The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd’s City Express Post

Sale 3061 United States Postal History John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd’s City Express Post

October 26th and 27th, 2022 New York City, New York

Sale 3061

United States Postal History, including:

The William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd’s City Express Post Postal History from the Collection of Steven M. Roth Selections from the Graham Booth, FRPSL Collection of Transatlantic Mails And material from other consignors

Auction Dates October 26, 2022 10am Eastern: The William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History (Lots 101-316) 2pm Eastern: The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd‘s City Express Post (Lots 401-618) October 27, 2022 10am Eastern: Postal History from the Collection of Steven M. Roth (Lots 701-869) 1pm Eastern: Selections from the Graham Booth, FRPSL Collection of Transatlantic Mails (Lots 901-999) 3pm Eastern: United States Postal History and Collections (Lots 1001-1189)

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Introduction In this catalogue we are pleased to be able to present several collections formed by some of the most distinguished and well-respected postal historians. While not necessarily linked in terms of their contents, I feel that these collections share a level of dedication and passion among their owners that is all too rare, and as such I felt they belonged together in one place.

Introductions for both the William B. Robinson and John D. Bowman collections can be found at the start of their respective sections, and so I will not retread ground here. Instead I would like to focus on Steven M. Roth, a prolific researcher and writer whose material contained in this catalogue runs the gamut from the Revolutionary War to carrier mail. His articles in journals such as the Chronicle and Penny Post are essential to researchers (I find myself turning to his 1997 census of the local post covers of Baltimore frequently), but it is not a stretch to say that one of his greatest philatelic achievements yet may be the two-part article he published in the Collectors Club Philatelist earlier this year on East Coast stage coach mail. Many of the covers featured in the article are offered in this catalogue, and we are confident that such exemplary scholarship will result in considerable interest from the market.

Whereas I have known Mr. Roth for a number of years, I am saddened that I never had the chance to meet Graham Booth, FRPSL, in person. Having been able to view two of his exhibits at Stockholmia 2019—and especially in working so closely with his material over the past few weeks—it is readily apparent what an exceptional collector and researcher Dr. Booth was. The covers in this catalogue are merely the beginning of the material we have in our office, representing primarily duplicates and items which did not make it into his exhibit collections. Our next sale will feature significantly more material from Mr. Booth’s holdings, which we are very much looking forward to.

In the closing section of this catalogue can be found nice selections of Blood’s local post, Alaska and Colorado postal history, mail between the US and Japan, and much more. In particular the collections offered at the end of this sale, while not great in number, are of a very high quality.

In closing, I would like to thank Mr. Bowman and Mr. Roth, as well as the families of Mr. Robinson and Mr. Booth, and all our additional consignors, for allowing us to bring such interesting, attractive, and important collections to market.

Charles Epting September 2022 7

Boyd’s City Express The John D. Bowman Collection Like many others, I watched my father buying new US issues and putting them into his album. When I was old enough to have an allowance, I also rode my bicycle to buy some new issues from the post office in Huntsville, Alabama. I put stamps aside during high school and college, but started attending the Birmingham Stamp Club in my 30s. I became interested in revenues and “flyspecking”, and later carriers and locals. At first I was reluctant to buy many of the authentic stamps, partly because of cost and partly because there were so many forgeries. I began to learn more about the forgeries, and when I realized that many were produced in the 1860s, I decided they were collectible in their own right.

In 1990, I got wind of a new organization devoted to carriers and locals, and became an early member (number 14). After some years, the president Steve Roth and editor Gordon Stimmell stepped down and the society went dormant for a short time. Larry Lyons and I decided to step in, and I became president while Larry was the new editor. Today, more than thirty years after its inception, the Carriers and Locals Society has a new president and editor and remains committed to its original goals of scholarship and discovery.

I have collected US revenues, taxpaids, and 19th Century state revenues over the years, and have written articles in several journals, including the Chronicle, The Penny Post, the American Revenuer, the American Philatelist, the State Revenue News, and the United States Specialist. Although it is difficult to part with my Boyd’s collection of thirty years, it is time for me to devote time to some other collections and dust off some articles never finished.

John D. Bowman September 2022 A blessing and a curse of local stamps is that, for many companies, there exists so little material that it would be difficult to fill up an album page (let alone an entire exhibit frame). There are relatively few local posts that can individually be developed into an in-depth collection, with mint multiples, printing varieties, and various on-cover uses.

This is compounded by the fact that a number of local posts are known only from their postage stamps and, if researchers are lucky, fleeing mentions in contemporaneous newspapers. Constructing the narrative of a local post is exceedingly difficult; the owners of these companies were generally more concerned with eluding government restrictions than preserving their own legacies. I often wonder how many local post companies came and went without leaving any sort of documentation or evidence.

Which brings us to John Bowman’s collection of Boyd’s City Express Post, the rare local post collection which has both the diversity of material and historical context to tell a truly fascinating story. When Boyd’s was founded New York City’s population was less than 500,000; by the time the company ceased issuing stamps it was over two million. As such, the company serves as a lens through which we can view the rapidly-changing world over the course of the 19th Century.

John’s collection features many unique and superlative items, from complete mint sheets to earliest known uses. A good number of Scott catalogue-listed items trade hands so infrequently that their listed values serve merely as guideposts rather than gospel. There are certain issues for which mint stamps are nearly impossible to find, and others that were hardly (if ever) used legitimately. Postal stationery issues, both envelopes and bank notices, are scarce at best.

We are very proud to be able to bring John Bowman’s collection of Boyd’s City Express Post to auction, as it represents one of the most definitive holdings of this company ever assembled. In addition to the numerous articles on Boyd’s that Bowman has authored—no fewer than 28 in The Penny Post alone—we hope that this catalogue will serve as a reference work for future collectors who take on the challenge of telling the story of what is undoubtedly one of America’s most important local posts.

Charles Epting September 2022

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

Conjunctive Uses: 1844-45 Independent Mails

View of Troy

LotNo

401

Start Price

Forwarded By Brainard & Co. From Troy, mostly clear red oval handstamp on April 2, 1845 folded letter from Troy to New York City, manuscript “Collect 6¼” rate, red boxed “Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co.” handstamp, turned over to Boyd’s for delivery in New York with red “Boyd’s City Express Post Apr 3 9o’c” oval handstamp, extremely fine triple conjunctive use, Boyd’s service is much more frequently seen on Pomeroy’s covers than Hale & Co.

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400

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

402

Start Price 6

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Providence, red oval handstamp on September 16, 1844 folded letter to New York City street address, red “Boyd’s City Express Post Sep 17 9o’c” boxed handstamp, light wear, very fine conjunctive use

75

View of Frankfort

403

404

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20L2, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on yellow green (Second Issue), margins large to just in at top, red “Free” cancel, on December 17, 1844 folded letter to Frankfort, Maine (Captain Atwood correspondence), manuscript “Coll 6cts” and “By Express”, red boxed “Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co.” handstamp, light wear, very fine, this cover was carried by Hale & Co. to Boston where it was handed over to Jerome & Co. for delivery to Maine, a scarce triple conjunctive use

100

20L2, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on yellow green (Second Issue), large margins, top left corner nicked and light surface scuffs, red “Free” cancel, on December 28, 1844 folded letter to Frankfort, Maine (Captain Atwood correspondence), manuscript “By Express”, red boxed “Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co.” handstamp, very fine, this cover was carried by Hale & Co. to Boston where it was handed over to Jerome & Co. for delivery to Maine, a scarce triple conjunctive use

100

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BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS View of Albany

LotNo

405

406

Start Price 6

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Forwarded by Hale & Co., red oval handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Albany, New York, Boyd’s 1845 2c Black on bluish green (20L3, octagonal margins) tied by matching “Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co.” boxed handstamp, red “Boyd’s City Express Post Feb 24 4o’c” oval, very fine and rare, this letter was picked up by Boyd’s and delivered to Hale who in turn carried the letter to Albany,

250

Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co., red boxed handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Philadelphia, red “Boyd’s City Express Post Jun 14 4o’c” oval handstamp, very fine and attractive, a very late conjunctive use as the independent mails ended June 30, 2011 Philatelic Foundation certificate

250

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BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

407 408 LotNo

Start Price

407

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20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), large margins, surface faults, cancelled by red “Free” and tied by vertical file fold to June 24, 1845 folded letter from New York City to Troy, New York, endorsed “p. Hall + Co. Ex Mess” and with red boxed “Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co.” handstamp, probably handed over to Brainard’s in Albany for ultimate delivery, despite stamp faults still a very fine and attractive cover, this is the latest known Boyd’s conjunctive use as the independent mails were discontinued just six days later by order of the US Post Office

100

408

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96L1, Letter Express (Wells), 1844 5c Black on pink, margins full to large (two corners slightly clipped), neat manuscript “X” cancel, on July 20, 1844 folded letter from Buffalo to New York City (street address added), red “Boyd’s City Express Post July 23 9o’c” boxed handstamp, manuscript “Collect 6¼”, very fine, based on this and other similar covers it appears that the Wells stamp may have been accepted

by Pomeroy’s for service from Buffalo to New York City, the collect notation was applied by Boyd’s to indicate postage due from Pomeroy’s, ex-Golden

200

409

410

409

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Boyd’s City Express Post Sep 18 9o’c, red boxed handstamp on incoming folded letter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, datelined September 11, 1844, serviced by Wells and Pomeroy’s, manuscript “Collect 1” for a combined rate of 6¼c plus 6¼c totaling 12½c (1/-), vertical file fold, a very fine conjunctive use and only one of two Wells covers known from Milwaukee

100

410

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117L1, Pomeroy’s Letter Express, 1844 5c Black on yellow surface-colored paper, margins large to clear, slightly oxidized, manuscript “C” cancel, red “Boyd’s City Express Post July 8 3o’c.” boxed handstamp alongside with matching straightline “Free” on 1844 incoming folded letter to New York City, vertical file folds including one through stamp, otherwise very fine conjunctive use, a rare use of Boyd’s red “Free” to indicate prepayment by the sender

