American Letter Mail Co., Red Company Forwarding Handstamp on 1844 Folded Letter, New York to Philadelphia
Folded letter dated August 1, 1844, from New York. Struck with "Forwarded by American Mail Co. from No. 109 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia" handstamp (ALM-PHL-F10) and "Collect 6 1/2 cts New York Office" (C05). Addressed to commission merchant A. N. Thom, referencing an order.
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
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Jun 26, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
Friday Jun 26, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
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Lot #1101 - Independent Mails American Letter Mail Co
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #1102 - Independent Mails American Letter Mail Co
American Letter Mail Co., Red Oval Handstamp, Conjunctive Use with Boyd's Brooklyn City Express on 1844 Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Brooklyn One of Only Four American Letter Mail and Boyd Conjunctive Usages
Folded letter datelined Philadelphia, September 26, 1844, with a partly clear red oval American Letter Mail Company, Office 56 Wall St., N.Y. handstamp (ALM-NYC-FO9) with matching sans-serif "PAID" as a conjunctive use with a red "...
Price: $ 500.00
Lot #1103 - Independent Mails American Letter Mail Co
American Letter Mail Co., Red Circular Forwarded Handstamp on 1844 Stampless Folded Letter, Philadelphia to Hartford, Connecticut, Rated 8c
Stampless folded letter dated August 19, 1844, from Philadelphia to Hartford, Connecticut, with red circular "Forwarded by American Letter Mail Co. Philadelphia" handstamp and manuscript "6" at right, corrected by manuscript to 8c.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1104 - Independent Mails American Letter Mail Co
American Letter Mail Co., Red Oval Handstamp with Two Strikes of Matching Collect Box, 1844 Stampless Folded Cover to New York City
Red oval "American Letter Mail Company, Office, 66 Wall St. N.Y." handstamp at left with two strikes of matching red "Collect" box on folded cover addressed to New York. Manuscript "Collect" at top and manuscript "a. Mail Co." at lower left. Docketed November 8, 1844. The cover with a file fold and light...
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1105 - Independent Mails American Letter Mail Co
American Letter Mail Company, Philadelphia, "PAID" (ALM-PHL-P05) and "COLLECT" (ALM-PHL-C10) Cartouche Handstamps on 1844 Folded Letter to Springfield, Massachusetts Only Recorded Usage of Both Philadelphia Handstamps on a Single Cover
Folded business letter datelined Philadelphia, July 15, 1844, addressed to the well-known booksellers G. & C. Merriam at Springfield, Massachusetts. Struck with the American Letter Mail Company...
Price: $ 250.00
Lot #1106 - Independent Mails Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co., Red Oval Company Handstamp with Matching "6"
Red "FORWARDED BY BRAINARD & COMPANY/ALBANY" and red "6" handstamps on folded letter. Datelined November 5, 1844. Addressed to Rev. Daniel Wells in New York.
Brainard & Company carried mail from Albany and Troy south to New York City using steamboats since there was no railraod connection available at the time. The Hudson River was open to steamboat traffic...
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1107 - Independent Mails Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co., Red Oval Company Forwarding Handstamp and Additional "6" Rate Handstamp on 1844 Folded Letter, Hudson River Route
Folded letter dated September 6, 1844, from Troy, New York to New York City, carried on the Hudson River via steamboat.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1108 - Independent Mails Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co. and Hale & Co., Red Oval Brainard & Co. Forwarding Handstamp with Hale Collect on 1845 Stampless Folded Letter, Troy to Hartford Brainard & Co. and Hale & Co. Conjunctive Use
Folded letter privately carried entirely outside the mails via two independent companies. Entered Brainard & Co.’s office in Troy, N.Y., where an agent carried it to Albany and placed it aboard a Hudson River steamboat for New...
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1109 - Independent Mails Brainard & Co
Brainard & Co. and Hale & Co., on 1845 Folded Letter from Troy, NY to Hartford, Conn. Conjunctive Use, Mailed 3 Weeks after Postal Act of 1845 Became Law
Conjunctive use of two independent mail companies, mailed 3 Weeks after Postal Act of 1845 became law.
This folded letter, dated March 26, 1845, written by a husband to his wife, was carried by Brainard & Co. from Troy to New York City. There, it was transferred to...
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1110 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., 75L5, 6c Blue with Manuscript Cancel with Red Oval Company Handstamp on 1844 Folded Letter to Providence
Red oval "FORWARDED BY HALE & CO. NEW YORK" handstamp on September 25, 1844 folded letter with manuscript "Hale Express" notation at lower left. Stamp with horizontal crease ending in a tear, file fold through the handstamp.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1111 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., 75L5, 6c Blue, with F-42 Hale's Forwarding Handstamp and Jerome & Co.'s Express Boxed "PAID" and "8 Court St." Handstamps Attractive Conjunctive Usage
Folded letter dated October 16 1844 from Maine to New York. Jerome & Co.'s Express, No. 8 Court St., Boston red framed handstamp with Jerome's boxed "PAID." The stamp precancelled and applied in Boston. The cover with a tear and stains at top with a piece out at...
