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 | October 15, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Rev. F. W. Geisenhainer |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | 52323 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on grayish paper CDS Oct 15 (1842) 9 O'Clock Robert A. Siegel sale 751 lot 218 unsold notes letter written in German and clais it is the same correspondence as the Aug 16, 1842 cover (but the handwriting on the cover front looks very different). Also, ex. Hessel. H R Harmer October 21-23, 1975 (Hessel) Lot 934 realized 3200 PF 52,323 genuine use on cover Number 17 in the Larry Lyons 6LB1 Census. (The Penny Post, Vol 12, Number 4, October 2004, p31) |
