Lot 7404
Whittlesey's Express, 146L1, 2c Red, Ample to Large Margins, Tied on Small Piece by Blue Company Oval Handstamp
Very Fine Example of this Local Rarity, Only Six Recorded Used Examples
Старт: $3,000
Оценка: $6,000 - $8,000
Stamp tied by clear strike of the blue "Whittelsey's Letter Express" oval handstamp on piece, with small tear at upper left.
Aside from the ex-Hall block of twelve and a small number of unused singles, only six used examples of 146L1 are recorded; no covers are known.
Whittelsey & Co. began its Chicago express operation in late 1857, listed in the 1857–58 Cooke's directory at 194 Lake Street. The firm does not appear in the following year's directory, having evidently closed as the proprietors, first cousins Edmund A. and Samuel M. Whittelsey, relocated west.
Провенанс
Ex David W. Gorham, Dr. Hennan and David Golden
Информация об аукционе
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 | June 26-28
Sale 33b: Locals (continued): Eagle City Post - Whittlesey's Express — Sunday, June 28, 2026 | 3pm EST, 12pm PST
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
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