Pacific Express Co. Horse and Rider frank (Haller FP1, Ty. 3) with manuscript "LR" initials of Levi Robie on 1853-55 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Washington, D.C., postmarked in transit "New York/Oct. 1" cds, light horizontal. fold, Very Fine and scarce, the Pacific Express Co. franks on 10¢ entire to the East Coast are rare & with Robie's initials even more so, ex-Clifford. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co. (1855-1857). 46 covers from this successor to Adams & Co.'s Express beginning with nine stampless covers (one folded company business letter and one cover with extraneous stamp copy affixed), two with "Paid" handstamps and two with pony and rider printed franks (one blue), then five covers (two legal size) with 1851 3¢ (one uncancelled, one with crossed lines precancel, one with conjunctive Wells Fargo handstamp as cancel; one cover with stamp peeled off), two with "Paid" handstamps, then 15 1853 3¢ or 6¢ Nesbitt entires, four with "Paid" handstamps or handstamped franks, two eastbound uses, and finally 17 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entires with pony and rider printed franks (one blue and three black with "LR" manuscript initials), one is an underpaid eastbound use, company handstamps from Columbia, Grass Valley, Jackson, Mokulumne Hill, Murphy's, New York, Placerville, Rough & Ready, San Jose, Shasta, Sonora, Watsonville, and others, minor duplication and mixed condition, Fine overall. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Campo Seco. Blue oval handstamp with matching boxed "Paid" handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Columbia, Cal., manuscript endorsement "with package" at top left, some edge wear & light toning, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Chinese. Black oval handstamp with "Jan 5" pencil date on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with black pony and rider company frank to San Francisco street address, light stain affecting the frank, Very Fine, ex-Lichtenstein. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./El Dorado. Large blue oval handstamp with matching "Paid" in small oval on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco with manuscript "Coin $200.00" endorsement, small flap defect, Very Fine and attractive, a scarce marking in choice condition. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Gold Hill. Blue oval handstamp with "May 4" manuscript date plus "Paid" manuscript notation on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, also with "Pacific Express Co./Placerville" red double-lined oval handstamp and "Paid" red box handstamp as frank, envelope evidently sold in Placerville but sent from Gold Hill, Very Fine, an unusual usage. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Iowa Hill. Undated blue double-lined oval handstamp and "Paid" matching blue oval handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Iowa Hill, endorsed "via Yankee Jims" and forwarded to "Big Bar", "Pacific Express Co. / Marysville" undated blue double-lined oval origin handstamp (darker shade of blue), docket at upper left, Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Iowa Hill/Jan 11. Black oval handstamp on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire with black pony and rider company frank to San Francisco street address, Very Fine. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Marysville (Yuba) Jul 6. Blue oval handstamp on cover with black pony and rider company frank to the Noisy Carrier Charles P. Kimball in San Francisco franked with 1851 3¢ dull red affixed to comply with postal regulations but uncancelled, Very Fine. Estimate  $150 - 200. Prior to becoming the most important letter bag operator in San Francisco, Charles P. Kimball gained a reputation for being noisy while selling eastern newspapers brought in on the Panama and Nicaragua steamers. He promoted his wares by walking the streets and bellowing out the names and prices of the papers in rhyming verse. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Oroville. Undated black oval handstamp on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire with black pony and rider company frank to San Francisco street address, small portions of handstamp drawn in, edge wear, Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Sacramento. Blue oval handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with blue Horse and Rider company frank (Haller P1, Ty. 2) to Todd's Valley, Very Fine, this Pacific Express Co. frank is very rare in blue, with less than 5 recorded. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Pacific Express Co./Stockton. Blue double-lined oval handstamp with "Paid" blue straight line handstamp used as frank plus "Pacific Express Co./Stockton Mar 20" blue oval handstamp struck twice on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, portions of "Stockton" in the double-lined oval handstamp enhanced with pencil, Very Fine and attractive; Cover illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold (page 208). Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)