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Postal History The Daniel R. Seigle Collection of Transportation Advertising/Illustrated Covers
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 305
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[Stagecoach] Six-Horse Stagecoach engraved printing plate, Copper printing plate mounted on a woodblock with a lovely stagecoach scene, possibly used for a newspaper or letterhead illustration; includes two sample prints, Very Fine, Ex H. Parker Johnson, Jarrett. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:55:37 EST
Sold For 300
Express Covers
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 50
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Wells Fargo & Co's. Express, Complimentary Package Transport Pass, issued to "W.H. Jones, Supt., Arizona & New Mexico R.R." for the year 1884; about 4" x 2½" with a matching, beautifully illustrated envelope, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:45:07 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 52
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1838 Letter Documenting a Journey From Maryland to Wilmington, N.C., red Wilmington c.d.s., Dec 6 (1838) on a folded letter to "Near Port Deposit", Md. with a manuscript "25" rate; contents an interesting letter relating the events of a stagecoach journey from Maryland to Wilmington, suffering through an overturned stage, various repairs, and muddy roads, before arriving at the railroad station in time to witness a collision between two trains; includes a partial transcript of the easily read text; minor internal splitting of folds, Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:46:04 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 53
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1848 Letter Detailing Cross-Country Journey by Stagecoach, partial blue Apr 2 Philadelphia "10cts" c.d.s. on a three-page folded letter to Delaware, O.; letter is a marvelous account of a trip from Ohio to Philadelphia by Stagecoach with plenty of detail, ranging from muddy road condition, causing the Stage to get stuck "up to its axelature", to a collision with the Mail Coach on the way down a mountain, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:46:43 EST
Sold For 325
Packets/Inland Waterway Covers
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 1
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1851 Letter Detailing Cross-Country Journey by Waterway, folded letter with a red June 9 Jersey City, N.J. c.d.s. and matching "10" rate on a three-page folded letter to Potosi, Mo.; letter is a marvelous account of a trip from St. Louis to New York via Steamer and Canal Boat with plenty of details, ranging from an onboard cholera outbreak to terrible food and overcrowded accommodations, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:12:25 EST
Sold For 250
Railroad Covers
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 70
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1869 Golden Spike Ceremony, letter dated Apr 19, 1869, on a Union Pacific Railroad letterhead from the Office of J.S. & D.T. Casement, Echo City, Utah; written by a C.C. Jennings to his family, describing his journey from Omaha to Promontory Point, U.T. for the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad; Jennings is traveling aboard the Lincoln Car as a guest of Union Pacific executive, Sidney Dillon. He talks of traveling "with Jack", who could possibly be John "General Jack" Casement, of the aforementioned firm responsible for laying the last section of Union Pacific track from Omaha to Promontory Point, and whose wife, the former Frances Jennings, may have been the writer's sister, thus making Casement his brother-in-law, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
The Lincoln Car was completed in February of 1865 for the personal travel of the President. On the day Lincoln was assassinated, he had not yet responded to an invitation to ride in the car, thus its first use was to transport Lincoln's remains from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Ill. The car was subsequently purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad for the private use of its executives. Ironically, due to its large size, the car had to be removed from the train before reaching Promontory Point. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,900.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:58:06 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 71
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1870 Travel Pass for the Erie Railway, 3½" x 2¼" card signed by Jay Gould, beautifully engraved in red & black by the National Bank Note Co. and issued to "Mr. John Taylor, Genl. Frt. Agent, Lehigh Valley Rail Road Co."; the card is actually Revenue Stamped Paper, the reverse bearing the 5¢ Lincoln imprint in orange (RN-P5), Very Fine. A marvelous piece of Railroad history, particularly with Gould's signature. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Known for his questionable business practices, Jay Gould, perhaps more than any other, personified the late 19th-century image of the Robber Baron and corrupt Railroad tycoon. He once tried to corner the gold market and ultimately defeated the powerful Cornelius Vanderbilt for control of the Erie Railroad by bribing the New York state legislature to change the law. However, for all of his flaws, Gould was actually very successful at operating railroads, at one time controlling more than 10,000 miles of track, usually succeeding by merging smaller lines to serve direct connections to larger markets and cities. He also led Western Union to its dominance of the telegraph industry. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:59:19 EST
Sold For 1300
State Postmarks
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 54
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1847 Oregon Trail Letter, a detailed, easily read three-page folded letter postmarked manuscript "Oregon Mo., July 19/47", but datelined July 11, Pacific Spring, at the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers; a very interesting account as the writer and his company of 18 wagons passes the continental divide, "changing the ascent for a descent". He tells of "the Pawnee indians - the worst tribe on the route" and of "the Sioux indians [who] stole one horse from our company & perpetrated some minor thefts but upon the whole are the finest specimens of the indians that I have seen". Also noted are a company of Mormon pioneers, with whom they traveled, and who had "all kinds of mathematical instruments & the most scientific means in the world with them" to determine altitude, longitude, latitude and barometric pressure. The letter was mailed by a "Mr. Finley of Illinois who spent some time in Oregon and is returning to the States (so called)", and who offered to drop the letter at the nearest post office. A marvelous letter with some internal splitting at the folds. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
