Eastern Expresses and Independent Mails (A-E) continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 2601 |
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 Bannack City Express. Bold half-circle handstamp on buff cover to Minneapolis Minn., 3c Rose (65) tied by grid, "Salt Lake City May 21" circular datestamp where it entered the mails, repaired at right,
otherwise Fine, scarce, the Bannack City Express provided service between Virginia City, Bannack City, Montana and Salt Lake City, from 1864 to 1866, when it was acquired by Ben Holladay (Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2602 |
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 Forwarded by Bates & Co. from New York. Red oval handstamp and Collect box on Aug. 3, 1844 folded letter from New York to New Bedford Mass., Very Fine, scarce marking applied by E. C. Bates, who
operated a letter express between New Bedford, Boston and New York City in 1844 thru mid-1845, the New York oval is scarcer than the New Bedford (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2603 |
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 Forwarded by
Bates & Co. from New York. Red oval handstamp and Collect box on Aug. 3, 1844 folded letter from New York to New Bedford Mass., Fine, same date and correspondence as previous lot (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2604 |
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 Forwarded by Bates & Co. from New Bedford. Oval handstamp and Collect box, clear strike in black on front only to New York, same in red on May 31, 1845 folded letter from New Bedford to New York City,
ms. "8 Cents Paid", Fine, scarce markings (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2605 |
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 "Bealls Express, Charge J. W. Hayden". Pencil express marking on cover to Boston street address, 3c Rose (65) uncancelled, accompanied by another express cover to Boston marked "per C C
Express" with pen-cancelled 3c Rose (65) and "10+25=35" express charges, Fine and unusual pair (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2606 |
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 (Bigelow/Harnden & Co.) "Per Cars". Sender's ms. endorsement along with "(per Mr. Bigelow)" and "to be delivered this Evening" instructions on Jul. 22, 1839 folded letter from Boston to
Taunton Mass., Very Fine, as noted by Hahn, this is typical of rail letters when Harnden started his operation, Bigelow was a railroad conductor and expressman (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2607 |
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 Bigelow's Express. Black on yellow label with train vignette, tied by pencil "X" on folded letter from office of Rutland & Burlington Rail Road at Burlington, to Boston, dated July 23, without year, file folds, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2608 |
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 Forwarded by Boyd's Boston and Saco Express. Black on mauve label with departure times from Boston and Saco, affixed over back of May 5, 1851 folded cover to Alfred Me., label torn in half upon opening,
repaired, Very Fine appearance, rare (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2609 |
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 Forwarded by Brainard & Co. from Troy. Red oval handstamp and "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." box on Mar. 19, 1845 folded letter from Troy to New York City street address, pencil "8" for 6c plus 2c
local delivery, Very Fine, scarce and unusually clear strike of the Brainard oval (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2610 |
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 Forwarded by Brainard & Co. Albany. Red elongated oval handstamp with matching "6" handstamp and red Hale & Co. collect box on Aug. 29, 1844 folded letter to Philadelphia, light folds, Fine, scarce
conjunctive usage, ex Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2611 |
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 "Brainards Express Paid 6". Unusual style of red ms. express marking, faint but readable "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Albany" oval handstamp and matching "Paid" on June. 26, 1845 folded letter from
Albany to New York City street address, mailed four days before ban on Independent Mails, Very Fine, extremely rare Brainard & Co. marking (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
