Western Express Covers
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Lot Description |
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 Bamber & Co.'s Contra
Costa Express. Oval handstamp on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire to Milpitas Cal.; reduced at left, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $50 - 75. (Image1)
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Est. $50-75
Selling for...$30.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Bamber & Co.'s
Express, W.B. Hardy's Office, Oakland, Paid. Black ribbon frank on 3¢ pink (U58) entire canceled by faint blue "Bamber & Co.'s Express, Oakland" oval datestamp (BAM-104) and ms. "Oct 18/69" dating to San Francisco Cal.; cover slightly
reduced at top, F.-V.F., ex-Marcus White, Tatham.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Breeze & Loughran,
San Francisco. Light pink shaded ad cover on 3¢ green (U82) entire to Stockton Cal.; pencil "Nov 18/1875" docketing on verso, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
(Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$75.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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ENW-003 |
 English & Wells,
Moore's Flat And Eureka Express. Ornate typeset frank on 3¢ pink (U58) entire with rare "Moore's Flat Express, Oct 3" blue oval datestamp at left, exchanged with blue "Wells Fargo & Co., Nevada Oct 5" oval handstamp (Leutzinger type
11-9) to San Francisco street address, 1868 docket confirms Moore's Flat origin; small repair at lower left, F.-V.F. and rare conjunctive use.
Thomas No. ENW-003; Estimate $200 - 300.
Cover illustrated in Nathan's "Franks of
Western Expresses" (page 65) and Coburn's "Letters of Gold" (page 183). One of a series of similar L. H. Wells franks showing him in various partnerships and specifying that his company was "Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co." for letters addressed
to places beyond Nevada City. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Gregory's California
Express. Plus "California Package & Parcel Express" and "Thompson & Hitchcock" signage in illustrated building advertising design showing Gregory's New York City office on orange buff cover with red "New-York, 5 cts, 21 Dec" integral-rate cds to
Oriskany N.Y., "1851" docketing on the reverse; light edge wear and sealed tear affecting postmark, Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
This design shows the location of the Thompson & Hitchcock building at 149 Pearl Street at
Beaver Street with Wall Street beyond. Thompson & Hitchcock were Gregory's New York agents. Packages, horse-drawn vehicles carrying packages, and numerous people in period finery complete the vignette.
Joseph W. Gregory started his express
offices in New York, San Francisco, Sacramento and North Mines towns in 1850. He returned to the Atlantic States in Spring of 1853. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Langton's Express,
Downieville, Oct 8. Black oval handstamp on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire to San Francisco street address, exchanged with blue "Pacific Express Co., Marysville, Oct 8" oval datestamp; small repair at top and upper right with paper cut
from the top backflap, Very Fine appearance, a scarce conjunctive use.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$75.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 (Langton's Pioneer
Express) Camtonville. Blue straightline in oval handstamp on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire with Langton's Pioneer Express printed frank to San Francisco Cal., endorsed "Valuable" and "Collect", exchanged with blue "Wells Fargo &
Co., Marysville, Nov 11" double-oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-5) and "Wells Fargo & Co.'s Express From Marysville" black on orange label at lower left and slightly folded over the bottom; entire a bit reduced at left, F.-V.F. and
scarce money letter label use, ex-Hackett.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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LAN-113 |
 (Langton's Pioneer
Express) Eureka, Sierra Co. Red oval company handstamp with Langton's "football" printed frank (Thomas LAN-002) on 3¢ red (U26) star die entire with conjunctive blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville, Oct 6" oval to Santa Cruz Cal.;
small toned spot on indicium, opened three sides, light water stain at lower right, one tiny chip in paper at right, still F.-V.F., ex-Kramer, Blaine.
Thomas No. LAN-113; Estimate $400 - 600.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS
LANGTON'S PIONEER EXPRESS "EUREKA, SIERRA CO." OVAL. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Pacific Express,
Nevada, Mar 20. Neat blue oval on refolded legal-size buff cover to Grass Valley Cal., Very Fine.
Estimate; $75 - 100. (Image1)
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Est. $75-100
Selling for...$45.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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PAU-001 |
 Pacific Union
Express Co. Red ribbon printed frank horizontally across top on 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire exchanged with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Napa, Mar 10" double oval handstamp for delivery to San Francisco Cal.; corner bend and light wear,
Very Fine conjunctive use with Wells Fargo.