100

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BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

411

412

413

Start Price (6)

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117L3, Pomeroy’s Letter Express, 1844 5c Blue on thin bond, margins full to grazing, manuscript cancel, on cover front only with red “Boyd’s City Express Post July 28 9o’c” boxed handstamp and matching “Paid J.T.B.”, very fine appearance, use of a Pomeroy’s stamp other than 117L1 is rare on a Boyd’s cover

100

117L1, Pomeroy’s Letter Express, 1844 5c Black on yellow surface-colored paper, margins large to full, cancelled by red “Cd.” and tied by vertical file fold to July 28, 1844 folded lettersheet to New York City street address, red “Boyd’s City Express Post Agst 1 9o’c” boxed handstamp with matching “Paid J.T.B.” alongside, very fine appearance despite crease, ex-Golden

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117L1, Pomeroy’s Letter Express, 1844 5c Black on yellow surface-colored paper, top left corner sheet margins, other margins large, slightly oxidized, cancelled by red “Cd.” handstamp (impression ties through paper), additional “C” and “H” manuscript cancels, on August 8, 1844 folded letter from Albany to New York City (street address added), red “Boyd’s City Express Post Aug 10 3o’c” boxed handstamp, vertical file folds away from stamp, very fine and attractive conjunctive use, ex-Hall

200

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BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

George Eltweed Pomeroy, Sr. founder of Pomeroy’s Letter Express

LotNo

Start Price

414

415

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117L1, Pomeroy’s Letter Express, 1844 5c Black on yellow surface-colored paper, large margins, cancelled by red “Paid” straightline of Albany, matching “Pomeroy’s Mail” two-line arc handstamp, on August 13, 1844 folded letter from Albany to New York City (street address added), red “Boyd’s City Express Post Aug 14 9o’c” boxed handstamp, vertical file folds including one through stamp (pressed out), very fine conjunctive use, particularly rare with Albany “Paid”, ex-Hall

400

Boyd’s City Express Post Aug 31 9o’c, red boxed handstamp on 1844 folded letter datelined Rochester, New York August 27, carried via Pomeroy’s to Boyd’s in New York City for delivery to street address, manuscript “Collect 6¼”, vertical file fold through handstamp, otherwise very fine conjunctive use

100

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BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

Conjunctive Uses: Later Companies

LotNo

416

417

Start Price 6

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Per Adams & Co. Express, manuscript endorsement at top of paste-up cover to New York City street address, black “Boyd’s City Express Post Nov 29 9” oval and matching “Paid J.T.B”, fine and scarce conjunctive Adams and Boyd’s use

150

Bamber & Co.’s Express, W.B. Hardy’s Office, Oakland, first scroll-type frank on 1867 3c Pink entire to New York City, manuscript “By Steamer” at lower left, blue January 10 Bamber’s and Wells Fargo San Francisco handstamps, black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St.” datestamp with matching “Paid”, barely reduced at right, very fine and scarce

200

Freeman & Co‘s. Express office

418

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Freeman & Co’s. Express San Francisco, red oval handstamp on ca. 1855 cover to New York City, blue embossed cornercard for “Freeman & Co. Atlantic States Express” and advertising company backstamp, black “Boyd’s City Express Post Jul 23 12” oval, backflap faults, very fine and rare with only four recorded Freeman to Boyd’s covers, a wonderful cover, ex-Schwartz

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300

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

419

LotNo

420

Start Price

419

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Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express, printed frank on 3c Pink entire to New York City, blue “Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco Feb 18” oval datestamp, upon arrival black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Mar 14 1867” and “Paid” applied, reduced at right into indicia, otherwise fine and scarce conjunctive use, ex-Caspary

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420

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Gregory’s Atlantic and Pacific Express, Forwarded by Thompson & Handcock, 140 Pearl St. N.Y., mostly clear strike on ca. 1854 folded cover from Honda, Colombia (then the Republic of New Granada) to General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera in New York City, manuscript “Paid”, black “Boyd’s City Express Post Nov 5 4” oval and matching “Paid J.T.B.”, very fine, Mosquera had previously served as the President of New Granada and would later serve as the first President of the United States of Colombia, an interesting Boyd’s use with a forwarding handstamp

150

421

421

422

423

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422

Hanford’s Pony Express Post 2 Cts., slightly faded red handstamp on locally-addressed folded letter, red “Boyd’s City Express Post July 7 12” oval alongside, letter datelined July 4, 1848, addressee’s name removed, otherwise fine, the only known conjunctive use between Boyd’s and Hanford’s, apparently the cover was given to Hanford’s in New York City on July 4 and when they were unable to deliver it they gave it to Boyd’s three days later, a great local post rarity

150

Kidder’s City Express Post, red oval handstamp on cover with 2c Black on yellow green Boyd’s stamp (20L7a), addressed to South Brooklyn, New York, stamp uncancelled with some fading and stains, cover with light stains, tear at bottom left, and slightly reduced at sides, fine appearance, one of two conjunctive uses of Boyd’s and Kidder’s (other with stamp removed), a great local post rarity, ex-Schwartz, 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificate

250

Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Apr 30, blue oval handstamp on legal-sized 6c Pink entire, Wells Fargo printed frank, addressed to New York City, black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. May 25 1867” circular datestamp and matching “Paid” applied upon arrival, light wear, very fine conjunctive use

100

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BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS Wells, Fargo & Co. office in San Francisco

425

424

LotNo

424

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425

6

Start Price

Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Feb 10, blue oval handstamp on 3c Pink entire with printed company frank to New York City, black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Mar 2” datestamp and matching “Paid” in circle, pencil “Closed”, light creases and small tears in flap, fine and scarce use

150

Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Feb 8, blue oval on 3c Pink entire to New York City, blue handstamped “Banks & Co San Francisco” cornercard, endorsed “per Steamer”, and carried aboard the PMSS steamer Golden Age, black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Mar 5 1867” circular datestamp and matching “Paid” applied upon arrival in New York, roughly reduced at right just into indicia, otherwise very fine and attractive

150

426

427

426

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Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Nov 18, blue oval handstamp on 1865 3c Pink entire with black Wells Fargo frank, addressed to New York City, carried via PMSS steamer Constitution, black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Dec 14” circular datestamp and matching “Paid”, very fine and scarce conjunctive use

150

427

6

Wells, Fargo & Co. Virginia City, Montana Nov 1868, blue double circle handstamp on 3c Pink entire with printed company frank, addressed to New York City, black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St.” datestamp and “Paid” in circle applied upon arrival, one of only two such Wells Fargo covers originating from Virginia City to Boyd’s, as well as the latest known Wells Fargo to Boyd’s cover

150

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BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

Stampless Covers

429 428 LotNo

Start Price

428

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Boyd’s City Express Post May 17 12o’c, red oval with two strikes of matching straightline “Free” on 1845 folded letter to the “J.G. Bennett, Esq, Editor of the New York Herald”, carried outside the mails from Southbridge, Massachusetts where this letter originated, very fine, fewer than six recorded examples of Boyd’s free delivery to the press (a policy Boyd had in place from the beginning), all from the spring of 1845

100

429

6

Boyd’s City Express Post August 8, black oval datestamp and matching “Paid J.T.B.” framed handstamp on incoming cover (ca. 1857) from Paris to New York, manuscript “Boyd 4o’c Aug 8” at top left, blue “Livingston, Wells & Co., Bankers, Paris” handstamp, “N. York Am. Pkt. 21 Aug 7” debit datestamp, couple small toned spots, very fine and unusual use, carried under separate cover from Paris to an unknown London forwarder before reaching the New York mails, ex-Hahn

150

Boyd’s Brooklyn City Express Post

430

431

430

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Boyd’s Brooklyn City Express Post Sep 12 9o’c, red oval datestamp on September 9, 1844 folded letter from Freehold to New York City street address, vertical file folds including one through marking, very fine and rare, the earliest recorded Boyd’s Brooklyn cover, this service was only in place from September 1844 to May 1845, ex-Golden

200

431

6

Boyd’s Brooklyn City Express Post Sep 12, red oval on incoming folded letter, bootlegged from Philadelphia (datelined September 6, 1844), addressed to the U.S. Naval Hospital in Brooklyn, fine and interesting

100

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BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS View of Brooklyn

432

LotNo

432 433

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433

Start Price

Boyd’s Brooklyn City Express Post Nov 23 3o’c, red oval datestamp on 1844 folded letter to Brooklyn, franked with Boyd’s 1844 2c Black on yellow green (20L2), margins large to just grazing at bottom, manuscript “X” cancel, very fine, the only recorded combination of this stamp and handstamp, exSchwartz, 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate

200

Boyd’s Brooklyn City Express Post Mar 2 o’c, red oval handstamp on 1845 folded letter addressed within Brooklyn, contents make reference to a court case beginning March 14, very fine strike and cover, this service was only in place from September 1844 to May 1845

100

1844 First Issue (20L1)

434

Reward of Merit, 1839 certificate awarded to a “Miss Betsey Preston” for “Diligence and good Behaviour”, the left vignette depicts the same “eagle on globe” design used for the first Boyd’s issue (and adapted for later stamps), small faults, still a fine and attractive piece of ephemera, as there is no known preproduction material for the first Boyd’s stamps this is the perfect frontispiece for an exhibit

70

Offer

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

435

Start Price 3

20L1, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on green (First Issue), two full margins, just in at top and left, bold red “Free” cancel, light surface wear, about fine appearance, a rare used example of the first Boyd’s issue, very few off-cover stamps are known (Scott $1,000)

200

Looking towards Hanover St. in New York City

436

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20L1, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on green (First Issue), margins large to just in at top, cancelled with red straightline “Free”, on cover front only to local street address, red boxed “Boyd’s City Express Post June 27 9 o’c” handstamp, vertical creases including one through stamp, very fine appearance, the earliest recorded use of the first Boyd’s adhesive just 10 days after John T. Boyd opened for business, an important local post item, ex-Golden (Scott $4,000 for full cover)

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1500

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

View of Peekskill

LotNo

437

Start Price 6

20L1, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on green (First Issue), large margins all around, tied by red “New-York Jul 8” circular datestamp to 1844 folded letter to Peekskill, New York, additional red “Free” straightline, manuscript “2” (probably a Boyd’s marking) and “10” rate, pencil “Paid”, very fine, an extremely rare to-the-mails use of the first Boyd’s stamp, only about 18 covers with this stamp are known with this being a fairly recent discovery (2003) in a family correspondence, it has never been offered publicly before and ranks amongst the most important and desirable Boyd’s covers in existence (Scott $4,000) Only about 22 covers with this stamp are recorded. An illustrated census was recently published by John D. Bowman, David Wilcox, Ph.D., and Lawrence LeBel in the April 2022 Penny Post (Vol. 30, No. 2).

