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VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE TRIPLE CONJUNCTIVE USE, INVOLVING WYMAN'S, AMERICAN LETTER MAIL COMPANY AND POMEROY'S FOR TRANSPORTATION FROM BOSTON TO BUFFALO.
This remarkable cover was the subject of an article by Richard Schwartz (The Penny Post, Apr. 1995), in which he describes the process that involved three different intercity letter expresses. The sender gave the letter to Wyman, whose main office was located in Boston and whose principal route was New York-Boston. Because Wyman did not serve Buffalo, the letter was given to the American Letter Mail Co. in Boston for transmission to its Albany office. ALMCo. had an arrangement with Pomeroy, who served the area west of Albany, including Buffalo. It was Pomeroy who brought the letter to its final destination.
The total postage paid by the sender was 12-1/2 cents, as indicated by the manuscript rate applied first (covered by the stamp). At the time Mr. Schwartz wrote his analysis, he was unaware of the 12-1/2 rate next to Wyman's small "Paid" handstamp. It is uncertain how the prepaid postage was divided among the three firms. The Large Eagle stamp clearly indicates that ALMCo. received half of the 12-1/2 cents paid. Pomeroy's large red "Paid" at lower left also indicates that nothing was expected from the addressee, and we presume Pomeroy was paid for its services. Wyman, who did nothing but convey the letter to ALMCo. within Boston, may have received a share of the postage or nothing at all. There are no records or contemporary instructions that provide the answer to this question.
In terms of rarity, Schwartz commented "I know of only two other triple conjunctive usages entirely by independent mails: a Pomeroy to Hale to Crofoot...[and] the other triple use cover originated in Cleveland, destination New Haven, bearing Letter Express, Pomeroy, and American Letter Mail stamps..."
Ex Golden. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE CONJUNCTIVE USAGE, INVOLVING WYMAN'S AND AMERICAN LETTER MAIL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION FROM BOSTON TO TROY.
This cover is comparable to the Wyman-ALMCo.-Pomeroy triple-conjunctive usage from Boston to Buffalo (see lot 37), which was the subject of an article by Richard Schwartz (The Penny Post, Apr. 1995). However, in this case, only two firms were involved, because the American Letter Mail Co. maintained offices in Albany and Troy. The sender gave the letter to Wyman, whose main office was located in Boston and whose principal route was New York-Boston. Because Wyman did not serve Troy, the letter was given to ALMCo. in Boston for transmission to its Troy office via Albany. The stamp prepaid the ALMCo. postage. We can speculate that Wyman, who did nothing but convey the letter to ALMCo. within Boston, probably applied the stamp after collecting 5c from the sender.
With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)