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BLOOD & Co

WARNING: if not specifically stated that the stamps are genuine, the stamps could be forgeries or reprints!

(Genuine, images obtained from a Siegel auction)

Some very rare stamps with inscription 'PHILA. DESPATCH POST PAID' were issued in 1843. The stamps had a value of 3 c, two colours exist: 3 c black and 3 c red on blue.

1845-1846 Man jumping over the city

(Genuine stamps, images obtained from a Siegel auction)

(Reduced sizes, genuine stamps)

D.O.Blood & Co's City Despatch Paid, note the small differences between all the above stamps.

This stamp exists without any inscription (except 'CITY DIPATCH POST PAID'), with inscription 'D.O. BLOOD & COs' and 'D.O. BLOOD & CO's CITY DESPATCH'. I'm not sure if all the above stamps are genuine, dangerous forgeries exist.

(Forgery, wrong colour: blue)

1846-47 Inscription 'FOR THE POST OFFICE CITY DEPATCH PAID D.O.BLOOD & CO.'

Type 1: Inscription 'THE POST...' in capital letters, 'POST' in lower part of circle

(Reduced size, genuine, image obtained from a Siegel auction)

(forgery?)

Type 2: Inscription 'THE POST' in capital letters, 'PAID' in lower part of circle:

Genuine

(Reduced size)

(Genuine)

Type 3: Inscription 'the POST', 'PAID' in lower part of circle:

1848 Pigeon carrying letter

(Genuine stamp)

(forgery, look at the different letters, for example the 'S' or the 'C')

(What is this? cancel on a newspaper?)

1848 Small stamp, inscription 'BLOOD's Paid DESPATCH'

(Genuine? reduced size)

  (1 c) gold on black

1850 Small stamp, inscription 'BLOOD'S One Cent DESPATCH'

  (1 c) bronze on black

(Forgery)

1853 Small stamps, inscription 'BLOOD'S Penny Post PHILAD'A'

(Genuine stamp)

  (1 c) bronze on lilac
  (1 c) blue and pink on blue
  (1 c) bronze on black

Probably reprints or forgeries:

(Reduced sizes)

1854 Small stamp, inscription 'BLOOD's Post Office Despatch'

(Image obtained from a Siegel auction)

  (1 c) bronze on black

Forgeries

1855 Head of man

"BLOOD'S PENNY POST KOCHENSPERGER & Co PHILADa"

This stamp is one of the more common local USA stamps.

(Proofs in red and brown)

Unissued stamps:

(Three different kinds of forgeries of an unissued design, first one made by Hussey, blue and green stamp are made by the same unknown forger)

Envelopes

(Envelope)

(Cuts from envelopes)

"FOR PHILA. DELIVERY OFFICE 26 28 SO 6th BLOOD's DISPATCH STAMP"

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