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| 1103 |
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 Gay's Express From Boston. Two black on yellow express label (Mosher GYSX-L10) uses, first tied by file crease with New York City address rewritten as "70 Wall" below label on Jan. 19th 1846 gray folded
letter from Providence R.I. to New York City; second with label having address updated with "70" on label, used on Feb. 2nd 1846 gray folded letter from Wiscasset, Me. to New York City; some wear and soiling, F.-V.F. and scarce express label
pair.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
This small express delivery company was founded by James Gay. Gay began his career in express delivery as an agent for Harnden's Express. In early 1840, he began his own express route, delivering
packages between Boston and New York. Gay partnered with Warren Studley and Erastus Littlefield in New York. Gay acted as the messenger from Boston to New York, while Studley traveled in the opposite direction.
In 1845, his small express
became Gay & Co., although the "Gay's Express" name was still used for some time afterward. In 1846, Gay & Co. expanded, adding a line to Rhode Island. Within a few years, the company was expanded again, becoming Gay, Kinsley & Co. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Forwarded by Gay, Kinsley & Co's Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Eastern Express. Black on yellow label with office addresses and transportation vignettes, tied by ink smudge on blue folded letter
datelined "Fall River Mass. Nov. 3, 1849" to New York City street address, manuscript "$5.00 Enclosed" and "pr Kinsleys Express", Very Fine and choice, ex-Gibson, Hahn.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1105 |
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 Forwarded by Gay, Kinsley & Co's Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Eastern Express. Black on dark blue express label with steamboat and locomotive illustrations, used on Oct. 1849 docketed folded letter to
New York City street address, manuscript "Ex 2/" rating for 25¢ express fee, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Gay, Kinsley & Co. began an express between Boston, New York and Philadelphia in about 1848. Gay
left in 1850 and the firm of Kinsley & Co. merged into Adams Express in 1854. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 James M. Gordon. 1858 blue cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "College Hill O., Oct 29" cds to Diarbekir, Syria care of James M. Gordon, Boston Mass., Gordon "Rev. A. Walker, Diarbekir" black
on white label affixed, carried out of the mails with merchandise to Aleppo, blue Aleppo negative seal handstamp, received "Dec 26, 58" in manuscript on label; opening tear and small edge flaws, F.-V.F. and scarce.
Estimate; $200 -
300.
James M. Gordon, treasurer for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Boston, functioned as a forwarder for mail to missionaries all over the world. He prepared labels and sent mail as consignees letters with goods.
Consignee's letters required no foreign postage. Rowe records Gordon as a forwarder, but only using a handstamp marking. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1107 |
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 Hodgman & Co., Bangor Express., Rail Road Exchange, Court Square, Boston. Gold on black die-cut label, affixed on blue Aug. 29th 1850 Messrs. Jones & Farley correspondence folded cover from Frankfort Me.
to Boston, Mass., endorsed "Order" signifying package express, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1108 |
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 Hodgman & Co., Bangor Express., Rail Road Exchange, Court Square, Boston. Red on white die-cut label, affixed on blue Aug. 25th 1851 Messrs. Jones & Farley correspondence folded cover from Frankfort Me. to
Boston, Mass., manuscript "25$" money letter endorsement, bold "25" cent express rating (2 bits), Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Red on white paper was the second of three different paper and ink
combinations used in the printing of die-cut labels of this style. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1109 |
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 Hope Express Co., Philadelphia. Black on vermilion express label affixed to slightly oversized folded sheet to Stroudsburg, Pa., with additional express notation and "Enclosed, A Pass Book & $45 in Bills,
$.75 in specie / $49.75" money package endorsement; some reinforcing in the central vertical file fold, still Very Fine, a very rare Hope Express Co. label usage from the Philadelphia office, believed to be one of two known usages.,
ex-Dr. Morris, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Mosher, in a 2004 NJPH article, commented on this label…I've only seen 4 of these Philly versions (including this one) and only two of those were on
cover. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1110 |
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 Forwarded by Munro's Express. Black on green express label with offices listed, used on blue folded letter datelined "New Bedford, Mar. 3, 1852" to local address, manuscript "Deliver Early, James"
endorsement, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Hahn.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1111 |
