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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2612		Brainard & Co. Eight folded letters or covers, various handstamps incl. Troy ovals, Albany elongated oval, several with Hale Collect box, generally clear strikes on Fine-Very Fine covers with minor faults, a scarce group (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2613		Forwarded by Brainard's Express, 125 Fulton St., N. York. Clear strikes of red oval handstamp and "Collect/3/Cents" box on Apr. 15, 1845 folded letter from Boston to New York City street address, pencil "Collect", Extremely Fine, choice example of the first 3c rate in the U.S. (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
2614		Forwarded by Brainard's Express, 125 Fulton St., N. York. Red oval handstamp and "Collect/3/Cents" box on folded cover to New York City street address, minor soiling and edgewear, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2615		Forwarded by Brainard's Express, 125 Fulton St., N. York. Red oval handstamp and "Collect/3/Cents" box on Apr. 4, 1845 folded letter from London, England, to New York City, minor erosion from ink thru lettersheet, Fine, this is the first 3c inter-city rate in the U.S. (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2616		Forwarded by Brainard's Express, 125 Fulton St., N. York. Clear strikes of red oval handstamp and "Paid" handstamp on Jun. 21, 1845 folded letter from Boston to New York City street address, pencil "Pd. by S.W.J. 2 cts", ms. "pd 2" next to red oval, slightly toned file folds and faint bleaching, otherwise Very Fine, rare (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
2617		Forwarded by Brainard's Express, 82 Washington St., Boston. Red oval handstamp and "Collect/3/Cents" box on May 24, 1845 folded letter from New York City to Boston, Very Fine, this is the first 3c inter-city rate in the U.S., Hahn recorded six different examples, ex Blake (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
2618		Forwarded from E. F. Brown's Periodical & News Office, No. 6 Merchants Row, Cabotville Ms. Red six-line handstamp in double-line frame with matching script "Paid" on Sep. 27, 1844 folded letter from Chicopee to New York City street address, writer gives his address as Cabotville, docketing clear of markings, usual lightly-inked but readable strike, Very Fine, extremely rare, Cabotville was situated on the stage route north from Springfield to Williamansett and Northampton (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2619		Bryant's Bangor Express, 11 State Street, Boston, 3 Strickland's Block, Bangor. Shield-shaped handstamp and ms. "Free" on folded letter datelined Rockland Me. Dec. 26, 1855, and addressed to Rockland, sender's routing "per Bryants Express", file folds (one thru marking), Very Fine, unusual usage, apparently local (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
2620		Canadian Express Co. from Newcastle. Black on vermilion label on yellow cover to Toronto, "Printed Circular" imprint, ms. "$30.00" notation, some faults, we're not convinced label belongs, but ex Nickle, offered as is (Image)	E. 150-200 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
2621		Carpenter & Co. Kennebec Express, Railroad Exchange, Court Square, Boston. Clearly struck oval handstamp on folded letter to Boston datelined Augusta Me. Mar. 6, 1854, ms. "$100", file folds, Very Fine, ex Sloane (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2622		Child & Co's Express. Two-line handstamp with ms. "GR" and "25" rate on blue folded cover to Boston street address, ms. "$39.82" notation, no date, file fold and tiny bleached spots, Very Fine, ex Blake, this style of marking is reported by Hahn as "unique" (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction