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Western Express Covers (Langton-Washburn) continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
41     LAN-441a imageLangton & Bro's Yuba River Express. Red embossed shield cameo on backflap that reads in full "Langton & Bro's Yuba River Express, Principal Offices Marysville, Downieville, Fosters Bar, Goodyears Bar, French Corral, Sweetlands, Hess' Crossing, M.Y., Parks Barl" on brown cover carried by express entering the mails with "New York '10cts' Jul 11" black integral-rate cds to Brockville, Canada West, light black "Morristown, N.Y. Jul 13" cds and matching arced "U. States" and numeral "6" exchange handstamps, "Brockville, Jul 18" receiving cds backstamp; repaired tears and professional paper restoration along top edge just into NY integral rate marking with small portion of cds drawn in, F.-V.F. appearance.
Thomas No. LAN-441a; Estimate $300 - 400.

ONE OF ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES OF THIS FANCY EMBOSSED SHIELD ON FRONT (TWO KNOWN) OR BACK (THREE KNOWN) PER THE THOMAS CENSUS. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
42     LAN-130 imageLangton's Express Marysville. Blue double-line company oval on buff cover to Downieville, Sierra Co., Cal.; no other markings, carried entirely by Langton's Express during their 3rd period of operation (Mar, 1851 to Oct, 1852; with no covers known from the 1st or 2nd periods); light edge wear, F.-V.F.
Thomas No. LAN-130; Estimate $300 - 400.

ONE OF ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS MARYSVILLE HANDSTAMP KNOWN FROM THIS EARLY LANGTON'S OPERATING PERIOD.

Samuel Langton was in the exrpess business from 1850 through his death in 1864, and the operation carried on under his name even after his death until late 1865. Covers from the very early 3rd period are especially desirable and scarce. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
43     LAN-107 image(Langton's Pioneer Express) Alleghany. Plain blue company oval with ornate printed frank (Thomas LAN-004) on 3c pink (U34) entire to Dun Glen, Humboldt County, Nevada; conjunctive exchange blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Dec 6" double-oval datestamp; paper restoration at right affecting bit of indicia, Very Fine appearance, only two examples listed in the Thomas census, this cover being the third recorded., ex-Blaine.
Thomas No. LAN-107; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
44     LAN-100 imageLangton's Pioneer Express Downieville. Black company oval with Langton's "football" printed frank (Thomas LAN-003) on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire to San Francisco Cal.; light edge wear, F.-V.F., ex-Blaine.
Thomas No. LAN-100; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$85.00
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45     LAN-118 imageLangton's Pioneer Express Co. Forest City. Blue company oval with ornate black Langton's printed frank (Thomas LAN-004) on 3¢ pink (U58) entire to Sacramento Cal.; conjunctive blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Jul 13" company oval showing the exchange point between Langtons and Wells Fargo; slightly reduced at left just into printed frank, couple tiny tears in top margin, Fine and scarce conjuctive use, the only recorded example, ex-Hackett, Blaine.
Thomas No. LAN-118; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$120.00
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46     LAN-203 image[Langton's Pioneer Express] Lake City. Manuscript company marking with Langton's "football" printed frank (Thomas LAN-002) on 3¢ pink (U35) buff entire to North San Juan, Nevada Co. Cal.; reduced at left just into printed frank, light soiling at lower left, F.-V.F., unlisted in the Thomas census and likely unique., ex-Nathan, Blaine.
Thomas No. LAN-203; Estimate $300 - 400.

