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228 
Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black. Acid cancelled single on cover to Germany with "Blood's Despatch" Company handstamp & blue "Philadelphia" cds, franked on reverse 1851 3¢ dull red block of eight tied by blue "Philadelphia" cds's, block also tied by red "Aachen" transit & postmarked on front with black "N.York Am. Pkt./23" debit handstamp as the partial payment of 24¢ was not recognized, the block is in nice condition & is lightly touched at top and bottom with a couple trivial wrinkles, cover slightly irregular at top, Very Fine, a wonderful & rare usage. Scott No. 15L13 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,050
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229
Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black. Acid tied on small embossed Ladies cover to New York additional franked with 1851 3¢ dull red (slightly cut in) tied by blue "Philadelphia, Pa." cds, nice strike of Blood's Despatch company handstamp at right, small green "Love" label affixed on flap, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 15L13+11 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
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230
Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black. Acid tied in combination with 1851 3¢ dull red (margin single with large margins showing guideline at left) tied by blue "Philadelphia/Feb 14" cds on small ladies cover to Hamilton, N.Y., neat strike of "Blood's Despatch/Feb 14" handstamp at center, trivial corner wear at right, Extremely Fine, a lovely cover used on Valentines Day. Scott No. 15L13+11 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
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231
Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac. Four margins, acid cancelled & tied in combination with 1851 3¢ brownish carmine (small faults due to placement at edge of cover) on 1856 buff cover with large fancy blue cameo corner card of "Manufacturers of Burning Fluid, Phosgene Gas, Camphine, Alcohol, and Spirits", Blood's company handstamp at left, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Boker. Scott No. 15L14 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
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232
Blood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on lilac. Four margins, acid tied with 1851 3¢ rose red (large margins) on 1857 folded cover with fancy red cameo corner card of "Spring Garden Fire Insurance Co.", bold strike of Blood's company handstamp alongside, the cover being a printed insurance policy, trivial cover hole above Blood's adhesive, still Extremely Fine, a lovely item which is very unusual with a printed corner card on a folded letter. Scott No. 15L14 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
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233
Blood & Co., 1853 (1¢) blue & pink on bluish. Attractive single tied by blue "Philadelphia" cds in combination with 1851 3¢ dull red (four nice margins) on cover to Baltimore with Blood's Despatch company handstamp at right, local also acid tied, hint of cover toning spots, Very Fine and choice, ex-Judd. Scott No. 15L15+11 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $290
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234
Boyd's City Express, 1848, 2¢ black on green. Huge margins, tied by "New York" cds in combination with 1851 3¢ orange brown (large margins to just in, small corner defect at bottom left) on small ladies' cover to Massachusetts, local additional cancelled by Boyd's cork cancel, Very Fine. Scott No. 20L7+10 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
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235
Boyd's City Express, 1848, 2¢ black on green. Four margins, tied by "New York" cds in combination with 1851 3¢ brownish carmine (large margins to just touching) on cover to Pelham, N.Y., pencil docketing on reverse indicates 1852 usage, hint of insignificant cover toned spots, Very Fine. Scott No. 20L7 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
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236
Glen Haven Daily Mail, 1854-58, 1¢ black on green. (large margins including sheet margin, which extends underneath the 1851 3¢) tied by "Scott, N.Y." cds in combination with 1851 3¢ dull red (just in at bottom) on small cover to Long Island, cover reduced at left, Extremely Fine, an outstanding cover particularly in this choice condition. Scott No. 71L4 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
The Glen Haven Daily Mail differs from most local posts in that it served an area in which there was no post office, by bringing mail to neighboring post offices. Beginning in the late 1840's, Glen Haven became a popular health resort and location of water-cure sanitariums. A post office was established in Glen Haven in 1859, which ended the Daily Mail operation. (Source: Patton book, pages 320-322).
Beginning around 1854, typeset stamps were used on letters from Glen Haven, always in conjunction with United States postage. The one-cent supplemental fee paid for a letter to be brought to the post office at Scott, about three miles away, or, if the roads were favorable, to Homer, about ten miles from Glen Haven.
Realized: $2,000
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237
Metropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Co., 1855, 1¢ red orange. (perfectly cut to shape, clear of design all around) on 1856 cover (with enclosure) to Massachusetts in combination with 1851 3¢ dull red (cut in) tied by "New York" cds, local additional tied by Metropolitan boxed "Paid" handstamp, Very Fine and choice, an extremely rare usage "to the mails" in combination with United States stamps, only two genuine combination usages are believed to exist (other ex-Golden), this being by far the finer of the two, ex-Middendorf. Scott No. 107L1 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $950