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Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
15102 NWNX-L5, AMEX-L350 imageNorthwestern Express and American Express Labels on Money Packet Envelope to San Francisco, per Wells Fargo & Co Express
A Wonderful and Rare Triple Conjunctive Express Company Usage of a Money Package Envelope

Northwestern Express Co., From St. Paul, black on orange label (Mosher NWNX-L5) with five Northwestern Express wax seals on reverse. American Express Money Package black on orange label (Mosher AMEX-L350) Manuscript “San Francisco, per Wells, Fargo & Co. Express” Cover forwarded to Sacramento with numerous express rate markings & endorsements.

Certificates: PF 602933
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Estimate Range:800 to 1,000US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM

Eastern Express Postal History

Eastern Express Postal History
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
15103 A&CX-L22 Black/Dark Green imageAdams & Co.’s Express, Large Dark Green Label (Mosher A&CX-L22) on Legal-Size Cover
Legal-size cover addressed to New York City, ca. 1848.

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Estimate Range:150 to 300US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15104 11A imageMap of the Routes of the American Express Co., All-Over Design with #11A 3c Dull Red Type II, Depicting States from Missouri to New York
New York Feb 3 (1852) cds, to Palmyra, NY. Backflap missing.

Certificates: PF 605061
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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$

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Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15105 AWBX-L15 Black/Green imageAmerican Express Co., Illustrated Black on Green Label (Mosher AWBX-L15) on Cover
Illustrated “Forwarded by the American Express Co. Canandaigua. Wells, Butterfield & Co.” label (Mosher AWBX-L15) in Black on Green, on cover addressed to Albion, with manuscript “Paid IV.” The cover with horizontal fold through the label and some staining and reduced at right.

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Estimate Range:150 to 300US$

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Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15106 AWBX-L15a Black/Orange imageAmerican Express Co., Black on Red Orange Illustrated Label (Mosher AWBX-L15a) on Cover to New York
“Forwarded by the American Express Co. Utica. Wells, Butterfield & Co.” label (Mosher AWBX-L15a) in Black on Red Orange, used on cover from Utica to New York City, manuscript “(17.50)” and “Paid.”

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Estimate Range:150 to 300US$

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Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15107 AWBX-L15b Black/Pink imageAmerican Express, Black on Pink (Mosher AWBX-L15b) Illustrated Forwarding Label on Cover to Buffalo, "DUE 1"
"FORWARDED BY THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. ALBION WELLS, BUTTERFIELD & CO." label on cover to Buffalo, NY with manuscript "DUE 1" and "37.15"

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Estimate Range:150 to 300US$

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Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15108 ALFX-L15 Black/Orange imageAmerican Express Co., Black on Red Orange (Mosher ALFX-L15 Black/Orange) and Harnden Express, Black on Blue, Addressed to the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Double Forwarder Labels

Black on Red Orange “Forwarded by American Express Company, Wilton, Minn.” label and Black on Blue “Forwarded by Harnden Express, 65 Broadway, New York” label, on printed American Express Co. envelope. addressed to the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. The front with tears at bottom and bottom right corner missing.

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Estimate Range:400 to 500US$

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Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15109 ALFX-L62 Black/Orange imageAmerican Express Co., Illustrated Black on Red Orange Label (Mosher AWBX-L31) on 1851 Folded Letter
Illustrated Black on Red Orange label “American Express Co. Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis. Livingston, Fargo & Co. Proprietors. J.W. Wetherell, Agent Sandusky” (Mosher AWBX-L31) on 1851 folded letter to New York, with manuscript “205.00.” The letter with vertical fold through the label.

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Estimate Range:150 to 300US$

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Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15110 EWSX-L1 Black/Yellow imageAdams & Co.’s Express, Yellow New York Label ( Mosher A&CX-L14) on 1848 Cover to Massachusetts
Folded letter datelined July 26, 1848, addressed to Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The letter accompanied cargo of “2 pieces of blistered steel.” The letter with two horizontal file folds, one through the label with the label oxidized.

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Estimate Range:150 to 300US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15111 EWSX-L1 Black/Yellow imageEwin's N. Jersey & N. York Express, Black on Yellow (Mosher EWSX-L1) Label on 1851 Label, Express Rate of 12 1/2 Cents
Letter dated Octber 7, 1851 to New York City.

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Estimate Range:150 to 300US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15112 WLSX-L5 Black/Orange imageWells & Co.'s Buffalo, Albany & New York Express, Black on Red Orange (Mosher WLSX-L5) Illustrated Label on 1849 Folded Letter
"WELLS & CO.'S BUFFALO, ALBANY & NEW YORK EXPRESS. OFFICE 159 MAIN ST. BUFFALO" label on folded letter to Albany, NY. The label oxidized.

