Lot 169
Canada, Cheney, Rice & Co. Express, green pictorial label featuring a dog guarding the key to a nearby strong box, on a folded letter from Montreal to Boston datelined June 13, 1852, manuscript $10 and "37½" (¢) rate; file crease through label and cover faults at upper right covered by a paper "patch", scarce cross-border usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Jarrett
Montreal and Boston were the terminal cities of Cheney, Rice & Co's Express, which operated over the Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad, and the Vermont & Canada Railway meeting at Rouse's Point, N.Y.
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| Realized $700 |
