Blood's City Despatch, 1c Bronze on Lilac and 3c Dull Red tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 13" circular datestamp on cover to Gettysburg.

1c Bronze on Lilac (15L14) and 3c Dull Red (11) tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Sep 26" circular datestamp on cover to Baltimore.

Item #26 in Cliff Alexander's Survey of Patriotic Covers Carried by Local Posts

1c Bronze on Lilac, acid tied at top center beside 3c rose 1861 tied by Philadelphia black octagon cds dated September 22, 1861 and Blood's black double line cds dated September 27, 1861. Addressed to "James C. Hufty/Company C. Col.Bakers/Regiment/Camp Advance/Fairfax County/Va."

Red, white and blue flag at left (same design as Walcott #2978) with the following:

"We must keep that Flag where it e'er has stood
In front of the Free, the Wise, and the Good!
And fight and fall, at our Country's call.
To defend the Flag of the people!"

Colonel Baker's California Regiment was really a Philadelphia regiment since most of it's men came from there. It latter became the 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers.

With PF Cert which states, "SINGLES, ON PATRIOTIC COVER TO SOLDIER AT CAMP ADVANCE, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA; LOCAL ACID CANCELLED, 3c WITH 1861 PHILADELPHIA TOWN CANCEL. AND BLOODS DATESTAMP. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A VERTICAL CREASE AT UPPER LEFT; THE COVER WITH AN EDGE SPLIT AT TOP RIGHT. "

#322 in Vern Morris Census

"Death to Traitors" Flag patriotic cover design (Walcott #3054) with 1c Bronze on Lilac acid tied at top left and 3 cent 1861 tied by two Philadelphia cds with October 10, 1861 Blood’s Handstamp Type 21. On cover addressed to “James C Hufty / Company C. Col, Bakers, / California Regiment / Camp Advance, Washington D.C.”

James C. Huffy was captured just 11 days after this letter was mailed.

#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.”

1c Blue and Pink on Bluish, Unused

On piece with Blood's cds

On cover to Baltimore with black Philadelphia cds and "APL 17 4 1/2 PM 1837 Blood's Despatch" datestamp. Embossed "Tobacco Warehouse."

#27 in Vern Morris Census

1c Bronze on Black large top sheet margin, acid cancel tied on small, embossed envelope. Blood’s Handstamp Type 17 with manuscript “Paid” addressed to “Miss Emma J Boyer / No. 216 Randolph St / Philada.

Block of 10

#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."

With a PF Certificate which reads, "SINGLE, ACID CANCEL, ON LOCAL ENVELOPE, MS. "7 M06 49 MORNING" AT CENTER AND LEFT. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT : IT IS GENUINELY USED ON COVER WHICH HAS AGE SPOTTING."

#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.

Block of 12, 1c Black, Original Gum, Never Hinged, margins all around except just touches the design of the lower left vertical pair; couple light bends and wrinkles, otherwise Very Fine.

#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."

1c Black, Sep 9 Blood's Penny Post cds on 1858 folded meeting notice to Local address.

Blood’s 15L18 and US 1857 on Lady’s Envelope, Nov. 22, 1858

Red Blood's double-circle datestamp ties 15L18 and is struck again on small envelope bearing 3c 26 tied by black circular grid with Nov 22, 1858 Philadelphia large octagonal datestamp. Address has been erased.

A census of covers known with the red Blood's handstamp was published by Marc Stromberg in The Penny Post for October 2018. This cancellation is quite scarce with only 14 reported (this cover was not known to him).

There are only two covers “to the mails” with 15L18 and US postage, this one and number one in his census.

Scott value of $350 is for the usual black datestamp, and does not account for the scarcity of the red cancellation, in use only from Nov. 22-26, 1858.

#192 in Census

1c Black, cut rectangle with portion of stamp at right, with black numeral 1 in oval handstamp cancel on cover to New York. May 18 bloods Type 21 handstamp and 3 cent 1857 general issue tied by Philadelphia octagon handstamp. Adddressed to: " Miss J.M. Stevenson / Coila / Washington County / New York."

Red on White, on cover with manuscript pen cancel.

Blood's Despatch, Red Entire (15LU3). Lightly cancelled, Very Fine.

Blood's City Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (1c) Red on White Entire (15LU5). "Blood's Despatch" Nov 30 1866 cds.

Red on Amber, on cover with local address. Tied by Blood's cds.

Red May 4 5 cts PAID cds
Addressed to Wyoming, Pa, with embossed Real Estate advertising backflap.

Red on Light Buff entire addressed to Delaware Water Gap, additionally franked with 3c Yellowish Rose Red tied by Aug 20 Philadelphia cds, reverse with Blood's 1856 cds.

With a PF Certificate which states, "BLOOD'S TYPE 10 HANDSTAMP ON "SEEDS AND FARM MACHINERY" ADVERTISING COVER WITH SINGLE "F". GRILL WITH BLUE QUARTERED CORK CANCEL AND MATCHING "PHILAD'A, PA. FEB 22 (1869)" PMK TO GERMANTOWN, PA, BLACK "CARRIER FEB 23" HANDSTAMP. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS A GENUINE USE, THE COVER WITH A REPAIRED TEAR AT TOP, THE STAMP WITH TONED PERFS AT TOP."