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2000

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1844 Second Issue (20L2)

438 439 LotNo

Start Price

438

6

20L2, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on yellow green (Second Issue), large margins, cancelled with red straightline “Free” on printed letter to local street address, matching boxed “Boyd’s City Express Post Sep 12 3o’c” handstamp, stamp tied by docketing, small corner creases, otherwise very fine and attractive, this is the earliest known use of the second Boyd’s issue and one of two uses with the red octagonal postmark, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $450)

200

439

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20L2, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on yellow green (Second Issue), full margins, small tear and enamel chips at bottom, red “Free” cancel and matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Dec 30 2o’c” oval handstamp on 1844 cover front only to Princeton, New Jersey, red “New-York Dec 30” datestamp, manuscript “10” rate, small tear at top and clipped corner, despite faults this is a very rare and early tothe-mails Boyd’s use, ex-Abt and Golden

100

440

441

440

6

441

6

20L2, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on yellow green (Second Issue), margins large to clear at top, small surface scuffs as usual, red “Free” cancel and matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Jan 2 2o’c” oval handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Exeter, New York, manuscript “8” rate, red “New-York Jan 2” datestamp, very fine, an early Boyd’s to-the-mails cover

150

20L2, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1844 2c Black on yellow green (Second Issue), margins mostly large, tied by red “Paid” to 1845 folded letter to Setauket, Long Island, matching red “Boyd’s City Express Post Feb 6 2o’c” oval, red New York datestamp and manuscript “10” rate, very fine and attractive to-the-mails use (Scott $450)

150

73

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1845 Third Issue (20L3)

443

442 LotNo

Start Price

442

6

20L3, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on bluish green (Third Issue), margins large to just touching at right, tied by red “Free” handstamp with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Feb 14 o’c” oval (no delivery time for Valentine’s Day), cover with small tears, otherwise very fine and attractive, the earliest known use of the Third Issue Boyd’s stamp (Scott $500)

200

443

6

20L3, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on bluish green (Third Issue), cut octagonal, tied by red “Free” handstamp with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Feb 19 9o’c” oval, red “New-York Feb 19” datestamp and “18¾” manuscript rate on 1845 folded letter to South Egremont, Massachusetts, light overall wear, still fine and rare to-the-mails use (Scott $500)

100

444

444

6

445

6

445

20L3, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on bluish green (Third Issue), cut octagonal, tied by red “Free” handstamp with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Feb 27 2o’c” oval, red “New-York Feb 27” datestamp and blue manuscript “25” rate on 1845 lettersheet to Lebanon, Tennessee, very fine and choice to-the-mails use (Scott $500)

150

20L3, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on bluish green (Third Issue), large margins, couple trivial corner creases, red “Free” cancel and matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Mar 12 4o’c” oval datestamp on 1845 folded letter to Cincinnati, Ohio, stamp tied by red “New-York Mar 13” datestamp, manuscript “25” rate, very fine to-the-mails use of the Third Issue Boyd’s stamp, ex-Abt and Golden

200

74

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1845 Fourth Issue (20L4-20L5)

LotNo

446

Start Price 2

20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), unused with large even margins, affixed to card, very fine, note from Bowman indicates “this is the only unused 20L4 that I have found in over 30 years of looking”, a great rarity (Scott listed but unpriced)

447

447 448

6

6

449

6

450

6

250

448

20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), large margins, light surface wear, cancelled with red “Free” on 1845 folded letter to Troy, New York, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post May 30 2o’c” oval, manuscript “12½” rate and red “New-York May 30” datestamp, very fine, the earliest recorded use of the fourth Boyd’s issue

100

20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), margins in at top and bottom and light surface wear, red cancel and matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Aug 11 2o’c” oval on 1845 folded letter to local street address, very fine appearance

50

450 449 20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), four huge margins, faint red cancel, used on 1845 folded letter to Toronto, Canada, red “New-York 10 cts 29 Aug” integral-rate datestamp, manuscript “10” rate, black “City of Toronto Se 2” datestamp in arc, vertical file fold away from stamp, gum toning ties stamp through paper, fine and scarce cross-border cover, ex-Golden

75

20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), large margins, tied by red cancel with matching “Paid J.T.B.” and “Boyd’s City Express Post Sept 8 9o’c” oval on 1845 folded letter to local street address, very fine and attractive combination of markings, a pretty cover (Scott $250)

100

75

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

451

452

LotNo

451

452

6

6

Start Price

20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), octagonal margins just in at left, red cancel, on 1845 folded letter from the Captain Atwood correspondence, sent prepaid with blue “Philadelphia Pa. Oct 22” datestamp and matching “5” in circle to New York City street address, forwarded by the New York City post office to Frankfort, Maine with red “New-York 10cts. 23 Oct” datestamp, very fine, a rare legitimate attempted use of a Boyd’s stamp on incoming mail

100

20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), huge margins, black cancel, on 1847 folded letter to Philadelphia, red “New-York 5cts 16 Oct” handstamp, upon arrival in Philadelphia forwarded to Carlisle, Pennsylvania with blue “Philadelphia Pa. Oct 18” datestamp and matching “Forwarded” in oval, horizontal crease affecting stamp, very fine appearance, an attractive and colorful cover

100

453

454

453 454

6

6

20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), huge margins, black grid cancel, on 1848 cover to Saint John, New Brunswick, red “New-York 10cts 16 May” integral-rate datestamp with matching “Paid” in arc, endorsed “Paid 10 - to the Lines”, May 20 arrival backstamp, lower left corner with stamp re-affixed, otherwise fine and attractive cross-border use

50

20L4, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Black on green (Fourth Issue), cut to shape, tied by black grid on incoming folded lettersheet from Liverpool, postmarked November 10, 1848 and carried aboard Cunard’s Cambria (departed November 11), manuscript “1/” rate, arrived in New York on November 25 and rated “24” due (retaliatory period), received by “Care of” addressee and reposted through Boyd’s, red “Boyd’s City Express Post Nov 28 12” oval and matching “Paid J.T.B.”, stamp small fault from placement, otherwise very fine and attractive, a wonderful use on an incoming transatlantic cover

200

76

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

455

Start Price 2

20L5, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Gold on cream (Fourth Issue), large margins including frameline at left, vivid color without a trace of the oxidation so often seen on this issue, without gum, tiny hinge remnant, very fine and choice (Scott $600)

150

View of New York City

456

6

20L5, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1845 2c Gold on cream (Fourth Issue), large margins, on locallyaddressed 1848 folded letter, red “Boyd’s City Express Post Dec 15 2” oval handstamp at right, certificate mentions “small area of ink smearing at bottom and a small surface scuff in the “O” of “Boyd’s” which we feel do not detract from the lovely appearance of this cover, very fine, fewer than six covers are known with the Fourth Issue gold “social” stamp (most of which have the stamp cut to shape), this cover certainly ranking amongst the finest, 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,750)

77

250

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1848 Fifth Issue (20L7)

LotNo

457

Start Price 1/ 4

20L7 var, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed, Partially erased transfer (Fifth Issue), irregular block of 13, variety the fourth stamp of the bottom row (tiny tear at bottom), original gum, small faults including light creases, very fine appearance

459

458

458

6

459

6

100

20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), die cut stamp tied by black grid with matching “Paid J.T.B.”, red “Boyd’s City Express Post Jan 8 9” oval on 1849 folded letter to local street address, very fine and choice, the earliest recorded Boyd’s die cut stamp on cover

75

20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), large margins, tied by black grid to folded letter to Philadelphia, red “New York & Philadelphia R.R. Apr 25” datestamp and matching “5”, letter datelined “New York Bar April 24th 1849”, written by Captain Stephen Coulter to his “Dear fond beloved devoted wife” while waiting for the tide to lift the Maid of Orleans past the sand bar it was stranded on to reach the Atlantic Ocean, very fine, the letter was given to a pilot boat captain to mail on his return to New York City, it was handed to an agent of Boyd’s at the dock who in turn took it to the train station where it was accepted by the route agent, Captain Coulter evidently paid the pilot in cash (2c to Boyd’s, 5c to the post office), an extraordinary Boyd’s use, for more information see John D. Bowman’s article “Crossing the Bar: A Letter Carried by Pilot Boat Captain to Boyd’s City Express” in the May 2017 Chronicle (Vol. 69, No. 2)

400

78

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

460

462

LotNo

460

Start Price 6

20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), die cut stamp tied by black grid and red “New-York 3cts 18 Aug” datestamp to ca. 1849 cover to New Brunswick, New Jersey, pencil “2 ct” at top left, very fine and attractive tied example

50

461

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20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), two die-cut singles tied by black corks to ca. 1850 redirected cover front, matching black “Boyd’s City Express Post Oct 27 2” oval and “Paid J.T.B.”, very fine, the only recorded use of two examples of this issue on cover

