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San Francisco Letter Express
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6061 imageSan Francisco Letter Express, Blue Company Running Pony and Rider Handstamp on Local Cover
Very Fine Appearance

Blue oval "San Francisco Letter Express" handstamp on locally used cover
Certificate: Click Here to View Certificate(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
San Francisco
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6062 123LU2a imagePrivate Post Office, San Francisco, 123LU2a, 15c Blue on 3c White Entire on U58 3c Pink to Local Address
The Only Recorded Example of the San Francisco Private Post Office Local Printed Frank on White

Blue Private Post Office elaborate framed frank with mailing instructions and blue "Private Post Office No. 5 Kearny St. S.F. June 3" double-circle datestamp tying the indica and another strike on reverse. The cover is addressed locally in San Francisco, with staining on the front. This is Very Fine appearance, and the only recorded used example of the San Francisco Private Post Office local printed frank printed on white; the remaining recorded usages of 123LU are on buff (U54, U59) and orange (U56) paper. Research by John Bowman and Gordon Stimmell connects the Private Post Office and the Public Letter Office as a single operation that changed names, drawing on evidence from the reverse of a corner cut in Stimmell's collection with the Private Post Office imprint.  The direction of the name change remains unsettled, and Scott continues to list the two operations separately under 123LU and 125LU.

Provenance: Ex Ex Dale-Lichtenstein, Larry LyonsReferences: Were the San Francisco Private Post Office and Public Letter Office the Same Local Post? By John D. Bowman and Gordon Stimmell(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
1,500 to 2,000US$

Selling for...US$800.00
Will close during Public Auction
6063 125LU3 imagePublic Letter Office, 125LU3, 15c Blue Used on Locally Addressed 2c Black U54 Entire
Extremely Rare Used Example of this San Francisco Local

The cover reduced at left, otherwise Fine and still extremely rare usage.

Provenance: Ex Lyons, Edgar Kuphal(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
5,000 to 7,000US$

Selling for...US$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
Adams & Co.'s Express
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6064 imageAdams Express Wall Street Frank Entire to San Francisco with "Gregory Express" Manuscript and Matching Postmark
Adams Express & Gregory Express Conjunctive Use, Robert Carrington Correspondence

Red printed "Adams Express Company, 10 Wall St. New York" frank on entire addressed to San Francisco, with manuscript "Gregory's Express" endorsement and matching red oval Gregory's Express San Francisco handstamp. A conjunctive use demonstrating east-to-west express handling between Adams Express and Gregory’s Express. Cover shows evidence of stamp removal at top right. The addressee, R.R. Carrington, was the brother of John W. Carrington, an Adams & Co's agent in New York.
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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
6065 imageAdams & Co., Blue Company Double-Circle Postmark and Matching "PAID" Oval, on Cover
ADAMS & CO. SAN FRANCISCO SEP 19" postmark, with manuscript "SEPT. 1854" addressed to Catholic College in Santa Clara, with manuscript "PER ADAMS EXPRESS" The cover with toned spots.
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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
Bamber & Co's Express
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6066 imageBamber & Co's Express, BAM-002 Printed Frank, on 3c Red Entire, with BAM‐102 Double-Circle Handstamp
Addressed to San Francisco, California.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
6067 U10 imageJ. Bamber & Co.'s Contra Costa Express, BAM-101 Oval Handstamp on U10 3c Nesbitt, to San Leandro(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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6068 U35 imageJ. Bamber & Co.'s Express, Bacon & Hardy, BAM-005 Printed Frank on U35 3c Pink Nesbitt to San Francisco
#0915 in Western Cover Society Census, listed in Thomas. Blue double-circle MAR 09 Bamber's handstamp (BAM-102).References: #0915 in Western Cover Society Census(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
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Berford & Co.
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6069 imageBerford & Co., Letter & Package Express, Red Shield and Oval Handstamps with Advertising Label on Partial Cover Sent on "On Public Service", New York to San Francisco
Rare Black on White Advertising Label

Partial cover carried by Berford & Co.'s Express from New York City to San Francisco with manuscript "On Public Service." The firm's printed advertising label, bisected but complete, is affixed across the closing flap and used as a provisional with the "3 Broad St, Cor Wall St" line crossed through. Red "Berford & Co. Letter & Package Express California" shield handstamp and a smaller oval handstamp added at San Francisco upon arrival. Berford & Co. operated a private express between New York and San Francisco from 1851, carrying mail and gold dust by steamer, and issued its own adhesive stamps (Scott 11L1–11L4).(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
2,000 to 3,000US$

