United States Express Covers Eastern Express Covers
Sale No: 5187
Lot No: 5573
Symbol: C
American Express Co./St. Johnsville/Proprietors/Wells Butterfield Co. Label, black on orange label tied by pen stroke on legal sized buff cover to Albany carrying $75, with original letter datelined "Oppenheim Nov. 16th/57" apologizing for delays in payment, letter with small light stains, cover with horizontal file fold through bottom right corner of label, still Fine to Very Fine, Oppenheim is 6.5 miles north of St. Johnville which is 65 miles NW of Albany., ex-Lippman. (Image)
Suggested Bid $100
Opening US$ 51.00
Sold...US$ 51.00
Closed..Mar-05-2023, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 51
Sale No: 5187
Lot No: 5575
Symbol: C
Cat No: 44
United States Express Co., Leipsic, Ohio, 1859, black on green "(44) Forwarded by the…" label (Mosher unlisted) on a legal-size United States Express Co. envelope, dated June 13, 1859, from Leipsic to Salem, Ohio; includes 10 letters or documents, dated between 1844 and 1863 having to do with taxes or money owed to the recipient, one Sheldon Parker; other than those dated after June 1859, there's no way to tell which were originally carried in the envelope and which were simply stored in it; five intact "U.S. Exp. Co./Leipsic, O." red wax seals on the reverse; the cover has some edge tears, the documents are in various states of wear (one small document quartered along folds), generally Fine. (Image)