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Estimate Range:150 to 300US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15113 imageReliance Line, Atkins & Co., 1852 Illustrated Railroad Cornercard, Carried via Niagara from Boston to London
Transatlantic Use of Railroad Advertising

Philadelphia Pa. blue datestamp and matching "24" rate (Clarke 582) on cover to London, dated December 20, 1852. Illustrated cornercard for Reliance Line, Atkins & Co., depicting steam locomotive and railcars. Carried by Cunard Line’s Niagara departing Boston, with January 4, 1853 London arrival backstamp. Light wear, still a fine and and attractive transatlantic use of early railroad advertising.

Certificates: PF 605051
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Estimate Range:250 to 500US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15114 imageO'Connor, Atkins & Co., Pittsburgh Transportation Line, Illustrated Train Letterhead
Blue illustrated letterhead from O'Connor, Atkins & Co., Commission & Forwarding Merchants and Proprietors of the Pittsburgh Transportation Line. Features ornate cart vignette and Canal Basin address, with content regarding canal and sale scheduling logistics. Signed by James O’Connor.

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Estimate Range:50 to 100US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15115 65 imageBealls Express, "Bealls Express, Charge J. W. Hayden" Express Marking with #65 3c Rose, on Cover to Boston
Interesting Usage of the 3c 1861 Issue Covers Carried by Express to Boston

Addressed to to Prescott Bigelow, office on the avenue leading from Congress St. to the Post Office, Boston.

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Estimate Range:250 to 300US$

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Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15116 imageBigelow's Express, Manuscript Directive on 1850 Folded Letter to New Hampshire, with Manuscript "Rail Road Service"
Very Fine and Scarce

Folded letter with manuscript "pr Bigelow's Express" at upper left and "Rail Road Service" at upper right, datelined "Boston 31st October 1850" with docketing on reverse indicating receipt October 31, 1851. Routed via the Fitchburg Railroad to Fitchburg, then by Cheshire Railroad to Bellows Falls, Vermont, and finally by the Sullivan Railroad to Charlestown, New Hampshire. Letters carried by Bigelow’s Express, operating from 1846 until early 1851 when acquired by Fiske & Rice, are quite scarce. The firm received letters and parcels at its office in the Railroad Exchange. The letter with vertical file folds.

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Estimate Range:250 to 300US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15117 147 imageCanadian Express Co., Illustrated Corner Card (CDNX-CC5) with #147 1870 3c Green, Tied by Cork Cancel to Detroit, Michigan


Certificates: PF 610143
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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15118 imagePer CC Express, Privately Carried Stampless Cover to Boston, ca. 1861
"$51,00 enclosed" and "Collect" manuscript notations at top left.

Provenance: Ex Bruce Hazelton
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Estimate Range:150 to 250US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15119 CPNX-L2 imageCarpenter & Co. Express, Black on Magenta Label, Mosher CPNX-L2, on Folded Letter to Boston
Folded letter datelined “Augusta Sep 10 1852” addressed to Silas Peirce & Co. in Boston, affixed with black on magenta circular label reading Rail Road Exchange, Carpenter & Co. Kennebec Express, Court Square, Boston (Mosher CPNX-L2). The letter contains an order for various commodities.

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15120 CPNX-L2 imageCarpenter & Co.’s Kennebec Express, Mosher CPNX-L2, Black on Magenta Label on Folded Letter from Augusta, ME to Boston
Black on magenta circular label reading "Rail Road Exchange, Carpenter & Co. Kennebec Express, Court Square, Boston" affixed to folded letter addressed to Silas Peirce & Co., Boston. Manuscript "$100" at upper left and "25" at right. Letter contains an order for food supplies, likely placed by a store. 

References: Rail Road Exchange Circular Die-Cut Forwarding Labels: 1850 - 1853 By William W. Sammis (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM
15121 CPNX-L2 imageCarpenter & Co.’s Kennebec Express, Mosher CPNX-L2, Black on Magenta Label on Folded Letter from Augusta, ME to Boston
Black on magenta circular label reading "Rail Road Exchange, Carpenter & Co. Kennebec Express, Court Square, Boston" affixed to folded letter addressed to Silas Peirce & Co., Boston. Manuscript "$100" at upper left and "25" at right. Endorsed on reverse by sender J.C. Noble with matching date. Letter enclosed $100, presumably for goods or settlement. This letter is part of the same correspondence from the previous lot.

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

CLOSED
Closing..Jul-19, 11:00 AM

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