Selling for...US$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
English & Wells Moore's Flat and Eureka Express
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6070 imageEnglish & Wells Moore's Flat and Eureka Express, ENW-002 Printed Frank on Legal Size U63 6c Buff
Addressed but uncanceled. Nathan, Rarity Factor: 7 Haller, FE4 TYPE 1
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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
Indian Creek Express
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6071 imageIndian Creek Express, IND-700, Unused Printed Envelope Front on U65 6c Purple on Buff Nesbitt Entire
Only Four Known Envelopes


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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
Jones & Russell
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6072 imageR. B. Bradford, Free Frank, Addressed to Co-Owner of the Pony Express, William B. Waddell on Uncanceled U10 Entire
New Discovery, Only Three Previously Reported Bradford Free Frank Uses

Manuscript “Free R.B.B.” at upper left, signed by R. B. Bradford, who served as the Jones & Russell agent in Denver. Addressed to William Bradford Waddell, one of the three founders of the Pony Express, at Lexington, Missouri. Mailed on an uncanceled 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10), with the indicia cut out and replaced. 
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References: Frederick Mayer Colorado Exhibit(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
2,000 to 3,000US$

Selling for...US$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
Langton's Pioneer Express
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6073 imageLangton's Pioneer Express, LAN‐003 Corner Card and Three Strikes of Company Oval Handstamp on U9 3c Red, Paste-Up
Scarce

Three strikes of Blue "LANGTON'S PIONEER/EXPRESS/FOREST CITY" LAN‐103c oval handstamp, used as a paste-up with an attached Envelope from San Francisco to Marysville. The postal entire with wrinkles.
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Estimate Range:
400 to 500US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
Pacific Express Co.
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6074 imagePacific Express Co., Pony and Rider Frank (PAC‐001) on 1853 U10, 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt Entire to New York
Rider's Initials "LR", Levi Robie

Illustrated in the Wester Cover Society Photo Census, WC4289 Blue "PACIFIC EXPRESS CO. SAN FRANCISCO DEC. 13" (PAC‐101) double-circle datestamp addressed to Pajaro, Cal. The cover with slight wear in corners, Very Fine
Certificate: Click Here to View Certificate
References: WC4289, Wester Cover Society Photo Census(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
600 to 800US$

Selling for...US$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
6075 PAC-103a imagePacific Express Co., Shasta Red Handstamp (PAC‐103a) on 3c Red Nesbit with Matching Framed "PAID" on Cover
Unlisted Town in Thomas

Pacific Express Co, Red : PACIFIC EXPRESS CO./PAID./SHASTA handstamp with matching framed "PAID" on 3c Red cover to San Francisco. The Shasta town mark is unlisted in Thomas.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
6076 U9 imagePacific Express Co., Pony and Rider Frank with Red Company Oval on Unaddressed U9, 3c Red Nesbitt Entire
PACIFIC EXPRESS SACRAMENTO JAN 29 postmark on front backed by another cover. Front damaged at right with tears and piece missing. No usage evident.
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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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Pacific Stage & Express
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6077 imagePacific Stage & Express Co., Blue Corner Card, PAS-004, Unused
Extremley Rare, Only 2 Others Recorded

PACIFIC STAGE & EXPRESS CO./PAID./San Francisco, Sacramento, Auburn, Grass Valley, Nevada, Eureka, Virginia. The cover with an adherence at right.
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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
Reynolds & Co. Express
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6078 imageReynolds & Co. Express, Black Forwarding Oval Handstamp (REY-100) on Stampless Front to Mariposa, Orange 12 1/2 Rate Mark
Manuscript "CARE OF NOBLE & STEVENSON"
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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
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6079 imageReynolds & Co.'s Express, Black Oval Company Handstamp on Stampless Cover to San Francisco, Red Transcontinental "40" Handstamp
Addressed to Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins

With red "40" cents rate marking for transcontinental carriage in effect from July 1, 1847 through June 30, 1851. The Reynold's company handstamp indicating express company carriage to Stockton. The cover with age discoloration. An early California usage connecting to Hodgkins' formative years as a Gold Rush expressman, when he began working for Reynolds' Express in 1851, delivering mail and gold dust throughout the Southern Mines.
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References: 3 Covers That Explore the Career of Gold Rush Expressman, Pillsbury “Chips” Hodgkins by Americana Stamps(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
Wells, Fargo & Co.
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6080 imageWells, Fargo & Co's Express, Bridgeport, CAL, Unused Orange C.O.D. Money Packet Envelope(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

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