THE MUSEUM. 
Kochersperger has preserved a gummed sheet con¬ 
taining ninety-two of them, all different, which is 
probably the only one now in existence. As they 
are curious and interesting, and throw considerable 
light on the history of the company, several of them 
are given below:— 
Remember, that Blood's City Despatch takes Letters, Papers and Small 
Parcels from one extremity of the City to the other, at the low rate of two 
cents each. 
The name D. O. Blood & Co. will be found in three places on all the boxes 
of Blood's City Despatch. 
Blood & Co.’s City Despatch Office is at 48 South Third Street, above 
Girard Bank. 
Express is good. Thro’ Blood’s the passage, 
Despatch is better. The only way 
And it’s through Blood’s To send a message 
I send this letter. Three times a day. 
We wish you to know that Uncle Sam’s laws 
Keep D. 6. Blood & Co. from entering his jaws; 
Kensington and Spring Garden excepted, you know, 
By the City Despatch of friends Blood & Co. 
The prices of Blood’s City Despatch stamps are 2 cts. each, 20 cts. a 
dozen, or 8 dozen for $1.00. 
Blood & Co.’s City Despatch makes three deliveries each day, 7 and 
10 a. m. and 2J^ p. m. 
The Box Stations of Blood <fc Co.’s City Despatch are designated by 
signs reading thus: “ D. O. Blood & Co.’s City Despatch—Box in the 
Store.” 
Letters are sure to go 
Through D. O. Blood & Co. 
The stamps of Blood's City Despatch are 20 cents a dozen for City Letters 
and 12 cents a dozen for Post-office Letters. 
The office was next moved to the “ Arcade,” on 
Chestnut street, between 6th and 7th, where it re¬ 
mained about four years. In 1860-62 the offices 
were located at 2 6 and 28 S. Sixth street, where 
eight carriers were employed. The number of daily 
deliveries and collections was increased to four. 
After suit had been entered against city Despatch 
Companies, by the then Postmaster-General, Mr. Hall, 
the business was prostrated. On November 20, i860, 
the U.S. Courts decided it to be legal, but in 1861 
Congress passed a law declaring the streets of a city 
post roads, and the business was then purchased by 
the Government. On the morning of January 11, 
1862, Blood’s Penny Post made its last delivery. 
§htwisstmitte. 
NOTES'ON THE STANDISH BARRY THREE 
PENCE. 
BY HENRY PHILLIPS, JR. 
“ A curious littld silver token, of which we have 
no history, is supposed to have made its appearance 
in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1790. It is apparently 
a private issue by Standish Barry, and represents 
the value of three pence. A curious feature in this 
I I 
token is the preciseness of its date—July 4—90. 
Whether any especial celebration of the anniversary 
of American Independence was observed in 1790, is 
unknown to us; if there was, this silver token was 
probably issued in commemoration of that event.” * 
It cannot be ascertained that any special celebra¬ 
tion was held on that date, According to Scharf’s 
Chronicles of Baltimore (p. 248, edit. 1874), on the 
prospect of a war with France, in 1798, the “ Sans 
Culotte ” (a military organization) changed its name 
to that of “ The Baltimore Independent Blues,” and 
one Standish Barry was appointed lieutenant. 
In the Baltimore directories, from 1796 to 1824, 
the name of Standish Barry occurs as a clock and 
watchmaker, merchant, silversmith, grocer, sugar 
refiner, etc. There may have been several persons 
of that name. 
In the collection of autographs of Mr. Robert C. 
Davis, of Philadelphia,-there is a document dated 
January 27th, 1825, signed, “ Standish Barry, Sheriff 
of Baltimore county.” It is not possible to say 
whether this is the same person or not. In the 
Baltimore directory for 1867-8 the name of Standish 
Barry, currier, is found. The name seems to have 
been a rather common one in that locality, but it 
cannot be ascertained that any one of unusual promi¬ 
nence ever bore it. None of the Baltimore papers 
for the month of July, 1790, mentions any one of 
that name, or any special event worthy of com¬ 
memoration in a silver coin. It is supposed, there¬ 
fore, that the piece is merely the result of Fourth 
of July patriotism. This token is exceedingly scarce, 
a good specimen being valued from $25.00 upwards. 
At a recent meeting of the Numismatic Society of 
London, England, a jetton, bearing a sprig of thisrle 
and rose combined, with the inscription, Beati Pa- 
cifici was exhibited. It was supposed to be apiece 
of James I. 
Thirty-six silver pennies of William II, found in 
the vicinity, were recently exhibited at a meeting of 
the York (England) Field Naturalists’ and Scientific 
Society. 
* Crosby. 
