Adams & Co. Express, Marysville. Blue roped oval handstamp (ADA-104) on blue folded letter dated August 19, 1852 to San Francisco; file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS ADAMS & CO. MARYSVILLE EXPRESS OVAL ROPE HANDSTAMP. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Adams & Co. Express, Marysville. Oval handstamp (ADA-102) on Oct. 15, 1852 folded letter to San Francisco, Cal., Very Fine, the earliest of only five recorded examples of this handstamp, one residing in the Wiltsee collection.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Adams & Co. Express, Marysville. Blue starburst oval handstamp (ADA-102) with matching boxed PAID (ADA-203b) on Jan. 14, 1853 folded letter to San Francisco Cal., Very Fine, three examples of this blue starburst handstamp have been recorded from Marysville and only two examples of the matching "Paid" are known.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Adams & Co., Rough & Ready, Feb,y - 7. Red oval on 6¢ Nesbitt entire to Onehorse Town near New Shasta City, Cal.; cover faulty and soiled, Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE ADAMS & CO ROUGH AND READY OVAL HANDSTAMP. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Adams & Co., Express, San Francisco. Blue oval handstamp on blue folded cover docketed "Marysville, Feb 1 1853" on reverse to Sacramento, Cal., forwarded to San Francisco, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co, Express, Sacramento" oval handstamp, Very Fine and scarce scarce combination use.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Browns Express (Forwarded By). Blue oval handstamp (BRW-101) on incoming cover to San Francisco with matching "$1." express rate handstamp, postmarked Bath, Me. cds with matching "Paid 6" in circle rate handstamp, minor corner wear at bottom right, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Pearce, Walske.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Todd's & Brown's Expresses competed over this area and most likely the recipient had change to Brown as his pickup. William Brown was shot and killed by one of his agents on April 1st, 1853. Adams continued to operate Brown's Express under the Brown name until Adams failed in February of 1855. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Denver & Rio Grande Express. Black company frank on 2¢ green entire with light pen cancel to Denver, Colo.; light staining, upper right corner restored, Fine, Only ten recorded usages of this frank are recorded in Thomas.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Daily Express, Paid (EVW-006a). Brown frank with "Overland Via Los Angeles" crossed out, bearing 10¢ green (35) tied by blue grid cancels, matching "Marysville, Cal., Paid by Stamps, Sep 10" cds to Mobile, Ala.; upper left corner repair, Fine and rare frank, Thomas WC5730.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Freeman & Co.'s Express. Printed green paid frank along with two overlapping red Wells Fargo Co. paid franks on 10¢ green (U40) buff entire to Philadelphia, Pa., cancelled by blue "Wells Fargo Express S.Frco., 1 Aug" double-circle datestamp and "New-York, Aug 24" duplex, "Recd. Aug 26/61" received docketing; edge wear and received slightly at right, Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

The finest of only three recorded usages of the Wells Fargo "Over Our California And Coast Routes." frank printed in red, and also with both the "Over Our California And Coast Routes." and "Through Our California and Atlantic Express" franks on the same cover. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Freeman & Co.'s Express. Green paid frank on 10¢ green (U18) entire to Fairhaven Mass., blue "Freeman & Co., San Francisco, Oct 5" oval datestamp, endorsed "per G. Gates", "New-York, Oct 25" cds; some edge wear and slight crease at right, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Freeman & Co., San Francisco, Sep 5. Bold strike of blue oval datestamp on 10¢ green (U18) buff Nesbitt entire cancelled by "Steamship, Cts" circular handstamp to New London, Conn.; trivial edge wear, Very Fine, a scarce Freeman & Co. transcontinental usage., ex-Mader.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Gregory's Express. Large red straightline handstamp on Jan. 19th 1852 folded letter from Sacramento to San Francisco, red "Not Paid" double oval handstamp at right, minor cover stain at lower right, Very Fine., Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Gregory's Express, Marysville, Cal, Gold Dust, Letters and Parcels Forwarded with dispatch. Blue fancy steamer illustrated shield handstamp on back flap of cover, entered mails with blue "Marysville, Cal. Sep 28" cds and matchign oval "Paid 6" rating handstamp to Franklin Mills, Oh.; cover edge faults and mended tears affecting the shield marking, Very Fine strike, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, "Sacramento".
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS FANCY ILLUSTRATED GREGORY'S EXPRESS MARYSVILLE SHIELD HANDSTAMP. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Gregory's Express, Sacramento. Bold strike of blue oval handstamp and matching "Paid" oval handstamp on orange cover to San Francisco, Cal.; trivial edge wear, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Gregory's Express, Sacramento. Red truncated box handstamp (GRE-131) with matching "Not Paid" oval handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "Sacramento, Oct 11. 1852" to the state Comptroller in Vallejo; light cover wrinkling, Very Fine and rare, Only five examples of this Gregory's Sacramento handstamp are recorded.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Gregory's Express Office., San Francisco. Two strikes of blue three-line handstamp (GRE-109) on ca. 1851 folded letter to Sacramento, matching Paid in oval handstamp, interesting letter "About Mrs. Eddy" regarding an unsavory women, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

From Gregory's Express., San Francisco. Nicely struck blue three-line handstamp and matching "Not Paid" oval handstamp on Mar. 8th 1852 folded letter from San Francisco to Sacramento, Cal.; couple vertical file folds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Kennedy & Co.'s Half Moon Bay & Pescadero Express, Paid. Blue printed frank (KEN-003) on unused 1864, 3¢ pink entire, Very Fine, very rare with only a couple used examples recorded.
Scott No. U59; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350