2c Red on Bluish, signed “E.P.” on back.

1c Red, Perf 12, cancelled by grid with "St. Louis City Delivery, 506 Olive St. Jan. 16, 1883" sawtooth double-circle datestamp on mostly complete mailing card with price list printed on reverse, to local street address.

This post operated illegally for a brief period of time.

Examples of the stamp properly used are very rare. There are only 5; and one is in the British Museum's Tapling Collection.

1c Green, used with black cds

1c Gold on Black Glazed, slight crease, uncancelled, used on 1850 bill of lading to Buchanan Carroll & Co., New Orleans, blue "Baltimore Md. Nov. 17" circular datestamp and red "10" handstamp, Fine.

1847 5c Red Brown, full to large margins except touched bottom left corner, rich color, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Apr. 23" c.d.s. on buff envelope to Albany with faint strike of Swarts oval and matching underlined "Paid" at upper left, additional pencil "5"; edge wear, Fine.

1840's Swart's Express Mail, N.Y. Stampless Cover with red "SWARTS B. POST OFFICE, N.Y." oval postmark. Type B handstamp.

Heavy Cross postmark, dated Oct 5 (1852) to Philadelphia.

Listed in the Pink, 136L3 (Stone II) census, 3 others listed.

With a PF Cert which states, "On local cover front to Philadelphia of which a photograph is attached and are of the opinion that the local Scott 136L3 pink, is genuinely use on this cover front."

2c Red on Wove, unused.

With a PF Certificate which states, "USED ON PIECE, BLUE CANCELLATION AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT : IT IS GENUINELY USED ON PIECE BUT IT IS A GENUINE SCOTT 136L4."

1c Red tied by "Swarts' B. Post Office N.Y. Chatham Square" oval handstamp on locally addressed cover, bold "Paid/Swarts" handstamp.

Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., (1c) Pink on Wove, on cover to New York, forwarded to Pennington, NJ. Due 5 cts.

3c Dull Red 1851, Inner Frame Lines, full margins to close, barely overlapped by Swart’s City Dispatch Post, 1849-53 1c pink, large to huge margins, pen cancel, both tied by “New York Mar 31” circular datestamp on cover to Macedon, N.Y., ms “Due” and handstamped “5” in circle at left, probably both applied at Macedon; cover with some edge wear and light soiling, still a Very Fine and attractive usage.

Appears to have been forwarded. The forwarded addresses might have been on a slip of paper or another cover on top of a tied bundle.

Included in the Lyons census.

2c black on gray blue with "Paid, Swarts" cancel, small defects, Fine appearance. With a PF Certificate which states, "Used with manuscript "Swarts" & red paid cancellations. Of which a photograph is attached and are of opinion that it is genuine, defective."

1c Blue on Bluish, unused, uncancelled and affixed to a folded cover to Downington Pa., blue "Philadelphia Pa. 5 Dec. 14" integral-rate circular datestamp, Very Fine.

S. Roth recorded only 12 covers uncancelled on cover. Number 3A in S. Roth census.

Teese & Co. Penny Post, Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue on Bluish, large margins to just touched, uncancelled as usual, used with 3c Dull Red , ample margins to barely in, tied by "Philadelphia Pa." circular datestamp on brown cover to Cincinnati O. Very Fine, scarce Philadelphia local modeled upon Blood's stamps.

With PF Cert which states, "UNCANCELLED ON COVER TO OHIO WITH 3¢ CANCELLED BY PHILADELPHIA TOWN CANCEL AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT : THEY ARE GENUINELY USED ON COVER"

5c Red, Rouletted (unlisted in Scott). Pin-perf roulette, s.e. at bottom, pencil cancel, heavy creases, otherwise Fine, rare

The Union Despatch 5 cent stamp is recognized by specialists as a genuine issue of Stiles Union Despatch, circa 1855, in Chicago.

1c Black on Dark Green, three large margins, just in at top, used with 3c Dull Red, margins to in, both stamps tied by "New-York Feb. 13" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Guilford Conn., with dateline still attached with 1854 year date. 3c light horizontal crease, cover with some slight toning, Very Fine.