Boyd's City Express, 20L8, 2c Black on Green, with #11 3c Red Tied on Cover
On cover to New Jersey with 3c 1855 Dull Red tied by Black New York April 28. Manuscript "paid."
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 #7079 - locals Boyd's
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7080 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 1852, 2c Gold on Glazed White with 3c Dull Red, Type II on Valentine Cover Scarce Combination and Valentine's Day Cover
2c Gold on Glazed White, full to large margins including frame lines at bottom and left, tied by smudged cancel and used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II, tied by "New-York Feb. 6" circular datestamp on small cover with embossed border to Peekskill N.Y., 2c stamp with corner tear top right and a few light...
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #7081 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L10, 2c Black on Green, Die-Cut, Tied on Local Cover
Stamp tied on cover to local New York address at 189 Hudson Street near Canal. Manuscript 'PAID J.T.B.' at upper right.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7082 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L12, 2c Brick Red on Local New York Cover
Boyd’s handstamp and indistinct datestamp. The cover with water stains and torn at top right.
Price: $ 100.00
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #7084 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L13 Reprint, 2c Dull Orange on White, With Counterfeit Cancel
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7085 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L13, 2c Dull Orange on White, Tied by "PAID J.T.B." Handstamp on Embossed Corner Card
Single tied by Boyd’s “J.T.B.” handstamp on locally addressed 1856 cover, with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Sep 22” oval datestamp. Embossed “Wheeler & Co., Grocers Commission Merchant” corner card. Addressed to W.L. Morris Esq., 52 Jane St., New York City.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #7086 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L15, 1c Black on Green, Complete Sheet of 100, Unused, No Gum Scarce as a Full Sheet
Vertical crease. Tear at bottom with faults.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #7087 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L15, 1c Black on Green, on Cover to New York, "PAID J.T.B." and Oval Company Handstamp
“BOYD’S CITY EXPRESS POST / NEW YORK / JUN 11” handstamp on locally addressed cover.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7088 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L15, 1c Black on Green, Tied by Company "PAID" Handstamp on Cover
Black "BOYD'S CITY EXPRESS POST" oval handstamp at right. The cover without side flaps.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7089 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L15, 1c Black on Green, Tied By Two Strikes of "Paid J.T.B." and Affixed Over a US 1c Stamp Very Fine and Unusual
The stamp with large margins and rich color affixed over a US 1c stamp, which was peeled off leaving portion of design visible at top. Three strikes of "PAID J.T.B." handstamp, and bold "Boyd's City Express Post May" oval datestamp on local cover.
Price: $ 300.00
Lot #7090 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L16, 2c Black on Red, Used
Stamp discolored & soiled.
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7091 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L16, 2c Black on Red, Tied by Blue Oval Datestamp with Matching Blue 'Paid' Oval on Cover Very Fine
Stamp with ample to large margins, on local cover.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #7092 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L16, 2c Black on Red, Tied on Local Cover
2c Black on Red, large margins, tied by "Boyd's City Post, 39 Fulton St., 1864" circular datestamp on yellow cover to local street address, matching "Paid" in oval handstamp, Very Fine.
Price: $ 150.00
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #7094 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L16a, 2c Black on Red, Block of 4, Vertical Tete-Beche Pairs, Unused
Price: $ 15.00
Lot #7095 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L16a, 2c Black on Red Vertical Tete-Beche Pair, Positions 1-4 and 11-14 Bottom Right Tete-Beche, Block of Eight
Previously hinged with small faults.
Price: $ 15.00
Lot #7096 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express Post, 20L17, 1c Black on Lilac (Eleventh Issue), Bottom Left Sheet Margin Vertical Pair with Most of Adjacent Stamps at Left, Unused Scarce in Multiples of Any Kind
Price: $ 10.00
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7098 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L18, 1c Black on Blue Gray, Unused, Original Gum
Original gum with paper remnants and a horizontal crease ending in a tear at left.
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7099 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L18, 1c Black on Blue Gray, Unused, Large Margins on Left and Right
With faults.
Price: $ 15.00
Lot #7100 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L18, 1c Black on Blue Gray, Large Margins, Tied on 1862 Cover with #63 3c Rose
1c Black on Blue Gray tied by "New-York Jan 10" double-circle datestamp, with 3c Rose, cancelled by target, on small cover to Mass.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7101 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L22, 2c Gold on Crimson, Cut to Shape, Unused, Mounted on Paper, Original Gum
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7102 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L23, 2c Black on Red, Large Margins, Tied on Local Cover by Circular Datestamp and Matching "PAID" Handstamps
2c Black on Red tied by "Boyd's Dispatch, 39 Fulton St." circular datestamp with matching "Paid" handstamp to local address.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7103 - locals Boyd's
Boyd's City Express, 20L25, 1c Black on Blue, Unused
Stamp with small scrape at top.
Price: $ 25.00
