Lot
772 
(Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad) PHILADA RAIL ROAD, red straightline on 1848 folded cover from Philadelphia Pa. to New York City bearing 5¢ Red Brown (1), four large margins with deep rich color, tied by second partial strike of straightline and canceled by blue manuscript "X", Very Fine and attractive. Towle Nos. 240-D-1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot
773
(Rochester & Niagara Falls Railroad) Rochester & Niagara Falls R.R., Nov 15, blue route agent cds and matching "10" rating handstamp on cover to St. Catherines Canada, Canada "United States / 6d" straight line exchange handstamp, F.-V.F. and rare, Rarity VIII. Towle Nos. 115-B-1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Routed from Niagara Falls via Lewiston and Queenston to St Catherine's.
Realized: $475
Lot
774
(Sodus Point & Southern Railroad) S.P. & S.R., Wallington, Aug 17 18, blue fancy framed station postmark ties 3¢ green (158) on cover to Newcomb, Essex County, N.Y., Very Fine and rare fancy framed railroad station, Rarity VII; This is the discovery copy illustrated in Towle's "Route Agent Postmarks Supplement".. Towle Nos. 129-S-2 Estimate $150 - 200.
The Sodus Point & Southern Rail Road Company was incorporated on March 19th 1852. The 34 mile line from the coal piers at Sodus Point was not completed until 1873 when it was contracted for Route 1285 at $1,700 a year for a daily service excluding Sundays.
Put into the post at Wallington Station located 4 miles south of Sodus Point. Put onto Route 1285 and transferred onto Route 1213 for Syracuse and eastward to Troy.
Realized: $100
Lot
775
(Somerset & Kennebeck Railroad) Somerset & Kens. R.R., Jul 7, route agent cds ties 3¢ rose (65) on orange cover to Winthrop, Me., cover reduced at left, Very Fine and rare railroad marking, Rarity VIII. Towle Nos. 4-H-1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Envelope put onto Route 2 and carried south to Augusta for transfer 10½ miles west to Winthrop.
Realized: $150
Lot
776
(Troy & Rutland Railroad) Troy & Rutland R.R., Feb 7, bold route agent cds on gray 1853 folded Printed Prices Current postmarked red "Boston 'Paid.' 5 Feb" rimless cds to Darby, Vt., Very Fine and rare, Rarity VIII. Towle Nos. 40-A-1 Estimate $300 - 400.
From Boston sorted at Troy and put onto Route 348 for the 66 miles north to Darby.
Realized: $325
Lot
777
(Utica & Schenectady Railroad) U.S. Express Mail, Sep 4, red cds with matching "PAID" straightline and red crayon "20" rating on 1843 folded letter datelined "Little Falls NY" to Cooperstown N.Y., manuscript "Paid 2" at lower left, Very Fine and rare use carried on the Utica & Schenectady R.R. Towle Nos. 114-O-1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $240
Lot
778
(Western Railroad) RAIL ROAD CAR, red straightline with pencil "Albany, May 4" and matching "5" rating with red "PAID" handstamp on 1846 folded letter from Albany N.Y. to Boston, Mass.; couple file folds, cover defect from wax seal removal, F.-V.F., Rarity V. Towle Nos. 53-A-1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Carried over three contracts including Route 476.
Realized: $170
Lot
779
(Wilmington & Manchester Railroad) Wilm. & King. R.R., Jun 1, clear strike of route agent cds with matching target cancels 3¢ rose (65), faulty at bottom, on folded letter datelined "Timmonsville June 1" S.C. to Cheraw S.C., a Very Fine strike and rare Carolina Railroad use. Towle Nos. 340-J-1 Estimate $200 - 300.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE WILM. & KING. R.R. ROUTE AGENT CDS.
In 1854, the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad was extended to Kingsville S.C.
Realized: $160
Lot
780
(Worcester & Nashua Railroad) Worcester & Nashua. R.R. Ms., Dec 15, bold strike of route agent's cds ties 10¢ green (68), couple perfs torn away at bottom right, on small 1868 cover to "United States Ship Dacotah, South Pacific Squadron, Care of United States Consul, Panama", docketed at left "Callao, Peru, Jan 1st 1869", additionally tied by black "New York Dec 16" exchange postmark, Very Fine and attractive. Towle Nos. 21-A-1 Estimate $200 - 300.
A RARE USAGE OF A RAILROAD COVER FRANKED WITH 10¢ 1861 ISSUE, THE FEW KNOWN 10¢ COVERS ARE TYPICALLY USED TO CANADA OR THE WEST COAST.
USS "Dacotah" was commissioned in 1859 was a large 1,012 tons steam sloop that served the United States Navy in the Atlantic Ocean as well as in Pacific Ocean. When the American Civil War occurred, "Dacotah" assumed the role of a gunboat in the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. When the war was over, "Dacotah", who was named for the American Dakota tribe, resumed her role protecting American interests worldwide by showing her presence in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Realized: $425