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 xx, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Prime, Ward & King |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | 235826 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on light blue unsurfaced paper Cancelled with straightline red PAID Letter docketed OCT 1842 at bottom, no postmark. PF 235826: Genuine use on position 7L, cover datelined 1842 Augusta, Ga. Robert A. Siegel sale 745 lot 227 realized 3250 notes cover datelined Augusta, Ga Oct 18, 1842. Richard C. Frajola Net Sale #4 (Middendorf) lot 200 Net 3,750 H R Harmer sale 1070 (Caspary Sale 8, 2nd Session) lot 312 Schuyler J Rumsey sale 83 lot 330 realized 3250 Calvet Hahn dates this cover as 10/18/42 Letter addressed to Prime, Ward & King, bankers at 42 Wall Street. The firm was run by Edward Prime, Samuel Ward and James Gore King, |
