Lot
336 
Cumming's City Post, 1844, 2¢ black on yellow, clear to large margins, canceled by segmented square cancel on oversized locally addressed floral bordered Valentine cover, with red oval "Cummings Express, 2 Cts." illustrated locomotive handstamp and matching "Paid, A.H.C." boxed handstamp; light wear and central vertical and horizontal file folds, Very Fine.Scott No. 55L3 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A RARE VALENTINE COVER USAGE BEARING THE CUMMING'S CITY POST 2¢ BLACK ON YELLOW ISSUE.
A matching Valentine cover addressed in the same hand to a different address and with the same handstamp markings was offered in the Siegel's Kuphal sale (Sale 925, Lot 1494A). It appears on that cover has an gummed toned area in the upper right hand corner in the shape of the Cummings' adhesive (which probably fell off) which lends credence to this usage as being genuine. Still, this cover is being offered "as is".