Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012
Category — Railroad, Express and Ocean Mail Covers
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1769
Forwarded by Grammer & Cos. Express. Bold oval handstamp on brown cover to Ashburnham Mass., mostly clear "Sacramento Cal. Oct. 10 40" integral-rate circular datestamp, refolded and reinforced due to aging, still a Very Fine strike and exhibit-worthy example of this extremely rare early "one-man" pioneer express, started in 1849 by Joseph Grammer, illustrated in Letters of Gold, ex Jessup, Pearce, Haas and Edwards
E. 750-1,000
3,250