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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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 Telegraph Line
Gilroy and Havilah, U.S. Mail Stage via Firebaugh's, Kingston, Visalia, orange corner card advertising cover bearing 3¢ ultramarine (114) tied by circular grid cancel duplexed with "Visalia, Cal. Nov 21" cds to San Jose, Cal.; small edge
tears at left, otherwise Very Fine. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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TOE-104 |
 From Todd's Express
Office, Sonora (Thomas TOE-104) clear blue oblong handstamp with matching "Paid" frank in double-lined oval on blue folded cover to San Francisco, endorsed "p Todd's Express" at top left; horizontal fold, Very Fine and choice,
ex-Clifford. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States TOE-104] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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TOE-101 |
 Forwarded by Todd's
Express, Stockton (Thomas TOE-101) blue oval matching sharp "Paid" double-lined oval on buff cover with ornate black "May & Webster, Wholesale Grocers" corner card to Sonora Cal., original July 5th 1853 enclosures including letterhead
invoice; top left corner repaired and some minor edgewear, Very Fine appearance. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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TRE-001 |
 Truman & Co.'s
Express, Office in S.F., Prepaid Envelopes, $7.00 per Hundred (Thomas TRE-001) blue printed frank with illustration of train on 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire with purple "San Francisco" straightline (TRE-101) and manuscript "April
5th, 1865" dating to San Jose Cal.; light toning at bottom left edge, flap flaws, otherwise Very Fine, WC8036, the unique listing example of TRE-101.
(Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WEC-005 |
 Wells & Co's,
Moore's Flat and Eureka Express (Thomas WEC-005) printed frank with fancy frame on 3¢ pink (U59) buff cover canceled by partial "Wells Fargo & Co., San Juan, Cal. May 14" oval datestamp to San Francisco Cal.; reduced at left and light
soiling, F.-V.F. and scarce used example, Only five recorded examples of this Well's & Co's "Moore's Flat and Eureka Express" frank, ex-Parker.
(Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express, Steamboat, neat blue oval handstamp on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire with black Wells Fargo imprint to San Francisco Cal.; pencil "May 4" dating at left; flap torn and sealed opening tear, Very Fine appearance,
illustrated in Letters of Gold. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Mazatlan Mex, blue struck on 10¢ brown (U92) amber entire canceled by partial "Wells, Fargo & Co., Mexican Route" oval and matching "Paid" in oval, originally part of a paste-up with some paper adhering to reverse, Very Fine and
choice. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co.,
La Paz, Mexico, Jun 11, blue oval datestamp on 10¢ brown (U92) entire with "Mexican Coast and California Express -- 35 Cts" printed frank to San Francisco Cal., "June 12, 1873" docketing at right; reduced at left, F.-V.F. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Whiting & Co.'s
Feather River Express, banner frank on 3¢ pink (U58) rebacked front to Whitby, Canada uprated with 10¢ green (68), corner flaw, canceled by "Paid" handstamps, matching partial "Quincy, Cal., Sep 15" cds and red "U.S.
10cts, Paid" oval handstamp, "Crescent Q.M. Co., Indian Valley" company circular datestamp; toning at bottom and sealed tear at top, F.-V.F. appearance, only two recorded Whiting Feather River Express uses to Canada. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WHI-002 |
 Whiting & Co.'s
Feather River Express, Paid. (Thomas WHI-002) printed express frank in a double-lined box with large "Paid" on 3¢ pink (U34) buff entire cancelled by clear blue oval "Langton's Pioneer Express, Marysville" to Carson City,
Nevada Terr.; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States WHI-002] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WOO-001 |
 Wood & Co's Express.
(Thomas WOO-001) illustrated fancy frank showing miner with pick on 3¢ pink (U58) buff entire cancelled by partial blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Marysville, Jun" oval datestamp to San Francisco Cal.; bottom right corner slightly
clipped, Very Fine. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States WOO-001] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Est. $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
Western Covers
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 32 |
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 "Long Tom" Miners'
Camp, illustrated miner's brown cover bearing 3¢ dull red (11) margins to in with small tear, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 30 May" cds to Dry Town Cal., forwarded with "Dry Town Cal. 9 Jun" cds; faults with toning and wear, flap
missing, Fine and scarce illustrated miner's cover, ex-Knapp. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 (Mail Routes) 1850
Gold Rush letter to St. Louis, Mo. via Acapulco and New Orleans, blue folded letter written between July 31st and August 3rd aboard the steamship Northerner by William T. Reynolds to his wife, the ship departed Panama on its way to San
Francisco and the letter dropped off at Acapulco to be transported back via Panama City, Chagres and New Orleans, then up the Mississippi to St. Louis, entered the U.S. mails with red "New Orleans, La., Sep 6" cds with matching "Steam"
straightline and "30" in circle ratemaker, with lengthy enclosure illuminating the trip; tiny edge tear, Very Fine and rare routing, ex-Skinner.
(Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Overland via Los
Angeles, four-horse stagecoach illustrated design on yellow cover with manuscript "Coon Creek Cala. Feb. 20th" postmark and "Paid 10cts" rating to North Anson Me.; reduced at left and top right edge nibble, otherwise fresh and Very Fine,
ex-Knapp, Wiltsee. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Whitney & Co.,
Forwarding Merchants, printed forwarder's corner card on 3¢ pink (U58) entire with Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank and canceled by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Dec 20" oval to Carson City, Nevada, includes Whitney & Co.
letterhead enclosure concerning money matters; slightly reduced at bottom with small repaired nick, missing bottom backflap and couple creases, Very Fine, illustrated in Letters of Gold. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
State Covers
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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 Sacramento Cal. Nov
27, oval postmark with "40" ratemarker on 1849 folded letter to Morrisville Vt., interesting miner letter back home to his parents reading "…I have been up in the mines more about two months + half. I have had no good luck mining yet. I
have built a log cabbin in the mines where I intend to winter…the mail closed last night & this will not go until the first of Jan…the largest piece of gold I have found weighs $2.50 which I intend to carry home with me. I should not
advise anyone to come out here although they make more here than their but it costs a grat deal more to live…with the best places ore dug out in the mines and I expect if we make Eight dolars a day next year it will be as well as we can
do…", transcript of letter accompanies; cover tear, Fine miner's letter. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Windsor Locks, Ct.,
Dec 10, bold strike of first type fancy illustrated Steamboat in Lock postmark in red with month in type (Duffney type Ia) and red ms. "Free" rating with ms. "C.H. Dexter, P.M." postmaster free frank on 1840 folded letter to Springfield, Mass.,
letter in postmaster's hand; file folds, Very Fine and choice. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Cheyenne Dak. Mar. 8
(Dakota Territory), mostly clear strike duplexed with quartered cork lightly canceling 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire with Union Pacific R.R. Office of Superintendent & Engineer of Construction corner card to New York City; small tear at top and
some edge wear, Very Fine. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 New Orleans La. Mar.
1, cds with matching large "10" handstamp on 1849 blue folded letter to Boston Mass., Very Fine and highly unusual cover, this numeral "10" handstamp was previously used at Vera Cruz, one of only two examples of this marking
on mail originating in New Orleans. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 NATCHEZ june*30,
sharp straightline with manuscript "25" cent rating on 1807 folded letter datelined "Washington, Mississippi Territory, June the 14 - 1807" to Providence R.I., Aug. 8th receipt docketing, letter concerns wages after leaving Ship John Jay in
Bermuda, Very Fine and choice Mississippi Territory use. (Image1)
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ASCC $750
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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