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 New Express Co. and Baltimore & Ohio Express. Red on purple express label, used on reverse of 1¢ postal card (UX5) canceled by "Worcester Mass., Mar 27" duplex with leaf cancel to Hartford
Conn.; label slightly affected by edge placement, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1112 |
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 Penobscot River Express, Boston. Black on green express label, used partially over 3¢ rose (65) on yellow cover to Rockland Me., pencil "Collect 10cts" express rating; opened
roughly at right and repaired, rare and Fine appearance.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1113 |
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 Pullen & Co's Express. Two different black on green express labels with steamboat vignette and offices listed, first on gray folded letter datelined "Troy May 13. 1845" by steamboat to New York City street
address, second on gray folded letter datelined "Troy Dec 23d 1848" by steamboat to New York City, Very Fine and choice pair.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1114 |
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 Forwarded By Pullen, Virgil & Co's Express. Black on vermilion label, tied by light file fold crease on gray folded letter datelined "Montreal August 6th 1845" letter with illustrated beehive letterhead to
New York City street address, endorsed "With a Box of Glass, care of Virgil & Co's Express", red "City Despatch Post, P.O., Aug 12" cds and additional "New-York '2 cts' Aug 12" integral-rate due carrier cds, Very Fine and choice,
ex-Caspary, Robertson.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
A REMARKABLE CROSS-BORDER USE BY PULLEN, VIRGIN & CO'S EXPRESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DESPATCH POST CARRIER FOR FINAL DELIVERY.
Letter was sent by Pullen,
Virgil & Co's Express from their Montreal office via steamboat down the Hudson River to New York City where it was given to the City Despatch Post for delivery to a New York City street address. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Forwarded by the United States Express Co. From Leavenworth, Kan. Black on green express label, used on 3¢ pink (U58) entire canceled by manuscript "May 2/61" date to Pittsburgh Pa., endorsed "Paid
thru" at top left; wear and soiling, Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1116 |
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 Forwarded by the United States Express Co. From Springfield, Ill. Black on green express label, tied by manuscript on orange buff cover to San Francisco, Cal., manuscript "Valuable Papers" money letter
endorsement and red ms. "Paid $1.50" express rating, pencil "Mint" indicating address, Very Fine and scarce west-bound eastern express use.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Colonial Postal History
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| 1117 |
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 1741 London to Philadelphia via Boston. Folded letter addressed to John Kinsey Esq., Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Province of Philadelphia, rated "B.Sh 7.16 dwt. gr.", endorsed "via
Boston pr. Capt. Shepherdon" at bottom left, from "Richard Partridge, London, 2 missing only. 1st" agent of the Pennsylvania Assembly of Quakers and a close associate of Benjamin Franklin, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1118 |
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 1766 From Falmouth, England to New York. Packet boat folded letter sheet from Dungannon, Ireland via London to Falmouth, England and New York for John Reynell, merchant in Philadelphia from Thomas Green,
with manuscript "post-paid 1s10d" & "2" above black straight line "Dungannon", red "Post Paid" in circle applied as a Philadelphia receiving marking, reverse with "New York" two line handstamp with "29 Ja" Bishop mark and "26 Ap" Franklin mark; some
edge wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1119 |
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 1767 London to Philadelphia. Folded letter sheet to Israel Pemberton "per Packet", London bishop mark "4 Mr" and Franklin mark "12 Ma" with matching two line New York handstamp, manuscript rating on front,
from "David Barclay & Sons, London 3 March, 1767"; some allover toning, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1768 Philadelphia, Pa. to Westover, Md. Folded letter sheet to "Joseph Pemberton, at Philip Thomas's" with red two line "Phila, Delphia" handstamp and rated "2/6" in manuscript, docketed "From My Father I.
Pemberton, received June the 6th 1768"; some light toning, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1121 |
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 1769 Talbot, Md. to Philadelphia. Folded letter sheet with red manuscript Talbot & 2.16 rating, sent to John Cadwalador in Philadelphia, Postmaster in Philadelphia took exception with the rating as one
sheet and doubled rate by adding another 2.16 totaling 5.8, from Edwd. Lloyd Esq., Apr 9th, 1769; some edge nicks, Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
(Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1122 |
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 1770 Boston to Philadelphia. Folded letter sheet from Martha Petett to Israel Pemberton, red straight line "Boston" and matching "23 Fe" Franklin mark, rated "4 dwt" and docketed "21st 2nd mo. 1770",
Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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