Eastern Expresses
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1668 |
|
Forwarded by the American Express Co. 195 x 160mm label in black on
gold paper, horizontal creases and small repair, otherwise Fine |
E. 100-150 |
90.00 |
| 1669 |
 |
 American Express Co.
Albany. Label in black on buff on yellow cover with Saddler's embossed
corner card to New York City, ms "2/" (two bits or 25c) express charge,
backflap faults and two small tears at top, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
325.00 |
| 1670 |
|
 American Express Utica.
Label in black on red on 3c Red entire (U9) to Alex Holland, Treasr.
American Express Co., New York City, ms. "valualbe", vertical file
fold, otherwise Very Fine, probably contained money collected from Utica
office (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
190.00 |
| 1671 |
|
 Bigelow's Express. Label
in black on red on buff cover without postal markings, to Portland Me.,
then re-used and sent to Saco, label with diagonal creases, cover with
small faults, otherwise Fine and scarce example of a Bigelow's label (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
350.00 |
| 1672 |
|
 Canadian Express Co.
Portland. Label in black on red, folded over top with opening tear, on
cover to Gorham N.H., five Portland Me. wax seals on back, ms.
"$100." at top, Fine, scarce label and express co. (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
55.00 |
| 1673 |
|
 Carpenter & Co. Four
covers with three different labels incl. gold on black embossed, black on
magenta (two) and red on white, 1851/1853, three from Maine to Boston, few
file folds incl. one thru label, Fine-Very Fine and scarce group (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
160.00 |
| 1674 |
|
 Child & Co's Express.
Four-line hs in red on folded letter datelined "Portland Feby. 8, 1845" to
Morton's Block Mich., ms. "6-1/4" at top, Very Fine and extremely
rare (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
90.00 |
| 1675 |
|
 Eastern Express Co. Label
in gold on black glazed, on fresh cover to Boston (locally addressed),
without postal markings, Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
110.00 |
| 1676 |
|
Jackson & Co's. Portsmouth and Boston Express. Handstamps on two
legal-size pieces from same correspondence dated June 12 and Oct. 29, 1857
and datelined Portsmouth asking for foodstuffs, few folds to be expected,
otherwise Very Fine, ASCC $300 each |
E. 200-300 |
130.00 |
| 1677 |
|
 National Express Co. New
York, Troy & Montreal. Blue illustrated embossed corner card cover
to Montreal, Canada, bold "1/2" due marking, "Montreal OC 23, 1857"
circular datestamp, tiny edge tear at top, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 200-300 |
270.00 |
| 1678 |
|
 Tucker's Siskiyou
Express. Boxed handstamp on General Merchandise corner card cover,
slightly reduced at right and some slight edgewear, Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
600.00 |