The first US Postage Stamps were issued in New York City in 1842 for the US City Despatch Post. Operated Aug 16, 1842 – Nov 28, 1846. Scott Catalog 6LB1- 6LB7. Extensive research previously done by Larry Lyons and Scott Trepel. Original census of 6LB1 on cover by Larry Lyons published in The Penny Post, the official journal of the Carriers and Locals Society, affiliate 211 of the Am. Phil. Soc.
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| Scott Number | 6LB1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 20, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | (Altered) |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | 235819 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on Grayish 6LB1 Position 17 CDS Aug. 20 (1842), 9 O'Clock Robert A. Siegel sale 1005 realized 15,500 notes Ex Waterhouse, Middendorf and Kapiloff. Robert A. Siegel sale 767 (1995 Rarities) lot 346 unsold Richard C. Frajola net sale #4 (Middendorf) lot 187 Net 10,000 H R Harmers June 30, 1955 (Waterhouse) Lot 810 Ivy Shreve & Mader, December 12-14, 1990 Lot 2107 Robert A. Siegel sale 1361 lot 546 realized 4250 PF 235819: Genuine Illustrated as Figure 21 in Scott Trepel's Commentary of The Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff Collection (Part 3, The Penny Post, Vol. 2 No.3 Aug 1992, p17) Number 11 in the Larry Lyons 6LB1 Census. (The Penny Post, Vol 12, Number 4, October 2004, p30) |
