Lot
4457 
(Mississippi Central Railroad) Miss. Cent. R.R., Vaiden, Mar 2, 1869, station double-oval on "Southern Express Company" black on orange label, affixed on pen canceled 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La.; scissor opening at top, Very Fine, would be Rarity X as unique. Towle No. 421-S-unlisted Estimate $500 - 750.
A WONDERFUL SOUTHERN EXPRESS CO. USE WITH AN UNLISTED MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL R.R. STATION OVAL FROM VAIDEN.
The station of Vaiden was located 54 miles north of Canton on the Mississippi Central Railroad. They were contracted for Route 7001 running 235½ miles between Canton and Jackson, Tennessee. Payment was $23,560 a year for a daily service excluding Sundays.
Put into the Vaiden Station on Route 7001 to receive the Station Agent's date stamp (Unlisted by Towle) and carried south to Canton. Transferred to Route 8002 of 206 miles for New Orleans on the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad.
The Southern Express Company was founded during the Confederacy, acted as an express delivery company in both the Southern States and the Mid-West.
Realized: $625