Hussey's Post, Time Posted Label, with #65 3c Rose on Cover to Boston
The 3c with cork cancel and the Hussey's label dated May 11.
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
By: Americana Stamps
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Jun 28, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
Sunday Jun 28, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
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 #7305 - locals Hussey's Post
Lot #7306 - locals Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express
Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express, 66L1, Black on Red, Full Margins, Unused, Original Gum
Hinged.
Lot #7307 - locals Jabez Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express
Fearey & Co.'s Mustang Express, 66L1, Black on Red, Unused, Original Gum, Hinge Remnant
Four-margined with deep color and clear impression; tiny margin thin at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Lot #7308 - locals Jay's Richwood's Dispatch
Jay's Richwoods Dispatch, Red on Pink, Second Original, Subtype C, Unused, Original Gum
Previously Hinged.
Lot #7309 - locals Jay's Richwood's Dispatch
Jay's Richwood's Dispatch, Red on White Portrait of Mr. Jay, Type 4 Design, Tied to Piece
La Hoy, Iowa April 17, 1888 addressed to "The Ultimate Philatelist." The "X" is philatelic.
Lot #7310 - locals Jenkin's Camden Dispatch
Jenkin's Camden Dispatch, 89L1, Black, Unused
Black, unused
Lot #7311 - locals Jenkin's Camden Dispatch
Jenkin's Camden Dispatch, 89L1, Black, Type 4, Unused, No Gum as Issued
Type 4, only 22 single stamps are recorded off cover.
Lot #7312 - locals Jenkin's Camden Dispatch
Jenkin's Camden Dispatch, 89L1, Black, Unused, No Gum, Never Hinged
Lot #7313 - locals Jenkin's Camden Dispatch
Jenkin's Camden Dispatch, 89L1, Black, Unused, Original Gum, Lightly Hinged
Bright and sound four-margined example, cleanly printed in rich black, Very Fine.
Lot #7314 - locals Kidder's City Express Post
Kidder's City Express Post, 93L1 Reprint, 2c Black on Pale Blue, Top Left Corner Margin Single, Unused, No Gum
1847 issue. Unused, no gum, top left corner margin single.
Lot #7315 - locals Ledger Dispatch
Ledger Dispatch, 95L1, Rose, Unused
Rose, unused, very large margins.
Lot #7316 - locals Well's Letter Express
(Wells) Letter Express, 96L1, 5c Black on Pink, Cut to Octagon, Manuscript "X" Cancel
Avery pretty design, strongly printed on fresh paper cut to octagon with full margins all around; manuscript "X" cancel, Very Fine.
Lot #7317 - locals Well's Letter Express
(Wells) Letter Express, 96L3, 10c Black on Pink Glazed, Used with Manuscript "X", Signed by Sloane on Reverse Extremely Scarce
Lot #7318 - locals Libby & Co. City Post
Libby & Co. City Post, Red Three-Line Handstamp with Matching "PAID" on 1852 Folded Letter to Boston Very Rare
Red three-line "Libby & Co's/City Post/10 Court Square" handstamp with matching red "PAID" handstamp on May 10, 1852 folded letter addressed to Moses Kimball, Esq., Proprietor of the Boston Museum, Boston. Dated contents are a plea for a position at the Boston Museum that may have opened up. Some staining around edges....
Lot #7319 - locals McIntire's City Express
McIntire's City Express Post, 99L1 Reprint, 2c Pink, Unused, No Gum
Lot #7320 - locals McIntire's City Express
McIntire's City Express Post, 99L1TC, 2c Black, 1859 Trial Color, Unused
The stamp with multiple creases, a small thin at top and a small tear.
Lot #7321 - locals Menant & Co. Express Post
Menant & Co. Express Post, 104L1, 2c Dark Red, New Orleans Local, Large Margins All Around, Unused, No Gum A Philatelic Icon, One of Only Five Examples, Very Fine Appearance
Illustrated in The Great Mail; A Postal History of New Orleans. By Leonard V. Huber, page 133Unused, without gum. Large margins all around. Small thin, light creases, and faint soiling. Vert Fine appearance.Six examples of 104L1 are recorded, all unused. One is...
Lot #7322 - locals Mercantile Library Association
Mercantile Library Association, 105L1, 5c Black on Maroon, Unused, No Gum as Issued
Stamp with thins.
Lot #7323 - locals Mercantile Library Association
Mercantile Library Association, 105L2, 5c Black on Yellow, Unused
Lot #7324 - locals Messenkope's Union Square Post Office
Messenkope's Union Square, 106L1, Black on Green, Full Margins and #10 3c Orange Brown, Both Tied on Cover with New York Circular Datestamp Very Rare Combination
The 3c Orange Brown with large margins to touched, both stamps tied together by "New-York Dec. 1" circular datestamp on cover to Albany. The 1c soiled and the 3c with pre-print paper fold, otherwise Very Fine and choice appearance.
Lot #7325 - locals Metropolitan Errand & Carriers Express Co.
Metropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Co., Blue Shield Datestamp and "C.O.D." In Frame on Stampless Cover to Local Address
Sep. 12 blue shield datestamp and "C.O.D." in frame clearly struck. The cover with stains, otherwise Very Fine.
Lot #7326 - locals Metropolitan Errand & Carriers Express Co.
Metropolitan Express Post, "C.O.D." in Frame Handstamp Applied on Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Printed Frank on 10c Green Nesbitt Entire, #11A 3c Dull Red Vertical Pair Very Attractive Usage
Blue “Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, Portland” oval handstamp on 1853–55 10c Nesbitt entire with red company frank addressed to New York, additionally franked with vertical pair of 1857 3c Dull Red cancelled by pencil “X”. Manuscript 1858...
Lot #7327 - locals Metropolitan Errand & Carriers Express Co.
Metropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Co., Clear Strike of Red Shield Datestamp on Blue Cameo for the Metropolitan Hotel Corner Card with #11A 3c Dull Red Type II Very Fine and Desirable to the Mail Usage
Red shield handstamp of the Metropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Company dated July 29 on blue cameo corner card cover for the "Metropolitan Hotel Broadway New York, Simeon Leland & Co. Proprietors" with shield design. Cover...
Lot #7328 - locals Metropolitan Errand & Carriers Express Co.
Metropolitan Errand & Carrier Express Co., 107L1, 1c Red Orange, Unused, Original Gum
Stamp previously hinged, with a small stained spot at upper left, and paper hinge remnants.
Lot #7329 - locals Metropolitan Errand & Carriers Express Co.
Metropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Co., 107L1, 1c Red Orange, Horizontal Pair, Large Margins, Tied by Two Strikes of "PAID" in Frame on Local Cover One of Only Three Recorded Pairs on Cover
Stamps with large margins to in at top and bottom, tied by two strikes of "PAID" framed handstamp with an additional strike at left. The cover addressed to to Charles Turner, Dep. Street Commissioner at Hall of Records. This is a Very Fine and...
