Lot 4026
(New Jersey Steam Navigation Co., L.I. Sound Route 931) N.Y. & Boston Stmr R.R. Jul 10, clear strike of cds ties 3¢ dull red (26) on 1860 folded cover to Boston Mass. carried on Route 931 to Stonington, Very Fine.Towle No. 73-C-1 Estimate $150 - 200.
From 1845 the New York to Boston Mails were carried by a combination of steamboat and rail car contracts involving the New Jersey Steam Navigation Company, the Boston and Providence Rail Road Company and the New York, Providence & Boston Rail Road Company. Route 931 was the New York to Stonington portion of 125 miles for 6 times a week at $7,000 per year in 1857.
Realized: $145