Sale 98: The Transportation Sale

Lot 4353    

(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 No. 114-O-1    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Lot 4354    

(Utica, Chenango & Susquehanna Valley Railroad) U.C. & S.V. R.R., Jul 25, route agent cds duplexed with four-ring target cancel on 3¢ ultramarine (114) on orange advertising cover from Sherburne N.Y. to Poolville N.Y.; cover a bit reduced at right, Very Fine and attractive.
Towle No. 126-A-1    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $100

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Lot 4355    

(Utica, Ithaca & Elmira Railroad) U. I. & E. R.R. Besemers. Feb 10, 1877, bold double-circle station cds cancels 1¢ postal card (UX3) to Newark Valley, Extremely Fine and choice.
Towle No. 123-S-unlisted    Estimate $200 - 300.

The Besemer's Depot post office was opened on March 9th 1876 with the postmaster as Mary A. Besemer. Located on the Utica, Ithica & Elmira Rail Road some 5¼ miles from Ithaca. Received the Station Agent's date stamp for Besemer's Depot to travel on Route 6075 contracted for 48½ miles at $2,226 a year for a daily service excluding Sundays.

Put into Besemer's Depot on February 10th 1877 and carried south on Route 6075 to Wilseyville for transfer via Owego to Newark Valley.

Realized: $160

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Lot 4356    

(Watertown & Rome Railroad) C. Vincent & Rome R.R., Mar 27, route agent cds ties 3¢ dull red (26) on orange cover with handstamped Watertown N.Y. corner card for "Dealer in Leather, Oil & Findings" to Boston Mass., Very Fine and attractive, a very scarce railroad marking, Rarity VII.
Towle No. 102-A-1    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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Lot 4357    

(Watertown & Rome Railroad) Watertown & Rome R.R., Jun 17, route agent cds on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire to Watertown N.Y., Very Fine and scarce Nesbitt use, Rarity VI.
Towle No. 102-C-1    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $170

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Lot 4358    

(Watertown & Rome Rail Road) "W & Rome R.R., Nov 29", pencil manuscript on 1851 folded letter datelined "Camden Nov 29 / 51" to New Haven, Conn. bearing 3¢ dull red (11A) canceled by grid cancel, Very Fine and rare, Rarity V, the Towle Listing example.
Towle No. 102-V-1    Estimate $200 - 300.

Carried on Route 1256 prior to issuing of a date stamp of the Route Agent. Carried 18 miles east to Rome for transfer to Route 1030 on the Syracuse & Utica Rail Road.

Realized: $230

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