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 Pearce, Walske. Estimate  $500 - 750. 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. Shield handstamp with two strikes of "$1.50" express rate handstamp on cover to "Carsons Creek/Southern Mines" with orange San Francisco cds & manuscript "25" double rate, some cover wrinkles & small tear at bottom, Very Fine, a lovely cover. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)