Locals ➝ Crosby’s City Post
Crosby’s Special Message Post, Blue Oval Company Handstamp on Local Cover
Extremely Rare Use of This Marking on Stampless Cover
Opening: $80
Estimate: $250 - $300
Status: Unsold
Blue oval handstamp “CROSBY’S SPECIAL MESSAGE POST / 19 WILLIAM ST. / N.Y.” on cover addressed locally to Edward Stephenson Esq., 49 South St., City. Minor tears at top of cover, otherwise very fine.
Provenance
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 16: Locals (A-C) — Jul 19, 2025 - 13:00
Crosby's City Post, 2c Carmine, 54L1, Large to Huge Margins, Tied by Company Oval Datestamp on Illustrated Advertising Cover
Very Fine, One of only Two "Crosby's Special Message Post" Cancel
Opening: $850
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,000
Status: Unsold
Lyon records only 7 stamped Crosby covers, 6 with the Underhill & Co. Corner advertisements.
The stamp with large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at bottom, with a scuff at the bottom left of the bottom margin. Used on a window ventilator manufacturer's illustrated advertising cover to local street address.
Provenance
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 16: Locals (A-C) — Jul 19, 2025 - 13:00
Crosby's City Post, 2c Carmine, 54L1, Tied by Double Oval Company Handstamp on American Musical and Book Agency Advertising Card
Extremely Fine, One of the Finest of the Only Seven Reported Covers
Opening: $850
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,000
Sold For $850
Illustrated on page 52 of The American Local and Carriers' Stamps - LXXI, by Donald Patton. Also included as Figure 1 in Lyon's Article, "Crosby's City Post A Used Pair" and Cover #1 in the Census
Stamp with large margins, tied by "Crosby's City Post, New York, 19 William St." double oval handstamp.
Provenance
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 16: Locals (A-C) — Jul 19, 2025 - 13:00
Opening: $35
Estimate: $70 - $100
Sold For $40
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 16: Locals (A-C) — Jul 19, 2025 - 13:00