Lot 5055
Syracuse & Utica Railroad, Red RAIL ROAD Arc Handstamp on 1840 Folded Letter to Albany, N.Y.
Mise à prix: $100
Estimation: $200 - $250
Sold For $120
Rail Road red arc handstamp (marking without arc at foot of the Utica & Syracuse Railroad) with manuscript “25” rate on folded letter postmarked January 18, 1840, from Syracuse, New York, to Albany, New York. Origin railroad Syracuse & Utica RR. Manuscript notation on left reads: “This letter found in Genesee Street (the Bagg’s Square train depot at marketplace on Genesee St. became a city plaza), Utica & dropt in box on the Post Office Mail Car this 23 Jany 1840.”
Provenance
Ex Frajola
Informations sur la vente
Winter 2026 Sale | March 20-22
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