Blood's City Despatch, 15L14, 1c Bronze on Lilac, Tied on Local Cover by Type 13 Circular Datestamp
April 18, 1856 circular datestamp.
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 #7026 - locals Blood's
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7027 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L14, 1c Bronze on Lilac on 3c Entire
Bold Philadelphia "APR 2" datestamp and "APR 2" Blood's datestamp.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7028 - locals Blood's
Blood's Despatch, 15L14, 1c Bronze on Lilac, Tied by Philadelphia Circular Datestamp with "Free" Straightline on Cover to Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
#93 in Vern Morris Census
Stamp with large margins to slightly in, tied by acid cancel and by "Philadelphia, PA. Oct. 8" circular datestamp (Clarke 63b) on buff cover addressed to J. Minot, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C. "Blood's Despatch Oct. 8, 4½ P.M."...
Price: $ 80.00
Lot #7029 - locals Blood's
Blood & Co., 15L14, 1c Bronze on Lilac, Acid Tied on Piece with #11 3c Red, Tied by Philadelphia Circular Date Stamp
Sound, near-four-margined example alongside 3c red. The local acid-tied, both additionally tied by Philadelphia circular datestamp, Very Fine.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #7030 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L14, 1c Bronze on Lilac on Cover with #26 3c Red Horizontal Pair, Tied by Philadelphia Datestamp
Blood's "SEP 26 10 1/2 AM 1857" datestamp at top right. Philadelphia "SEP 26" datestamp tying the horizontal pair.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7031 - locals Blood's
Blood's Penny Post, 15L14, 1c Bronze on Lilac, Acid Tied on with Boyd's City Express, 20L8, 2c Black on Green and #11 3c Dull Red on Cover From New York to Philadelphia New Discovery, Possibly the Only Conjunctive Boyd's and Blood's Usage
Boyd's carried this cover to the post office in New York, where it received the March 8, ca. 1852 handstamp. Postage to Philadelphia was paid by the 3c stamp and delivered to recipient in Philadelphia...
Price: $ 400.00
Lot #7032 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L14, 1c Bronze on Lilac, Acid Cancel Tied on Civil War Patriotic Cover to Clarence Centre, N.Y. with #64 1861 3c Pink Extremely Rare and Attractive Patriotic Usage
Patriotic cover with "The Union and the Constitution" design at left. SEP 2 Blood's double-circle datestamp and SEP 2 1861 Philadelphia circular datestamp. The 3c stamp tied by grid of squares.
Price: $ 400.00
Lot #7033 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L15, 1c Blue and Pink on Bluish, Block of 15, Unused
Signed Rosenberg on back
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #7034 - locals Blood's
Blood's City Despatch, 15L15, 1c Blue & Pink on Bluish, Tied by Type 17 Handstamp on Local Cover
#22 in Vern Morris Census
1c Blue and Pink on Bluish, acid tied on September 8, 1853 cover with local address. Blood’s Handstamp Type 17 tied; manuscript “Sep. 8’53 / ¾ of the” and “Now 325 ½ / Arch St.”
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7035 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L15, 1c Blue and Pink on Bluish on Cover with #26 3c Rose, Tied by Philadelphia Datetamp, to Boston
Philadelphia "DEC 30 1861" datestamp with faint Blood's datestamp.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7036 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L16, 1c Bronze on Black Glazed Paper, Acid Tied on U1 3c Nesbitt Entire with Nesbitt Seal on Backflap
#20 in Vern Morris Census
Blood’s Type 17 handstamp to-the-mails usage with Philadelphia May 5, 1854 (Clarke 63b) circular datestamp, to Martha B. Yontz in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7037 - locals Blood's
Blood's City Despatch, 15L17, 2c Bronze on Black, Acid Tied on Local Cover
#052 in Vern Morris Census
2c Bronze on Black acid cancel on cover with local address. Manuscript "7 mo 6.49 morning", addressed to "Rodman Wharton / No. 110 S. front st."
Price: $ 15.00
Lot #7038 - locals Blood's
Blood's Penny Post, 15L18, 1c Black, Unused, Original Gum
Stamp with traces of gum, and a large tear at top left.
Price: $ 25.00
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #7040 - locals Blood's
Blood's Penny Post, 15L18, 1c Black, Used with Blood's Postmark
Small faults.
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7041 - locals Blood's
Blood's Penny Post, 15L18, 1c Black, Used
Stamp with a tiny corner crease at bottom left.
Price: $ 25.00
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7043 - locals Blood's
Blood's Penny Post, 15L18, 1c Black, Used with Blood's Postmark
Stamp with toning.
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #7044 - locals Blood's
Blood's Penny Post, 1858, 1c Black, on Advertising Cover Large Margins including Part Imprint at Bottom
#221 in Census
1c Black, Large margins incl. part imprint at bottom on "Murphy & Koons" fancy advertising orange cover to local address. Clear strike of "Blood's Penny Post Sept. 29 Philada." double-circle Type 21 datestamp. Addressed to To: "Mr John Weist / 47 North 3r St / Riegel, Baird & Co". Very Fine.
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #7045 - locals Blood's
Blood's Penny Post, 1858, 1c Black, Tied to Cover Grid in Oval Handstamp
#307 in Census
Grid in oval handstamp cancel tied to local cover.
Jan 17 Type 21 handstamp top center; manuscript "1860 January 16 / Acuft William / Letter from Judge Parson / in relation to settlement'. Addressed to "Robert M Logan Esq*" / Atty at Law / No 484 / Buttonwood Street."
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7046 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L18, 1c Black on City Surveyor Corner Card
Blood's "DEC 14 2 1/2 PM" datestamp.
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #7047 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L18, 1c Black Tied on Cover with Fire Association Blue Shield Back Flap Advertisement Envelope
#354 in Morris Census
Two strikes of the Blood's "DEC 2 11 A.M." 1860 Type 21 handstamp, one tying the stamp and the other at top center. Addressed to James C Van Dyke Esq, United States District Attorney at No 578. Walnut St.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7048 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L18, 1c Black with Black Grid in Oval Cancel on 1860 Franklin Fire Advertisement Envelope
#346 in Morris Census
Blood's "JUL 6" Type 21 handstamp at top right, addressed to David S Brown Esq at 44 So Front St.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #7049 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L18, 1c Black with Numeral "1" in Oval Handstamp Cancel on 1859 Cover
#234 in Morris Census
"OCT 4" Blood's Type 21 handstamp at top right, addressed to Miss Fannie A Wilson, Care of Misses Cadey at 1703 Walnut St., Philadelphia. The cover stained at top right.
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #7050 - locals Blood's
D.O. Blood & Co., 15L18, 1c Black, Large Top Margin, Used with Grid Cancel on Locally Addressed Cover
JUN 2 Blood's double-circle datestamp.
Price: $ 100.00
