Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025

Gum toning.

Very large margin at right and bottom ranging from ample to clear. With full original gum.

No gum. Thin between top pair.

Louisville, KY town cancel. Manuscript cancellation removed at right.

#1 in the Brown & McGill's U.S.P.O. Despatch, The Blue Stamp, 5LB2 Census by Larry Lyons
The 5LB2 with large to huge margin, tied by blue 6 bar grid with matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 4, 1860" circular datestamp. Addressed from Louisville, KY to Mt. Sterling, Ohio. The carrier stamp with tiny toned specks and a tiny scuff at top left margin, the 3c with a few short perfs.
A VERY FINE AND BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE BROWN & McGILL'S CARRIER STAMP TIED BY LOUISVILLE GRID CANCEL. ONLY SIX OR SEVEN COVERS ARE KNOWN WITH THIS TIED USAGE, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO FINEST RECORDED.

Matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Oct. 24, -- 1 O'Clock" double-line circular datestamp on 1842 Griffin & Haven's, law firm circular addressed to Griffin & Havens. Very Fine.

Extremely Fine to Superb, choice and sound. A beautiful and attractive example.

Uncancelled single, with red "NEW-YORK FEB. 12 10 CTS" integral postmark, to Delaware, Ohio.

Red "New-York Feb 5 5cts" (1850) postmark, addressed to New Haven, Connecticut

#7 in 6LB11 Black/buff with the 1847 Issue Census by Larry Lyons
The carrier stamp is tied by red “New-York Jul. 2” circular datestamp. The 5c, with margins all around, is struck with red New York Grid Duplex. The cover with small tears at bottom and wrinkles.
Only 15 recorded uses of the 6LB11 on Cover with the #1.

Included in the The First Philadelphia Typeset Carrier Adhesive Stamps 7LB1 to 7LB9 Census By Larry Lyons
Addressed to Daniel Rennett Esq. in Minersville Schuylkill Co. Pa.

Included in the The First Philadelphia Typeset Carrier Adhesive Stamps 7LB1 to 7LB9 Census By Larry Lyons
Blue Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Jul. 6" integral-rate circular datestamp. The stamp with a small corner crease at bottom left and the cover with toning.

Included in the The First Philadelphia Typeset Carrier Adhesive Stamps 7LB1 to 7LB9 Census By Larry Lyons
1850 folded letter addressed to Cross Roads, Pennsylvania, with blue P "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Feb. 11" integral-rate circular datestamp. The stamp showing diagonal creases at bottom left; the letter has toning, creases, and a small edge tear. Otherwise fine.

Included in the The Philadelphia Carrier Sausage Adhesives 7LB11 to 7LB13 Census By Larry Lyons
Folded letter dated April 22, 1851, addressed to Gustavius Remat at 183 N. 6th St. The stamp with a pre-usage horizontal crease which breaks the paper.
This is the Only Example recorded in the census to be tied by the drop rate marking.

Included in the The Philadelphia Carrier Sausage Adhesives 7LB11 to 7LB13 Census By Larry Lyons
The stamp with just in to ample margins, addressed to James Shaw Esq. in Spring Garden.

The stamp with a tiny tear at right, creases, and a thin, but still a scarce carrier issue.
C.C. Williams was appointed superintendent of the Cincinnati carrier department in late October 1854, overseeing a service that had operated intermittently since 1837, with no service from October 1845 to February 1848. Early advertisements under his leadership listed delivery fees of 2c for city delivery and 1c for delivery to the mails, with strict instructions that fees be prepaid using either the official Eagle Carrier stamp (LO1) or the semi-official Williams' City Post stamp (9LB1). Williams eventually transitioned to a clerk role at the post office on April 1, 1855, though the 9LB1 stamp continued in use, as evidenced by three known covers postmarked May 1855, June 1855, and January 1856.
The 9LB1 stamp is extremely scarce, with only one unused pair and approximately ten off-cover singles known.

Philadelphia carrier red star indicates fee paid for service to the Post Office and Delivery to addressee, Mrs. Willing at Spruce St., between 9th & 10th. The cover was later re-addressed, in different handwriting, to Brattleborough, Vermont, where it was sent forward as unpaid and charged 5 cents collect. The cover with embossed with the coat of arms of the "Gresham Club" on the flap tip, with a London Patent on the adhesive seal. No contents enclosed.

One of the five recorded covers in Bowman's article. Cal Han noted it contained a "printed form invitation of July 19 (Wed.) which is 1854."

Delivered locally as a drop letter to 103 Front St.

Stampless folded cover postmarked January 21, 1852, with red “New York Paid 3 Cts” marking, addressed to New Orleans. Upon arrival, struck with green “Feb. 1 N.O. City Post” snowshovel-style datestamp, boxed green “NOT FOUND”, and green “CAR 2” oval carrier marking. Returned to the post office and marked with red boxed “ADV.1.” (Advertised once).

Green "N.O. City Post Jan. 13" snowshovel postmark to the Post Office for Outgoing Mail to Indiana. Troy, Ind postmark and manuscript "Mis & Forward" directive. The cover stained around the Troy handstamp.

This cover was carried by the New Orleans semi-official carrier service to the U.S. mails without fee, then forwarded to Troy. A rare outbound carrier use, most known examples are inbound with fee paid.

Illustrated as Figure 7 in The Postal History of the U.S. Carrier Service in New Orleans, 1851-1861 By Hubert C. Skinner

This printed notice of the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Public Schools was prepaid and handled entirely within the carrier service for a fee of one cent. The green color of these handstamps was used exclusively by the "N.O.U.S. CITY POST" at this time. The snow-shovel marking is dated "MAY 14" with "3.P.M" indicating the hour of the delivery.

Green "Jun. 17, 1852 8.A.M." handstamp with "CAR. 2" indicating two cents charged for a letter received from the incoming mails. Manuscript "Par Liverpool, Steamer Anglais." Red boxed "PD" handstamp.

Letter datelined Feb. 19, 1845 and postmarked in Troy on February 22,