100

462

6

20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), large octagonal margins, black cork cancel, on 1850 folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, red “New York & Phlia. R.R. Dec 23” datestamp and matching “5” rate handstamp, fine and choice, taken to the train agent after the post office had closed

50

20L7a, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on yellow green (Fifth Issue), large margins, preapplication crease, tied by black grid to 1850 folded lettersheet to Wurttemberg, Germany, delivered

by Boyd’s directly to Havre Line ship (not handled by the US post), entered the French mails with red “Outre-Mer Le Havre 26 Sept. 50” double circle datestamp, rated “22” due with additional “18/4” in crayon (18kr to France, 4kr to Germany), French and German backstamps, light wear and bleaching around the edges, still a fine and rare Transatlantic Boyd’s cover, 1981 Philatelic Foundation certificate

200

463

6

79

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

464

465

LotNo

464 465

Start Price 6

6

20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), margins large to full, black cork cancel, on 1850 envelope to Baltimore, red “New York & Phlia. R.R. Dec 28” datestamp and matching “5” rate handstamp, fine and attractive, taken to the train agent after the post office had closed

50

20L7 var, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed, Partially erased transfer (Fifth Issue), large margins including framelines at top and bottom, tied by black cork, black “Boyd’s City Express Post Jan 23 9” oval handstamp and matching “Paid J.T.B.” on 1851 cover to local address, very fine, stamp clearly shows arc through eagle’s torso which was not completely erased from a previous entry, a desirable on-cover example of this variety

75

467 466

466

6

20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), large margins, cork cancel, on cover addressed to New York City post office box, red “New-York 2cts Apr 28” integral-rate datestamp, very fine, Boyd’s carried this cover to the post office where it was “dropped”, an unusual use, ex-Schwartz, 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificate

75

467

6

20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), die cut stamp with black cork cancel, on 1851 cover to Philadelphia with red “New-York Paid 3cts Oct 25” datestamp, pencil “Paid 05”, fine and attractive to-the-mails use

Offer

20L7, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1848 2c Black on green glazed (Fifth Issue), die cut stamp tied by red “New-York Paid 3cts. Oct 2” datestamp to 1851 folded letter to Peekskill, New York, additional black cork cancel, pencil “3” and manuscript “Paid 5”, stamp small fault from cover crease, fine appearance, attractive tied to-the-mails use

50

468

6

80

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1852 Sixth Issue (20L8-20L9)

View of Washington DC

LotNo

469

470

471

Start Price 6

6

6

20L8, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1852 2c Black on green (Sixth Issue), huge margins including four complete frame lines, black cork cancel, tied by “New-York May 27” datestamp to 3c Nesbitt entire addressed to Washington, DC, extremely fine and attractive, a scarce to-the-mails use on a government stamped envelope

150

20L8, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1852 2c Black on green (Sixth Issue), large margins, tied by black cork cancel to 3c Nesbitt entire addressed to Philadelphia, “New-York Jun 3” datestamp, very fine and attractive to-the-mails use on a government stamped envelope

100

20L8, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1852 2c Black on green (Sixth Issue), die cut, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” with several additional strikes alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Feb 8” oval on 6c Green Nesbitt entire, redirected by Boyd’s to new street address, very fine and rare use of a Boyd’s stamp on a 6c entire, ex-Knapp

150

81

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

472

473

Start Price 2/ 4 20L9, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1852 2c Gold (Sixth Issue), bottom sheet margin block of 15, bright white

6

paper and fresh gold color (no oxidation), without gum, extremely fine, the largest known multiple for the issue

100

20L9, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1852 2c Gold (Sixth Issue), full margins, slightly oxidized as usual, used alongside 1853 3c Dull red (11A), both tied by black “New-York Jan 23” datestamp to cover to Craigville, New York, very fine and attractive use, 2010 Philatelic Foundation certificate

200

474

474 475

6

6

475

20L9, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1852 2c Gold (Sixth Issue), margins large to full, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” with second strike and “Boyd’s City Express Post May 29 9” oval on 1856 cover to local street address, stamp light toning, still very fine and attractive, only about two dozen covers recorded (Scott $750)

150

20L9, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1852 2c Gold (Sixth Issue), die cut stamp tied by two strikes of black “Paid J.T.B.” handstamp with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Sep 26 2” oval on locally-addressed cover, gold ink lightly oxidized, still very fine and scarce, only about two dozen covers known

100

82

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1854 Seventh Issue (20L10)

476

477

LotNo

476 477

478

479

Start Price 6

6

6

6

20L10, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1854 2c Black on green (Seventh Issue), margins large to just in at bottom, tied by black “New-York 5cts. Nov 11” integral rate datestamp to 1854 mourning cover to Baltimore, original enclosure, very fine and choice to-the-mails use (Scott $200)

75

20L10, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1854 2c Black on green (Seventh Issue), die cut, tied by black cork with matching “New-York 5cts Dec 11” integral rate datestamp alongside, on 1854 folded letter to Troy, New York, very fine to-the-mails use, one of four die cut examples of the seventh Boyd’s issue known on cover

50

20L10, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1854 2c Black on green (Seventh Issue), die cut, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” (second strike alongside) to 1855 cover with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post May 7 9” oval, stamp small faults, very fine appearance, rare die cut stamp on cover

50

20L10, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1854 2c Black on green (Seventh Issue), two to-the-mails uses, first with stamp cut square (tied by black cork) on Bulls Head Hotel cornercard cover to Jay, New York; second stamp cut octagonally on cover to Mt. Pleasant, New York; each with red “New-York Paid 3 cts.” datestamp and additional pencil notation, each with faults, still fine and presentable pair of covers (Scott $400)

75

83

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1855-56 Eighth Issue (20L11-20L13, 20L23)

LotNo

480

Start Price 2/ 4 20L11, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1855 2c Black on olive green (Eighth Issue), vertical pair and irregular

block of three, margins large to huge all around, without gum, small faults, very fine, a block of 15 is known of this issue with these being the only other recorded multiples (Scott $325 as singles)

481

481 482

483

6

6

6

75

482

20L11, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1855 2c Black on olive green (Eighth Issue), enormous margins, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” two line handstamp with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Dec 17” oval on 1855 cover to local street address, very fine and choice, the earliest recorded use of the green Eighth Issue stamp which was only in use for about a year (Scott $350)

150

20L11, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1855 2c Black on olive green (Eighth Issue), margins large to clear at top, cancelled with black two-line “Paid J.T.B.” handstamp with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post May 25 9o’c” oval, on 1856 cover to local street address with “Hudson River Railroad Service” cornercard from 12th Street Station, very fine and scarce, this stamp was only used for about one year (Scott $350)

100

20L11, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1855 2c Black on olive green (Eighth Issue), die cut stamp tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Jun 14 9” oval on locally-addressed illustrated invitation to a meeting of the Eleventh Regiment, New York State Militia (“Washington Guard”), very fine and attractive use (Scott $350)

100

84

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

484

485

Start Price 6

6

20L11, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1855 2c Black on olive green (Eighth Issue), huge margins, tied by “New-York June 19” datestamp alongside 1851 3c Dull red (11) to 1856 cover to Cornish Flat, New Hampshire, manuscript “Mail Direct”, extremely fine, a wonderful to-the-mails use of one of the scarcer Boyd’s issues which was in use for only about one year

200

20L12, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Brick red on white (Eighth Issue), huge margins, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Jun 24 4” oval on 1856 folded letter to local street address, very fine, the earliest recorded use of the eighth issue brick red stamp, the brick red and orange stamps were is use for only a few months each in 1856 (Scott $500)

200

View of Untersteinach

486

6

20L12, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Brick red on white (Eighth Issue), margins clear to just in, tied by black “N.York Am. Pkt. 23 Aug 16” integral rate datestamp to cover to Untersteinach, Bavaria, sent unpaid via Prussian Closed Mail and marked 45kr postage due upon arrival in Aachen, several backstamps, bottom right corner and backflap out, despite faults a rare Boyd’s use to a foreign destination

85

100

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

487

488

LotNo

Start Price

487

6

20L12, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Brick red on white (Eighth Issue), die cut stamp tied by “New-York Nov 17” datestamp to 1856 cover to Greenfield Hill, Connecticut, black “Held For Postage” handstamp suggests cover was deposited at post office collection box and held until November 21, when a 3c stamp (since removed) was purchased and applied by the sender, fine and interesting use

50

488

6

20L12, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Brick red on white (Eighth Issue), large to huge margins, on 1856 cover to Garnavillo, Iowa franked with 1851 3c Dull red (11), tied by “New-York Nov 21” datestamp, cornercard for the Bull’s Head Hotel (which may have had a collection box and sold Boyd’s stamps to guests), Boyd’s stamp tied by recipient’s docketing, very fine and attractive to-the-mails use (Scott $500)

200

489

489 490

1

2

490

Reverse

20L13, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Dull orange on white (Eighth Issue), horizontal pair (plate B, positions 16-17), huge margins all around, full original gum, extremely fine and choice, the only recorded multiple of this issue

100

20L13a, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Dull orange on white, Printed on both sides (Eighth Issue), unused single (plate B, position 6), bright color and huge margins, reverse with portions of two stamps (plate B, positions 6 and 11), trivial internal crease, very fine and extremely rare with just three known examples of this attractive error (Scott listed but unpriced)

200

Rev. Jacques Judah Lyons (1813-1877)

491

6

20L13, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Dull orange on white (Eighth Issue), die cut, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” two-line handstamp with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post May 14 9o’c” oval, on 1856 cover to local street address, light wear and tiny edge nick, fine and scarce, the earliest recorded example of the eighth issue dull orange stamp (Scott $400)

