[OVERLAND], San Francisco type 1 handstamp on cover from Hawaii to Pennsylvania, Hawaii 5c Blue (#8) tied with U.S. 12 Black (#17) by red Honolulu Oct 3 postmark and San Francisco Oct 24 1859 postmark, both stamps with additional manuscript cancels, cover edge worn and minor faults, PF cert, six known Overland covers with this combination Carried on the bark Yankee, which departed Honolulu on 3 Oct 1859, arrived in San Francisco on 21 Oct 21. Arrival was one day late for the regular twice-monthly sailing for Panama and was marked with the Overland handstamp to alternate routing over the Butterfield route. The San Francisco Oct. 24 postmark date corresponds with the regular Monday stagecoach departure.

ex Kramer (Image)

[OVERLAND] San Francisco type 1 handstamp (dropped "R") applied in transit on cover to Mass, Don Pedro's Bar Cal Oct 4 (185) manuscript postmark, prepaid 10c with 1c blue (#24) and three copies 3c dull red (#26), and exceptionally bold strike and the earliest reported example of the type 1 handstamp (in use October 1859 until April 1860)

ex Polland, Haas, Conland, Walske (Image)

[OVERLAND] San Francisco type 1 handstamp on cover to France, without origin postmark (but circa 9 December 1859), their distinctive red manuscript "Paid 15" rate, red New York Jan 3 (1860) exchange datestamp, Havre French entry and 1860 Paris transit backstamps

ex Noel and Walske (Image)

[OVERLAND] San Francisco type 1 handstamp on Rumsey correspondence cover from Victoria, Vancouver Island to Ingersoll, Canada, "Victoria Post Office" black oval frank indicating Colonial postage paid, San Francisco Dec 20 1859 postmark, boxed "15" (cents) due rate handstamp, and "U.STATES" exchange handstamp, Ingersoll January 27 1860 arrival backstamp, cover minor stray discoloration spots

ex Dale Lichtenstein and Walske (Image)

[OVERLAND] San Francisco type 2 handstamp on cover to Locarno, Switzerland, prepaid 35c with strip 10c green (#35) and single 5c brick red (#27) tied by San Francisco Sep 24 1860 postmarks, carried via PCM with red New York Oct 20 exchange backstamp, boxed "Aachen Franco" and multiple backstamps (see reverse image here), an outstanding use

(MWE Figure 9-18), ex Walske (Image)

[OVERLAND] San Francisco type 2 handstamp (dropped "LAND” in "OVERLAND" in use September 1860 until October 1860, fewer than 10 examples reported) on cover front from Victoria, Vancouver Island to Canada, prepaid 15c rate with 10c green (#35) and 5c brick red (#27) "Victoria Post Office" coat of arms oval frank indicating Colonial postage paid, San Francisco Sep 27 1860 postmark, the earliest known use of the type 2 handstamp

ex Dale-Lichtenstein and Walske (Image)

[OVERLAND] San Francisco type 2 handstamp on folded letter on Boston, prepaid with pair 5c brown, type II (#30A) by San Francisco Oct 26 1860 postmark, an exceptional franking with a rare handstamp

ex Knapp, Grunin, Kramer and Walske (Image)

[OVERLAND] Weaverville Post Office's straight line handstamp on 10c green Nesbitt entire to Manchester, Massachusetts, two reported examples, reduced at right into the indicia

ex Perlman and Walske

(MWE Figure 9-13)ex Straley and Walske (Image)

[Overland] manuscript directive on double rate cover to Senator Redman in Augusta, Maine, two copies 10c green (#35) tied by bold Sacramento City Cal Feb 11 1861 postmarks, a very late use of the Southern route before it was moved north (the last eastbound coach left on 1 April 1861 and the last westbound coach left St. Louis on 21 March 1861)

ex Forster, Kramer and Walske (Image)