Durham's "California Geographic Names" lists several locales named "Lake City", the most logical fit being the one that was in Nevada County, "2.5 miles WSW of North Bloomfield…The Bell brothers built a hotel at the site in 1855; the name 'Lake City,' given in 1857, is from a lake at the place." Gudde's "California Gold Camps" also lists it at the location in Nevada County. Scott Prior's series of route map articles in "Western Express" provides those for Langton's in the March, 2022 issue. Lake City is not shown on Prior's composite maps, as Langton did not list every mining camp stop in his advertisements and therefore Prior did not list them unless a cover was reported from there. As this cover was previously unreported, it can now be confirmed that Langton served this small mining camp in Nevada County. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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47     LAN-105 imageLangton's Pioneer Express, Marysville. Blue circular company handstamp with originating blue "Franklin Mills O. Jun 16" cds and matching "Paid 10" rating handstamp on buff cover to Frank Rumrill (of later Rumrill Express fame), Marysville Cal., original enclosed "Franklin June 15, 1855" letter from his wife; light blue "Marysville Cal. Aug 7" arrival cds backstamp; professional restoration along top edge and at right, with small paper addition at right not affecting any markings, F.-V.F. appearance, one of three known examples of this Langton's handstamp per the Thomas census. .
Thomas No. LAN-105; Estimate $300 - 400.

Langton's Pioneer Express was the fifth iteration of Samuel Langton's express companies, operating from Feb, 1855 to Aug, 1864. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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48     LAN-100 imageLangton's Pioneer Express, Nevada (City). Bold black company oval on orange cover to San Francisco Cal., reverse with blue two-line "Reply By Langton's Pioneer Express" handstamp (Thomas LAN-206); paper restoration at right, including replacement of 25x35mm piece of upper right corner well clear of express markings, light bluish toning at edges, F.-V.F. appearance, unlisted in black in the Thomas census..
Thomas No. LAN-100; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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49     LAN-107 image(Langton's Pioneer Express) North San Juan. Clear strike of plain black company oval with Langton's "football" printed frank (Thomas LAN-003) on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire to Oakland Cal.; triple conjunctive use with exchange blue "Wells, Fargo, & Co. Marysville Oct 9" oval datestamp and black "J. Bamber & Co Contra-Costa Express San Francisco." oval (Thomas BAM-100); carried by Langton's from North San Juan to Marysville; Wells Fargo from Marysville to San Francisco, and by Bambers from San Francisco to Oakland; small repaired tears on bottom edge, paper restoration/replacement along top edge, repaired tear through indicia, Very Fine appearance.
Thomas No. LAN-107; Estimate $400 - 600.

A SCARCE TRIPLE CONJUNCTIVE USAGE AMONG LANGTONS, WELLS FARGO, AND BAMBERS. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
50     LAN-112 imageLangton's Pioneer Express (Red Dog). Small red handstamp of a dog apparently used by Langton's station agent at Red Dog, California with Langton's "football" printed frank (Thomas LAN-003) on 3¢ red (U27) star die buff entire simply addressed to "Nevada" (City) with "Apr 23/61" docketing at left; front half of paste-up with remnants of former address envelope on verso, reduced at right just touching indicia, Fine, a very rare provisional handstamp used by the Langton's agent at Red Dog., ex-Lichtenstein, Blaine.
Thomas No. LAN-112; Estimate $500 - 750.

This "red dog" handstamp was first referenced in the March, 1951 issue of Western Express (page 5); more recently Scott Prior's series on the route maps of the express companies serving the Gibsonville Ridge shows Langton's route to Red Dog mining camp on page 29 of the March, 2022 issue of Western Express. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
51     LAN-100 imageLangton's Pioneer Express, Unionville. Blue company oval handstamp on yellow legal-size cover to San Francisco Cal.; manuscript notations "$3 paid recorder" and "Adv $5" corrected at right to "Adv $3 ourChgs 2" for a total due of $5; thus, it would appear that Langton's advanced the $3 recorder fee and that the express fee was $2 for a total of $5.00; used during Langton's 5th operating period (Langton's Pioneer Express) which was from Feb, 1855 to Aug, 1864; light edge wear but much better than nearly any other legal size envelope having carried documents, Very Fine and choice, one of only two recorded Langton's Unionville markings.
Thomas No. LAN-100; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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52     LAN-107 image(Langton's Pioneer Express) Goodyears Bar "Apl 9". Sharp strike of plain blue company oval with ms. date, with Langton's "football" printed frank (Thomas LAN-003) on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire to San Francisco Cal.; conjunctive transit blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville, Apr 10" oval; numerous ink splatter marks, few toned spots at lower right, paper restoration along top edge including a portion of the Wells Fargo handstamp and indicia, F.-V.F. appearance, only one other example of this Langton's handstamp recorded in the Thomas census..
Thomas No. LAN-107; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
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53     LAN-100 imageLangton's Pioneer Express, Sierra Valley. Blue company oval, second lighter strike at lower left, with manuscript "Paid" on cover to Downieville Cal.; irregularly reduced at left clear of express markings, Fine, unlisted Sierra Valley office for this handstamp.
Thomas No. LAN-100; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
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54     MEC-100 imageMead & Clarke Letter Express. Sharp strike of blue company oval handstamp on 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire to Kernville Cal.; restored at right including about half of the indicia and part of the "Cal" address, still this cover realized $700 in the Rumsey Sale #56 lot 640, F.-V.F. appearance, only four used examples are known from this express, this being one of the two handstamped covers.
Thomas No. MEC-100; Estimate $300 - 400.

