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The Larry Lyons Collection: All Roads Lead to San Francisco continued...

Western Expresses: Gibbs thru Hunter

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Lot Description

1619

William T. Gibbs' Express. Unusually bold "Wm. T. Gibbs' Express Paid" double-line oval handstamp (Thomas GIB-100) on 3c Red on White Nesbitt entire (U9) to San Francisco, conjunctive use with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Georgetown" oval handstamp, "Spanish Flat Cal." in large circle without date, manuscript docketing "Oct. 26" (circa 1854), faint staining, otherwise Very Fine, William T. Gibbs was a former postmaster of Georgetown (1851-53) when he started his express in 1854, delivering mail to Coloma, Georgetown, Battle Hill and Spanish Flat; Gibbs used a straightline and oval frank (both rare), and covers are known with Wells, Fargo & Co. ovals from Georgetown and Placerville, where Gibbs connected; the Spanish Flat circle (used by the post office there) appears on a few Gibbs Express covers, but it is always dateless and its use is enigmatic; Spanish Flat lies between Georgetown (to the north) and Placerville (to the south), therefore it would appear that Gibbs brought the cover to Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Georgetown office, and they put the cover into the mails at Spanish Flat, but that makes little sense considering Wells Fargo's network of express routes to San Francisco; we propose an alternate explanation that Gibbs (or a postal clerk) applied the dateless Spanish Flat marking in conjunction with his express frank; illustrated in Nathan and Letters of Gold, ex Haas and Edwards (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1620

Greathouse & Slicer Yreka, Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co. Perfect bold strike of blue framed handstamp (Thomas GRT-100) on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco, expertly repaired around edges and top right corner, Very Fine appearance, genuine examples of this early Greathouse & Slicer express marking are extremely rare with fewer than ten recorded, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1621

Greenhood & Newbauer. Northern Express. Printed frank (Thomas GRH-001) on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco, black "Greenhood & Newbauer's Express, Weaverville, Cal." double-line oval handstamp with manuscript cancel over embossed stamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, Herman Greenhood and Joseph Newbauer started their express in 1856 from Weatherville Cal., consolidation and acquisitions gave them control over the express business in Trinity County and support from Wells, Fargo & Co., a separate banking operation at Weatherville failed in 1867, taking the express with it, the operation between Shasta and Marysville was taken over by Grant I. Taggert's stage, with the blessing of Wells, Fargo & Co. (Thomas p. 357) (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1622

Greenhood & Newbauer. Northern Express. Printed frank with "baner" error (Thomas GRH-002) on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco, clear strike of blue "Greenhood & Newbauer's Express, Weaverville, Cal." double-line oval handstamp with manuscript "Feb. 19" date, fresh and Extremely Fine and scarcer with the spelling error, Herman Greenhood and Joseph Newbauer started their express in 1856 from Weatherville Cal., consolidation and acquisitions gave them control over the express business in Trinity County and support from Wells, Fargo & Co., a separate banking operation at Weatherville failed in 1867, taking the express with it, the operation between Shasta and Marysville was taken over by Grant I. Taggert's stage, with the blessing of Wells, Fargo & Co. (Thomas p. 357) (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1623

Gregory's Express. Unusually clear strike of large red two-line handstamp (Thomas GRE-100c) with matching "Paid" in oval on blue Mar. 19, 1852 folded letter to San Francisco, letter with political contents, Extremely Fine, this large red handstamp is scarcer than the blue, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1624

Gregory's Express Marysville. Bold three-line handstamp (Thomas GRE-116a) on blue Jan. 7, 1852 folded letter from Marysville to San Francisco, sending $100.00 to be placed on credit, receipt docketing (1851 in error), filed folds incl. one thru handstamp, Very Fine and scarce, only approximately five of this style handstamp are recorded (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1625

Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. General Office, 280 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Four-line handstamp in red (Thomas GRE-119), light red "Paid" in oval and manuscript "Paid p Gregorys Express" on May 12, 1851 folded letter to Howland & Aspinwall in New York City, two strikes of "Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock, 149 Pearl St. N.Y." four-line handstamp (Thomas GRE-124), creases, otherwise Fine, carried entirely outside the mails by Gregory's Express, ex Hahn (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1626

Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. General Office, 280 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Four-line handstamp in red (Thomas GRE-119) on brown cover to New York City street address, manuscript "S. Shuster Smith" ship designation and "Paid", backflap tear and some minor corner wear, Very Fine appearance (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1627

Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express, Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock, 149 Pearl St., N.Y. Mostly clear strike of four-line handstamp without "N.Y." (Thomas GRE-122) on folded letter to San Francisco from Scotland, Gibbs correspondence, datelined "Glasgow 16 April 1852", manuscript receipt in New York of May 1 and "No. 17 P. Gregory's Express", additional receipt docketing in San Francisco below dateline "Rec'd pr. Gregory's Express, pr Pacific June 27/52", Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1628

Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock, 149 Pearl St. N.Y. Four-line handstamp (Thomas GRE-124) clearly struck with red "Paid" handstamp (San Francisco office) on brown cover to East 18th Street in New York City, conjunctive use with "Boyd's City Express Post Aug. 15, 9 (O'Clock)" oval datestamp and "Paid/J.T.B." handstamp, part of backflap removed, Very Fine, the enterprising Joseph Gregory started his ambitious express operation in 1850, but gave up in 1853, during its operation, Gregory's Express agents in New York arranged for local delivery thru Boyd's, examples of such conjunctive use are scarce (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1629

Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express, Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock, 149 Pearl St., N.Y. Full clear strike of four-line handstamp (Thomas GRE-124) on back of folded letter to San Francisco from Scotland, Gibbs correspondence, datelined "Glasgow 12 September 1851", manuscript receipt "from Glasgow, rec'd pr Africa, 24 Sept" and "Orig. No. 78 pr. Gregory's Express", additional receipt docketing in San Francisco below dateline "Rec'd Gregory's Express, pr Panama, November 5/51", Very Fine, an outstanding strike of this Gregory's New York office handstamp, ex Dale - Lichtenstein (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction