Lot 3006
#1 1847 5c Brown, Tied by Red Cork Cancel on 1849 Folded Letter from New York City to Kingston with Hudson River Mail Route Agent Marking
起拍价: $150
Estimate: $300 - $400
Single with margins all around, tied by red barrel grid and just tied by red "Hudson Riv. Mail N.Y." route agent circular datestamp on December 8, 1849 folded letter from New York City to Kingston, New York. Prepaid 5c single rate under 300 miles, carried on Contract Route No. 809 (New York to Albany via the Hudson River). The cover with a small ink eroision hole and the bottom backflap missing. Seldom seen fancy grid.
拍卖会信息
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 | June 26-28
Sale 29: U.S. Postal History — Friday, June 26, 2026 | 6pm EST, 3pm 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.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
As always, the sale is designed to serve both the collector and the researcher. Whenever available, you can expect:
✔ High-resolution imagery of all aspects of the item
✔ Links to reference articles and supporting research
✔ Links to philatelic certifications
✔ Census data and population insights
✔ Provenance details to trace notable histories
Whether you are pursuing a long-sought rarity or simply enjoy the chance to study material of this caliber, we invite you to explore the Philatelic Icons Sale and join us in Boston for our largest in-person preview to date.