86

100

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

493

492 LotNo

Start Price

492

6

20L13, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Dull orange on white (Eighth Issue), enormous margins, cancelled by black “Paid J.T.B.” with second strike alongside, “Boyd’s City Express Post Jul 10.2” oval on locally-addressed 1856 cover, embossed advertisement for “Frothingham & Newell & Co. Boots and Shoes” on backflap, very fine and attractive (Scott $400)

100

493

6

20L13, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Dull orange on white (Eighth Issue), die cut stamp tied by black cork, on cover with 1851 3c Dull red (11) addressed to Cape May, New Jersey, August 2, 1856 New York City datestamp, very fine and attractive to-the-mails use

75

Fulton St. & Market in New York City

494

495

494

6

20L13, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1856 2c Dull orange on white (Eighth Issue), margins huge full at top, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Sep 22.12” oval on locally-addressed 1856 cover, embossed cornercard for commission merchant, light wear and wrinkles, fine use (Scott $400)

100

495

6

20L23, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 2c Black on red (Later Printing of Eighth Issue), full margins, tied by black “Boyd’s City Dispatch 39 Fulton St. May 2 1866” circular datestamp with matching “Paid” on locally-addressed cover, stamp light oxidation, still fine and attractive, the earliest recorded use of the 1866 2c issue on cover, the plate from the 1855-56 stamps was used by the Blackhams to prepare new 2c stamps in 1866 (Scott $250)

100

87

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1857 Ninth Issue (20L14)

LotNo

496

497

Start Price 1/ 4

6

20L14, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1857 2c Black on green (Ninth Issue), complete sheet of 100, mostly original gum, small faults mostly confined to the edges, fine appearance, the unique intact sheet, also accompanied by mint sheet of 20L15 which was hurriedly modified from the same plate

200

20L14, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1857 2c Black on green (Ninth Issue), margins large to grazing, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Mar 27 12” oval on locally-addressed cover, 1857 dated letter enclosed, stamp with small faults, very fine appearance, the earliest known use of the ninth issue Boyd’s stamp

50

88

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

Madison Square

LotNo

498

Start Price 6

20L14 var, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1857 2c Black on green, “Sewing machine” perforations (Ninth Issue), large margins, tied by two strikes of black “Paid J.T.B.” with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Ma 27 12” on 1857 locally-addressed cover, “Madison Square Post Office” oval handstamp at top right with Cornwall’s name removed (after Bentley assumed operations of the post), stamp with imperceptible tear at top, very fine appearance, this stamp does not have the “serrated perforations” listed in Scott but rather rough perforations similar to those produced by sewing machine on other issues, ex-Schwartz, 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificate

499

200

500

499

6

20L14, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1857 2c Black on green (Ninth Issue), horizontal pair, margins large except one stamp with clipped corner, cancelled by black “Paid J.T.B.” with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Apr 5 9” oval on cover local street address, very fine, one of two recorded used pairs of the ninth Boyd’s issue, writing on front may be docketing or it may represent a return message to the sender

100

500

6

20L14, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1857 2c Black on green (Ninth Issue), upper right margin vertical pair tied by several strikes of black “Paid J.T.B.” to cover to local street address, September 23, 1857 docketing on reverse, stamps with scissor cut between and small creases and faults, still very fine appearance, one of two recorded used pairs of the ninth Boyd’s issue, the reason for two stamps is unknown but may be due to weight or distance

100

89

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

501

Start Price (6)

20L14, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1857 2c Black on green (Ninth Issue), large margins, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” handstamp to January 1860 issue of the American Medical Gazette (front cover only), second strike alongside and matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Jan 9 12” oval, light wear, very fine and attractive use

75

The Bible House at Astor Place, New York City

502

6

20L14, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1857 2c Black on green (Ninth Issue), large margins, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” with second clear strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post May 5 9” oval on locally-addressed 1860 cover, embossed cornercard for American Bible Society, original enclosure, very fine, the latest known use of this issue

90

50

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1860 Tenth Issue (20L15)

LotNo

503

504

Start Price 6

6

20L15, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1860 1c Black on green (Tenth Issue), margins large to just in at top, tied by faint black “Paid J.T.B.” with second strike alongside, matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Jun 11 4” oval on 1860 cover to local street address, very fine and choice, the earliest known use according to Henry Abt, this stamp was in use for only about three months before Boyd’s ceased operations (Scott $400)

150

20L15a, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1860 1c Black on green, “Cents” instead of “Cent” (Tenth Issue), margins mostly full to large, small corner crease, tied by several strikes of black “Paid J.T.B.” with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Jun 16 9” oval to 1860 folded letter to local address, tear at top center affecting Boyd’s handstamp, fine appearance, the only recorded example of the “1 Cents” error on cover (Scott $450)

250

George Pope Morris (1802-1864) American Editor (The Home Journal), poet and songwriter

505

(6)

20L15, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1860 1c Black on green (Tenth Issue), die cut, tied by several strikes of black “Paid J.T.B.” with matching “Boyd’s City Express Post Jul 16 9” oval on cover front only to local street address, light staining, otherwise fine, one of two known covers with die cut tenth issue stamps, this stamp was in use for just three months

91

75

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

View of Hudson

LotNo

506

507

Start Price 6

(6)

20L15, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1860 1c Black on green (Tenth Issue), large margins, small surface faults, cork cancel, on cover to Hudson, New York with 1857 3c Dull red (26) tied by “New-York Jul 19 1860” datestamp, manuscript “6 paid” and “3” at top, cover small piece out at bottom left, very fine tothe-mails use, the latest recorded Boyd’s cover before the company closed for business on July 27, 2014 Philatelic Foundation certificate

200

20L15, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1860 1c Black on green (Tenth Issue), large margins, tied by black “Paid J.T.B.” handstamp to August 1860 issue of the American Medical Gazette (front cover only), second strike alongside and matching “Boyd’s City Express” oval, light wear, very fine and attractive use, this stamp was in use only three months, this journal demonstrates that during 1860 Boyd’s had reduced rates for periodicals as well as letters

150

92

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1861 Eleventh Issue (20L16-20L22)

510 508

LotNo

508

Start Price

1860 Boyd’s City Express Business Card, announcing the reopening of Boyd’s on December 24, 1860 under the ownership of the Blackhams, includes a table of delivery times and list of rates, vertical crease, very fine and rare, a wonderful piece of collateral material, illustrated in Abt’s series about Boyd’s, ex-Hale

509

2/ 4 20L16, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 2c Black on red (Eleventh Issue), complete sheet of 100, top row

510

6

100

tête-bêche, without gum, several large repaired tears and surface faults, still fine appearance, very rare

100

20L16, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 2c Black on red (Eleventh Issue), large margins, tied by “Boyd’s City Post 39 Fulton St Sep 15” circular datestamp with matching “Paid” in oval alongside, on cover to local street address, 1864 handstamped cornercard, very fine and choice (Scott $225)

100

93

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

511

513

LotNo

511

512 513

514

515

6

1

6

6

6

Start Price

20L16, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 2c Black on red (Eleventh Issue), margins large to grazing, tied by black “Boyd’s City Post 39 Fulton St” handstamp with matching “Paid” alongside on locally-addressed cover, light oxidation as usual, very fine (Scott $225)

75

20L17, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on lilac (Eleventh Issue), bottom right sheet margin vertical pair with most of adjacent stamps at left, original gum, creases and other small surface faults, regardless of condition or Scott catalogue value this issue is deceptively scarce in multiples of any kind

Offer

20L17, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1c Black on lilac (Eleventh Issue), die-cut, tied to locally-addressed cover by black handstamp with “Boyd’s City Express Post Jan 14” oval alongside, matching two-line “Collect 1 Cent.”, manuscript “Rec’d Jan.10.1861”, stamp somewhat oxidized and other small faults, otherwise fine, the earliest recorded use of this stamp and the earliest known cover serviced by the Blackhams, although the intracity delivery fee was 2c some customers only prepaid 1c (Scott $250)

100

514 515 20L17, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on lilac (Eleventh Issue), margins large to full, used alongside 1861 3c Rose (65), both stamps tied by “New-York Jun 27 1862” double circle datestamp to cover addressed to South Easton, Pennsylvania, cover with vertical crease and large repaired tear at right center away from stamps, very fine appearance, a rare and attractive use, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500)

150

20L17, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on lilac (Eleventh Issue), margins large to just in, used alongside 1861 3c Rose (65) on cover to Wassaic, New York, stamps tied by “New-York Jan 12” datestamp and diamonds in circle killer, Boyd’s stamp small faults and cover damaged at top left, otherwise fine (Scott $500)

75

94

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

516

Start Price 6

20L17b, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on lilac, “1” inverted (Eleventh Issue), large margins, tied by black “Paid” in circle, also tied by “New York Jan 20 1863” datestamp cancelling 1861 3c Rose, additional Boyd’s 1c Black on lilac at upper right, on large part cover front to Sherman, Connecticut, very fine example of this rare variety, although this is a to-the-mails use the purpose of the second Boyd’s stamp is unknown (Scott unpriced used or on cover)

150

Revere House Hotel and Dining Room on Broadway in New York City

517

518

6

6

20L17, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on lilac (Eleventh Issue), horizontal pair tied by “Boyd’s City Post, 39 Fulton St. Jan 14 1864” circular datestamp, matching “Paid” in oval, on locally-addressed cover, embossed cornercard for “Revere House”, part of top edge missing, left stamp with small scissor cut mentioned for strict accuracy, otherwise fine appearance, this is the only known used multiple of the 1c Black on lilac, rarely two 1c stamps were used to prepay local delivery, ex-Schwartz

300

20L18, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on blue gray (Eleventh Issue), two large margins, others just touching, tied by blue company handstamp to locally-addressed cover, matching two-line “Collect 1 Cent.”, enclosure dated July 16, 1861, very fine and rare with blue postage due handstamp, under the Blackhams both 1c and 2c rates were in place leading to occasional underpayment, ex-Abt and Golden (Scott $250)

