Lot 1871
(Eagle City Post - Guy's City Despatch) Local Reference Collection. Approximately 1,000 stamps on arranged on album and stock pages in album; includes Eagle City Post with circular rays type forgeries and small box type including genuine, bogus type in colors and a study of ad labels, East River Post Office including bogus creations and a good showing of steamship types including a genuine #62L4, Essex Letter Express with genuine bearing a grid corner cancel, large section of Floyd's Penny Post with a few genuine, reprints including various sheets and large blocks, most forgery types represented including scarce forgery types with colors unlisted in Lyons, Franklin City with bogus, Frazer & Co. eagle forgeries, G&H, Gordon's with a strong section of forgeries and color types, Grafflin's and an interesting section of the Guy's City Despatch with the discovery examples of the forgery/trial printing varieties including the "scratch on S" varieties (these are believed to be the only known examples of this variety, see January 1993 The Penny Post article by C. Kane); modest to moderate duplication to expected throughout.Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Realized: $3,500