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 | November 10, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Robert M. Ludlow |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | 205121 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on Grayish paper, trimmed to shape. CDS Nov 10 (1842) 4 O'Clock PF 205121: Genuine Usage Robert A. Siegel sale 745 lot 223 realized 1500 Richard C. Frajola sale 39 (Jan 13, 1989) lot 534 Addressed to the Office of the Camden & Amboy RR at 9 West Ave in NYC. The Camden & Amboy RR is one of the oldest in the US and operated the famous John Bull locomotive, originally from England, and now on display in the Smithsonian. Number 16 in the Larry Lyons 6LB1 Census. (The Penny Post, Vol 12, Number 4, October 2004, p31) |
