Railroad Route Agent Marking, i. Cancellations used by railroad agents who accepted letters from patrons, many are scarce, a few quite rare. A Very Rare RF-8 (4-6) as per Simpson’s, the Atlantic & St. Lawrence” Railroad, which ran from Portland, Maine to Island Pond, Vermont on a #26 straddle pane copy from left pane with centerline and a black 32 mm “Atlantic & St. I have only seen three in 35+ years: 2 on cover and this one off cover. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, known as St-Laurent et Atlantique Quebec in Canada, is a short-line railway operating between Portland, Maine, on the Atlantic Ocean, and Montreal, Quebec, on the St. It crosses the Canada-U. Border at Norton, Vermont, and Stanhope, Quebec, and owned by short-line operator Genesee & Wyoming. The line was built by the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad in the U. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway in Canada, meeting at Island Pond, Vermont, south of the international border. Major communities served include Portland & Lewiston in ME; Berlin, NH; Island Pond, VT; & Sherbrooke & Montreal, Quebec. Postal Markings 1851-61, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged, by Thomas Alexander, USPCS, Columbus, OH, 1979, pg. Route and Station Agent Postmarks, by Charles L. Towle, Ameripex Edition, Mobile Post Office Society, Chicago, 1986, pg. 8, tracing 9-B-1 and page 319. This item is in the category “Stamps\United States\19th Century: Used”. The seller is “cjdicomo” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Denomination: 3 Cent
- Year of Issue: 1851-57
- Place of Origin: United States
- Quality: Used
- Color: Black
- Grade: Ungraded
- Certification: Uncertified