Lot
4401 
(Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. Co., Cayuga Lake Route 1387) Cayuga Lake Nov 5, clear strike of cds on circa 1873 cover bearing 3¢ green (147) from Union Springs N.Y. to Ithaca N.Y., slight opening fault, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 147. Towle No. F-9-a Estimate $200 - 300.
A route was first contracted with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Rail Road as Route 1359 in February 1860 $3,128 a year for six trips a week. The route from Cayuga to Ithaca was by steamboat with a transfer to rail cars for Oswego. In 1865, the contract was renewed as Route 1387 with twelve trips a week at $975 a week.