150

95

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

519

520

LotNo

519

520

Start Price 6

6

20L18, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on blue gray (Eleventh Issue), die cut, tied by black “Boyd’s City Express Post” oval to all-over advertising cover for William L. Purdy & Co. ( “silks, shawls, cloaks, dress goods, linen, embroideries, and dry goods generally”) with additional printed ad inside, two-line “Collect 1 Cent.” handstamp, locally-addressed, vertical creases through stamp, otherwise very fine appearance, due 1c because rate for intra-city delivery was 2c (Scott $250)

100

20L18a, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on blue gray, “Cents” instead of “Cent” (Eleventh Issue), large margins, tied by black “Boyd’s City Express Post” oval to locally-addressed cover, matching “Paid” in oval, illustrated “New York Leader” advertisement, extremely fine and choice example of this variety, ex-Schwartz (Scott $250)

150

521

523

521 522 523

6

522

20L18a, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 1c Black on blue gray, “Cents” instead of “Cent” (Eleventh Issue), full margins, used alongside 1861 3c Rose (65) on cover to Clinton, New York, both tied by “NewYork 9 Nov” double circle datestamp and target, stamp with surface cracks at left and right, very fine appearance, 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate

100

2/ 4 20L21, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 2c Gold on dark blue (Eleventh Issue), complete sheet of 100, top

6

row tête-bêche, without gum, several creases between stamps and other small faults, very fine appearance, one of two intact sheets (Scott $4,000 as ten tête-bêche pairs and 80 singles)

300

20L21, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1861 2c Gold on dark blue (Eleventh Issue), tied by purple “City Circular Dispatch, 1 Park Place, Boyd’s” oval handstamp to locally-addressed cover, very fine and fresh, a scarce cover despite its possible philatelic origin, signed Sloane (Scott $150)

75

96

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1866 Twelfth Issue (20L24-20L25)

LotNo

524

525

Start Price 1/ 4

6

20L24, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on lilac (Twelfth Issue), complete sheet of 100, original gum, small faults, very fine and attractive, the unique complete sheet, ex-Chapman, also accompanied by reprint sheet on non-glazed paper

250

20L24, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on lilac (Twelfth Issue), two singles, margins full to just in and right stamp with pre-application crease, tied by black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St.” datestamp to locally-addressed cover, May 29, 1866 docketing at right, very fine, the earliest recorded use of the lilac stamp and the only known use of two lilac stamps on cover, a great Boyd’s rarity

300

97

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

526

527

LotNo

Start Price

526

6

20L24, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on lilac (Twelfth Issue), large margins, tied by “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Sep 4 1866” circular datestamp to locally-addressed cover, matching straightline “Paid”, real estate broker cornercard, very fine and choice, a pretty cover (Scott $500)

527

6

20L24, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on lilac (Twelfth Issue), large margins, small preapplication tear, tied by “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Sep 3 1867” circular datestamp, matching “Paid” in circle, on locally-addressed cover with “American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals” cornercard, small tears at top, otherwise fine, the latest known use of the lilac stamp, ex-Abt and Golden

200

150

528

529

528

5

20L24, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on lilac (Twelfth Issue), tied along 1861 3c Rose (65) on small piece by company handstamp and segmented cork cancel, pre-application crease, very fine appearance, unique use of this issue with a United States stamp

Offer

529

1/ 4

20L25, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on blue (Twelfth Issue), complete sheet of 100, original gum, small faults, very fine and unique

150

98

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

View of Broadway in New York City

LotNo

Start Price

530

6

20L25, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on blue (Twelfth Issue), large margins, tied by two strikes of black “Paid” in circle to locally-addressed cover, very fine and fresh (Scott $500)

100

531

6

20L25, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on blue (Twelfth Issue), margins large to grazing at top, tied by company handstamp to yellow locally-addressed cover, Lord & Taylor cornercard, very fine and choice, 2000 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500)

75

20L25, Boyd’s City Express Post, 1866 1c Black on blue (Twelfth Issue), horizontal pair tied by several strikes of black oval handstamp to small piece, large margins all around, left stamp small tear, very fine and rare, one of two known used pairs (the other on cover)

50

532

5

99

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1874 Thirteenth Issue (20L26-20L29)

533

534 LotNo

Start Price

533

2/ 4 20L26, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1874 2c Light blue (Thirteenth Issue), complete sheet of 100, faults including

534

3/ 2 20L26, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1874 2c Light blue (Thirteenth Issue), reconstructed setting of ten subjects

creases and reinforced tears, fine appearance, the unique sheet of this issue, one of the great Boyd’s rarities This sheet provided the basis for identifying the ten transfer types in a January 2001 Penny Post article (Vol. 9, No. 1).

(2x5), four stamps unused and six used, mostly large to full margins, very fine, this setting was repeated 10 times to make a sheet of 100 (Scott $380)

100

400 100

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Company

LotNo

535

Start Price 6

20L26, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1874 2c Light blue (Thirteenth Issue), margins large to just in at top right, tied by black “Paid” in circle to locally-addressed cover, cornercard for “China, Glass, & Earthenware”, cover with tear at top and slightly reduced at left, very fine appearance, one of just three known covers (one philatelic), plus a cover front, an extremely rare and desirable cover, signed Bartels (Scott unpriced on cover)

536

536 537

3

3

300

537

20L28, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1874 2c Black on red (Thirteenth Issue), large margins, crayon cancel, very fine and choice, one of two recorded examples of the 1874 2c black on red, both this stamp and the 2c blue on red (20L29) were produced as color trials and perhaps used postally, 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott listed but unpriced used)

300

20L29, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1874 2c Blue on red (Thirteenth Issue), large margins, light crayon cancel, small thin at top, still very fine and scarce, both this stamp and the 2c black on red (20L28) were produced as color trials and perhaps used postally, chemical changes in the pigments sometimes make it difficult to tell the two issues apart, 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott listed but unpriced used)

300

1877 Fourteenth Issue (20L30-20L34)

538

2

1877 Trial Color Proofs (Fourteenth Issue), five trial color proofs including red on yellow, blue on yellow (corner fault), red on blue, blue on red (oxidized), and red on red (crayon cancel also seen on 20L29), all of which are present in an April 1877 presentation set of nine trial color proofs (ex-Dos Passos and Golden), additionally a blue on blue example with what may be faked “Paid” in circle cancels, despite small faults a very fine and rare group

101

200

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

539

LotNo

539 540

1

3

540

6

Start Price

20L31, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 2c Lilac on roseate laid (Fourteenth Issue), vertical laid lines, margins clear to just touching ornaments at left, original gum, very fine and choice, the only recorded mint example of this issue, a great rarity (unlisted mint in Scott)

250

20L31, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 2c Lilac on roseate laid (Fourteenth Issue), vertical laid lines, margins mostly full or touching, in at left, cancelled by black “Paid” in circle, very fine and rare with just a small handful of examples known (Scott listed but unpriced)

200

541

541

542

543

20L32a, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 2c Lilac on grayish wove (Fourteenth Issue), cancelled by black “Paid” in circle to locally-addressed cover, cornercard for “Railway, Machinists’ and Engineers’ Supplies”, very fine and rare with probably fewer than six known (Scott $200)

100

542

2

20L34a, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 2c Brown on yellow glazed, Imperforate horizontally (Fourteenth Issue), unused single (position 9), horizontal crease with hinge reinforcement, very fine appearance, a rare error (Scott listed but unpriced)

100

543

6

20L34, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 2c Brown on yellow glazed (Fourteenth Issue), tied by purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1 Park Place” oval handstamp to cover to Larchmont, New York, cover with small tear at top, otherwise very fine and attractive, one of just six examples of this stamp known on cover (unpriced in Scott)

100

544

544 545

6

545

20L34, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 2c Brown on yellow glazed (Fourteenth Issue), tied by faint purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1 Park Place” oval handstamp to cover with local address, pencil “No number” and returned, very fine and choice, one of just six examples of this stamp known on cover (unpriced in Scott)

100

20L34, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 2c Brown on yellow glazed (Fourteenth Issue), toed by black “Paid” in circle with matching New York City datestamp, on Lehn & Fink envelope ( “Depot for Salicylic Acid”) with local street address, reduced at left and light staining, still fine and usual with this handstamp, only six covers with this stamp are known (unpriced in Scott)

50

102

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1877 Fifteenth Issue (20L35-20L36)

LotNo

546

547

548

Start Price 6

6

20L35, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 (1c) Violet on lilac (Fifteenth Issue), tied by black “Paid” in circle to cover with local street address, purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1 Park Place N.Y., Jul 19 1878”, illustrated cornercard for “McMann & Russell”, small faults including repaired corner, very fine appearance (Scott $450)

150

20L35a, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 (1c) Red lilac on lilac (Fifteenth Issue), tied by black “Paid” in circle, purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1 Park Place, N.Y. Nov 4, 1878” oval handstamp alongside, on illustrated importer’s advertising cover to local address, minor opening tears along top edge, otherwise very fine and attractive, ex-Golden (Scott $450 for violet)

150

20L35b, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 (1c) Gray lilac on lilac (Fifteenth Issue), tied by black “Paid” in circle, purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1 Park Place, N.Y. Jul 22, 1878” oval handstamp alongside, on Ives Patent Lamp Co. all-over illustrated advertising cover to local address, trivial creases, very fine, ex-Hall (Scott $450 for violet)

150

103

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

Start Price

549

1/ 4

20L35c, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 (1c) Violet on lilac, Imperforate horizontally (Fifteenth Issue), block of four (positions 5-6/7-8), original gum, very fine and scarce (Scott $800 as two pairs)

