Lot
4525 
(Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad) Hannibal & St. Joseph R.R., Engineer's Office, Hannibal Mo., blue fancy corner handstamp on orange buff cover front only to Homer Me. bearing 3¢ dull red (11) hanging over edge, couple corner creases, tied by "Steam" straightline handstamp and matching "5" due handstamp, manuscript "3 cts Due" rating, Very Fine; with 2007 P.S.E. certificate. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $450
Lot
4526
(Illinois Central Railroad) Dub. & Sioux City R.R., Aug 15, clear route agent cds with matching fancy cross-roads cancel ties fresh 3¢ rose (65) on cover to Dubuque, Iowa, Very Fine and rare, Rarity V. Towle No. 759-C-1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $120
Lot
4527
(Illinois Central Railroad) Dub. To Iowa Falls R.P.O. Aug 29, route agent cds duplexed with cross-roads cancel ties 3¢ ultramarine (114) on cover to Sand Spring, Iowa, Very Fine and scarce. Towle No. 759-G-1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
4528
(Illinois Central Railroad) Dubuque To Sioux City, East, Oct 7, cds ties 3¢ rose (65), small tear, additional cds adjacent on orange cover to Onoville, N.Y., Very Fine and scarce route agent cds, Rarity IV, ex-Kramer. Towle No. 759-D-1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
4529
(Illinois Central Railroad) Illinois Central R.R., Lostant, Apl 6, 1865, sharp partial framed station postmark ties 3¢ rose (65) on orange cover to Granville, Illinois; no back flap, Very Fine, Rarity V. Towle No. 709-S-1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Carried on the Lostant to Hinnepen 21 mile branch line from Lostant to Granville. Part of the main Dubuque to Cairo contract for Route 11512.
Lot
4530
(Illinois Central Railroad) From Richview, Ill. C. R.R., Mar 23, 1863, station agent cds ties 3¢ rose (65) on orange cover to Normal Ill., with additional strike at left; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine, Rarity V. Towle No. 708-S-4 Estimate $200 - 300.
Richview was first formed in 1839. It gradually grew into a business center. It had five stores, two blacksmiths, one wagon shop, 3 physicians, and had a population around 600 people. It had also turned into a railroad town. It was one of 4 towns along the Illinois Central Railway.
Lot
4531
(Illinois Central Railroad) From Tamaroa, Ill. C. R.R., Jul 27, 1857, blue cds ties faulty 3¢ dull red (11A), additional strike adjacent on buff cover to Carrollton, Ill., original enclosure accompanies, F.-V.F. and rare Illinois Central station, Rarity VII. Towle No. 708-S-8 Estimate $300 - 400.
Carried on Route 13441 north for transfer at Sandoval west to St. Louis and north to Carrollton.
Realized: $325
Lot
4532
(Illinois Midland Railroad) Paris & Dec. R.R., May 5, three strikes of blue route agent cds tie 1¢ blue (145), pair and single, on 1875 orange cover to Atlanta, Ill.; 1¢ single pre-use faults, Very Fine. Towle No. 716-unlisted Estimate $150 - 200.
On November 4, 1874 the Paris and Decatur Railroad merged with the Paris and Terre Haute Railroad and the Peoria, Atlanta, and Decatur Railroad, thus forming the Illinois Midland Railroad. Trains would often be 24, 48, or even 72 hours in making a round trip from Terre Haute to Decatur. In 1886, The Illinois Midland was sold under foreclosure and in February of 1887 it was reorganized as the Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad.
Realized: $160
Lot
4533
(Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad) Indianapolis & Cincinnati R.R., Dec 27, blue route agent cds ties 3¢ dull red (11A) on dark orange buff cover to New Albany, Indiana; partial flap and edge flaws with top left corner repaired, F.-V.F. and rare, Rarity VIII. Towle No. 653-A-1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Put onto Route 14500 carried to the distribution office at Cincinnati for transfer to Route 5032 by steamboat to Louisville and route 5102 to New Albany.
Realized: $190