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Sale 3 Friday      January 3  @  1 pm EST / 10 am PST    Lots 3001-3165  Stampless Postal History                                            
Sale 4 Saturday January 4 @ 12 pm EST /  9 am PST    Lots 4001-4160  Carriers, Independent Mails and Expresses           
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Independent Mail, Hartford Conn. Mail Route
Home » Winter 2025 Sale Live Bidding. » Independent Mail » Lot 4088
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Hartford Conn. Mail Route, 80L1, 5c Black on Yellow Hartford Conn. Mail Route, 80L1, 5c Black on Yellow
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Lot #: 4088

Hartford Conn. Mail Route, 80L1, 5c Black on Yellow

Manuscript "South" Precancel

1844 5c black on yellow with manuscript "South" precancel (agent "B") applied before use.

Opening: $750
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Unsold
Category: Independent Mail, Hartford Conn. Mail Route
Catalogue: Scott 80L1
Catalog Value: $2,000
Provenance:

Ex C.J. Alexander

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Independent Mail, Well's Letter Express
Home » Winter 2025 Sale Live Bidding. » Independent Mail » Lot 4090
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Well's Letter Express ,96L1, 5c Black on Pink, Large to Huge Margins, on Cover Well's Letter Express ,96L1, 5c Black on Pink, Large to Huge Margins, on Cover Well's Letter Express ,96L1, 5c Black on Pink, Large to Huge Margins, on Cover Well's Letter Express ,96L1, 5c Black on Pink, Large to Huge Margins, on Cover Well's Letter Express ,96L1, 5c Black on Pink, Large to Huge Margins, on Cover
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Lot #: 4090

Well's Letter Express ,96L1, 5c Black on Pink, Large to Huge Margins, on Cover

Fine and Scarce, Signed Frajola, "Genuine Use After Service Suspended"

5c Black on Pink, large to huge margins, uncancelled and oxidized, tied by file fold on November 13, 1844 folded letter from Detroit to Buffalo N.Y., Fine and scarce; signed Frajola.

Opening: $200
Estimate: $400 - $500
Sold for: $220
Category: Independent Mail, Well's Letter Express
Catalogue: Scott 96L1
Catalog Value: $500
Provenance:

Ex Stanley Piller, Frajola

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Independent Mail, Pomeroy's Letter Express
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Express, American Express
Express, Bigelow's Express
Home » Winter 2025 Sale Live Bidding. » Express » Lot 4111
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Bigelow Express Label on Folded Letter Bigelow Express Label on Folded Letter Bigelow Express Label on Folded Letter Bigelow Express Label on Folded Letter
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Lot #: 4111

Bigelow Express Label on Folded Letter

Illustrated in the Fiske & Rice and Bigelow's Express Article

Cover with small express label with train vignette (Mosher BIGX-L1), Black on Yellow used on Mar. 13, 1851 folded letter from Athol Mass. to Boston

The cover indicates that Bigelow's adhesive continued to be used for a short time after the company was sold to Fiske & Rice.

Previously listed by Scott as 13L3.

Opening: $325
Estimate: $750 - $1,000
Sold for: $325
Category: Express, Bigelow's Express
Catalogue: Mosher BIGX-L1c
Catalog Value: $500
Provenance:

Ex Lyons, Hall, Mason, Ackerman, Elliot Perry

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Express, Gay, Kinsley & Co
Express, Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express
Home » Winter 2025 Sale Live Bidding. » Express » Lot 4113
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Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express, 66L1, Black on Red Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express, 66L1, Black on Red
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Lot #: 4113

Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express, 66L1, Black on Red

Lyons Estimates Only 10-12 Examples are Known

Large margins. Very Fine.

Opening: $180
Estimate: $300 - $400
Sold for: $240
Category: Express, Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express
Catalogue: Scott 66L1
Catalog Value: $400
Provenance:

Ex C.J. Alexander

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