Hale & Co., 75L1, 6c Light Blue, Tied on Piece by Red Company Oval Handstamp
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
By: Americana Stamps
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
As always, the sale is designed to serve both the collector and the researcher. Whenever available, you can expect:
✔ High-resolution imagery of all aspects of the item
✔ Links to reference articles and supporting research
✔ Links to philatelic certifications
✔ Census data and population insights
✔ Provenance details to trace notable histories
Whether you are pursuing a long-sought rarity or simply enjoy the chance to study material of this caliber, we invite you to explore the Philatelic Icons Sale and join us in Boston for our largest in-person preview to date.
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Lot #7254 - locals Hale & Co
Lot #7255 - locals Hanford's Pony Express
Hanford's Pony Express, Red Horse & Rider Oval Handstamp with Matching "Paid" on Small Embossed Lady's Cover to Local Address
Mostly clear strike of Hanford's Pony Express. Sender's manuscript instructions at top "To be delivered before 12". Etiquette label affixed to reverse with top backflap replaced; otherwise fine.
Lot #7257 - locals A.M. Hinkley's Express Co.
A.M. Hinkley's Express Co., 82L1, 1c Red on Bluish, Unused, No Gum
1855 issue. Unused, no gum. Margins all around, three large margins. Very Fine.
Lot #7258 - locals Hopedale Penny Post
Hopedale Penny Post, 84L1, 1c Black on Pink, Unused, No Gum
Large margins all around, very large left margin.
Lot #7259 - locals Hopedale Penny Post
Hopedale Penny Post, 84L1, 1c Black on Pink, Uncancelled Single, Genuine Stamp on Cover Front Which It Did Not Originate
SCV $800 Stamp Only
Lot #7260 - locals Hopedale Penny Post
Hopedale Penny Post, 84L2, (1c) Black on Pink, Unused, No Gum
Huge margins all around. Defective corner at top right.
Lot #7261 - locals Hopedale Penny Post
Hopedale Penny Post, 84L3, 1c Black on Yellow Wove, Used on Piece with Pencil Cancel Extremely Fine, One of The Fines Known Examples of the Hopedale Penny Post Circular Stamp
Large to huge margins all around, cancelled by neat pencil marks, still adhering to a small piece.
Fewer than ten examples are estimated to be in collectors' hands, roughly half of which are cut to shape. This full-margin example is among the finest of this...
Lot #7262 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, Blue Double Oval Company Handstamp (PMO-j) on Locally Used Stampless Cover
PAID / HUSSEY’S / 50 WILLIAM ST” handstamp (ASCC Type 17), addressed within New York City and docketed “1872”
Lot #7263 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L1, 1c Blue, Used with Counterfeit Cancel
Lot #7264 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L4, 1c Brown Red, Used with Company Cancel (PMC-d)
PMC-d cancel with May date in center. Insignificant corner crease at bottom right.
Lot #7265 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L4, 1c Brown Red, Used with Circular Company Cancel
Stamp with small corner creases at bottom left.
Lot #7266 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L4 2c Blue, Tied by Clear Strike of PMC-C Company Cancel
Cover addressed to C. P. E. Williams, 230 Fulton St., New York City
Lot #7267 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L5, 1c Black, Unused, No Gum, Block of Four
Horizontal and vertical creases, small thin at top of the top rights stamp.
Lot #7268 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L9, 1c Blue, Used with Company "FREE" Handstamp (PMS-a)
Stamp with horizontal crease.
Lot #7269 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L10, 1c Rose Red, Used with PMC-d Cancel
Hussey cancel PMC-d, dated in center.. Thins at right.
Lot #7270 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L13, Black, Unused
1c Black, unused.
Lot #7271 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L14, 1c Blue, Unused, No Gum
The stamp with paper wrinkles at top right and bottom left corners.
Lot #7272 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L14, 1c Blue, Three Singles Tied on Piece by Company Cancels
Lot #7273 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L18, 1c Brown, Used, Company PMC-d Handstamp
Lot #7274 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L24, 1c Black, Black of 30, Unused, No Gum As Issued
No Gum as issued, with a diagonal crease at the next to bottom row and the bottom right stamp.
Lot #7275 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L25, 1c Red, Black of 30, Unused, No Gum As Issued
No Gum as issued, with a light horizontal crease between the bottom two rows.
Lot #7276 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L26, 1c Brown Red, Block of 25 Unused, No Gum As Issued
No gum as issued.
Lot #7277 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L26, 1c Brown Red, Block of 25, Unused, No Gum As Issued
Unused, no gum as issued.
Lot #7278 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L27, Blue, Used with Company PMC-e Handstamp
Lot #7279 - locals Hussey's Post
Hussey's Post, 87L27, 1c Blue, 38-42, Forgery C, Strip of 7, Used
Creases.


