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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2634		Forwarded by Davenport & Co. 29-1/2 State Street, Boston. Dark red oval handstamp and ms. "7" rate (5c plus 2c local delivery charge) on Jun. 18, 1845 folded letter from Boston to New York City, conjunctive use with red "City Mail Office, Broad Street" oval handstamp, small tear at top center, Very Fine and scarce, Perry believed Davenport & Co.'s express started in the spring of 1845 and was forced to discontinue soon after on June 30 by the Act of 1845, Hahn lists five examples (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
2635		By Davenport & Mason's Express. Shield-framed handstamp with office addresses on Nov. 23, 1857 folded letter from New Bedford to Taunton Mass., endorsed "Railroad business", Very Fine, scarce (Image)	E. 150-200 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
2636		By Davenport & Mason's Express. Greenish-blue shield-framed handstamp with office addresses on Dec. 4, 1855 folded letter from Taunton to Silas Pierce & Co. (in Boston), file folds, Extremely Fine strike of this scarce marking, ex Sloane (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2637		By Davenport & Mason's Express, Office, 11 State St. Boston. Black on yellow circular label on blue Aug. 22, 1852 folded letter from Taunton to Boston, file folds (one thru label but hardly noticeable), Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2638		"Collect six cents for Dows & Co. exprs". Ms. framed rate marking along with similar "Collect 24 cents for Dows & Cos exps" on Feb. 11, 1845 folded letter from Boston to Portland Me., the sender's and addressee's last names are both Dow, one wonders if the "Dows Express" markings are the sender's playful joke, Very Fine, ex Blake (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
2639		Forwarded by Drake & Co's Providence, Taunton and New Bedford Express. Black on green label with office addresses on buff cover to Mansfield Centre Conn., ms. "$30.00 from Thomas L. Stretcher", 2c Express, Part Perforated (R9b), ms. "HGR 1m30 1863" cancel, early matching usage (Jan. 30, 1863), ms. "Ex 2/" (two bits, or 25c) express charge, with enclosure, opened roughly at left slightly into label, stamp has a few toned or clipped perfs, still Fine, scarce EMU of Express revenue stamp with a rare express label (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
2640		Forwarded by Durfee's Express. Black on dull green label on cover to Chicago Ill., 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to slightly in, tied by "Great Falls N-H Jul. 7" circular datestamp, remnants of paste-up on back and rectangular portion of flaps cut out (possibly where another label was located), otherwise Very Fine, unusual combined use of express and post office (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2641		Forwarded by the Eastern Express Company, Cor. of Exchange & Middle Streets, Portland. Blue circular handstamp clearly struck on cover to Portland Me., with enclosure datelined at Saco Me., Jul. 30, 1857, opening tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, accompanied by a weak strike of similar Boston office handstamp on stained Sep. 3, 1857 folded letter from Bangor Me. to Boston, scarce, accompanied by album page with history of the Eastern Express Co. (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction