Lot
4453 
(Louisville & Nashville Branch Railroad) "L & N & L Br R.R., Dec 7", manuscript Louisville & Nashville Lebanon Branch Line R.R. route agent postmark ties 3¢ rose pink (64b) on purple General Nathaniel Lyon patriotic cover to Aztlan, Wisconsin; toning and stains; reduced slightly at right, Fine and rare route agent postmark with scarce Civil War patriotic design, Rarity V, This is the Towle Listing Example, ex-Gallagher, Bischel. Towle No. 532-E-1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Patriotic envelope put onto Route 9505 on December 7th 1861 and carried north to Louisville for transfer via Chicago to Aztlan, Wisconsin. Louisville & Nashville Lebanon Branch Railroad operated Route 9505 of 67½ miles once daily for a contract value of $6,750 a year.
General Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union General to fall in the Civil War.
Realized: $350
Lot
4454
(Louisville & Nashville Branch Railroad) "L & N & L Br R.R., Dec 7", choice bold route agent cds ties 3¢ rose (65) on orange cover to Clarksville, Tenn.; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine, Rarity VI. Towle No. 526-S-1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Put onto Route 9611 at Olmstead and carried 26 miles south west to Clarksville, Tenn.
Lot
4455
(Macon & Western Railroad) Culverton, Agency, Apr 1, 1874, blue station double-oval ties 3¢ green (158) on orange cover to Tallahassee, Florida; cover slightly reduced at bottom, F.-V.F. and rare Georgia station. Towle No. 352-S-unlisted Estimate $200 - 300.
Posted at Culverton on April 1st 1874 for the 59½ miles on Route 6145 to Macon. Routed south via Thomasville, Georgia for Tallahassee.
Realized: $140
Lot
4456
(Mississippi Central Railroad) Lamar, M.C.R.R., Aug 9, 1860, clear strike of station cds cancels 3¢ red (U10) entire to Knoxville, Tenn.; missing part of top flap, some edgewear, still Very Fine and rare, Rarity IX, Only two Recorded Examples of this Station cds, ex-Wyer, Towle. Towle No. 421-S-1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Put onto Route 7412 at Lamar station and carried 61 miles north to Jackson for onward carriage by road via Nashville to Knoxville, Tennessee.
Realized: $210
Lot
4457
(Mississippi Central Railroad) Miss. Cent. R.R., Vaiden, Mar 2, 1869, station double-oval on "Southern Express Company" black on orange label, affixed on pen canceled 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La.; scissor opening at top, Very Fine, would be Rarity X as unique. Towle No. 421-S-unlisted Estimate $500 - 750.
A WONDERFUL SOUTHERN EXPRESS CO. USE WITH AN UNLISTED MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL R.R. STATION OVAL FROM VAIDEN.
The station of Vaiden was located 54 miles north of Canton on the Mississippi Central Railroad. They were contracted for Route 7001 running 235½ miles between Canton and Jackson, Tennessee. Payment was $23,560 a year for a daily service excluding Sundays.
Put into the Vaiden Station on Route 7001 to receive the Station Agent's date stamp (Unlisted by Towle) and carried south to Canton. Transferred to Route 8002 of 206 miles for New Orleans on the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad.
The Southern Express Company was founded during the Confederacy, acted as an express delivery company in both the Southern States and the Mid-West.
Realized: $625
Lot
4458
(Mobile & Ohio Railroad) Mobile & Ohio R.R., two different route agent postmarks, first blue "Mobile & Ohio R.R., Oct 17" cds on yellow "M. & O. R.R., Mobile Ala." corner card cover to Cobham Depot Va. bearing 3¢ green (158); second with unrecorded bold blue "M.O. R.R., Sep 6, 1878" boxed postmark ties 3¢ green (158) on orange cover to Frankfort Ind.; later some cover flaws, Very Fine exhibit pair. Towle No. 420-A-4, other unlisted Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot
4459
(Morgan City Railroad) N. Orleans, Opelousas & G.W. Railroad Co., blue circular agent handstamp on orange cover bearing 3¢ dull red (11A), creased, tied by "STEAM" straightline, red "New Orleans La, Nov 30" cds to Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La.; small repaired edge nick at top and flap flaws, F.-V.F. appearance. Estimate $200 - 300.
Put onto Route 7808 and carried east to Algiers for the steamboat to New Orleans. The CDS applied by the baggage master acting as an unofficial Route Agent. The "STEAM applied at New Orleans.
Realized: $500
Lot
4460
(Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad) Smyrna, N. & C. R.R., Feb 4, 1859, perfect strike of station oval ties 3¢ dull red (26), straddle-line s.e. at right, on small cover to South Glen's Falls, N.Y.; small edge tear top left, Extremely Fine and choice, Rarity X, The Towle Listing Example. Towle No. 510-S-2 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE DISCOVERY COPY OF THIS RAILROAD STATION OVAL, THE FINEST KNOWN STRIKE AND ONLY RECORDED FEDERAL USE.
Put onto Route 10006 and carried 20 miles north to Nashville for routing via Louisville to New York and South Glen Falls.
Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad. Route 10006 of 153 miles twice daily. Contract value $36,662 a year. On May 31st 1861 all contracts in the seceded States were cancelled, the Confederate Post Office taking them over for themselves.
Lot
4461
(New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad) N.O. J. & Great No. R.R., Dec 21, route agent cds ties 3¢ dull red (26), rich color, on pinkish buff cover to New Orleans, La., Fine and rare, Rarity X, ex-Chase, Wyer. Towle No. 421-B-1 Estimate $500 - 750.
THIS IS THE TOWLE LISTING EXAMPLE.
Put onto Route 8151 and carried south to New Orleans on December 21st circa 1858.
Realized: $550
Lot
4462
(North Carolina Railroad) North Carolina R.R., Jan 4, blue route agent cds ties 3¢ dull red (11A) on blue cover to Society Hill S.C., forwarded to Darlington with "Society Hill, S.C. Jan 5" cds and manuscript "5" rating; some light cover wear and aging, F.-V.F. and rare, Rarity IX (Extremely Rare). Towle No. 322-D-1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325