150

550

6

20L36, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 (1c) Gray on roseate (Fifteenth Issue), tied by black “Paid” in circle with purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1 Park Place., Jul 11 1877” oval handstamp alongside on locallyaddressed cover, light gum staining also ties stamp, without backflap, fine and rare, the earliest of just four known covers bearing this issue (Scott $325)

150

20L36, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1877 (1c) Gray on roseate (Fifteenth Issue), tied by black “Paid” in circle with purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1 Park Place., Jul 18 1877” oval handstamp alongside, on paint and varnish dealer’s cornercard cover to local address, cover with trivial toning from corner mounts, very fine and rare, one of just four covers known with this issue, ex-Geisler (Scott $325)

200

551

6

104

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1878-81 Sixteenth Issue (20L37-20L50)

552

LotNo

553

554

Start Price

552

2

20L37, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Black on pink wove (Sixteenth Issue), large margins, bright color, without gum, very fine and scarce (Scott $400)

75

553

2

20L38TC, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Black on brown red surface colored wove (Sixteenth Issue), two singles, first imperforate, second perforated vertically, without gum, small faults including thins and surface scrapes, still fine appearance, unlisted in Scott in this color

100

20L38, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Black on orange red surface colored wove (Sixteenth Issue), margins large to full, cancelled with company oval handstamp ( “1 Park Place” type) and crayon cancel, light wrinkles and oxidation, still fine and rare (Scott $500)

150

554

3

555

555

2

556

557

558

20L39, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Black on crimson surface colored wove (Sixteenth Issue), large margins, bright color, without gum, small creases and thin spot at top right, fine appearance, 2000 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $450)

100

556

2

20L40, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Black on salmon laid (Sixteenth Issue), margins in at top and bottom, fresh color, without gum, fine appearance (Scott $450)

Offer

557

2

20L41, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Black on lemon laid (Sixteenth Issue), large margins, bright color, without gum, very fine and choice in all respects (Scott $450)

100

558

2

20L42, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Black on lilac pink wove (Sixteenth Issue), large margins, fresh color, without gum, small thin, very fine appearance (Scott $450)

100

559

6

20L43, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 (1c) Black on crimson (Sixteenth Issue), tied by black “Paid” in circle to locally-addressed cover, purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Oct 19 1878” oval alongside, cornercard for glass importers, pulled perf at top left, still very fine and attractive (Scott $300)

75

105

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

LotNo

560

Start Price 6

20L43A, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 (1c) Black on orange red (Sixteenth Issue), tied by black “Paid” in circle to locally-addressed cover, purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Jul 5 1878” oval alongside, reduced at left into cornercard, cover small stains and stamp minor faults, fine appearance (Scott $1,000)

561

200

562

561

6

20L44, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 (1c) Black on pink (Sixteenth Issue), perforated 11, tied by black “Paid” in circle with purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. May 1879” oval alongside on pink all-over “Gibsboro White Lead Color & Varnish Works” illustrated advertising cover, local street address, barely reduced at right, very fine and choice (Scott $200)

75

562

6

20L44, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 (1c) Black on pink (Sixteenth Issue), perforated 12, tied by purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Oct 7 1879” oval to all-over gray “Safety Lanterns” illustrated advertising cover, local street address, very fine and attractive (Scott $200)

75

20L45, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1879 (1c) Black on blue (Sixteenth Issue), two locally-addressed covers, both perforated 11, first with “Boyd’s City Despatch No. 1 Park Place” oval in purple tying stamp, second with same handstamp in black alongside, very fine and scarce pair of covers (Scott $400)

100

563

6

106

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

564

LotNo

565

Start Price

564

6

20L46, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1879 (1c) Blue on blue (Sixteenth Issue), perforated 12, tied by black “Paid” in circle to locally-addressed cover, faint purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Mar 8 1879” oval alongside, reduced at left and small tear at top, very fine appearance, the earliest recorded use of this stamp and one of just two dated covers (Scott $400)

100

565

6

20L46, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1879 (1c) Blue on blue (Sixteenth Issue), perforated 11, tied by purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Apr 19 1879” oval, very fine and rare, the latest recorded use of this stamp and one of just two dated covers (Scott $400)

100

566 567 20L47, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1880 (1c) Black on lavender (Sixteenth Issue), tied by purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Apr 7 1881” oval to locally-addressed cover, attractive illustrated cornercard for “Heppenheimer & Maurer Lithographers, Engravers & Printers”, small repaired tear at top, very fine and attractive (Scott $300)

75

20L47, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1880 (1c) Black on lavender (Sixteenth Issue), perforated 12, tied by purple “Boyd’s City Despatch 1 Park Place Paid.” circle handstamp to locally-addressed cover, very fine and fresh, ex-Middendorf (Scott $300)

100

566

6

567

6

568

569

568

6

20L50, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1880 (1c) Black on lilac pink (Sixteenth Issue), perforated 12½, tied by purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Jun 17 1880” oval to locally-addressed cover, cornercard for “Hermetically Sealed Goods”, very fine and choice, the earliest known use (Scott $325)

75

569

6

20L50, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1880 (1c) Black on lilac pink (Sixteenth Issue), perforated 12½, tied by purple “Boyd’s City Despatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Paid Jul 8 1881” oval to locally-addressed cover, cornercard for India rubber goods, very fine and scarce (Scott $325)

75

107

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1881 Seventeenth Issue (20L51-20L54) View of Park Place

570

571

LotNo

570 571

6

Start Price

20L52, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1881 (1c) Black on pink wove (Seventeenth Issue), tied by purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Paid Jan 9 1882” oval to Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph Company cover to local street address, slightly reduced at left and small tear at top, otherwise very fine and scarce, the earliest recorded use of this stamp on laid paper (Scott $125)

50

20L52, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1881 (1c) Black on pink wove (Seventeenth Issue), tied by purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Paid Jun 1 1882” oval to locally-addressed cover, handstamped cornercard, barest trace of toning on perf tips, very fine, the earliest known use of this stamp (Scott $400)

100

572

573

572

6

20L52, Boyd’s Dispatch, (1c) Black on pink wove (Seventeenth Issue), tied by purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Paid Jan 10 1883” oval to gray all-over advertising cover for “William F. Uptegrove & Bro. Steam Band and Veneer Saw Mill” to Montgomery, New York, small tears along top edge, still very fine appearance (Scott $400)

100

573

6

20L54, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1881 (1c) Black on lilac pink laid (Seventeenth Issue), perforated 12x12 (just in at bottom), tied by purple “Boyd’s City Despatch, 1 Park Place, N.Y., Paid Dec 21 1881” oval handstamp to locally-addressed cover, cornercard for S.B. Goodale & Co. real estate brokers, cover with small toned spot at bottom right, very fine and deceptively rare, 2000 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Golden (Scott $200)

100

108

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1882 Eighteenth Issue (20L55-20L56)

574

576

LotNo

574

Start Price 6

575

6

576

6

20L55, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1882 (1c) Black on blue (Eighteenth Issue), perforated 16, tied by purple “City Circular Dispatch 1 Park Place Boyd’s” oval handstamp to locally-addressed cover, very fine and choice, ex-Middendorf (Scott $225)

50

575 20L56, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1882 (1c) Black on pink (Eighteenth Issue), four covers, each with stamp tied by purple “Boyd’s City Despatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Paid” oval, covers include: July 11, 1882 with Health Department cornercard and purple serifed “Special”; November 20, 1882 with sans-serif “Special.”, ex-Knapp; January 6, 1883 with matching Maltese cross; and February 19, 1883 with cornercard for lithographers and printers; all very fine and choice, a nice selection of markings used on the last Boyd’s stamps (Scott $400)

150

20L56, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1882 (1c) Black on pink (Eighteenth Issue), perforated 12, tied by purple “Boyd’s City Despatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Paid Oct 24 1885” oval to locally-addressed cover, Silk Association of America cornercard, extremely fine, the latest known legitimate use of a Boyd’s stamp, an important cover, ex-Golden

100

109

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

1864 First Issue Postal Stationery (20LU1-20LU11A)

577

LotNo

578

Start Price

577

1

20LU1, Boyd’s City Post, 1864 Red on white laid entire (First Issue), mint entire, trivial stain at lower right, very fine and choice, ex-Golden (Scott $175)

50

578

1

20LU5, Boyd’s City Post, 1864 Blue on amber laid entire (First Issue), mint entire, very fine and choice in all respects, offset ink inside envelope indicates this is an original and not a reprint (Scott $175)

50

1867 Second Issue Postal Stationery (20LU12-20LU21)

579

580

579

1

20LU12(a), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on white laid entire (Second Issue), mint entire, light stains at left, still fine and extremely rare, ex-Chapman and Schwartz, signed Sloane (Scott listed but unpriced)

150

580

1

20LU12(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on white laid entire (Second Issue), mint entire, trivial toning and vertical crease, still very fine and exceedingly rare, ex-Schwartz (Scott listed but unpriced)

150

581

6

20LU12(a), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on white laid entire (Second Issue), black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Oct 10” datestamp, locally-addressed, bit of extraneous ink, very fine and rare, signed Sloane (Scott $800)

300

110

BOYD‘S CITY EXPRESS

582

583

LotNo

Start Price

582

6

20LU13(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on amber laid entire (Second Issue), mint entire, light aging, still very fine and rare (Scott listed but unpriced)

100

583

6

20LU13(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on amber laid entire (Second Issue), bold “Boyd’s Dispatch 41 Fulton St. Delivy 9A.M. Jun 17” double circle datestamp, locally-addressed, very fine and choice in all regards (Scott $300)

150

584

584 585

6

6

585

20LU13(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on amber laid entire (Second Issue), black “Boyd’s Dispatch 41 Fulton St.” double circle handstamp, locally-addressed, very fine and choice, ex-Chapman (Scott $300)

150

20LU14(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on cream laid entire (Second Issue), black “Boyd’s Dispatch 41 Fulton St.” double circle datestamp, locally-addressed, extremely fine and choice (Scott $300)

