Additional information
| Springer Number | 5CF1 |
|---|---|
| Condition | F, creases, hinge remnant |
| Size | 2.5" x 1.5" |
| Color | green, red control number |
| Paper | white wove |
| Printer | Kendall Bank Note Co., New York |
5CF1 Erie & New England Express Co. Complimentary Frank
$30.00
The express business–transportation of parcels and valuables–was begun in America by William F. Harnden, an employee of Boston & Worcester R.R., who, in 1839, established a “package express” between Boston and New York. After a slow start, the idea caught on and during the following two decades dozens of express company operations were launched along various railroad and steamboat routes, many of which were eventually absorbed by larger outfits like Adams and American. Stamps and labels used by these companies comprised not only money packages, complimentary franks and newspaper stamps, but also prepaid parcel stamps, route (forwarding) labels, and identification labels.
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