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The William H. Gross Collection: 1847 and 1851-56 Issues continued...

Railroad Route Agents
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
212 c Image10c Black, Double Transfer Ty. B (2-B). Position 31R1, large margins to clear, cancelled by unusual blue quartered cork, matching "Alby. & Buffalo R.R. Apr." route agent's circular datestamp on buff cover to Boston street address, manuscript "Paid" at upper left, cover with tiny edge tear at upper left of no consequence

VERY FINE. A SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 DOUBLE TRANSFER VARIETY USED ON AN ALBANY AND BUFFALO RAILROAD COVER.

Only five 10c covers are recorded with a marking applied on this railroad.

Ex Grunin, Garrett and Boker. With 1977 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
213 c Image10c Black (2). Large margins, intense shade and impression, tied by blue "Baltimore Rail Road Aug. 28" route agent's circular datestamp, second strike at right, on cover to Prescott Pa., conservatively restored, Very Fine appearance, scarce, only six 10c 1847 covers are known used on this railroad, which was one of the earliest to carry mail under contract with the post office department, ex Boker, signed Ashbrook (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
214 c Image5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins including sheet margin at bottom, ample at top, rich color, tied by unusual red diamond grid cancel, matching "Boston & Albany R.R. Mar. 20" circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Canaan N.Y. March 20, 1849" to Troy N.Y., horizontal file fold affects sheet margin only, Extremely Fine appearance, this is actually a terminal marking as there was no Boston & Albany Railroad during the 1847 period, the route was over the Boston & Worcester Railroad and the Western Railroad which operated through trains between the two terminals, ex Boker, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
215 c Image5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins, rich color, tied by unusual red checkerboard grid cancel, matching "Boston & Albany R.R. Jun. 11" circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Springfield Mass. June 11th 1849" to Salisbury Conn., lightly cleaned, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty cover, this is actually a terminal marking as there was no Boston & Albany Railroad during the 1847 period, the route was over the Boston & Worcester Railroad and the Western Railroad which operated through trains between the two terminals, ex Grunin and Boker (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
216 c Image5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins including sheet margin at left, clear at upper right, rich color, tied by criss-crossing blue grid cancel, matching "Eastern R.R. 12 Feb." route agent's circular datestamp on folded letter datelined "Portsmouth Feb. 12, 1849" to Great Falls N.H., manuscript box charge number at upper left, Very Fine, ex Boker (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
217 c Image5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at top, cancelled by neat strike of blue "PAID" straightline handstamp, matching "Eastern R.R. 6 Jul." route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Portland June 30th 1849" to Ysipee N.H., some age spotting, otherwise Very Fine, the Eastern Railroad connected Boston to Portland Me., ex Boker (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
218 c Image5c Red Brown (1). Large margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at left (small separation tear entirely in margin between stamps), tied by bold strike of red 7-bar large open grid, matching "Housatonic Railroad 5" in circle route agent's handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "Newark Fri. Ev" to Lee Mass.

EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE HOUSATONIC RAILROAD 1847 ISSUE COVER.

Ex Chase, Ackerman, Hall and Hackmey. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
219 c Image5c Orange Brown (1b). Huge margins to full including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, cancelled by well-struck blue "PAID" handstamp and tied by matching "Mad. River & Lake Erie R.R. May 16" route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Dayton May 15, 1851" to Sandusky O., fresh and Extremely Fine, a wonderful cover, this route ran from Sandusky to Bellefontaine O. and in 1848 was extended to Springfield, it ran six trips per week and connected with the Little Miami Railroad for Cincinnati via Xenia, perhaps a half-dozen examples are known on the 1847 Issue, ex Boker (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
220 c Image5c Red Brown (1). Two singles, large margins to clear, tied by criss-crossed strikes of red "STEAM" handstamp, matching "Madison & Indnpls. R.R. May 26" route agent's circular datestamp on folded letter datelined "Franklin May 26th 1849" and sent to Philadelphia, vertical file folds including one affecting right stamp, some slight overall soiling, still Very Fine, this is the only multiple franking recorded with this railroad marking, the use of the "STEAM" handstamps is also very unusual as this was normally used only on non-contract mail, ex Boker (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
221 c Image5c Orange Brown (1b). Radiant color, large margins to ample, cancelled by red "PAID" handstamp, matching "Madison & Indnpls. R.R. Sep. 19" route agent's circular datestamp on brown cover to Cincinnati, manuscript box charge no. at upper left, Very Fine, this was the only operating railroad in Indiana prior to 1850, ex Ackerman, Picher, Grunin, Garrett, Ishikawa and Boker (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
222 c Image5c Red Brown (1). Bright shade, huge margins to clear including part of three adjoining stamps, tied by perfect strike of black "Mic. Central R.R. Mic., May 5" route agent's circular datestamp on brown cover to Howell Mich., fresh and Very Fine, rare 1847 railroad use, ex Moody, Jack Dick, Rust and Boker (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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