Lot
3283 
Palmer & Co's Express, bold strike of red shield handstamp on folded cover with pencil "Dec 1850" dating to Flushing, Long Island, N.Y., bold clear strike of red "Palmer & Co's Express" shield handstamp, endorsed "pd. through to N. Yk" at top and "Express" at bottom, Very Fine, ex-Haas. Thomas No. PAL-100b Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF ONLY 5 RECORDED PALMER & CO'S EXPRESS SHIELD HANDSTAMPS.
Apparently, Palmer carried this letter beyond his office to Flushing N.Y., as there is no evidence of it having entered the mails.
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Realized: $4,750