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #1112 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., 75L5, 6c Blue, Small Magenta "S" Salem Control Marking, Used on 1844 Folded Letter, Salem to New York Only 3 Recorded Examples of this Control Marking
This is a new example, previously not recorded by Gutman of this Salem control marking. Cover with new backing.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1113 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Red Boxed "Collect Six Cents by Hale & Co." (C-4) on 1844 Cover Newly Discovered 2nd North Easton, Mass Cover
August 26, 1844 folded letter from North Easton, Massachusetts to New York. This is a newly discovered second recorded cover from North Easton, addressed to the same individual with the same date as the other recorded example. Hale & Co. did not have an advertised agent or office in Easton, and no rail or...
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1114 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Red Oval Forwarding Handstamp (F3) with Black Boxed "Collect" Handstamp, Boston to New York Unusual Two-Color Handstamps
Folded letter datelined Boston July 19, 1844, to New York. This is an unusual combination of two handstamp colors. The C-5 handstamp is only reported in red.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1115 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., 1844 Stampless Folded Letter from New York to Hartford. Manuscript "8"
Folded letter sheet datelined New York, October 23, 1844, carried by Hale & Co. from New York to Hartford, Connecticut. Red boxed HALE & CO’S MAIL handstamp. The recipient was charged 6c for intercity carriage and an additional 2c for local delivery, totaling 8c due.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1116 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Red Oval New York Forwarding Mark (F-29) with "PAID" Straightline on 1845 Stampless Folded Letter to Boston Adams & Co's Express Crossed Out
Prepaid letter datelined "New York, Jan 30th 1845," with red "Forwarded by Hale & Co., from Courier & Enquirer Building, New York" (F-29) handstamp and red straightline "PAID" handstamps. The sender originally intended to send the letter via Adams & Co.'s Express,...
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1117 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Red Oval Forwarding (F-36) and Red "6" (C-13) Handstamps on 1845 Stampless Cover, Providence to New York
Folded letter datelined March 1, 1845 carried by Hale & Co. from Providence, R.I. to New York, with red "Forwarded by Hale & Co., Providence" (F-36) oval and matching red "6" collect rate handstamp (C-13), a marking unique to the Providence office. One of only 31 recorded letters with the C-13 marking.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1118 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Black "Collect 6" (C-9) Handstamp on 1844 Folded Letter, Boston to New York
Collect 6 CENTS for BOSTON OFFICE
Price: $ 20.00
Lot #1119 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., New York to Albany, Red "PAID" Handstamp (P-8), on 1845 Stampless Folded Letter
Folded letter from New York City to Albany, bearing Hale & Co.'s red straight-line "PAID" handstamp (type P-8, 20mm x 5mm), as used in New York City, with approximately 45 examples recorded by Gutman. Manuscript "Hale's Express Paid" in bottom left.
Price: $ 20.00
Lot #1120 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Collect Six Cents Red Boxed Handstamp (C-3) on 1845 Folded Letter from Havana, Cuba to Providence Very Fine and Rare Cuban Origin, One of Only Two
Folded letter dated February 25, 1845 from Havana, Cuba to Providence, Rhode Island, with red boxed COLLECT / SIX CENTS / FOR / HALE & CO. handstamp (Type C-3). Sent via New York per sender’s directive, carried outside the mails and given to Hale’s New York office, with...
Price: $ 360.00
Lot #1121 - Independent Mails Hale & Co
Hale & Co., Red Oval F-1 Forwarding Handstamp and Black C-9 Collect Handstamp, with Manuscript "Foster Ex" Notation on 1844 Folded Letter Conjunctive Use with Foster's Express
Folded letter dated June 29, 1844, addressed to North Donnelley, Andover, Massachusetts, with attached printed bill of lading featuring woodcut design with ship in port and cargo. Red oval Hale & Co. forwarding handstamp (Type F-1) and black boxed Collect...
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #1122A - Independent Mails Hartford Conn. Mail Route
Hartford Connecticut Mail Route, 80L1, 5c Black on Yellow Glazed, Used with Manuscript "X"
With two facial scrapes and light overall soiling.
Price: $ 500.00
Lot #1122 - Independent Mails Hartford Conn. Mail Route
Hartford Connecticut Mail Route, 80L1, 5c Black on Yellow, Unused with Manuscript "South" Precancel
Manuscript "South" precancel (agent "B") applied before use. A tiny sealed tear at left center.
Price: $ 700.00
Lot #1123 - Independent Mails Overton & Co.
Overton & Co., Red Backward-Slanting "PAID" Handstamp on 1844 Stampless Folded Cover, New York City to Albany One of Three Recorded Examples
Figure 4 in Backward-Slanting "PAID" Independent Mail Handstamp by David W Snow, John D. Bowman
The cover originated in New York City and was sent up the Hudson to Albany.
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #1124 - Independent Mails Pomeroy's Letter Express
Pomeroy's Letter Express, 117L1, Black on Greenish Yellow, Block of 4, Unused
Price: $ 50.00
