Cornwell's Madison Square Post Office, 52L1, 1c Red on Bluish, Four Large Margins, Unused, No Gum
A very attractive example with large margins all around. Some tiny thins and a horizontal crease.
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 #7179 - locals Cornwell's Madison Square Post Office
Price: $ 500.00
Lot #7180 - locals Cornwell's Madison Square Post Office
Cornwell's Madison Square Post Office, 52L2, 1c Red, Unused, No Gum
No gum, with repaired bottom left corner with an added stain, soiling and a central thin.
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #7181 - locals Cornwell's Madison Square Post Office
Cornwell's Madison Square Post Office, 52L2, 1c Red, Block of 8, Hussey Forgery, Original Gum, Never Hinged
Unused, Original Gum, Never Hinged.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7182 - locals Crosby's City Post
Crosby's Special Message Post, Blue Oval Company Handstamp on Local Cover Extremely Rare Use of This Marking on Stampless Cover
Blue oval handstamp "CROSBY'S SPECIAL MESSAGE POST / 19 WILLIAM ST. / N.Y." on cover addressed locally to Edward Stephenson Esq., 49 South St., City. Minor tears at top of cover, otherwise very fine.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7183 - locals Crosby's City Post
Crosby's City Post, 54L1, 2c Carmine, Used, Horizontal Pair, Canceled with Oval Company Handstamp on Piece The Only Known Used Pair
Figure 8, Crosby's City Post A Used Pair By Larry Lyons
Horizontal pair affixed to piece, cancelled by oval "Crosby City Post" handstamp reading "19 WILLIAM St" in center. Small closed tear at top center between the stamps and a small diagonal crease in the bottom right margin of the right stamp....
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #7184 - locals Crosby's City Post
Crosby's City Post, 2c Carmine, 54L1, Large to Huge Margins, Tied by Company Oval Datestamp on Illustrated Advertising Cover Very Fine, One of only Two "Crosby's Special Message Post" Cancel
Lyon records only 7 stamped Crosby covers, 6 with the Underhill & Co. Corner advertisements.
The stamp with large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at bottom, with a scuff at the bottom left of the bottom margin. Used on a window...
Price: $ 650.00
Lot #7185 - locals Cumming's City Post
Cumming's City Post, 55L7, 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed, Large to Huge Margins, Vivid Color, Unused, No Gum Extremely Rare, Only Five Examples Recorded
Extremely fine appearance of this elusive local. There are only two other unused copies known, and two used on cover.
Price: $ 5,000.00
Lot #7186 - locals Cutting's Despatch Post
Cutting's Despatch Post, Blue Green Oval Company Handstamp and Manuscript "2" on 1847 Folded Firemen's Benevolent Association Meeting Notice Only Five Examples Reported
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #7187 - locals Cutting's Despatch Post
Cutting's Despatch Post, Blue Oval Handstamp, on Large Valentine Stampless Cover Very Rare, Only 5 Examples Known
A very fine strike of the handstamp struck on cover with local delivery instructions at lower left. There are only 5 reported examples of the handstamp recorded.
Price: $ 220.00
Lot #7188 - locals Cutting's Despatch Post
Cutting's Despatch Post, 56L1, 2c Black on Vermilion, Unused, No Gum Extremely Rare, The Only Off-Cover Example
Only One other Known Cover. This is seldom offered, with the last sale 25 Years ago.
Cutting's Despatch Post, Buffalo N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed (56L1). Poor impression, large margins to clear at bottom, uncancelled, thinned, Fine appearance -- this is the mysterious second example of the Cutting's Despatch stamp...
Price: $ 2,400.00
Lot #7189 - locals Douglas City Despatch
Douglas City Despatch, 59L2b, 2c Blue, Printed on Both Sides, Unused Very Fine and Rare Variety
Figure 25, Printers' Errors on Carrier and Local Stamps By Larry Lyons and Alan Cohen
Stamp printed clearly on both sides, with a faint vertical crease and a small toned spot. Very few examples of this variety have survived to today. It has been suggested that only one sheet of 50 went through twice.
Price: $ 400.00
Lot #7190 - locals Douglas City Despatch
Douglas City Despatch, 59L3a, 1c Vermilion, Unused
Genuine remainder, with a diagonal crease.
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7191 - locals Douglas City Despatch
Douglas City Despatch, 59L3a, 1c Vermilion Imperforate, Block of 25, Unused, Original Gum, Never Hinged
Original gum, the top and bottom right stamps previously hinged, others never hinged.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #7192 - locals Douglas City Despatch
Douglas City Despatch, 59L5a, 1c Blue Imperforate, Block of 25, Unused, Original Gum, Never Hinged
Original gum, the top left stamps with a thin. Previously hinged in selvage, others never hinged.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #7193 - locals Douglas City Despatch
Douglas City Despatch, 59L6a, 1c Slate Blue, Unused, Original Gum
Genuine remainder, with a small thin & crease.
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7194 - locals Douglas City Despatch
Douglas City Dispatch, 59L6a, 1c Slate Blue, Unused, Original Gum
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7195 - locals Dupuy & Schenck
Dupuy & Schenck, 60L2, 1c Black on Gray, Unused, Partial Original Gum
Price: $ 70.00
Lot #7196 - locals Eagle City Post
Eagle City Post, 61L2, 2c Black, Type A, 39 Points, with Pen Cancel on Cover to Philadelphia with Red Circular Handstamp and Large Boxed "PAID"
Red "Eagle Post. At Adams' Exps" handstamp and large boxed "Paid" in red. Light wear. Fine and Scarce.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #7197 - locals Eagle City Post
Eagle City Post, 61L2, 2c Black, Type B with 46 Points, Large Margins, Pen Cancel on 1849 Folded Printed Notice for Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. Extremely Fine
Stamp with pen cancel on folded printed notice for Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. referencing a meeting on March 14, 1849. Red "Eagle City Post & Mag. Telegraph Messengering Dep't, Paid, Adams' Express, 80 Chestnut St., And all the Mag. Teleg. Offices" large double-circle handstamp...
Price: $ 400.00
Price: $ 25.00
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7200 - locals Eagle City Post
Eagle City Post, 61L2, 2c Black, Unused, No Gum
Gum soak at top right.
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7201 - locals Eagle City Post
Eagle City Post, 61L2a, 2c Black, Tete-Beche Pair, Unused
1-39 points, 1-46 points around circle., previously hinged, with a light vertical crease between stamps and the right stamp (46 points) thinned.
Price: $ 400.00
Lot #7202 - locals Eagle City Post
Eagle City Post, 61L3, 1c Red on Bluish, Cracked Plate Variety, Uncanceled on 1854 Printed Meeting Notice with Red Circular Staits Despatch Handstamp Extremely Fine Cracked Plate Variety Usage
Stamp with small margins to touched, cracked plate vatiety and uncanceled as usual with red "Staits Despatch Paid 48 So. 3rd St." circular handstamp. The enclosure is an April 8th, 1854 printed enclosure for the Subscribers of the Sunbury &...
Price: $ 1,000.00
Price: $ 50.00
