "New-York 10 cts. 1 Jul." integral-rate circular datestamp on blue 1848 folded letter to Geneva N.Y., Very Fine, ex Hahn (Image)

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E. 200-300

SOLD for $475.00
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269

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 12, original gum, large margins, tiny thin spots, slight creases and negligible cracks in enamel

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF ANY OF THE COLE "CC" STAMPS. AN IMPORTANT RARITY PRODUCED FROM THE MODIFIED GREIG PLATE.

Illustrated on the cover of The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues. Ex "German Sale", Caspary, Lilly and Golden. With 2000 P.F. certificate. The Scott value of $350.00 for an unused example seems rather modest, considering that only three are known in unused condition (the others do not have original gum). (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,400.00
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270

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position undetermined, unused (no gum), full margins, creased across top and minor faults, otherwise Fine, one of three recorded unused examples of the "CC" on Green paper, ex Ferrary, Scott value of $350.00 for an unused example seems rather modest, considering that only three are known in unused condition (Image)

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E. 400-500

SOLD for $750.00
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271

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 26, cancelled by "Free" in frame (used previously by Greig) on 1848 folded cover to Boston, overlapping red New York (Feb. 5) and City Despatch circular datestamps, stamp with some usual creasing, otherwise Very Fine, the earliest "CC" stamps are found on Green paper (earliest documented use is Jan. 27, 1848), ex Geisler, with 2009 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
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272

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 9, large margins, slight creasing endemic to the issue, cancelled by black "Free" in frame (impression ties thru paper), also tied by red "New-York 10 cts. 8 Feb." integral-rate circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter to Bath N.Y., red "City Despatch Post P.O. Feb. 8 -- O'Clock" circular datestamp on back, Very Fine, this is an early use of the Cole "CC" issue, ex Boker and Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
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273

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position undetermined, cancelled by pencil swirls and tied by red "New-York 5cts 27 May" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue 1850 folded letter addressed in blue to Providence R.I., stamp has slight creasing and enamel chips endemic to the issue, otherwise Very Fine, this cover dates from the period from April 1849 to June 1850 when the Green "CC" stamp is found cancelled in manuscript and used to the post office (see The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues, pp. 22-23), ex Kapiloff (Image)

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E. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
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274

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 8, cancelled by pencil swirls, red "New-York 5cts 31 May" (1850) integral-rate circular datestamp on cover to Newark N.J., stamp has slight creasing and surface faults endemic to the issue, cover has corner nick and two small stains, otherwise Very Fine, this cover dates from the period from April 1849 to June 1850 when the Green "CC" stamp is found cancelled in manuscript and used to the post office (see The City Despatch Post 1842-1852 Issues, pp. 22-23), with 2009 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
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275

(Coles) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, CC at Sides (40L4).> Position 5, ig Pupil variety,> ample to large margins, bright paper, neat manuscript cancel, red New -York 5 cts.
12 Dec. (1849) integral-rate c

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 5, "Big Pupil" variety, ample to large margins, bright paper, neat manuscript cancel, red "New -York 5 cts. 12 Dec." (1849) integral-rate circular datestamp on small cover to Springfield Mass., Extremely Fine, only two positions on the reworked "CC" plate have the Big Pupil retouch (Positions 5 and 6), during the period from October 1849 until June 1850, the Post Office City Despatch stamps are found only on to-the-mails covers, all cancelled by hand in pen or pencil, ex Kapiloff and Kuphal (Image)

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E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
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276

(Coles) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, CC at Sides (40L4).> Position 6, ig Pupil variety,> enormous margins, manuscript cancel (not tied), used on small embossed cover to
Newark N.J. street address, red Ne

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "CC" at Sides (40L4). Position 6, "Big Pupil" variety, enormous margins, manuscript cancel (not tied), used on small embossed cover to Newark N.J. street address, red "New York 5 cts. Oct. 21" (1849) integral-rate circular datestamp, trivial ink spot, stamp has corner crease and small chip in coating at left (these flaws endemic to the issue), still Extremely Fine, only two positions on the reworked "CC" plate have the Big Pupil retouch (Positions 5 and 6), during the period from October 1849 until June 1850, the Post Office City Despatch stamps are found only on to-the-mails covers, all cancelled by hand in pen or pencil, ex Ackerman, Mason and Hall (Image)

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E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
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277

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, "C" at Right Inverted (40L4a). Position 36 with right "C" in mirror image (so-called "Inverted C"), large margins to touched at upper left, clear impression on bright green paper, neat manuscript cancel clear of "CC" initials, creases causing some cracks in enamel (endemic to this issue)

ONE OF FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE POST OFFICE CITY DESPATCH 2-CENT "INVERTED C" PLATE VARIETY ON ANY TYPE OF PAPER. THIS IS THE ONLY CONFIRMED EXAMPLE ON GREEN PAPER. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF LOCAL POSTS.

Only one subject on the plate of 42 (Position 36) shows the so-called "Inverted C" variety, which was caused when a mirror-image letter punch was used to enter the righthand "C". The mirror-image punch left a right-reading engraved letter on the plate, which in turn produced a mirror-image printed letter "C". The Scott Catalogue lists this variety as "C at right inverted", but in fact it is a mirror image of the letter "C". We have photographs of five different examples of Position 36, including three we can positively identify by paper type: Green (40L4a, the stamp offered here), Grayish (40L5a on cover, Mazza collection) and Yellowish Buff (40L8a, the stamp offered in lot 314). Our records contain black-and-white photographs of two other examples, but we cannot identify the paper color (one off cover and another on a cover with 3c 1851 overlapping).

Ex Lilly and Cunliffe. With 2009 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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3,500.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
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278

(Cole's) Post Office City Despatch, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed, Hand-Etched Sideways "C" at Left (40L4b). Position 25 with lefthand "C" etched into plate by hand (so-called "Sideways C" variety), strong impression (slightly doubled) on vivid Green paper, mostly huge margins including left sheet margin, cancelled by black "Free" in frame and tied by red "New-York 5 cts. 27 Jan." (1848) integral-rate circular datestamp on large part folded letter (front with side flaps) to Newark N.J., file folds

EXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF THE POST OFFICE CITY DESPATCH ISSUE WITH COLE'S "CC" INITIALS, PRINTED FROM THE MODIFIED PLATE OF 42. ONE OF SIX RECORDED COVERS WITH THE HAND-ETCHED "SIDEWAYS C" PLATE VARIETY ON GREEN PAPER.

This January 27, 1848, part cover represents the earliest recorded use of any stamp printed from the modified plate with Charles Cole's "CC" initials. Cole probably took over the post from Cummings & Wright in late 1847 and had the plate altered between December 1847 and January 1848. The three earliest "CC" covers are dated January 27 (40L4b), February 5 (40L4) and February 8 (40L4), all 1848 year dates with stamps printed on Green paper. This particular stamp comes from Position 25, one of seven subjects on the plate that have the "Sideways C" variety, which occurred when a failed attempt was made to hand-etch the letter "C" into the plate (Positions 1, 2, 3, 7, 13, 19 and 25 show this distinctive variety). There are six recorded covers with the "Sideways C" on Green paper (40L4b).

Ex Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate. Listed but unpriced in Scott. (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
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