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 | November 5, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Miss Fulton |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | 496248 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on light blue unsurfaced paper CDS NOV 5 9 O'Clock PF 496248: Genuine use Robert A. Siegel sale 1361 lot 551 realized 750 Robert A. Siegel sale 1005 lot 226 realized 1000 notes folded letter contains a love poem and a begging for forgiveness. Robert A. Siegel sale 767 lot 357 unsold H R Harmer sale 621 (Moody) lot 271 realized 62.50 Illustrated in the Kapiloff exhibit of the US City Despatch (courtesy of Richard C. Frajola) Edward C. Crary is listed at 37 14th Street in the 1842-43 edition of Doggett’s and at a different address in 1845. Edward C. Crary (1806-1848) was married to Cornelia Livingston Fulton (1812-1893), the eldest daughter of Robert Fulton, on June 30, 1831. Cornelia’s sister was Mary Livingston Fulton Ludlow (1813-1861), wife of Robert Morris Ludlow (of Ludlow & Beebe). Mary and Robert married in 1845 and their son, Robert Fulton Ludlow, was born in 1846 so Mary was not yet married when this letter (and others in this correspondence) was written. Also, as Robert Fulton (1765-1815) and his wife, Harriet Livingston Dale (1783-1826) were both deceased by the early 1840’s, it is very likely that Mary Livingston Fulton was living with her older sister and her husband. That is, Mary Livingston Fulton may have been the "Miss Fulton" to whom this letter was addressed. |
