Lot
4230 
(Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad) Baltimore Rail Road, Aug. 28, blue cds ties 10¢ Black (2) large margins, on buff cover to Prescott, Pa. with second cds strike at right; hint of cover restoration, Very Fine and rare, ex-Boker, Gross; signed Ashbrook. Towle No. 239-D-1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONLY A HANDFUL OF 10¢ 1847 COVERS ARE KNOWN USED ON THIS RAILROAD, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST TO CARRY MAIL UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Realized: $950