Harnden's Express
Harnden & Co, Illustrated Ship in Center Oval Handstamp, on 1844 Front to London Via Liverpool
An Attractive Illustrated Ship Handstamp
Ausruf: $50
Estimate: $200 - $300
Verkauft für $50
"FORWARDED BY HARNDEN & CO. NO. 20. WATER ST LIVERPOOL" with ship in center (1844-48, oval 40 x 29, black) on front, Boston to London Via Liverpool. "PAID 1844" tombstone mark at London.
Red "LIVERPOOL 1844." Addressed to Thomas Aspinwall, American Consul at London.
Wann wird dieses Los versteigert?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History — Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00
1840 Stampless Cover, Privately Carried Outside the Mails, Boston to New York to Post Office for Drop
Likely Carried by William Harnden (of Harnden's Express), in Contract with the Post Office
Ausruf: $70
Estimate: $200 - $250
Status: Unverkauft
This folded letter is datelined June 22, 1840, and was carried from Boston when it entered the mail in New York as a drop letter and rated "1" in manuscript.
This date falls within the period when William Harnden carried mail under contract with the U.S. Post Office Department between Boston and New York, an arrangement that lasted from 1839 until June 30, 1844.
William Harnden established the first independent mail company to carry small packages and money between Boston and New York. His first advertisement appeared February 23, 1839 and announced four trips each week between Boston and New York.
Wann wird dieses Los versteigert?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History — Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00
Harnden’s Express Illustrated Frank with #94 3c "F" Grill with Cork Cancel on 1869 Cover
With The Western Union Telegraph Enclosure
Ausruf: $75
Estimate: $150 - $250
Verkauft für $105
Addressed to Fredrick City, Md.
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Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 13: US Postal History — Jul 18, 2025 - 12:00