Thomas No. PAU-001; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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RTO-102 |
 Forwarded by
Reynolds Todd & Co Express San Francisco. Partial blue company oval with matching company "Not Paid" oval on blue folded business letter datelined "San Francisco April 8/52" to Stockton; vertical file fold, otherwise Very Fine,
Carried by Reynolds, Todd & Co. only two weeks before the partnership dissolved.
Thomas No. RTO-102; Estimate $200 - 300.
The Reynolds, Todd & Co. Express partnership only existed from Oct 7, 1851 to Apr 22, 1852. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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THO-001 |
 Thomes & Skadan's
Express. Black ribbon printed frank that continues "Susanville & Reno, Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co." on 3¢ green (U82) entire to San Francisco Cal.; docketing on verso "May 15 1872"; barely reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Thomas
No. THO-001; Estimate $300 - 400.
Thomas & Skadan's Express (with various spelllings) operated from 1870-1874. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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TRC-001 |
 Truman & Chapman's
Express, S.F. & S.J. Rail Road. Black printed frank with illustration of train on 3¢ buff entire (U35) to San Jose, manuscript "September 1863 up to March 1864" docketing; minor discoloration spot, F.-V.F.
Thomas No. TRC-001;
Estimate $100 - 150.
James C. Truman began his J. C. Truman Express in January 1864 soon after arriving in San Francisco. He took Chapman as a partner on February 16, 1864 and after Chapman withdrew in 1865, he formed Truman & Co's
Express. It operated until 1868 from San Francisco to San Jose by rail and to Watsonville and Santa Cruz. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$70.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WFE-105 |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.,
Alleghany, May 1. Blue oval datestamp (Leutzinger 11-09) with printed Wells Fargo frank on 3¢ green on cream entire (U84) to San Francisco Cal.; small bit of flap missing, Very Fine and rare, only one or two recorded,
ex-Blaine.
Thomas No. WFE-105; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WFE-101 |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express Amador. Complete blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger 03-02) with printed Wells Fargo frank on 3¢ green on (U82) entire to San Francisco Cal.; very light toning across top edge, Very Fine, the finest of five recorded
examples, ex-Blaine.
Thomas No. WFE-101; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WFE-104 |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express, Colfax. Blue company oval datestamp with printed Wells Fargo frank on 3¢ pink (U58) entire to San Francisco Cal. uprated with 3¢ rose (65) tied by second strike of company oval paying the double-rate; backflap torn and
hinged, Very Fine.
Thomas No. WFE-104; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$75.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WFE-105 |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Grantsville, Nev. Blue oval (Leutzinger 12-03) with printed Wells Fargo frank on 3¢ green (U84) cream entire (U84) to San Francisco Cal., Very Fine use, ex-Mader, Drew, Blaine.
Thomas No. WFE-105; Estimate $150 - 200.
Thomas records "two or fewer" of this station's handstamps, this likely being a unique example, as Blaine rarely bought anything this weakly struck unless it was the only one extant. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$75.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WFE-102 |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express Ione Vy. Fine blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger 06-11) with printed Wells Fargo frank on 3¢ green (U82) entire to San Francisco Cal., Very Fine, fewer than five known from Ione Valley per the Thomas census.,
ex-Tatham, Blaine.
Thomas No. WFE-102; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$55.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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WFE-101 |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express Iowa Hill. Black oval handstamp (Leutzinger 03-07) on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire with Nesbitt seal on backflap to Sacramento Cal.; docketing at right into indicium includes "for cattle, 14 head". "Five or fewer" examples
recorded in the Thomas census; likely prior to 1855 in the absence of a printed Wells Fargo frank., Very Fine, ex-Blaine.
Thomas No. WFE-101; Estimate $100 - 150.
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Wells Fargo & Co.
Express, Marysville. Blue oval and matching "Paid" oval on orange cover to San Francisco Cal., Very Fine pre-frank use.
Estimate; $50 - 75. (Image1)
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Est. $50-75
Selling for...$25.00
Will close during Public Auction |
