Lot 7372
Swarts' City Dispatch Post, Red Oval Handstamp and Backstamp with #1 1847 5c Red Brown on 1849 Folded Letter to Albany
Very Fine and Unusual Combination Use
Старт: $260
Оценка: $500 - $700
1847, 5c Red Brown, four full to mostly large margins, tied by red “New-York May 18” circular datestamp on 1849 blue folded letter to His Excellency Hamilton Fish, Albany N.Y. Red Swarts’ “Letters for N. York City Direct to Chatham’s Park” backstamp and “Post Office Swarts Chatham Square” oval handstamps, with matching red “Paid” handstamp at left.
Addressed to Hamilton Fish (1808–1893), who served as Governor of New York from 1849 to 1850 and later as U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State under President Ulysses S. Grant.
An unusual combination usage showing the 5c 1847 issue together with Swarts’ Chatham Square local post markings.
Информация об аукционе
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 | June 26-28
Sale 33b: Locals (continued): Eagle City Post - Whittlesey's Express — Sunday, June 28, 2026 | 3pm EST, 12pm PST
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America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
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