Lot
3042 
1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, four large margins, tied by blue "Woodstock, Vt." cds on Vermont & Boston Telegraph Line illustrated advertising cover to Cornish Flats, N.H., Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Judd, with his note in pencil on reverse, "superb copy tied to superb & very rare illustrated telegraph cover. A showpiece!". Scott Nos. 10A Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
The design shows an illustration of different methods of transporting messages including messenger, steamboat, clipper ship, railroad, horse-and-rider and a turtle - all surpassed by the lightning bolt of the telegraph.
Realized: $2,700