Lot
1085 
American Merchants Union Express Co., Hudson, N.Y., black on vermilion express label with guard dog resting on locked trunk, used on legal-size cover to New York City street address; 1871 docketing at left, reduced at top with mended top edge nick, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Formed upon the 1868 merger of American Express and Merchants Union Express, the American Merchants Union Express name lasted until 1873 when name was changed back to American Express.
Realized: $110