Priest's Despatch, 121L4, 2c Black on Rose, Unused
No gum, with a light diagonal crease at top right and a light vertical crease at bottom.
Winter 2026 Sale -Day 2
By: Americana Stamps
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Mar 21, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps Winter 2026 Sale -Day 2
Saturday Mar 21, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
We are excited to present the Winter 2026 Sale, our first auction of the year and a continued step in our ongoing effort to improve the Americana Stamps auction experience for collectors.
We have made several improvements to our auction platform designed to help bidders feel confident and well informed as they explore the sale.
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Whether you are bidding with a specific goal in mind or simply enjoying the opportunity to study exceptional material, we invite you to explore the Winter 2026 Sale and join us for the first live auction of the year.
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Lot #3176 - locals Priest’s Despatch
Lot #3178 - locals Prince's Letter Dispatch
Prince’s Letter Dispatch, 122L1, Black, Block of 10, Unused
SCV $95 as two blocks and two singles
Lot #3179 - locals St. Louis City Delivery Co.
St. Louis City Delivery Company, 131L1, 1c Red, Unused Large Margins All Around
Lot #3180 - locals St. Louis City Delivery Co.
St. Louis City Delivery Company, 131L1, 1c Red, Used with Cork Cancel PF Graded XF 90
Lot #3181 - locals Stringer & Morton's City Despatch
Stringer & Morton's City Despatch, 134L1, 1c Gold on Black Glazed, Used on Blue Folded Cover to Baltimore
A very fine example.
Lot #3182 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, 136L3, 2c Red, Stone 2, Used
Small thins.
Lot #3183 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, 136L6, 2c Red on Blue Paper, Stone 1, Used, Star Cork Cancel
Thin in bottom right corner and light creases
Lot #3184 - 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 #3185 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, 136L14, 1c Blue, Block of 25, Unused
Lot #3186 - locals Swart's City Dispatch Post
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, 136L14a, Unused, Block of 25
Never hinged, the middle stamp at bottom with a tiny tear and small corner creases at bottom right and bottom left.
Lot #3187 - locals Teese & Co. Penny Post
Teese & Co. Penny Post, 137L1, 1c Blue on Bluish, Tied on Cover with #11A 3c Brownish Carmine Extremely Fine, Most Beautiful Example Among the Six Other Recorded Tied Covers
The Teese & Co. stamp with ample margins all around, a most remarkable example. Both stamps tied by an indistinct "PA. MAY 21, (1852)" postmark, addressed to Strosburg, Penn.
Steven M. Roth recorded twelve Teese and Co. covers in his 1993 Penny Post...
Lot #3188 - locals Union Despatch
Union Despatch, 170L1, 5cc Brown, Used with Manuscript Cancel Only 9 Known
A very fine and scarce local.
Lot #3189 - locals Union Despatch
Union Despatch, 170L2, 10c Brown, Used Extremely Scarce, Only One Other Known
Illustrated in Carl Kane's Article "New Ten Cent Stile's Union Despatch Adhesive"
Kane describes this 10c stamp as a previously unreported discovery, and is one of only two known. He notes that most of the remaining examples likely were lost during the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Lot #3190 - locals Union Square P.O.
Union Square Post Office, 141L3, 2c Black on Rose, Unused, Block of 24
No gum as issued.
Lot #3191 - locals Union Square P.O.
Union Square Post Office, 141L3, 2c Black on Rose, Unused, Sheet of 42
The top seven rows from the sheet. No gum, with creases and wrinkles.
Lot #3192 - Independent Mail Well's Letter Express
Letter Express, 96L1, 5c Black on Pink, Used with Manuscript "X" Very Fine
Lot #3193 - Independent Mail Well's Letter Express
Letter Express, 96L1, 5c Black on Pink Glazed, Picked Away on Folded Letter to Buffalo Very Late Usage
Datelined November 26, 1844 (answered) folded letter from Detroit to Buffalo. Frajola notes that stamps were recorded as "picked away" late in the life of the post. The latest recorded usage is November 28, 1844.
Lot #3194 - Independent Mail Well's Letter Express
Letter Express, 96L1, 5c Black on Pink Glazed, Large Margins on Folded Letter to Buffalo, Manuscript "Pay"
Single with cork cancel on cover, Detroit to Buffalo dated Oct. 17, 1844, manuscript “Pay”; the cover with a vertical file fold through the stamp.
Lot #3195 - Independent Mail Well's Letter Express
Letter Express, 96L2, 5c Black on Green, Used with Manuscript "X"
Corner creases at top right and bottom right and small tears at top.
Lot #3196 - Independent Mail Well's Letter Express
Letter Express, 96L4, 10c Black on Scarlet Glazed, Type II, Tied on Piece
Horizontally cut in half and mounted on a card to which it did not originate.
Lot #3197 - locals Westtown School
Westtown School, 145L1, 2c Gold, Type 7, Uncanceled Single on 1853 Cover, Postage Missing
Westtown, Pennsylvania to Philadelphia with “6-26-53,” 1853 docketing and Quaker enclosure. US Postage missing.
Lot #3198 - locals Westtown School
Westtown, 145L1, 2c Gold, Used with #26 3c Red on 1857 West Chester to Point Pleasant Cover
3c stamp tied by SEP 9 1857 West Chester Pa. circular datestamp. Cover addressed to Caroline Cook, Point Pleasant, Ocean Co., N.J.. Small label on reverse.
Lot #3199 - locals Westtown School
Westtown, 145L1, 2c Gold, Used with #26 3c Red on 1859 West Chester to Point Pleasant Cover, Due 3
3c stamp tied by West Chester Pa. Mar 29, 1859 circular datestamp on cover addressed to Caroline Cook, Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey. Manuscript “Due 3” at upper right.
Lot #3200 - locals Westtown School
Westtown, 145L1, 2c Gold, Used with #26 3c Red on 1858 West Chester to Upper Darby Cover
3c stamp tied by West Chester Pa. Aug 6, 1858 circular datestamp on cover addressed to Walker Garrett, Upper Darby, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania. Manuscript endorsement “Care of Wm. Garrett” at lower left.
