Lot 46
The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph, Mo., Feb 9, oval handstamp in green on Chicago Silversmiths illustrated advertising cover to Mountain City, Kansas Territory, with "care of (C) O C + P P Exp" sender's endorsement, franked with 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, single and pair tied by blue "Chicago, Ills, Feb 5" cds and grid duplexes; cover reduced at left with edge tears at bottom, F.-V.F., ex-Knapp, Lichtenstein; with 2004 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 24 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA AND PIKES PEAK EXPRESS COMPANY EXPRESS USAGE ON AN ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING COVER BEARING THE 1857 1¢ ISSUE.
Necessarily an 1861 use from just before Colorado Territory was created since the COC & PPE did not come into existence until February of 1860 and did not have company handstamps until later that year.
Realized: $1,300