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California Mails and Western Expresses, Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails continued...

Western Expresses (Adams thru Langton) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
4141 c imageEverts, WIlson & Co. Printed frank (Haller FE9, Ty. 2b) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco, conjunctive usage with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Aug(?) 10" oval datestamp, docketing indicates letter dated Jul. 10, 1858, small nick just into frank, Fine, the Everts and Wilson partnership was the longest lasting of Everts various expresses (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
4142 imageEverts, Wilson & Co.'s Express. Printed frank (Haller FE9, Ty. 1) on rebacked front of 3c Red Star Die (U27--unlisted in Haller on this entire) to Port Wine Cal., blue "Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Express from Marysville" circular handstamp, faint toning, Fine appearance, ex Barkhausen and Hall (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
4143 c imageEverts, Wilson & Co.'s Express. Red printed frank (Haller FE9, Ty. 1c) on 3c Pink entire (U35) to Quincy Cal., entered mails with "Gibsonville Cal. Apr. 30" circular datestamp, repaired tear at top, backflap partly missing and slightly soiled, otherwise Fine, very scarce frank (unlisted on U35 in Haller) (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $135.00
Will close during Public Auction
4144 c imageFarley's Express. Ornately framed handstamp with manuscript "Indian Creek" instered in blank area at bottom ("Youngs Hill" removed), mostly clear strike in blue on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U18) to Burnham Me., clear strike of "Camptonville Cal. Nov. 3" (ca. 1857) circular datestamp, age toned and minor edge faults

FINE. THE FARLEY'S EXPRESS MARKING IS A RARITY IN ITS OWN RIGHT, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE MODIFIED HANDSTAMP WITH "YOUNGS HILL" REMOVED AND REPLACED BY HAND WITH "INDIAN CREEK", ONE OF THE MINING CAMPS LOCATED IN YUBA COUNTY.

According to Nathan, Farley's Express was a small one-man operation serving mining camps in the Howland Flat area. Farley would bring outgoing mail to the Camptonville post office. The example pictured in Nathan is dated August 3, 1857, and it has "Youngs Hill" in type within the handstamp. Therefore, this November 3 use of the altered handstamp must be a later date in 1857 (Nathan reports Farley quitting in 1857). We are aware of one other example of the altered handstamp (ms. "Ira Creek", ex Hawley, Sotheby Parke Bernet sale, Mar. 30, 1978) (Image)

 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
4145 c imageFord & Co. Express. Distinctive circular handstamp with star at center clearly struck on brown cover to Sacramento Cal., red "Thetford Vt. Aug. 12" circular datestamp and ms. "40" rate, additional ms. "1.65" ($1.25 express fee plus 40c postage), well-worn around edges, but could be restored to exhibition quality, Very Fine strike of this rare marking, Ford & Co. operated between Sacramento and Greenwood (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
4146 c imageForwarded by Ford & Co.'s Express. Blue serrated oval handstamp perfectly struck on Sep. 26, 1851 folded letter to Sacramento, "San Francisco Cal. 23? Nov." circular datestamp and "5" rate handstamp, ms. "1.30" ($1.25 express fee plus 5c postage), ink smear at elft, otherwise Very Fine, we cannot read the dateline ("Kingston?") but this originated outside of San Francisco, taking almost two months to enter the mails there, rare Ford & Co. usage (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
4147 c imageForwarded by Ford & Co.'s Express. Blue serrated oval handstamp perfectly struck on brown cover to Keytesville Mo., bold "Sacramento City Cal. 13 Dec." circular datestamp and "10" rate handstamp, neat 1852 docketing, faint age toning and edge wear, Very Fine strikes of this extremely rare handstamp from the short-lived Ford & Co. Express, ex Knapp (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
4148 c imageFrancis & Co.'s Express. Printed frank (Haller FF6) on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U16) to Arcola Va., bold strike of "Onion Valley Cal. Oct. 8" (ca. 1860) circular datestamp, repaired piece at top left with part of frank pencilled in, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare frank, which Nathan attributes to the Francis and Rump partnership dating from July 1862, but this must be in error as examples are known from early 1860, ex Parker and Edwards (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
4149 c imageFrancis & Co.'s Express. Printed frank (Haller FF6) on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U15) to Middleborough Mass., clear strike of "Gibsonville Cal. Oct. 9" (ca. 1860) circular datestamp, repaired tear across entire face of cover thru frank, yet its appearance is clean and presentable, an extremely rare frank, which Nathan attributes to the Francis and Rump partnership dating from July 1862, but this must be in error as examples are known from early 1860, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
4150 c imageFreeman & Co.'s Express San Francisco. Clear red oval handstamp on part-printed bill of lading datelined at Panama, Jun. 30, 1855, and endorsed for the steamship J. L. Stephens, addressed to San Francisco merchants and evidently delivered by Freeman & Co. whose office added pencil street address at top, Very Fine, scarce (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
4151 c imageFreeman & Co.'s Express, San Francisco. Red oval handstamp with matching "Reply by/Freeman & Cos. Express" backstamp on Jul. 2, 1855 blue folded letter from Portland Me. to Sacramento Cal., part of another marking (?) at top left, Fine, ex Clifford (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

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