Todd & Co. Express, shield handstamp on cover from Boston with red cds & matching "40" rate handstamp, addressed to "Sutters Mines/Calaveras County" with manuscript endorsement "Todd & Co. Express from San Francisco" & light "2.00" pencil express rate, some minor wear & wrinkles, Very Fine, ex Jessup, Pearce, Walske & Schaefer. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. Alex H. Todd operated an express service between San Francisco and Stockton and the Southern Mines from July 1850 until October 1851, with a brief extension of service to Oregon. After briefly being in other hands, the business was sold to C. A. Todd (Queen Victoria), who was not related. $0 (Image)

Todd & Co. Express, small shield handstamp (TOC-100) with matching "$2." rate handstamp on incoming cover to Carsons Creek, red "Boston, Mass., Jan 25" origin cds and matching "40" rate handstamp, "Care Todd & Co's Express" senders endorsement; cover edge soiling and wear, F.-V.F. Estimate  $250 - 350. $0 (Image)