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Eagle City Post
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
1506° c image"Eagle" City Post at Adams Express, 80 Chestnut St. Red circle with matching "2" rate handstamp on West Phila. Rail Road Co. printed meeting notice, 1846 docketing, splits along folds and small tear, otherwise Fine (Image) E. 100-150 110.00
1507° c image"Eagle" City Post at Adams Express, 80 Chestnut St. Red circle with matching "Paid" handstamp on folded meeting notice to local street address, Eagle City Post yellow advertising label, Very Fine (Image) E. 100-150 160.00
1508° c imageEagle City Post & Mag. Telegraph Messengers Dep't./3/Adams' Express/80 Chestnut St. And at The Mag. Teleg. Offices. Large integral-rate circular handstamp on 8-1/4 in. x 5-1/2 in. illustrated Valentine cover to local street address, Very Fine (Image) E. 200-300 200.00
1509° c imageEagle City Post & Mag. Telegraph Messengers Dep't., Paid, Adams' Express, 80 Chestnut St. And at The Mag. Teleg. Offices. Large red double-circle handstamp and buff advertising label on green folded cover to local street address, Very Fine, ex Gibson (Image) E. 100-150 170.00
1510° c imageEagle City Post, Philadelphia. Large double-circle 3c rate handstamp clearly struck on two small covers to local street addresses, one with embossed edges (missing backflap), other with address details added in pencil and bold pen at top (some erosion in letters), a third cover with double-circle and separate "2" rate handstamp, Fine (Image) E. 150-200 120.00
1511° c imageEagle Post at Adams' Exp'ss 2. Integral-rate circular handstamp on Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. Jul. 10, 1849 printed notice to local street address, Very Fine (Image) E. 100-150 120.00
1512° c imageSpecl. Messgr. from Eagle Post, 80 Chestnut St. Red circle handstamp on folded cover to Commissioner of Patents in Washington D.C., ms. "Free" and blue "Philada. Pa. 5 Jul. 11" integral-rate circular datestamp, Extremely Fine (Image) E. 150-200 130.00
1513° c imageSpecl. Messgr. from Eagle Post, 80 Chestnut St. Red circular handstamp and large "Paid" handstamp on Penn. Rail Road Co. notice for a meeting on Mar. 26, 1850, Very Fine (Image) E. 100-150 110.00
1514° c imageSpecl. Messgr. from Eagle Post, 80 Chestnut St. Red circular handstamp and red "Stait's Despatch, 18 So. 3d St. Paid" double-line circle on brown cover to local street address, red Pennsylvania Railroad seal on flap, minor wrinkles, Very Fine (Image) E. 200-300 0.00
1515° c imageStait's Despatch Post/2/Adams Exp'ss/48 S. 3d St. Red integral-rate handstamp boldly struck on embossed Valentine cover to local street address, original Valentine enclosure tied to cover by blind embossing from Stait's handstamp, Extremely Fine (Image) E. 300-400 550.00
1516° c imageStait's Despatch Post/2/Adams Exp'ss/48 S. 3d St. Red integral-rate handstamp clearly struck on folded cover to local Philadelphia address (letter was from Mount Holly, dated Feb. 14, 1851, no longer with cover), Very Fine (Image) E. 100-150 130.00

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