150

586

587

586

1

20LU15(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on yellow laid entire (Second Issue), mint entire, indicia lightly oxidized and bottom left corner nick, otherwise very fine and scarce, Sloane’s notation on front (Scott listed but unpriced)

100

587

1

20LU16(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on orange laid entire (Second Issue), mint entire, fresh and very fine, rare (Scott listed but unpriced)

200

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Walter A Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Company LotNo

588

589

Start Price 6

6

20LU16a(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on orange laid entire, Stamp at upper left (Second Issue), mostly-clear black “Boyd’s Dispatch 41 Fulton St.” double circle handstamp, extremely fine and fresh, ex-Chapman, signed Sloane (Scott listed but unpriced, $300 for stamp at upper right)

200

20LU18(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 Red on cream wove entire (Second Issue), two used entires, first 137x80mm with “39 Fulton St.” type datestamp, second 152x84mm with “41 Fulton St.” type datestamp, both very fine, Boyd’s prepared envelopes in different sizes to satisfy customer requirements (Scott $600)

150

590

591

590

6

20LU20(b), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on orange wove entire (Second Issue), mostly clear black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Feb 16 1867” datestamp, locally-addressed, roughly opened at right just into indicia, otherwise fine, extremely rare regardless of faults (Scott listed but unpriced)

100

591

6

20LU21(a), Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1867 2c Red on blue wove entire (Second Issue), black “Boyd’s Dispatch 39 Fulton St Feb 8 1866” datestamp, locally-addressed, trivial backflap fault does nothing to detract from the rarity of this cover, very fine, an extraordinary use (Scott $400)

250

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1874-75 Third Issue Postal Stationery (20LU22-20LU28)

592

593 LotNo

Start Price

592

1

20LU23, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1874 2c Red on cream laid entire, First state of die (Third Issue), mint entire, tiny tone spot at top, very fine and choice (listed but unpriced in Scott)

100

593

6

20LU23, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1874 2c Red on cream laid entire, First state of die (Third Issue), black company oval handstamp (39 Fulton St. type), locally-addressed, wrinkles and small tears, without backflap, very fine appearance (Scott $200)

50

594

595

594

6

20LU24, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1874 2c Red on amber wove entire, First state of die (Third Issue), black Boyd’s double circle datestamp (1 Park Place type), locally-addressed, very fine and choice (Scott $200)

75

595

6

20LU28, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1875 2c Red on amber wove entire, Second state of die (Third Issue), black Boyd’s double circle datestamp (1 Park Place type), printed address label, very fine and rare (Scott $450)

100

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1877-78 Fourth Issue Postal Stationery (20LU29-20LU32)

LotNo

Start Price

596

1

20LU30, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1878 Red on amber laid entire (Fourth Issue), mint entire, very fine and choice, ex-Schwartz (Scott listed but unpriced)

150

597

6

20LU30, Boyd’s City Dispatch, 1878 Red on amber laid entire (Fourth Issue), purple “Boyd’s City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Sep 13 1879” oval datestamp, Gulden’s Mustard cornercard, local address, light wrinkles but otherwise very fine and rare, ex-Hall (Scott $650)

300

1878 Fifth Issue Postal Stationery (20LU33-20LU42)

American Lead Pencil Company

598

6

20LU40, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Red on orange laid entire (Fifth Issue), purple “Boyd’s City Despatch 1 Park Place May 5 1880” oval, local street address, very fine and choice, the yellow green, orange, and fawn papers are rare for this issue (Scott $350)

114

200

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1878 Sixth Issue Postal Stationery (20LU43-20LU44A)

LotNo

599

Start Price 6

20LU43, Boyd’s Dispatch, 1878 Red on white laid entire (Sixth Issue), purple “Boyd’s City Despatch 1 Park Place Paid May 3” oval, local street address, very fine and rare (Scott $450)

100

1874-83 Bank Notices (20LUX1-20LUX13)

600

601

600

1

20LUX2, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1875 2c Black, mint entire, creased and with light water staining, still fine appearance, very rare, ex-Schwartz (unlisted mint in Scott)

75

601

6

20LUX3, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1876 2c Black, dated April 28, 1876, trivial edge wear and horizontal crease, very fine and rare, ex-Golden (Scott $250)

50

602

603

602

6

20LUX3 var, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1876 2c Black, “Pecial” error, dated July 18, 1876, vertical crease, the word “Special” in the top line is missing the “S”, very fine and rare (Scott $250 for normal)

50

603

6

20LUX5, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1877 2c Black, dated March 23, 1877, very fine and rare (Scott $400)

75

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604

LotNo

605

Start Price

604

6

20LUX6, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1878 (1c) Black, Three officers in masthead, dated November 27, 1878, light wear and creases, very fine appearance, rare (Scott listed but unpriced)

75

605

6

20LUX6a, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1878 (1c) Black, Four officers in masthead, dated February 25, 1878, very fine and rare, ex-Golden (Scott listed but unpriced)

75

606

607

606

6

20LUX7, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1879 (1c) Black, Small year date and city, dated March 11, 1880, horizontal crease and trivial corner faults, very fine and rare (Scott $250)

50

607

6

20LUX8, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1879 (1c) Black, Large year date and city, dated June 17, 1879, very fine and rare (Scott $250)

50

608

609

608

6

20LUX9a, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1880 (1c) Black, Three officers in masthead, dated May 20, 1880, trivial wear, very fine and rare (Scott $400)

75

609

6

20LUX10, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1881 (1c) Black, dated March 9, 1881, very fine and extremely rare (Scott listed but unpriced)

350

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Start Price

610

1

20LUX11, Importers’ & Traders’ National Bank, 1883 (1c) Black, mint entire, horizontal crease and bottom left corner nick, otherwise very fine and extremely rare (Scott listed but unpriced)

450

611

1

20LUX12, National Park Bank, 1881 (1c) Black, mint entire, very fine and rare, used examples of this notice are not known (Scott $300)

50

612

3/ 2/ Boyd’s City Express Post “Eagle on Globe” Stamp Balance, includes mint/unused: 20L7 (5), 20L8 (2), 1 20L9, 20L10 block of four and faulty strip of three, 20L11 (die cut), 20L14 (die cut single and block

Boyd’s City Express Post Collections and Balances of four), 20L16a block of four, and 20L17 (5); used: 20L2, 20L3 (crease), 20L4 (14 including double transfer) 20L5 (faults), 20L7 (2), 20L8 (2), 20L9, 20L10 (4), 20L11, 20L12 (2), 20L13 (2), 20L14 (2, one die cut), and 20L17; additionally includes “plate C” reprints of 20L11 (two singles, pair, and pane of 25) and 20L13 (pane of 25), some faults to be expected (especially given the fragile paper used for some issues), generally fine to very fine, view to appreciate, a wonderful opportunity with many different (Photo = www ) shades/printing varieties represented

613

3/ 2 Boyd’s City Express Post “Eagle on Globe” Die Cut Stamp Group, includes unused: 20L9, 20L10, 20L14,

614

3/ 2 Boyd’s 1877/80 Mint and Used Stamp Balance, includes unused: 20L32, 20L34, 20L35, 20L36, 20L45

and 20L15; used: 20L7, 20L12, and 20L13, few small faults, generally fine and attractive, a useful group (Photo = www ) of these stamps sold at a slight premium as a convenience to customers

500 Offer

(2), 20L46, and 20L47 block of four; used: 20L32, 20L35 (2), 20L36, 20L43, 20L45 (2), and 20L46; few not counted because of faults, a useful and difficult group, close inspection recommended (Photo = www )

75

615

6/ (6)

Boyd’s City Express Post Cover Balance, small group including 20L16 (5), 20L18 front only, 20L21, 20L44 (two fronts only), and 20L56, most with faults but still mostly presentable and scarce, viewing (Photo = www ) recommended

100

616

1

Boyd’s City Post First Issue Postal Stationery Group, includes (mint entires): 20LU1 (three legal size, one reduced), 20LU5, 20LU6, 20LU10, and 20LU11A, some presumed to be reprints although it is difficult to tell with mint examples and further research is required, few small faults but generally very (Photo = www ) fine, a scarce group

150

617

6/ 1 Boyd’s City Dispatch Postal Stationery Balance, includes mint envelopes: 20LU16, 20LU33, 20LU34,

618

6

20LU35, 20LU38, and 20LU44 (2); used envelopes: 20LU13, 20LU14, 20LU22, 20LU33, 20LU34 (2), 20LU35, 20LU37 (2), 20LU38 (3), 20LU43, and 20LU44 (3); additionally 20LUX4 with manuscript “Cancelled” (faults) and 20LUX9 mint, as well as two pre-cancelled stationery envelopes with saw-tooth oval handstamp, some faults to be expected but generally fine to very fine or better, a wonderful group (Photo = www ) which would be difficult to duplicate

400

Advanced Boyd‘s City Express Post Collection, approximately 150 items in total, all identified and accompanied by Mr. Bowman‘s notes, adhesives on cover including 20L2 (3), 20L3 (2), 20L4 (14, three from the Captain Atwood correspondence), 20L7 (11), 20L8 (4), 20L10 (3), 20L11 (2), 20L12 (2), 20L13, 20L14 (4), 20L16, 20L17-18 (8), 20L23 (3), 20L25, 20L35, 20L36, 20L43 (2), 20L44, 20L46, 20L47 (2), 20L53, 20L54 front, and 20L56 (4), also 41 stampless covers arranged chronologically with Bowman handstamp types identified for each, stamped envelopes including 20LU18, 20LU38 (3), and 20LU44, bank notices including 20LUX3 and 20LUX9, and more, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary holding which will provide a wonderful foundation for an advanced collection, the amount of research that has already been done by Mr. Bowman is invaluable to the student of local posts (Scott $19,000+, (Photo = www ) not counting stampless

5000

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