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"Gregory's California Express". And "California Package & Parcel Express" and "Thompson & Hitchcock" signage in printed illustrated building design showing Gregory's New York City office on cover to Oriskany, New York, postmarked red "New York, Jul 21, 5cts" postmark, "1851" docket on the back, light edge wear and sealed tear affecting the postmark, Fine. Estimate  $100 - 150. This design shows the location of the Thompson & Hitchcock building at 149 Pearl Street at Beaver Street with Wall Street beyond. Thompson & Hitchcock were Gregory's New York agents. Packages, horse-drawn vehicles carrying packages, and numerous people in period finery complete the vignette. $0 (Image)

"I Got Most Enough". Illustrated miner's design depicting Miner Panning Gold on cover to Indiana franked with 1851 1¢ blue, type IV + 3¢ dull red, strip of 3 (all virtually four full margins) cancelled by "Santa Clara, Cal." postmark, cover show slogan tablet crossed out & at bottom "Noisy Carrier, 77 Long Wharf, San Francisco" & "Anthony & Baker SC" imprints, part of flap missing, small tear at left, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

"Mining Scene". Illustrated miner's design depicting Miner Panning for Gold with Long Tom in Background on cover to Ohio with "Campo Seco, Cal." manuscript postmark with straight line "Paid" handstamp & manuscript "6" rate, cover with imprint "J.M. Hutchings' California Envelope" at left, "Anthony & Baker SC" engraver's imprint at bottom right of design, light corner wear, Very Fine and rare. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. According to Kutz (Gold Fever, pg. 62): "The early miners formed syndicates and worked as a group using 'Long Toms' to extract the gold. In essence it was an elongated sluice box with riffles or sacking in the bottom to catch the gold. A continuous current of water washed the gravel through the Long Tom, leaving the contained gold behind.". $0 (Image)

"Mining Scene". Illustrated miner's design depicting Miner Panning for Gold with Long Tom in Background on cover to Vermont with blue "Sutter Creek, Cal." double circle postmark & double oval "Paid" handstamp, cover with imprint "J.M. Hutchings' California Envelope" at left, "Anthony & Baker SC" engraver's imprint at bottom right of design, trivial corner mends at left, Very Fine. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

"P Cartel Cartaret from N. York" of August 1812. Entire addressed to Dorking, Surrey and carried to Falmouth by the Post Office Packet Cartaret under a flag of truce from New York. Reverse bears a London transit for 6th October 1812., Very Fine. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

"Per Cartel Friends Capt. Hopkins" of 17 July 1812. Large part entire dated from Norfolk, Virginia carried as a ship letter to Portsmouth under a flag of truce. Content states "…we feel alarmed here since the Declaration of War…" Examples of letters clearly marked on their outers as going by such Cartels are relatively rare Charged "2/3d." being 1/3d. to Falmouth plus 1/- inland which should have been reduced by 1d. Addressed to Ayr, at Portsmouth received the "SHIP-LETTER / Crown / PORTSMOUTH" routed via Glasgow to Ayr. Charged 1/6d. being 4d. ship letter plus 1/2d. inland. (Act of 1812), F.-V.F. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

"Per D?Prins Van Orange Capt Ysis" Norfolk, Virginia - Deal 1814. The Prins Van Orange took the Minister (Ambassador) for the Netherlands from Amsterdam to Boston in the summer of 1814 under a Flag of Truce as a neutral vessel. On the Prins Van Orange?s return to Amsterdam the vessel, again under a Flag of Truce, made land fall at Deal, Kent to drop letters and probably passengers and freight. The entire shown is dated "Norfolk Aug 11th 1814" and was sent under separate outer to Boston to be endorsed "Boston Aug 30. 1814. Recd & forwarded by Yost Plimpton, Marett & Dorr" to be put onto the Prins Van Orange. Addressed to Ayr, Scotland and struck with the "Ship Letter / Crown / DEAL" (Tabeart S7 last recorded use). Weak London transit on reverse and routed through Glasgow arriving there 22nd October 1814.; cover tear at top, F.-V.F. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. Total Postage due on delivery shown as "4/6½", actual treble letter rate charge being:-Ship Letter 4d.Deal - London - Glasgow - Ayr 545 miles (1/3d. x 3) 3/9d.Scottish border wheel tax ½d.Total actually due should have been 4/1½d. $0 (Image)

"Per Steamer PERSIA" Two Part Straight Line Handstamp Applied by Sender on Folded Letter from New York to France, 1859. While it was quite customary for senders to specify which ship they wanted to carry their letters, this was nearly always done by manuscript endorsement, rather than handstamp. The sender in this case was William Schall and Co., and we know of only one other firm that used a two-part handstamp in this manner, Very Fine. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

"Proceeds Of The Day". Illustrated miners envelope to Westfield, Massachusetts franked with 1851 3¢ dull red pair with manuscript doodles, postmarked "Michigan Bluff, Cal., Mar 18" large double-lined cds, Miner's design with "Wide West Office, San Francisco" at left, stains and repaired at top with paper cut from the top backflap, which is now missing, Fine, a rare design. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

"Prospecting Miners". Blue illustrated cameo design on cover with to Illinois franked with manuscript cancelled 1857 1¢ blue type V two singles + 3¢ dull red type II (assumed) and 5¢ brown type I (all with scissor, most perfs missing) postmarked "Oregon House (Cal.), June 10" manuscript postmark, "Due 10" straight line handstamp ties the 3¢ and 5¢ adhesives, cover strengthened with paper inside, some edge restoration, handsome Very Fine appearance, a stunning Western Illustrated Cover, ex-Knapp, Wiltsee, Polland. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

"Rocking The Cradle". J. M. Hutchings illustrated miners envelope with "S. Doran. Agt. Sac. City" blue straight line handstamp to Ohio, postmarked "Greenwood, Cal., Mar 3" blue cds postmark with matching "Paid" straight line handstamp & "10" manuscript rate marking, sealed tear at left affecting the postmark, Very Fine, a rare design. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

"The Grizley". Embossed red cameo design on cover franked with 1851 3¢ dull red with pen cancels, postmarked red "Goodyears Bar, Cal, Feb 6" cds addressed to Sacramento, minor deterioration at upper left & slightly reduced at right, F.-V.F., thought to be the only known example. Estimate  $200 - 300. Cover illustrated in Coburn's "Letters of Gold" (page 232). The grizzly bear is the official California state animal and is featured on the California State Flag, which was adopted in 1911. The grizzly bear first appeared on the banner raised over Sonoma during the Bear Flag Revolt against Mexican rule in June of 1846. The original Bear Flag was lost in the fire that followed the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. $0 (Image)