Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Carriers and Locals continued...

**Locals (Adams & Co. thru American Letter Mail continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
698		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Full to large margins, tied by two pen strokes on blue folded letter with printed "Union Transportation Line" text and illustration of train (Nesbitt imprint), Jan. 17, 1845 from New York City to Philadelphia, cancelling ink has caused erosion spot in right margin, otherwise Very Fine, unusual absence of ALMCo. markings at this time (Image)	E. 200-300	180.00
699		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Full to large margins, tied by brush cancel on Mar. 22, 1844 folded letter from Boston to Philadelphia street address, Very Fine, not pretty but typical of ALMCo. usage prior to the intruction of handstamps (Image)	E. 200-300	110.00
700		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Ample margins to slightly in, tied by brush cancel on folded cover, Porter correspondence from Boston to Philadelphia street address, Fine, used prior to introduction of handstamps in Mid-May 1844 (Image)	E. 150-200	75.00
701		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Large margins to clear at top, tied by brush cancel on docketed May 11, 1844 folded cover to Philadelphia, Fine, used just before handstamps were introduced mid-May 1844 (Image)	E. 150-200	50.00
702		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Large margins to slightly cut in, tied by red brush cancel on undated folded list of bad debts to New York City street address, probably Feb. 1844 usage based on Thick Paper stamp and cancel, Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	50.00
703		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Two huge margins, others touching or slightly in, cancelled by brush on folded cover, Porter correspondence from Boston to Philadelphia street address, Fine, used prior to introduction of handstamps in Mid-May 1844 (Image)	E. 150-200	50.00
704		American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Large to huge margins all around, uncancelled but tied by gum toning, used on Sep. 22, 1844 folded letter from Boston to Troy N.Y., small red "PAID." straightline handstamp applied by Wm. Wyman VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE CONJUNCTIVE USAGE, INVOLVING WYMAN'S AND AMERICAN LETTER MAIL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTION FROM BOSTON TO TROY. This cover is comparable to the Wyman-ALMCo.-Pomeroy triple-conjunctive usage from Boston to Buffalo in our Golden sale (lot 452), 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. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,600.00
705		American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Margins mostly clear of framelines, cancelled by blue ms. "EHB" agent's initials, used on Dec. 27, 1844 folded letter from New York City to Hartford Conn. with pencil "2" local delivery charge, faint stains around address, still Very Fine, extremely rare use of American Letter Mail Co. stamp to Hartford (see lot 683) (Image)	E. 750-1,000	600.00
706		American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Full to ample margins, cancelled by bold ms. "X" (bleed ties thru paper), used on August 6, 1844 folded letter from Providence R.I. to Potowome (now Potowome in East Greenwich R.I.), Extremely Fine, a very early use of the Large Eagle, which is believed to have been issued in August 1844 (eku Aug. 5), and a rare route between locations in Rhode Island (Image)	E. 750-1,000	950.00
707		American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Corners neatly clipped by sender, uncancelled, tied by gum toning and bleed-thru from descenders of "single paid" sender's notation on folded cover to Newport R.I., small ms. "2" indicating local delivery charge and American Letter Mail Co. usage, Very Fine, extremely rare Rhode Island usage, probably from another Rhode Island location (Image)	E. 400-500	350.00
708		American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Huge margins to clear of outer frameline at right, ms. "X" cancel, red "Forwarded by American Letter Mail Co. from No. 109 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia" circular handstamp and matching "Paid" on Aug. 17, 1844 folded letter to New York City, Very Fine and early Large Eagle usage, this circular handstamp was used briefly in 1844 (Image)	E. 500-750	525.00

Locals (Adams & Co. thru American Letter Mail continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

698

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Full to large margins, tied by two pen strokes on blue folded letter with printed "Union Transportation Line" text and illustration of train (Nesbitt imprint), Jan. 17, 1845 from New York City to Philadelphia, cancelling ink has caused erosion spot in right margin, otherwise Very Fine, unusual absence of ALMCo. markings at this time (Image)

E. 200-300

180.00

699

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Full to large margins, tied by brush cancel on Mar. 22, 1844 folded letter from Boston to Philadelphia street address, Very Fine, not pretty but typical of ALMCo. usage prior to the intruction of handstamps (Image)

E. 200-300

110.00

700

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Ample margins to slightly in, tied by brush cancel on folded cover, Porter correspondence from Boston to Philadelphia street address, Fine, used prior to introduction of handstamps in Mid-May 1844 (Image)

E. 150-200

75.00

701

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Large margins to clear at top, tied by brush cancel on docketed May 11, 1844 folded cover to Philadelphia, Fine, used just before handstamps were introduced mid-May 1844 (Image)

E. 150-200

50.00

702

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Large margins to slightly cut in, tied by red brush cancel on undated folded list of bad debts to New York City street address, probably Feb. 1844 usage based on Thick Paper stamp and cancel, Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

50.00

703

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Two huge margins, others touching or slightly in, cancelled by brush on folded cover, Porter correspondence from Boston to Philadelphia street address, Fine, used prior to introduction of handstamps in Mid-May 1844 (Image)

E. 150-200

50.00

704

American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Large to huge margins all around, uncancelled but tied by gum toning, used on Sep. 22, 1844 folded letter from Boston to Troy N.Y., small red "PAID." straightline handstamp applied by Wm. Wyman

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE CONJUNCTIVE USAGE, INVOLVING WYMAN'S AND AMERICAN LETTER MAIL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTION FROM BOSTON TO TROY.

This cover is comparable to the Wyman-ALMCo.-Pomeroy triple-conjunctive usage from Boston to Buffalo in our Golden sale (lot 452), 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. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,600.00

705

American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Margins mostly clear of framelines, cancelled by blue ms. "EHB" agent's initials, used on Dec. 27, 1844 folded letter from New York City to Hartford Conn. with pencil "2" local delivery charge, faint stains around address, still Very Fine, extremely rare use of American Letter Mail Co. stamp to Hartford (see lot 683) (Image)

E. 750-1,000

600.00

706

American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Full to ample margins, cancelled by bold ms. "X" (bleed ties thru paper), used on August 6, 1844 folded letter from Providence R.I. to Potowome (now Potowome in East Greenwich R.I.), Extremely Fine, a very early use of the Large Eagle, which is believed to have been issued in August 1844 (eku Aug. 5), and a rare route between locations in Rhode Island (Image)

E. 750-1,000

950.00

707

American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Corners neatly clipped by sender, uncancelled, tied by gum toning and bleed-thru from descenders of "single paid" sender's notation on folded cover to Newport R.I., small ms. "2" indicating local delivery charge and American Letter Mail Co. usage, Very Fine, extremely rare Rhode Island usage, probably from another Rhode Island location (Image)

E. 400-500

350.00

708

American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Huge margins to clear of outer frameline at right, ms. "X" cancel, red "Forwarded by American Letter Mail Co. from No. 109 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia" circular handstamp and matching "Paid" on Aug. 17, 1844 folded letter to New York City, Very Fine and early Large Eagle usage, this circular handstamp was used briefly in 1844 (Image)

E. 500-750

525.00