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United States, Confederate States and Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

Railroad, Express and Ocean Mail Covers
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1764 c ImageRail Road 12-1/2. Manuscript postmark at top of folded letter datelined "Cherry Valley Sep. 4, 1837" to Utica N.Y., receipt docketing Sep. 4, 1837, file fold, Very Fine, a choice and very early railroad marking which is the earliest we have encountered, possibly applied by a route agent but more likely by the postmaster at Utica upon receipt, the earliest listed railroad route agent marking in A.S.C.C. is 1838, this cover was most likely carried on the post roads and then carried on the Mohawk & Hudson, which ran 96 miles daily from Albany to Utica from July 1837, the first route agent, John H. Dennison, is known to have joined the line in July 1838, ten months after this cover was mailed (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1765 c ImageOffice Chief Engineer, S.P.R.R. Co., Jul. 26, 1875. Blue carbon ribbon dated oval with second marking on back, on yellow "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express From Southern Pacific R.R. Co." cover to Los Angeles, slightly reduced at right, otherwise Fine (Image)

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 E. 150-200

SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
1766 c Image[Train Wreck]. Cover addressed to New York with label reading "Post Office, New York N.Y., the enclosure was damaged in the wreck of the '20th Century Limited' train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern R.R., that occurred at Mentor, Ohio, Wednesday, June 21, 1905", neat "Toledo Ohio Jun. 21, 1905" duplex, stamp missing, receiving backstamp, some damage from wreck incl. edge burns, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 200-300

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1767 c ImagePr. Adams & Co. Express. Docketing at top of folded letter datelined "Mannheim 6 April 1854" and addressed to San Francisco, red boxed "Returned for Postage" struck twice at left and crossed out, "LS 12 AP 12 1854" in Maltese Cross handstamp, some slight wear, still Very Fine and unusual use, this was twice refused transit by British Open Mail and returned for postage, it finally made it into the Prussian Closed Mail system at the Aachen exchange office in October, a full five months after it was sent, it was charged 30c for Prussian Closed Mail (versus 21c for U.S. Open Mail), the sender's attempt to save 9c in postage resulted in a delay of seven months (Image)

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 E. 200-300

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1768 c ImageAmerican Merchants Union Express Co. Corner card cover with belted illustration of shaking hands, to Cedar Hill N.Y., manuscript "EXB." (express business) at top, cover did not pass through the mails, lengthy enclosure advertises forgeries of United States Stamps and Currency which are claimed to be impossible to detect, advises numerous times to avoid using the Post Office for transacting with them and to use express services only, no doubt to avoid charges of mail fraud in addition to their considerable list of other crimes, enclosure with some splitting mended by old scotch tape, cover with edge tears, still Fine and fascinating (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1769 c ImageForwarded by Grammer & Cos. Express. Bold oval handstamp on brown cover to Ashburnham Mass., mostly clear "Sacramento Cal. Oct. 10 40" integral-rate circular datestamp, refolded and reinforced due to aging, still a Very Fine strike and exhibit-worthy example of this extremely rare early "one-man" pioneer express, started in 1849 by Joseph Grammer, illustrated in Letters of Gold, ex Jessup, Pearce, Haas and Edwards (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1770 c ImagePaid W.F. Co. Isthmus Agency. Neat strike of oval handstamp on orange cover to Washington Territory, endorsed "Via San Francisco" at left, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Isthmus Agency, July 6, 1867" double-circle datestamp, adherence on back indicates probably used as a paste-up as does piece missing and tear at upper right, still Fine and very scarce (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1771 c ImageHouse's Printing Telegraph, New York & Washington Line. Illustrated cover with enclosure titled "Morse's Magnetic Telegraph" and dated Oct. 1850, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1772 c ImageCanada to New Hampshire. Cover with red embossed B.P. Paige & Co., Patent Thrashing Machines corner card to Warner N.H., red "Montreal, Canada, Paid SP 12, 1853" handstamp, also with "Paid", "10" and "Canada" in arc handstamps, manuscript "6", with original enclosure, minor edgewear, Very Fine, attractive use (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1773 c ImageCanton to Boston. Folded letter datelined "Canton 29th October 1836" and addressed to Boston, red oval "Forwd. by Peele, Hubbell & Co., Manila" backstamp, endorsed "Alexr. via Manila Jas. Perkins" at lower left, red "Ship 6" arrival marking, light vertical file folds, small piece out of address, Very Fine, scarce use (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1774 c ImageHong Kong, February 28, 1865. Dateline on folded letter to Boston Mass., neat strikes of red "Via Marseilles" straightline handstamp and "Augustine Heard & Co. Hong Kong" oval on back, both applied by the company in Hong Kong, blue "Hong Kong Feb. 28, '65" circular datestamp on back, "1" colonial credit and "2/ -1/2" shilling paid marking, "21 Cents" credit marking to U.S., London transit and Boston Paid receiving datestamps, fresh and Very Fine cover with attractive Augustine Heard & Co. markings (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

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