Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Postal History continued...

**1861-66 Issue, One-cent: continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2228		1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65). Perfs in, tied by neat strikes of segmented cork cancels on Adams Express Burnside Expedition illustrated corner card cover to Bradford N.H., light strike of New York town datestamp, trivial edge wear, Very Fine and unusual usage, carrier fee plus 3c rate (Image)	E. 500-750
2229		1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65). 1c incredibly dark shade, 3c slightly oxidized, both stamps well-centered and tied by clear "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 21, 1862" circular datestamp on blue illustrated Sanitary Fair Volunteers Refreshment Saloon cover to New York City, barely reduced at right and light edge wear, Very Fine and choice Sanitary Fair illustrated cover paying 1c carrier fee and 3c domestic postage (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2230		Pony Express, The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, Sep. 5 (1861). Large oval within circle datestamp perfectly struck on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, additionally franked with 1c Blue (63) and two 3c Rose (65), small faults, cancelled and tied by large bold pen stroke, clear strike of "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company Sep. 5" oval datestamp at upper left, on back is a black-on-vermilion label that reads "Money Package Forwarded by American Express Co. from St. Louis, Mo." VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PONY EXPRESS USAGE WITH THE 1861 ISSUE, WHICH WAS ONLY POSSIBLE FOR A BRIEF THIRTEEN-WEEK PERIOD PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THE PONY EXPRESS IN NOVEMBER 1861. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS THE ONLY PONY EXPRESS COVER BEARING THE 1861 ONE-CENT STAMP. This is a fascinating Pony Express usage from East to West. The absence of government postal markings and the presence of the American Express Company money-package label indicate that the cover and its valuable content were carried by independent express from St. Louis to St. Joseph. The stamps were necessary to prepay the 10c government postage, and this is the only Pony Express cover we have seen with the 1c and 3c combined for the correct rate (most covers have either a 10c stamp or entire). There is a long L-shaped scissors-cut below the stamps that has been neatly sealed with archival tape (the 1c lifted and reaffixed in its proper position). The backflap is opened to display the money-package label. Ex Knapp, Gibson and Barkhausen. (Image)	E. 15,000-20,000

1861-66 Issue, One-cent: continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2228

1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65). Perfs in, tied by neat strikes of segmented cork cancels on Adams Express Burnside Expedition illustrated corner card cover to Bradford N.H., light strike of New York town datestamp, trivial edge wear, Very Fine and unusual usage, carrier fee plus 3c rate (Image)

E. 500-750

2229

1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65). 1c incredibly dark shade, 3c slightly oxidized, both stamps well-centered and tied by clear "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 21, 1862" circular datestamp on blue illustrated Sanitary Fair Volunteers Refreshment Saloon cover to New York City, barely reduced at right and light edge wear, Very Fine and choice Sanitary Fair illustrated cover paying 1c carrier fee and 3c domestic postage (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2230

Pony Express, The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, Sep. 5 (1861). Large oval within circle datestamp perfectly struck on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, additionally franked with 1c Blue (63) and two 3c Rose (65), small faults, cancelled and tied by large bold pen stroke, clear strike of "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company Sep. 5" oval datestamp at upper left, on back is a black-on-vermilion label that reads "Money Package Forwarded by American Express Co. from St. Louis, Mo."

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PONY EXPRESS USAGE WITH THE 1861 ISSUE, WHICH WAS ONLY POSSIBLE FOR A BRIEF THIRTEEN-WEEK PERIOD PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THE PONY EXPRESS IN NOVEMBER 1861. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS THE ONLY PONY EXPRESS COVER BEARING THE 1861 ONE-CENT STAMP.

This is a fascinating Pony Express usage from East to West. The absence of government postal markings and the presence of the American Express Company money-package label indicate that the cover and its valuable content were carried by independent express from St. Louis to St. Joseph. The stamps were necessary to prepay the 10c government postage, and this is the only Pony Express cover we have seen with the 1c and 3c combined for the correct rate (most covers have either a 10c stamp or entire).

There is a long L-shaped scissors-cut below the stamps that has been neatly sealed with archival tape (the 1c lifted and reaffixed in its proper position). The backflap is opened to display the money-package label.

Ex Knapp, Gibson and Barkhausen. (Image)

E. 15,000-20,000