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 | 6LB3 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 15, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | The New York Gas Company |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | 524557 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on light blue unsurfaced paper CDS OCT 15 (1842) 9 O'Clock PF 524557: Genuine used on 1842 partially printed notice. Robert A. Siegel sale 426 lot 1544 realized 120 notes letter is a local Bankruptcy notice. H R Harmer sale 621 (Moody) lot 270 realized 62.50 where it is dated 10/5/42 Robert G. Kaufmann sale 21 lot 1686 Calvet Hahn dates this cover as 10/5/42 Docket at left reads Notice to creditors under the Bankrupt Act. |
