Lot
1269 
Adams' City Express Post, 1850-51, 2¢ black on gray, full margins, placed over manuscript "paid" on 1849 folded letter sheet to Providence, R.I., red "U.S. Express Mail, N.Y., Oct 3" cds, docketed "circular"; stamp with repaired crease and small scuff, Very Fine appearance, illustrated in Patton's The Private Local Posts of the United States (page 10), ex-Worthington & Richardson; with 2021 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 2L4 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF ONLY THREE CERTIFIED ON COVER EXAMPLES OF THE ADAMS' CITY EXPRESS POST 2¢ BLACK ISSUE WITH ADAM'S DESIGNATION REMOVED.
This 1849 circular was carried by the City Express Post to the railway station where the express mail date stamp was added.