Lot
4522 
(Cleveland, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad) Clev. Zansv. & Cini, R.R. Mar 10, route agent cds ties 3¢ dull red (11A), margins to touched, on buff cover to Buffalo, N.Y.; no flap, F.-V.F. and unique, Rarity X, ex-Hicks, Wyer. Towle No. 573-B-1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE FINER OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE ROUTE AGENT CDS.
Incorporated as the Akron Branch of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Rail Road in March 1851 and opened in 1853 as the Cleveland, Zanesville & Cincinnati to serve the coal fields of the Millersburg region. The first contract was for Route 10424 in February 1855 at $1,830 a year for a daily service excluding Sundays on the 61¼-mile route.
Carried north on Route 10424 to Hudson on March 10th 1855 for transfer through Cleveland to Buffalo.
Realized: $675