Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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The Benjamon Franklin Bailar Collection: A Postal Historical Study of America's First Postmaster Gen continued...

1861-68 Issues continued...

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2607

Pony Express, The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, Sep. 5 (1861). Large oval within circle datestamp perfectly struck on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, additionally franked with 1c Blue (63) and two 3c Rose (65), small faults, cancelled and tied by large bold pen stroke, clear strike of "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company Sep. 5" oval datestamp at upper left, on back is a black-on-vermilion label that reads "Money Package Forwarded by American Express Co. from St. Louis, Mo.", entire with scissors-cut below stamps that passes under 1c which has been lifted and replaced in its exact previous position

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PONY EXPRESS USE WITH THE 1861 ISSUE, WHICH WAS ONLY POSSIBLE FOR A BRIEF THIRTEEN-WEEK PERIOD PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THE PONY EXPRESS IN OCTOBER 1861. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED PONY EXPRESS COVER BEARING THE 1861 ONE-CENT STAMP.

This is a fascinating westbound Pony Express cover. The absence of government postal markings and the presence of the American Express Company money-package label indicate that the cover and its valuable content were carried by private express from St. Louis to St. Joseph. The stamps were necessary to prepay the 10c government postage, and this is the only Pony Express cover we have seen with the 1c and 3c combined for the correct rate (most covers have either a 10c stamp or entire). It was carried on the Pony trip that departed St. Joseph on September 5, 1861, and arrived in San Francisco on September 17.

There is a long L-shaped scissors-cut below the stamps that has been neatly sealed with archival tape (the 1c lifted and reaffixed in its proper position). The backflap is opened to display the money-package label.

FKW Census W55. Ex Knapp, Gibson, Barkhausen and "Sevenoaks". With 2001 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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E. $ 20,000-30,000

SOLD for $50,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2608

1c Blue, 3c Rose Pink, 30c Orange (63, 64b, 71). Horizontal pair of 1c, tied by "Columbia Cal. Jan. 28, 1862" circular datestamps on green all-over advertising cover for Wells, Fargo & Co., addressed to Ticino, Switzerland, red New York Br. Pkt. transit datestamp also ties pair and 3c, red "Paid" handstamp and magenta "35" rate, red "Aachen Franco" handstamp ties 1c, magenta "12" credit marking and line thru "35", transit and receiving backstamps, missing top flap, gently cleaned, stamps with few small flaws at top

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A COLORFUL AND RARE 1861 ISSUE TRANSATLANTIC COVER FROM CALIFORNIA TO SWITZERLAND.

The red "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "35" rate marking could have been applied in Columbia, California, or possibly at the San Francisco office. (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

2609

30c Orange, F. Grill (100). Used with 5c Brown, F. Grill (95) and 1c Buff (112), each tied by quartered cork cancel, indistinct New York town datestamp on 1869 folded cover to Oxford, England, New York Paid All circular datestamp also ties 1c stamp, London July transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, light file fold clear of stamps

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY SCARCE COMBINATION COVER. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USES OF THE 1868 30-CENT GRILLED ISSUE TO ENGLAND.

This cover pays triple the 12c rate via British Mails. The other recorded cover bears a single 30c stamp paying five-times the 6c rate and is used in 1870.

Ex Gibson and Rose. (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction