Summer 2025 -Day 1

Wharton's U.S.P.O. Dispatch, 5LB1, 2c Bluish Green, Unused Right Margin Block of 4
No gum. Thin between top pair.

Estimate $600.00 - $800.00

Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, 5LB2, 2c Blue with #26 3c Dull Red, Both Tied by Blue Circular Grid on Cover A Beautiful Example, One of the Finest Tied
#1 in the Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, The Blue Stamp, 5LB2 Census by Larry Lyons
The 5LB2 with large to huge margin, tied by blue 6 bar grid with matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 4, 1860" circular datestamp. Addressed from Louisville, KY to Mt. Sterling, Ohio. The...

United States City Despatch Post, 6LB5b, 3c Black on Blue Glazed, Used PF Graded XF-S 95, Highest Graded Stamp of Issue
Extremely Fine to Superb, choice and sound. A beautiful and attractive example.

Estimate $750.00 - $1,000.00

U.S. Mail, 6LB10, 1c Black on Yellow, on Cover with Red New York Integral Rate, 10c Postage Due
Uncancelled single, with red "NEW-YORK FEB. 12 10 CTS" integral postmark, to Delaware, Ohio.

Estimate $200.00 - $250.00

U.S. Mail, 6LB11, 1c Black on Buff, with #1 1847 5c Brown, Both Tied on Cover to Philadelphia Extremely Rare Tied Usage
#7 in 6LB11 Black/buff with the 1847 Issue Census by Larry Lyons
The carrier stamp is tied by red “New-York Jul. 2” circular datestamp. The 5c, with margins all around, is struck with red New York Grid Duplex. The cover with small tears at bottom and wrinkles.
Only 15 recorded uses of the 6LB11 on Cover...

U.S.P.O. PAID, 7LB7, 1c Black on Blue Glazed, Large Bottom Margin Single on 1850 Folded Cover to Alexandria Scarce with only 17 Reported Covers
Included in the The First Philadelphia Typeset Carrier Adhesive Stamps 7LB1 to 7LB9 Census By Larry Lyons
Blue Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Jul. 6" integral-rate circular datestamp. The stamp with a small corner crease at bottom left and the cover with toning.

Estimate $1,500.00 - $2,500...

U.S.P.O Paid, 1c Gold on Black Glazed, 7LB11, Tied by Numeral "2" in Double Circle, Drop Rate Cancel, on 1851 Folded Letter Very Fine, Extremely Rare and Only Example Tied by Drop-Rate Marking
Included in the The Philadelphia Carrier Sausage Adhesives 7LB11 to 7LB13 Census By Larry Lyons
Folded letter dated April 22, 1851, addressed to Gustavius Remat at 183 N. 6th St. The stamp with a pre-usage horizontal crease which breaks the...

Williams' City Post, 2c Brown, 9LB1, Used with Partial Cincinnati Circular Datestamp Very Scarce, Fewer Than Ten Singles Known
The stamp with a tiny tear at right, creases, and a thin, but still a scarce carrier issue.
C.C. Williams was appointed superintendent of the Cincinnati carrier department in late October 1854, overseeing a service that had operated intermittently since 1837, with no service from October 1845 to February...

Baltimore Carrier, Scarce "Paid/ 1/ Cent/ Carrier" Handstamp on 1855 Unsealed Envelope, Coal Dealer's Circular One of Only Five Known Covers
One of the five recorded covers in Bowman's article. Cal Han noted it contained a "printed form invitation of July 19 (Wed.) which is 1854."

Estimate $500.00 - $600.00

New Orleans City Post, Green Snowshovel and Boxed “Not Found” on 1852 Stampless Cover, New York to New Orleans Forwarded, Advertised, and Returned from Carrier Department
Stampless folded cover postmarked January 21, 1852, with red “New York Paid 3 Cts” marking, addressed to New Orleans. Upon arrival, struck with green “Feb. 1 N.O. City Post” snowshovel-style datestamp, boxed green “NOT FOUND”, and green “CAR 2” oval carrier marking....

New Orleans City Post, Green Snowshovel Handstamp with Matching Green Boxed "PAID/CAR.1" on Prepaid Local Folded Circular Only 4-5 Recorded Covers with the Prepaid Marking
Illustrated as Figure 7 in The Postal History of the U.S. Carrier Service in New Orleans, 1851-1861 By Hubert C. Skinner
This printed notice of the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Public Schools was prepaid and handled entirely within the carrier service...