Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Independent Mails
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1680
Independent Mails and Eastern Expresses. 20+ covers and one circular, nice range of companies and markings, all but two stampless, one American Letter Mail Co. cover franked with No. 5L1, incl. Gay, Kinsley, "Collect six cents for Dows & Co. exprs.", Brainard's, Overton & Co., Thompson & Cos., Sargent & Co. Lowell Express, Pomeroy & Co., several Harnden & Cos. incl. two illustrated striding messenger, Hale & Co. incl. one franked with No. 75L1, also a Harnden circular datelined Boston, Sep. 1, 1847, announcing sale of express business, Very Fine group nearly all of which were acquired by the owner as individual lots in sales past, mostly in the $150-$250 range
E. 2,000-3,000
2,600
