Hussey's Post, 87L40, 2c Blue, Used with Company Cancel
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
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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 #7281 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L41, 2c Blue, Tied by Company Cancel (PMC-e) on Locally Used 1870 Cover
Lot #7282 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L42, 2c Blue, Used on Reverse of Insurance Card with Blue "Special Message" Handstamp
Lot #7283 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L43, Black, Unused, Original Gum
Stamp previously hinged, with a small nick in the bottom margin.
Lot #7284 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L43, Blue, Used on Fire Insurance Corner Card Cover
This insurance cover bears a copy of Hussey’s black stamp of 1872 which is tied by Hussey’s purple, concentric-ring cancellation. This cancellation was used in the 1880’s by the post.
The Philatelic Foundation certificate for this cover states that it is a genuine usage, used on a cover posted at least 11 years after the issuance of the stamp.
It is well...
Lot #7285 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L44, Red Lilac, Unused, Original Gum
Stamp previously hinged.
Lot #7287 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L46, Green, Unused, Original Gum
Stamp previously hinged.
Lot #7288 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L47, Black on Laid Paper, Unused, Original Gum An Extremely Attractive Example, PF Graded SUP GEM 100
Original Gum, previously hinged.
Lot #7289 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L47, Black on Laid Paper, Used with Violet Company Cancel
Lot #7290 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L47, Black on Laid Paper, Block of 4, Used
The cancel is probably PMS-g top four lines only, the block with a cut at top affecting the top right stamp.
Lot #7291 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L51, Black, Used on Cover
Single, blue boxed "Hussey's/Special Message Post/54 Pine St" cancel on locally addressed cover.
Lot #7292 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L52, 1c Blue, Thick Wove, Large Margins All Around, Unused, Original Gum Very Fine and Attractive Example
Small part original gum, with album page adhesion on the gum and a small toned spot at center.
Lot #7293 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L55, Black, Tied by Purple Oval Company Handstamp Only 4 Recorded on Cover
The stamp with ample to large margins and light crease in top margin only, tied by violet “Hussey's Post, 54 Pine St., Paid” oval handstamp on locally addressed cover to 60 Barclay St., New York City. The cover with tears and without a backflap.
Lot #7294 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L65, 1c Red, Used, Stone B Imperforate, with Violet Counterfeit Cancel (PMC-ff)
The stamp is genuine but the cancel is PMC-ff, a counterfeit cancel.
Lot #7295 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Express, 87L73TC, Black, Trial Color Plate Proof, Type I, Horizontal Pair
Trial color plate proof on laid batonne paper, horizontal pair, type I. Several small paper adherences on back.
Lot #7296 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L74, 1c Ultramarine - Type I, Tied by Purple "Special Message" Handstamp (PMS-r) on Local Cover
Lot #7297 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L75, 1c Red, Type II, Block of 8, Unused
Poor Perforations in Both Directions
Lot #7298 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's S.M. Post, 87LE1, 5c Black on Red, Unused, No Gum
1863 issue. Unused, no gum.
Lot #7299 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87LE2, 10c Gold on Green, Used with Company Handstamp (PMO-g), Plate IV Position 3
Small thin at upper right.
Lot #7300 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's S.M. Post, 87LE1, 5c Black on Red, Unused and Hussey's S.M. Post, 87LE3 Gold on Black Unused
Lot #7301 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87LE1, 5c Black on Red Glazed, Did Not Originate on Cover
Single, on large part of outer address sheet with blue Hussey's handstamp, blue crayon "Due" and red "5" handstamp; the stamp did not originate on this cover, with large portion torn away at left.
Lot #7302 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87LE4, 20c Black, 1st Setting, Tete-Beche, Sheet of 20, Unused
