Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 1L2, 1854 25c Black, top sheet margin block of six, all with control initials "ICW" (Isaiah C Woods), o.g., light creases and wrinkles, otherwise Very Fine; 2012 PF certificate. (Scott $525). (Image)

CV. 100

Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 1L4, 1854 25c Black "Over Our California Lines Only", red overprint, "LR" (L Reed) control marking, four margins, unused, small repair at top center, Very Fine appearance; 2001 PF certificate. (Scott $750). (Image)

CV. 150

Adam's City Express Post; 2L3, 1850 1c Black on grey pelure papaer, cut close with tight margins, unused, small corner crease at bottom left, still Fine and scarce. 2010 PF certificate. (listed but unpriced in Scott) (Image)

CV. 200

Barr's Penny Dispatch, 8L2, 1855 (1c) Black on green, seven singles, o.g. or unused, couple with small flaws, F-VF, one with 2007 PF certificate. (Scott $2,100). (Image)

CV. 200

Bentley's Dispatch; 10L2, 1856, Gold on glazed surface paper, well balanced margins, light but legible "Paid" handstamp, small surface scrape at top, Very Fine appearing, very scarce with just six of the seven known used examples available to collectors; ex-Schwartz; 2009 and 2012 PF certificates (Scott $7,500). (Image)

CV. 750

Blood's Despatch; 15L11, 1848 2c Pale green, light 5-bar grid cancel, margins to touching at top, couple light creases at bottom, Fine appearing. 2008 PF certificate (Scott $325). (Image)

CV. 100

Blood's Penny Post Philad'a; 15L14, 1854 1c Bronze on lilac, complete pane of 25, o.g., NH, small piece out at bottom left, pos 21, 22, 25 small faults, otherwise F-VF, scarce full pane. 2008 PF certificate. (Scott $750). (Image)

CV. 100

Boyd's City Post; 20LU16 var., 1867 2c Red on orange, 40x38mm full corner, light creases, otherwise fresh and Very Fine; 2008 PF certificate (Scott $300 as used, unpriced as unused). (Image)

CV. 75

California Penny Post Co., 39LU9, 1855 5c Black on buff, mint entire, Extremely Fine, 2007 PF certificate. (Scott $150). (Image)

CV. 90

Gordon's City Express, 72L3, 1848 2c Black on green glazed paper, tied on cover front by red "New York 5 cts." cds, matching arc "Paid", manuscript "Paid 5" and pencil notation "5", four margin single, scuffing mostly in large margin at right, Fine and scarce. (Scott $650). (Image)

CV. 100

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, 143LP10, 1876 Blue "Publishers' Paid Stamp", tied by faint purple Wells Fargo oval on uncancelled UX12 addressed to Asylum Cal., printed ad for San Francisco Chronicle on back side, some light corner bends, still Very Fine and scarce on postal card; 2013 PF certificate (Image)

CV. 250

City Dispatch Post, New York NY, 160L1, 1846 2c Red, top margin single, large margin at right showing portion adjacent stamp, margins to touching bottom and left, strong color, a faint pencil cancel, Fine example of this rare issue; ex-Golden, pictured in Patton on pg 126; signed "O.K.-E.P."(Perry),2000 PF certificate (Scott $4,000) (Image)

CV. 750