Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Pomeroy's Letter Express (Inter-City Express) (Part II):

Lot

Lot Description

1419

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c Black on Yellow (117L1). Large margins, cancelled by red "Cd." (not tied), bold red "Boyd's City Express Post, Aug. 8 9 O'C" framed datestamp on folded letter datelined "Whitehall Aug. 5, 1844" to New York City street address, Extremely Fine, choice conjunctive usage (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1420

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c Black on Yellow (117L1). Full to large margins, cancelled by red "Cd.", tied by filing crease, bold red "Boyd's City Express Post, Agst. 1 9 O'C" framed datestamp and "Paid/J.T.B." handstamp on green folded cover to New York City street address, docketing indicates Jul. 28, 1844 origin, Very Fine appearance despite crease, colorful conjunctive usage (Image)

E. 500-750

1421

Pomeroy's Letter Express, (unstated value) Black on Yellow (117L2). Large to huge margins, ms. "WCS" cancel (not tied), used on folded letter datelined "Penn Yan Augst. 9, 1844" to New York City, sender's notation "Express" and "Contract", partly readable brownish red "Pomeroy & Co.'s Express" handstamp with parts of circle at sides (Petri Type 8) and matching "Paid" straightline, bold red "Boyd's City Express Post, Aug. 12 9 O'C" framed datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful Pomeroy/Boyd conjunctive usage (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1422

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c Black on Thin Bond (117L4). Ample to large margins, cancelled by red "Cd.", tied by filing crease, bold red "Boyd's City Express Post, Aug. 19 9 O'C" framed datestamp on folded cover to New York City, docketing indicates origin at Albany, Aug. 17, 1844, Very Fine despite crease (Image)

E. 500-750

1423

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c Red on Thin Bond (117L5). Orange-red shade, large margins, trivial corner creases, cancelled by ms. "Paid" (not tied), faint tiny red "PAID" straightline at right (applied by Pomeroy) and red "Boyd's City Express Post, July 3 9 O'C" framed datestamp on 1844 folded letter to New York City without an origin point indicated, file fold, toned (not beneath stamp, which effectively ties it), some edge splits, still Fine, an extremely early Pomeroy usage, this shade may be the basis of the used Orange listing in Scott (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1424

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c Blue on Thin Bond (117L3). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in, creased, ms. cancels (not tied), used on folded letter datelined Rochester, Jul. 31, 1844 (second dateline Aug. 4), to Boston, red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. Albany" handstamp, conjunctive express service between Albany and Boston, Fine, extremely rare, fewer than five pairs of Pomeroy's Blue stamp reported on cover (source: Frajola, personal correspondence) (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1425

Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c Black on Yellow (117L1). Ample to huge margins, cancelled by red "Cd." (impression ties thru paper), matching red "Pomeroy & Co.'s Express" handstamp with parts of circle at sides (Petri Type 8) on Jul. 18, 1844 folded letter from Buffalo to New York City, Very Fine, ex Worthington (Image)

E. 400-500

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