Boyd's City Express, 20L25, 1c Black on Blue, Complete Pane of 100, Original Gum, Large Margins Very Fine and Rare Complete Pane
Glazed enamel paper with light folds and few small flaws typical of this paper type.
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
By: Americana Stamps
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
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 #7104 - locals Boyd's
Lot #7105 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Dispatch, 20L25, 1c Black on Lilac, Tied by Double-Circle Datestamp on Local Cover
1c Black on Blue, large margins to just in including part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by "Boyd's Dispatch 1 Park Place" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to local street address, stamp with some creasing, otherwise Fine.
Lot #7106 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Dispatch, 20L34a, 2c Brown on Yellow Glazed, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally, Unused, No Gum
No gum with partly broken crease and another lighter crease, thin spot, otherwise fine.
Lot #7107 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Dispatch, 20L35, 1c Violet on Lilac, Unused
Small faults.
Lot #7108 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's Dispatch, 20L38TC, Black on Brown Red Surface Colored Wove (Sixteenth Issue), Two Unused Singles
Lot #7109 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's Dispatch, 20L40, 1878 Black on Salmon Laid (Sixteenth Issue, Unused
Stamp with margins in at top and bottom, fresh color, without gum, fine appearance.
Lot #7110 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's Dispatch, 1878, Black on Lilac Pink, Unused. 20L42, Unused, No Gum Very Scarce Trial Color, Lilac Pink
No Gum, Large margins. Extremely Fine.
Lot #7111 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's Dispatch, 20L43A, Black on Orange Red, Unused Very Fine Appearance and Very Rare
Lot #7112 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Dispatch, 20L44, 1c Black on Pink, Unused
Lot #7113 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's Dispatch, 20L50, Black on Lilac Pink Laid, Tied by Purple Oval Handstamp on 1882 Corner Card Cover Very Fine and Scarce
Stamp tied by purple "Boyd's City Despatch, 1 Park Place, N.Y., Paid, Sep. 14, 1882" oval datestamp on Hodgman & Co. corner card cover to local street address. Small tear at top.
Lot #7114 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's Dispatch, 20L56, Black on Pink, Tied on Cover by Maltese Cross
Tied by Maltese Cross marking of 1882-1883 with Purple "Boyd's Dispatch 1 Park Place May 31, 1883 " oval datestamp to local address.
Type III
Lot #7115 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Dispatch, 20LU12a, 2c Red on White Laid, Die Type L67a Entire, Cancelled by Company Circular Datestamp Very Fine and Very Rare, Signed by Sloane
Signed by George Sloane
Boyd's OCT 12 circular datestamp on locally addressed entire. Contemporary ink smearing at bottom with couple spots of paper erosion.
Lot #7116 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Dispatch, 20LU23, 1874 2c Red on Cream Envelope, Cut Square, Used
Fresh with solid color and light, partial postmark; three full margins, the flower tip at right just nipped, otherwise Very Fine.
Lot #7117 - locals Boyd's Brooklyn City Express Post
Boyd's Brooklyn City Express Post, Red Oval Datestamp on 1845 Folded Letter to Surgeon at U.S. Naval Hospital, New York Extremely Rare
Folded letter datelined dateline "United States Ship Ohio, Boston" crossed out and revised "New York, May 14, 1845, Atlantic Hotel". The cover struck with a red oval "Boyd's Brooklyn City Express Post, May 15 — O'C." datestamp and endorsed with manuscript "Mail" at upper left. Addressed to Surgeon W.S.W....
Lot #7118 - locals Brady & Co
Brady & Co., 22L1, 1c Red on Yellow, Large Margins, Unused, No Gum
Stamp with no gum and large margins to just in at right and bottom right. Small faults.
Lot #7119 - locals Brady & Co
Brady & Co.'s Penny Post, 23L1, 1c Violet, Unused, Hinge Remnants
Torn in at top left.
Lot #7120 - locals Brady & Co
Brady & Co.'s Penny Post, 23L1, 1c Violet, Unused, Trace of Original Gum
Clean impression, pale color, sound, clear to large margins all around, Very Fine.
Lot #7121 - locals Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co., 24L1, 1c Black, Huge Margins with Remnant of a Second Stamp Affixed on 1844 Folded Letter, Conjunctive American Mail Co. Three-Line Handstamp One of Only Two Recorded Conjunctive Usages
One of Two Recorded Covers with Brainard's Stamp Used in Conjunction with American Letter Mail Company Service
Bottom stamp with large square margins and manuscript "T" cancel, denoting Troy as the office of origin (not tied),...
Lot #7122 - locals Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co., 24L2, 1c Blue, Large Margins, Used with Manuscript "F" Cancel Applied by Hale & Co. Agent Very Fine and Rare
Manuscript "F" cancel applied by Hale & Co.'s Troy agent, L. Farwell, as Hale & Co. carried Brainard’s mail by steamboat and connecting rail during winter months, with additional pen line cancel. The bottom right corner of the stamp added.
Lot #7123 - locals Brigg's Despatch
Brigg's Despatch, Company "PAID" Handstamp on Reverse of Local Folded Letter
The cover has is struck with a portion of a blue Philadelphia 5cts datestamp, with a local stamp removed at the front at top left.
Lot #7124 - locals Broadway Post Office
Broadway Post Office, 26L2, 1c Black, Unused, Original Gum Oversized Margins All Around
Stamp lightly hinged, face-fresh with clean impression and large to oversized margins all around; light horizontal crease, otherwise Extremely Fine.
Lot #7125 - locals Broadway Post Office
Broadway Post Office, 26L2, 1c Black, Large Margins, Unused
Lot #7126 - locals Broadway Post Office
Broadway Post Office, 1851 (?), 1c Black, 26L2, with 3c Dull Red, 11, on Cover Scarce Combination on Cover
1c Black on cover to Connetict with Dull Red 3c 1855 tied by Nov 11 New York circular datestamp.
According to Lyons, only about ten covers are known in combination with US #11.
Lot #7127 - locals Broadway Post Office
Broadway Post Office, Red Company Oval Handstamp on Reverse of 1848 Folded Letter
Aug 19, 1848 Folded Letter
Lot #7128 - locals Broadway Post Office
Broadway Post Office Handstamp and Blue Philadelphia Circular "5" Handstamp (Clarke 1404), on 1848 Cover
1848 folded letter to Philadelphia, with red oval 'BROADWAY POST OFFICE' handstamp and blue circular '5' handstamp. Datelined June 2, 1848 at top left.


