Forwarded by Freeman & Co's Express, 2d St. Sacramento, clear strike of red oval handstamp (FRE-104c) on April 7, 1851 folded letter to San Francisco, vertical filefolds, very fine, a scarce marking with just a few known (Image)

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(Hoogs & Madison's) California Letter Express Co. Paid, illustrated printed frank with horse and rider, used locally to San Francisco street address, insignificant toned spot at top left, otherwise fresh and extremely fine, Hoogs & Madison also produced rare local adhesives, illustrated in Letters of Gold Pearce Haas Edwards Collection (Christie's Robson Lowe, 1991) (Image)

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California Penny Post Company, Paid Seven Cents, unused Type 5 frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire, very fine and fresh (Image)

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To The Penny Post Co., Penny Postage Paid 7, Type 4 frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, "Pleasant Springs Cal 15 Apr" datestamp with manuscript date, reverse with printed advertisement for the Penny-Post Company with list of cities, bit of wear and light staining, still fine, one of just 16 recorded in the Frajola census (Image)

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San Francisco Letter Express, blue oval Pony and rider handstamp with matching boxed "Paid" handstamp on locally-addressed cover, very fine and choice, ex-Meroni (Image)

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Overland—via—Los Angeles., hand-colored four-horse stagecoach directive on cover to Neponset, Massachusetts, several strikes of "Benicia Cal. Jan 24" datestamp tie single and pair of 10c Green (35), 1861 docketing, very fine and attractive (Image)

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Adams & Co Marysville. Oct 14, red oval datestamp (ADA-101k) with matching octagonal "Paid" on cover to San Francisco, small corner faults, otherwise fine (Image)

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Adams & Co. Mormon Isld. July.14, red oval datestamp (ADA-101m) on cover to Athens, New York, entered the mails with black "New-York 5Cts. Aug 12" integral rate datestamp, light staining, very fine and attractive (Image)

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Adams & Cos. Express Columbia, blue handstamp (ADA-102a) on cover to Sacramento, California, light edge wear, very fine, just three examples recorded by Thomas (Image)

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Adams & Co. Express, San Francisco, California, red shield cornercard (ADA-400) on cover to East Granville, Massachusetts, blue "Marysville Cal 5 Jun 13" datestamp corrected with "10" rate handstamp, original enclosure and Adams & Co. bill of exchange, light wear from contents, very fine and rare, Thomas records just eight examples (Image)

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Paid, Bamber & Co's. Express, black printed scroll frank printed vertically (BAM-002a) on 3c Pink Entire to San Francisco, printed cornercard at top center reads "Daily Line of Stages Carrying Bamber & Co's Express, Leaves Moore's Landing, for Bantas, San Joaquin City, Graysonville, and Hill's Ferry., Jon. S. Perkins, Proprietor" (BAM-600), blue "J. Bamber & Co's Express. Sep 27" double circle datestamp (BAM-102), light edge wear particularly at bottom left, fine appearance (Image)

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Paid, Bamber & Co's Express, W.B. Hardy's Office, Oakland, black printed scroll frank (Thomas BAM-004) on 3c Pink entire to San Francisco, blue double oval "Bamber & Co's Express Oakland. Sep 30 1868" handstamp (Thomas BAM-104), reduced at left, very fine appearance (Image)

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J. Bamber & Cos. Contra Costa Express. Paid., black oval handstamp (Thomas BAM-101a) alongside framed "Answer by Bamber & Co's. Express Office, Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" handstamp (BAM-404) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, light staining, very fine (Image)

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J. Bamber & Cos. Contra Costa Express. Paid., black oval handstamp (BAM-101a) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, additional "Answer by Bamber & Co's. Express Office, Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" handstamp (BAM-404), professionally cleaned and light toning along top edge, fine (Image)

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J. Bamber & Co.'s Contra Costa Express, Paid, black oval handstamp (BAM-100a) with matching framed "Answer By Bamber & Co.'s Express, Office Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" (BAM-404) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, cover cleaned and repaired, fine appearance (Image)

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J. Bamber & Co's Contra Costa Express, Paid, black oval frank (BAM-100) on 3c Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, additional framed "Answer by Bamber & Co's Express Office Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" with pointing hand (BAM-404), trivial edge wear, very fine (Image)

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J.M Benion's Stable, Carson City, Nevada. Daily Stages to Lake Tahoe, Carriages for Tourists, stage coach illustrated cover to San Jose, California, "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express From Gold Hill" train and steamer illustrated black on red adhesive, reduced at right, otherwise very fine, illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold, ex-Haas (Image)

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PD Berthouds Mule Team Express, black boxed handstamp (BRT-100) on 3c Green entire to Pioche, Nevada, blue "Treasure City Nev. Nov 3" datestamp, "25" in handstamp crossed out and replaced with manuscript "10", just reduced at right, very fine, virtually nothing is known about Berthouds Mule Team Express aside from the three covers recorded with this handstamp (Image)

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F.W. Balke & Co. Express Weaverville, blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Holland, Wisconsin, red "Weaverville Cal. Jan 14" datestamp, Pacific Express illustrated horse and rider frank most likely did not represent any service, manuscript "M" and "$1" (Image)

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Copley & Co.'s Miners' Express, blue handstamp (COP-100a) on cover to Marysville, California, manuscript "Berkshire O June 25" postmark and matching "Paid 10" rate, "Rec'd Aug 5th/55" docketing on reverse, very fine and rare, just 12 examples of this handstamp are recorded, 10 of which are outbound uses in red ink, and just two of which (this and one other) are inbound uses in blue ink (Image)

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Devils Gate Express, straightline handstamp (DEV-100) with matching "Paid 25" (DEV-200) with manuscript "cts" below, additional manuscript "60c", on 3c Pink entire to Timbuctoo, California with "Carson City Nev Jun 24" double circle datestamp, small corner tears, very fine, Thomas records just eight Devils Gate Express handstamps (Image)

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Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Express. Marysville., black oval handstamp (EVW-102a) with large double oval "Paid" (EVW-200c) at center, on 3c Nesbitt entire to Rabbit Creek, California, faint November 1858 docketing, light wear and small repairs, still fine, the only recorded example of this Marysville handstamp (Image)

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Fargo & Co's Feather River Express, green oval handstamp (FRG-100) on cover from Salt Lake City to Stockton, March 1 origination postmark, forwarded from Stockton with May 18 datestamp and blue "Forwarded." in oval for a total of 10c postage, pencil "$1.00" express fee, letter datelined "G.S.L. City Feb'y 27th/53", fine and rare with just 12 covers from this company recorded, only three of which have the marking in green (Image)

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Freeman& Co's. Express, Columbia., black oval handstamp (Thomas FRM-102b) on 3c Nesbitt entire with printed red scroll frank, addressed to San Francisco, very fine (Image)

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Freeman & Co.'s Express. Coulterville., blue oval handstamp (FRM-102c) on 3c Nesbitt entire with red printed scroll frank, addressed to San Francisco, very fine and scarce (Image)

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