Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — Telegraph Covers
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1853
Vermont & Boston Telegraph Line. Oval illustrated buff corner card cover depicting "slower" modes of communication (including a turtle), being overtaken by an electric bolt emanating from a disembodied hand writing with a quill, with "No Charge," April 26, 1852 blue enclosure with list of stations and prices and telegram transcript from Brattleboro Vt., announcing a death, Very Fine example of this beautiful and highly symbolic design, ex Foote, 1993 ASCC Rarity 7
E. 300-400
325