Americana Stamps

Lot #: 7025

Bigelow Express Label on Folded Letter

Illustrated in the Fiske & Rice and Bigelow's Express article
Cover with small express label with train vignette (Mosher BIGX-L1), Black on Yellow used on Mar. 13, 1851 folded letter from Athol Mass. to Boston The cover indicates that Bigelow's adhesive continued to be used for a short time after the company was sold to Fiske & Rice.
Opening: $250
Category: express, Eastern Express
Provenance: Ex Lyons, Hall, Mason, Ackerman, Elliot Perry