San Francisco Cal Jan 19, double circle datestamp ties 24c Red lilac (70) to 1867 cover to London, England, blue oval "Post Office Paid Victoria Vancouver Island" handstamp, red New York credit and London arrival handstamp, light wear and address written over, otherwise very fine (Image)

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California Penny Postage. Paid 5, Type 2A printed frank on cover to San Francisco, 1c Swarts local adhesive (136L14) just tied by black handstamp, 10c Green (14) tied by "New York Sep 20" ocean mail datestamp, very fine, one of just three recorded examples of this frank and the only conjunctive use with a Swarts stamp, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)

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126L1, Reed's City Despatch Post (San Francisco, CA), 1853 Black on green, large margins, tied by blue "Adams & Co. San Francisco" double circle datestamp to folded letter datelined "Guatemala 15 July 1853", red framed "Via Nicaragua Ahead of the Mails" handstamp, addressed to "Messr. James Bell & Co. in San Francisco, California",  2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)

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143LP9, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1888 Blue newspaper stamp, tied to wrapper to Orcutt, California by blue oval "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, San Diego" handstamp, affixed to a black card, very fine, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,400) (Image)

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143LP10, Wells, Fargo & Co., 1876 Blue newspaper stamp, tied to wrapper by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, San Diego, Cal" oval, addressed to Orcutt, California, black mounting card removed leaving small holes in reverse of wrapper, very fine, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,750) (Image)

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Virginia City Utah July 11, datestamp on cover to Middlesborough, Massachusetts, manuscript "Paid 10" rate, red and blue cannon and flag patriotic design with "The Union must and shall be preserved" verse, very fine, a beautiful patriotic use from Virginia City (Image)

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Forwarded by Freeman & Co's Express, 2d St. Sacramento, clear strike of red oval handstamp (FRE-104c) on April 7, 1851 folded letter to San Francisco, vertical filefolds, very fine, a scarce marking with just a few known (Image)

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(Hoogs & Madison's) California Letter Express Co. Paid, illustrated printed frank with horse and rider, used locally to San Francisco street address, insignificant toned spot at top left, otherwise fresh and extremely fine, Hoogs & Madison also produced rare local adhesives, illustrated in Letters of Gold Pearce Haas Edwards Collection (Christie's Robson Lowe, 1991) (Image)

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California Penny Post Company, Paid Seven Cents, unused Type 5 frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire, very fine and fresh (Image)

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To The Penny Post Co., Penny Postage Paid 7, Type 4 frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, "Pleasant Springs Cal 15 Apr" datestamp with manuscript date, reverse with printed advertisement for the Penny-Post Company with list of cities, bit of wear and light staining, still fine, one of just 16 recorded in the Frajola census (Image)

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San Francisco Letter Express, blue oval Pony and rider handstamp with matching boxed "Paid" handstamp on locally-addressed cover, very fine and choice, ex-Meroni (Image)

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Overland—via—Los Angeles., hand-colored four-horse stagecoach directive on cover to Neponset, Massachusetts, several strikes of "Benicia Cal. Jan 24" datestamp tie single and pair of 10c Green (35), 1861 docketing, very fine and attractive (Image)

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Adams & Co Marysville. Oct 14, red oval datestamp (ADA-101k) with matching octagonal "Paid" on cover to San Francisco, small corner faults, otherwise fine (Image)

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Adams & Co. Mormon Isld. July.14, red oval datestamp (ADA-101m) on cover to Athens, New York, entered the mails with black "New-York 5Cts. Aug 12" integral rate datestamp, light staining, very fine and attractive (Image)

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Adams & Cos. Express Columbia, blue handstamp (ADA-102a) on cover to Sacramento, California, light edge wear, very fine, just three examples recorded by Thomas (Image)

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Adams & Co. Express, San Francisco, California, red shield cornercard (ADA-400) on cover to East Granville, Massachusetts, blue "Marysville Cal 5 Jun 13" datestamp corrected with "10" rate handstamp, original enclosure and Adams & Co. bill of exchange, light wear from contents, very fine and rare, Thomas records just eight examples (Image)

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Paid, Bamber & Co's. Express, black printed scroll frank printed vertically (BAM-002a) on 3c Pink Entire to San Francisco, printed cornercard at top center reads "Daily Line of Stages Carrying Bamber & Co's Express, Leaves Moore's Landing, for Bantas, San Joaquin City, Graysonville, and Hill's Ferry., Jon. S. Perkins, Proprietor" (BAM-600), blue "J. Bamber & Co's Express. Sep 27" double circle datestamp (BAM-102), light edge wear particularly at bottom left, fine appearance (Image)

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Paid, Bamber & Co's Express, W.B. Hardy's Office, Oakland, black printed scroll frank (Thomas BAM-004) on 3c Pink entire to San Francisco, blue double oval "Bamber & Co's Express Oakland. Sep 30 1868" handstamp (Thomas BAM-104), reduced at left, very fine appearance (Image)

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J. Bamber & Cos. Contra Costa Express. Paid., black oval handstamp (Thomas BAM-101a) alongside framed "Answer by Bamber & Co's. Express Office, Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" handstamp (BAM-404) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, light staining, very fine (Image)

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J. Bamber & Cos. Contra Costa Express. Paid., black oval handstamp (BAM-101a) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, additional "Answer by Bamber & Co's. Express Office, Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" handstamp (BAM-404), professionally cleaned and light toning along top edge, fine (Image)

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J. Bamber & Co.'s Contra Costa Express, Paid, black oval handstamp (BAM-100a) with matching framed "Answer By Bamber & Co.'s Express, Office Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" (BAM-404) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, cover cleaned and repaired, fine appearance (Image)

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J. Bamber & Co's Contra Costa Express, Paid, black oval frank (BAM-100) on 3c Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, additional framed "Answer by Bamber & Co's Express Office Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" with pointing hand (BAM-404), trivial edge wear, very fine (Image)

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J.M Benion's Stable, Carson City, Nevada. Daily Stages to Lake Tahoe, Carriages for Tourists, stage coach illustrated cover to San Jose, California, "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express From Gold Hill" train and steamer illustrated black on red adhesive, reduced at right, otherwise very fine, illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold, ex-Haas (Image)

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PD Berthouds Mule Team Express, black boxed handstamp (BRT-100) on 3c Green entire to Pioche, Nevada, blue "Treasure City Nev. Nov 3" datestamp, "25" in handstamp crossed out and replaced with manuscript "10", just reduced at right, very fine, virtually nothing is known about Berthouds Mule Team Express aside from the three covers recorded with this handstamp (Image)

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F.W. Balke & Co. Express Weaverville, blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Holland, Wisconsin, red "Weaverville Cal. Jan 14" datestamp, Pacific Express illustrated horse and rider frank most likely did not represent any service, manuscript "M" and "$1" (Image)

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