Mead & Clarke's Express was in operation from Nov 4, 1865 to July 6, 1867 carrying their express between Visalia and Havilah in the Clear Creek Mining District. The intermediate points on the route included White River, Linn's Valley, Kernville, Keysville, and Warm Springs. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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55     GRG-008 image(Moore's Flat Express) Gregory & English's Express, Moore's Flat and Eureka. Black printed frank on 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire entering the mails with "Moore's Flat Cal. Oct 8" cds to San Francisco Cal., European-style Oct 8, 1866 docketing at lower left; light pencil "25" at center denotes express fee; reduced at right into indicia with flaw affecting, Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Thomas No. GRG-008; Estimate $300 - 400.

THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE PRINTED FRANK RECORDED IN THOMAS' BOOK.

Gregory & English was just one of many partnerships in the Moore's Flat Express business, their partnership spanning March, 1866 to June, 1868. In that period they produced at least eight varieties of printed franks, this being the only example of the GRG-008 variety. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$130.00
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56     NOR-001a imageNorthern Pacific Express Co. Black printed frank on 2¢ vermillion on white entire (U142) entered mails with purple "Geyser Springs, Cal. Aug 11" cds to San Francisco Cal.; small edge tear and wear, F.-V.F.
Thomas No. NOR-001a; Estimate $50 - 75.

Northern Pacific Express operated late in the life of the expresses, carrying mail from 1883-1890. (Image1)

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Est. $50-75
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
57       imageOverland Mail via Los Angeles. Manuscript sender's directive with additional unknown ms. "D.C.P.L.B." beneath on yellow cover with 10¢ green (35) tied by "Long Bar, Cal. Feb 27" cds to Fairmont, Virginia; minor edge and corner wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

This Long Bar postmark is known used from March 1860 to May 1864, helping to date this cover to either 1860 or 1861. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$75.00
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58     PAC-001 imagePacific Express Co., Paid. Black first-style printed frank with partly readable blue "Pacific Express Co. San Francisco, May 5" dcds on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire to Sacramento Cal.; light wear, F.-V.F.
Thomas No. PAC-001; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)

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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
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59     PAC-001a imagePacific Express Co., Paid. Black printed frank with horse's tail slightly forward and blue "Pacific Express Co. Stockton Jun 26" company oval (Thomas PAC-102) on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire to Scott Valley, Siskiyou Co., Cal.; corner wear with some chipping to upper right corner, Fine.
Thomas No. PAC-001a; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)

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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$75.00
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60     PAC-005a imagePacific Express Co., Paid. Blue printed frank with mosty illegible small black "Pacific Express Co., Auburn, Aug 28" company oval (Thomas PAC-102) on 3c red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire to Nevada City; small upper corner mends, left one just touching lettering of frank, still F.-V.F. and scarce blue frank, only a handful of blue printed frank covers are known for Pacific Express..
Thomas No. PAC-005a; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

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