Pips Daily Mail, 116L2, 1c Black on Buff, Unused, Without Gum
Fresh-faced, full to oversized margins all around, small thins, tiny pinholes, otherwise Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
By: Americana Stamps
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Jun 28, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
Sunday Jun 28, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
As always, the sale is designed to serve both the collector and the researcher. Whenever available, you can expect:
✔ High-resolution imagery of all aspects of the item
✔ Links to reference articles and supporting research
✔ Links to philatelic certifications
✔ Census data and population insights
✔ Provenance details to trace notable histories
Whether you are pursuing a long-sought rarity or simply enjoy the chance to study material of this caliber, we invite you to explore the Philatelic Icons Sale and join us in Boston for our largest in-person preview to date.
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Lot #7355 - locals "Pips Daily Mail "
Lot #7356 - locals "Pips Daily Mail "
Pips Daily Mail, 116L3, 1c Black on Yellow, Unused
1c Black on Yellow, Type II (Pinhole)
Lot #7357 - locals Price's City Express
Price's City Express, 1857, 2c Black on Vermilion, 119L1 On Advertising Corner Card Very Fine Appearance
2c Black on Vermilion cut to shape on Beebe & Co. corner card, addressed to Cooperstown N.Y., 3c stamp with small edge tear. Very Fine appearing cover.
Not included in the 119L1 Census by William W. Sammis.
Lot #7358 - locals Price's City Express
Price's City Express, 119L3, 2c Black on Green Glazed, Cut Octagonally, Tied by Red Oval Handstamp on Piece Very Fine and Extremely Rare
Used single cut octagonally to shape on piece, tied by red "Price's City Letter Exp. 3 Everett House, Paid" oval handstamp. Bright color. The stamp with small vertical scrape.
Unused examples of this stamp are common, however genuinely used examples are extremely rare. This is a Very Fine example...
Lot #7359 - locals Priest's Despatch
Priest's Despatch, 121L7, 2c Black on Blue Wove, Margins to Slightly In, on 1852 Folded Letter on Local Philadelphian Cover Very Fine and Rare Usage, Only 10 Known
The stamp, uncanceled as always, with large bottom margin to in at side and intense shade. Blue "Philadelphia Pa 5cts Jan 12" integral rate circular datestamp on folded letter to Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Very Fine and rare, approximately ten are known.
Lot #7360 - locals Prince's Letter Dispatch
Prince's Letter Dispatch, 122L1, Black, Block of 10, Unused
SCV $95 as two blocks and two singles
Lot #7361 - locals Prince's Letter Dispatch
Prince's Letter Dispatch, 122L1, Black, Complete Sheet of 40, Unused, Original Gum
Dry original gum, few creases and small edge tears, otherwise Very Fine.
Lot #7362 - locals Prince's Letter Dispatch
Prince's Letter Dispatch, 122L1, Black, Collection of All Known Handstamp Usages A Comprehensive Reference Group Assembling Every Recorded Cancel Type on 122L1
A study group of Prince's Letter Dispatch 122L1 stamps assembled to illustrate every recorded handstamp usage on the issue. The group includes examples tied or cancelled by the blue "11 State St." company oval, the blue serrated company handstamp, the "Prince's Boston &...
Lot #7363 - locals Ricketts & Hall
Ricketts & Hall, 127L1, 1c Red on Bluish, Outer Circle Removed, Unused Among the Great Rarities of United States Local Posts, The Only Unused Example
Unused, with the outer circle bearing the firm name and address removed with a small thin spot at top.
The Ricketts & Hall One Cent Dispatch stamp is among the great rarities of United States local posts. Kelly, who devoted decades to studying Baltimore private posts, recorded...
Lot #7364 - locals St. Louis City Delivery Co.
St. Louis City Delivery Company, 131L1, 1c Red, Used on Local Mailing Card Very Rare Usage, Illustrated in Richard Schwartz's article on the St. Louis Delivery Co.
1c Red, Perf 12, cancelled by grid with "St. Louis City Delivery, 506 Olive St. Jan. 16, 1883" sawtooth double-circle datestamp on mostly complete mailing card with price list printed on reverse, to local street address.
This post operated illegally for a brief period of...
Lot #7365 - locals St. Louis City Delivery Co.
St. Louis City Delivery Co., 131L1, 1c Red, Unused, No Gum
Two tiny edge stains.
Lot #7366 - locals Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch
Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch, 132L1, 1c Green, Unused, No Gum
Edge nick in the wide right margin and a corner nick at bottom left and an internal crease.
Lot #7367 - locals Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch
Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch, 132L2, 1c Rose Brown, Unused, No Gum as Issued
Tear at bottom and a thin at lower left.
Lot #7368 - locals Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch
Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch, 132L2 1c Rose Brown, Rouletted, Used
Hinged.
Lot #7369 - locals Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch
Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch, 132L2 Hussey Forgery, 1c Rose Brown, Sheet of 30
Lot #7370 - locals Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch
Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch, 132L4, 1c Green, Used
1c Green, used with black circular datestamp
Lot #7371 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swart's City Dispatch, Choice Strike of Red Oval Chatham Square (Type B) Handstamp on Stampless Cover to New York
Red "SWARTS B. POST OFFICE, N.Y." Type B oval handstamp.
Lot #7372 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, Red Oval Handstamp and Backstamp with #1 1847 5c Red Brown on 1849 Folded Letter to Albany Very Fine and Unusual Combination Use
1847, 5c Red Brown, four full to mostly large margins, tied by red “New-York May 18” circular datestamp on 1849 blue folded letter to His Excellency Hamilton Fish, Albany N.Y. Red Swarts’ “Letters for N. York City Direct to Chatham’s Park” backstamp and “Post Office Swarts Chatham...
Lot #7373 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swart's City Dispatch, 136L3, 2c Pink with Heavy Cross Postmark and #11 3c Red on Cover Front
Heavy Cross postmark, dated Oct 5 (1852) to Philadelphia.
Listed in the Pink, 136L3 (Stone II) census, 3 others listed.
Lot #7374 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swart's City Dispatch Post,136L4, 2c Red on Wove, Block of 25, Unused
Lot #7375 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, 136L4, 2c Red, Tied on 1849 Locally Delivered Cover
Single tied by underscored "Paid" handstamp and matching black "Swarts' B. Post Office N.Y. Chatham Square" oval on locally delivered cover. Stamp with small corner crease at top right, without backflap.
Lot #7376 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swart's City Dispatch Post, 136L6, 2c Red on Blue, Stine I, Used with Star Cancel and #10A 3c Orange Brown Tied on Piece
New York postmark.
Lot #7377 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, 136L4, 2c Red, with Black Rectangle Cancel and #11 3c Dull Red Tied on Cover to Poughkeepsie
Singles on cover to Poughkeepsie with New York town cancel typing the 3c. The local stamp with small edge faults at left per certificate.
Lot #7378 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swart's City Dispatch Post, (136L2), 2c Black on Dark Green Stone II, Uncanceled on 1849 Folded Letter to New Haven, Connecticut
Stamp with large margins to just touching at bottom left, uncanceled (as usual for this issue) on 1849 folded letter to New Haven, Connecticut. Red "N. York & N. Haven R.R., Sep 25" circular datestamp with matching red "5" rate handstamp.
Lot #7379 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, 136L8, 2c Blue on Wove, Red Paid Cancel with Chatham Square Oval on Cover to Local Address Very Fine
Stamp with large to huge margins, with red "Paid" cancel and matching "Swarts' B. Post Office N.Y. Chatham Square" oval handstamp on cover to local street address. Slight crease in cover, otherwise Very Fine.
