cover Gordon's City Express, New York, N.Y., 2c Black on green (72L2), left sheet margin single with three ample to large margins and 6 mm. sheet margin at left, fresh and bright, uncancelled as virtually always, used on small neat ladies cover to Albany, N.Y., red 'New-York 5cts. Jun 8' c.d.s., pencil ms. docketing 'received June 9th, 1851',

GORDON'S CITY EXPRESS USED ON COVER

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cover Gordon's City Express, New York, N.Y., 2c Black on green (72L2), left sheet margin single with three ample to large margins and 6 mm. sheet margin at left, fresh and bright, uncancelled as virtually always, used on small neat ladies cover to Albany, N.Y., red 'New-York 5cts. Jun 8' c.d.s., pencil ms. docketing 'received June 9th, 1851',

VERY FINE, A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS LOCAL USED ON A VERY HANDSOME LADIES COVER, covers are very undervalued in Scott at $500.00

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Note: This is the only recorded example of this local with a sheet margin used on cover. While usually never cancelled by a company cancellation, all known covers are found with the same format red N.Y. c.d.s. est.