Adam's Express Co. essays, without denomination, 4 singles in somewhat different colors, plus a vertical strip of 5 showing a "rainbow" color effect, the singles are perforated and gummed, the strip is on proof paper, imperforate, Fine to Very Fine, scarce. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600

Sale No: 755
Lot No:1982
Symbol:Cat No:40L1

Local, City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ black on grayish (Scott 40L1), o.g., never hinged, you can't ask for anything more: immaculate paper, clean impression, and gargantuan margins capturing three framelines, Extremely Fine to Superb, unpriced in SMQ, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.
SMQ XF-SUP 95.
Scott $375 for o.g.
Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Scott $375 for o.g.
Suggested Bid

Sale No: 755
Lot No:633
Symbol:Cat No:5L1

American Letter Mail Co., 1844, 5¢ black, thin paper (2nd printing) (Scott 5L1), margins all around, tied by red cancel on a marvelously attractive 1844 folded letter sheet, Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott $750
Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Scott $750
Suggested Bid $400-600

Sale No: 755
Lot No:634
Symbol:Cat No:45L1

City Letter Express Mail, 1856, 1¢ red (Scott 45L1), cut to shape and uncanceled on the flap of a small cover from Newark, N.J. to Binghamtom, N.Y., franked on the front with a 3¢ claret (11) tied by a Newark c.d.s., Feb 26, 1857, Fine, Ex-Lyons, with a 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott $17,000 if tied by a handstamp
Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)

Scott $17,000 if tied by a handstamp

Sale No: 755
Lot No:635
Symbol:Cat No:89L1

Jenkins' Camden Dispatch, 1853, black (Scott 89L1), four nice margins, tied by two red crayon strokes on a locally addressed cover to North Camden; contemporaneous pencil notes have been erased (some still present on the back) and the top flap is missing, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, with a 2017 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $3,000
Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Scott $3,000
Suggested Bid $500-7

Sale No: 755
Lot No:636
Symbol:Cat No:122L1

Prince's Letter Dispatch, 1861, black (Scott 122L1), nice margins all around, used with a 3¢ rose (65) tied together by a Jan 16 Boston, Mass. quartered cork duplex on a cover with a colorless embossed corner card for Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Me. Dealers in Agricultural Equipment & Supplies; reduced slightly at the right, the Local with a light crease at the top, the 3¢ with a tiny tear at the lower right, otherwise Very Fine, with a 1996 P.F. certificate noting the crease and the tear.
Scott $8,000
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Scott $8,000
Suggested Bid $1,500