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 | February 15, 1843 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Miss A. Olivia Edwards |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on grayish paper CDS FEB 15 (1843) - O'Clock (# missed hitting cover) Robert A. Siegel sale 767 lot 345(1995 Rarities) realized 8000 notes this is the only cover with 6LB1 tied by the CDS. Also, Ex. Caspary, Hart. Signed Ashbrook and Colson H R Harmer Sale 1070 (Caspary Sale 8, 2nd Session) lot 294 Christie’s sale 6444 Oct 6, 1987 lot 1882 realized 4620 Based on the address Miss A. Olivia Edwards was the daughter of Richard Edwards, a dealer in external pain lotion (1843 Doggett’s) Illustrated as Figure 23 in Scott Trepel's Commentary of The Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff Collection (Part 3, The Penny Post, Vol. 2 No.3 Aug 1992, p19) Number 10 in the Larry Lyons 6LB1 Census. (The Penny Post, Vol 12, Number 4, October 2004, p30) |
