Sale 57: The Hugh V. Feldman Collection

Lot 4387    

1855 (Apr. 2) Saint John, N.B. to New York, N.Y., folded letter with New Brunswick cds and matching "10" rating for cross border rate, "Express Mail, Saint John, Apr 5" route agent cds, put onto the Admiral, red "Favor's Express" cachet, Extremely Fine.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

A REMARKABLE STRIKE OF THIS RARE FAVOR'S EXPRESS CACHET.

The intaglio cachet of Favor's is rarely found with such a crisp strike. This example is an exception.

Realized: $4,750

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Lot 4388    

Colonial Express Mail, St. John, N.B. Jun 11, clear strike of route agent cds and matching light "10" cent due rating handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "Saint John NB 10th October 1857" and addressed to Wilmington Del., endorsed "Mail per Admiral", reverse with "Wilmington Del. Oct 14" arrival cds, Very Fine, Rarity IX, ex-David Jarrett.
Towle No. A-1-a    Estimate $500 - 750.

Hiram Favor, as the duly appointed letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office on the St. John, N.B. to Boston route, handled significant volumes of mail during his ten year time frame. The majority bore various route agent postmarks without any other indication of Favor's carriage other than reference to the steamship "Admiral".

Realized: $425

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Lot 4389    

Express Mail, St. John, Sep 30, route agent cds with matching "Province of New Brunswick" circular handstamp and "10" cent cross border rating handstamp on blue folded letter to New York City, F.-V.F. and rare use, Rarity IX.
Towle No. A-1-e    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 4390    

Favor's Express, Boston, 10 Court Sq., red company circular cachet on flap of folded letter datelined "St. John 12th May 1852" and endorsed within "Admiral", addressed to New York N.Y., entered mails with "Boston '5cts' 14 May" cds for the 5¢ rate and matching "Steam" straightline handstamp adjacent, Very Fine.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Hiram Favor of Eastport Me. was appointed a letter carrier for the mails between Boston and St. John with stops at Portland and Eastport. Favor ran the service between 1849 and 1859 using the steamship "Admiral" throughout. Only when on its annual dry docking were other vessels used.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 4391    

Favor's Express, Boston, 10 Court Sq., double-struck red company circular cachet on flap of folded letter datelined "St. John Apl 3 1851" addressed to Philadelphia Pa., entered mails with red "Boston '10cts' 7 Apr" cds for double the 5¢ rate, black "Steam" straightline handstamp adjacent with manuscript "2" for double-weight charge, Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Favor's Express was based in Boston and operated from 1850 two sister vessels, the "Alabama" and the "Florida", both of 1,261 gross tons built at New York. The company served the express route to St. John, New Brunswick calling at Providence and Eastport, Maine. A company cachet was applied to loose letters handled on the route and there was a 5¢ charge made for letters travelling between St. John and U.S. post offices.

Realized: $575

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Lot 4392    

U.S. Express Mail, St. John, Jun 11, route agent cds and matching "10" cent due rating handstamp on folded letter datelined "Saint John NB. 10 June 1857" addressed to Wilmington Del., endorsed "Mail per Adelaide", transferred at Boston to the rails via New York and Philadelphia, "Wilmington Del. Jun 15" arrival backstamp; minor edge toning, Very Fine, Rarity IX.
Towle No. A-1-h    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

This was sent on the "Adelaide" that was one of the relief vessels utilized when the "Admiral" was in dry dock.

Realized: $700

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