American Letter Mail Co., 5L1, 5c Black, Used on 1840s Folded Cover to Philadelphia
Manuscript "single" at upper left.
Winter 2026 Sale -Day 1
By: Americana Stamps
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Mar 20, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps Winter 2026 Sale -Day 1
Friday Mar 20, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
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Lot #2090 - Independent Mail American Letter Mail Co
Lot #2091 - Independent Mail American Letter Mail Co
American Letter Mail Co.,5L1, 5c Black, Tied by Red Oval of Stars Handstamp on Cover to New York
The cover with toning.
Lot #2092 - Independent Mail American Letter Mail Co
American Letter Mail Co., 5L1, 5c Black, Hussey Forgery A Stone 2, Sheet of 42
Lot #2093 - Independent Mail American Letter Mail Co
American Letter Mail Co., 5L2, 5c Black on Gray, Vertical Pair, Used on Piece
Manuscript "x" cancels. SCV Pair on Cover $1,250
Lot #2094 - Independent Mail American Letter Mail Co
American Letter Mail Co., 5L2, 5c Black on Gray, Unused
No gum, crease at bottom right corner.
Lot #2095 - Independent Mail Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co., 24L1, 1c Black, Cut to Shape, Unused
Paper label stuck to reverse.
Lot #2096 - Independent Mail Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co., 24L1, 1c Black, Unused
No gum. Creases at top left and bottom left.
Lot #2097 - Independent Mail Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co., 24L2, 1c Blue, Used with Red Cancel
Hinged with vertical crease.
Lot #2098 - Independent Mail Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Red F-29 Forwarding Handstamp and C-3 Collect Handstamp Used on 1845 Cover with Overton & Co. Handstamp to Albany Conjunctive Hale and Overton Usage
New York City, New York to Albany, dated January 27, 1845. Overton & Co. City Mail Office, 3 Broad Street" (FO3) and Overton paid (PO2) handstamp, both in red and both crossed out. with manuscript "Collect", "Not Paid" and "Ingraham". It would appear this letter was...
Lot #2099 - Independent Mail Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Collect Six Cents Red Boxed Handstamp (C-3) on 1845 Folded Letter from Havana, Cuba to Providence Very Fine and Rare Cuban Origin, One of Only Two
Folded letter dated February 25, 1845 from Havana, Cuba to Providence, Rhode Island, with red boxed COLLECT / SIX CENTS / FOR / HALE & CO. handstamp (Type C-3). Sent via New York per sender’s directive, carried outside the mails and given to Hale’s New York office, with...
Lot #2100 - Independent Mail Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Red "Penny Post Paid" (PP-2) Handstamp on 1845 Folded Letter from Boston to Springfield, Massachusetts One of Only 7 PP-2 Handstamps
Folded letter dated March 10, 1845 from Boston to Springfield, Massachusetts, with the red Boston Penny Post Paid handstamp (PP-2) and manuscript “Paid” notation indicating prepaid local delivery in Springfield.
Lot #2101 - Independent Mail Hale & Co
Hale & Co., 75L5, 5c Blue, Cut to Shape and Tied on 1844 Folded Letter from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Philadelphia Very Rare Control Marking Usage, Charnley & Whelen Correspondence
August 16, 1844 folded letter from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Philadelphia. The stamp with octagonal margins slightly in, brownish-red manuscript “P/NH” control marking and vertical line precancel. The “P/NH” control marking is very rare on the 5c...
Lot #2102 - Independent Mail Hale & Co
Hale & Co, 75L5, 6c Blue, with F-42 Hale's Forwarding Handstamp and Jerome & Co.'s Express Boxed "PAID" and "8 Court St." Handstamps Attractive Conjunctive Usage
Folded letter dated October 16 1844 from Maine to New York. Jerome & Co.'s Express, No. 8 Court St., Boston red framed handstamp with Jerome's boxed "PAID." The stamp precancelled and applied in Boston. The cover with a tear and stains at top with a piece out at...
Lot #2103 - locals Overton & Co
Overton & Co., Red City Mail Office Handstamp on 1845 Folded Letter to New York
January 29, 1845 folded letter addressed to Mr. John Jay, Washington Place, New York, with red circular “Overton & Co. City Mail Office, 3 Broad St.” handstamp.
Lot #2104 - locals Overton & Co
Overton & Co., Perfect Strike of Black Oval Company Handstamp with Paid Straightline on 1844 Folded Letter from Boston to New Hampshire
Folded letter dated December 17, 1844 from Boston to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, forwarded by Overton & Co., 29½ State Street, Boston, with a perfect strike of the firm’s oval handstamp, straightline “Paid” and manuscript “Paid.” Fresh and very fine.
Lot #2105 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy's Letter Express, 117L1, 5c Black on Yellow Surface-Colored Paper, Manuscript "X" Cancel, Used with Boyd's City Express Post Handstamp on 1844 Folded Letter Conjunctive Use with Boyd's City Express Post
1844 folded letter carried by Pomeroy’s Letter Express from Albany, New York, to New York City. Upon arrival in New York, the letter was handed to Boyd’s City Express Post for delivery, with red boxed “BOYD’S CITY / EXPRESS POST...
Lot #2106 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy's Letter Express, 117L1, 5c Black on Yellow Surface-Colored Paper on 1844 Folded Letter
Single with manuscript “H” cancel on folded letter from Aurora to Auburn, N.Y.
Lot #2107 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy’s Letter Express, 117L1, 5c Black on Yellow Surface-Colored Paper, Conjunctive Use on 1844 Folded Letter Delivered by Boyd’s City Express Post Carried the Entire Length of Pomeroy’s Route from Buffalo to New York City
Stamp with large margins and cancelled by manuscript "X" on a folded letter addressed to New York City. Red boxed "Boyd's City Express Post/Aug. 26 9 O'C" The cover with vertical file fold across the stamp and the...
Lot #2108 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy's Letter Express, 117L2c, 5c Black on Yellow, Value Incomplete with Red "Cd" Cancel on 1844 Folded Letter An Attractive Example of This Scarce Variety
July 25, 1844 folded letter from Buffalo to New York; the stamp cut off and hinged back into place.The “$1” value removed variety was a specific position within the sheet, used only for printings on surface-colored yellow paper, as reflected by the rarity of both off-cover examples...
Lot #2109 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy's Letter Express, 117L4, 5c Black, Complete Sheet of 40, Unused
Original gum.
Lot #2110 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy & Co.'s Express, Black on White Label, Unused
No gum.
Lot #2111 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy & Co.'s Express, Orange on Grayish White Label, Block of Six, Unused
Previously hinged, the right pair with a light vertical crease.
Lot #2112 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy & Co.'s Express, Black on Vermilion Label, Block of Six, Unused
Original gum, previously hinged. All labels with light creases and bends.
Lot #2113 - Independent Mail Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy & Co.'s Express, Orange on Thin White Label, Complete Sheet of Twelve, Unused Very Scarce, Sheet of 12.
Original gum, the crackly gum causing wrinkles. The selvage diagonally creases at bottom left, a reinforced vertical crease in the left vertical pair.
