Lot
4343 
(Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad) Troy & Whitehall R.R., Aug 16, five strikes of blue route agent cds on 1849 blue cover to Champlain, N.Y. bearing 5¢ red brown, three margins with manuscript cancel; cover with light wax seal tone spot, Very Fine. Towle No. 100-A-2 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A STUNNING AND ATTRACTIVE 1847 ISSUE COVER.
Carried north to Whitehall on Route 935 for the steamboat to Champlain. The Route Agent had set the cds with "15" and corrected the slug using the stamp to obliterate the mistake and added fifth strike below to make the date readable.
Realized: $700