Lot
639 
Tombstone & Patagonia Express Line, illustrated four-horse stagecoach frank (TOP-400) on unused 1874, 3¢ green entire, Very Fine and choice, this being One of Two Known Examples of This Express Frank, the other example sold in our 2014 Westpex sale for $1,250 hammer. Scott No. U163 Estimate $500 - 750.
A partnership between John Delamore Kinnear and H.C. Walker had resulted in a stage company which ran between Tucson and Tombstone, Arizona Territory. This affair ended around 1881 and each partner formed his own stage line that ran over the same route. It is believed that John Kinnear formed the Tombstone & Patagonia stage line when the partnership with Walker ended. In early 1883, Kinnear sold his stage lines to Robert Crouch & Company.
Realized: $1,150