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 25, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Thomas O'Connor |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | CDS Aug 25 (1842) 1 O'Clock Robert A. Siegel sale 791 realized 6000 Illustrated in The Chronicle of the U. S. Classic Postal Issues, Vol. 40 No. 3 (Whole No. 139) p. 175 as Figure 4 in an article by Robert B. Meyersburg. Number 5 in the Larry Lyons 6LB1 Census. (The Penny Post, Vol 12, Number 4, October 2004, p29) 1843 Doggett's NYC directory lists Thomas O'Conor (with 1 n) at 34 St. Marks Place with no occupation and a Charles O'Conor (lawyer) with a home at the same address. |
