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 | 6LB5d |
|---|---|
| Date | February 2, 1843 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Captain James Soper |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on green glazed paper CDS Feb 2 (1843) 4 O'Clock Docketed Jan 20, 1843 in lower left corner Robert A. Siegel sale 1071 lot 4320 realized 140 (front image) Letter datelined New Jersey Absecon Beach Jan 20, 1843 and signed Ryan Adams. Absecon (or Absecum) Beach is on Absecon Island near Atlantic City, NJ. Rear image and letter courtesy of Dave Barewald James Soper was a grocer on Rivington Street, which runs on the Lower East side of Manhattan. Samuel Wyckoff and William B. Marsh were grocers at 102 Vesey Street in NYC (1843 Doggett’s) Ryan Adams (1803-1866) was a resident of Atlantic City, NJ. He was a councilman in the city government and is known for recovering shipwrecks stranded on Absecon Island. |
