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Western Illustrated Covers
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 701 |
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 California State Telegraph San Francisco. Red illustrated Zeus with Lighting bolts cover (ca. 1884) locally addressed to Flint Peabody & Co., Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 702 |
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35 |
 (Hotel) American Exchange. Illustrated hotel corner card on yellow cover to Richmond, Va., franked with 1857, 10¢ green, type V tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Oct 11" cds, 1860 docketing on
reverse; slightly trimmed at right and tiny tear at top, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 35; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 703 |
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 Office Chief of Police, San Francisco. Blue star cameo corner card on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to Greenville, Me., canceled by "San Francisco, Cal., Nov 18" cds and quartered cork duplex, 1867 pencil
docketing at left; couple small cover tears, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$70.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 704 |
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 Overland Mail, From San Francisco via Los Angeles. Illustrated Six Horse Stagecoach design with Hutchings & Rosenfield imprint below, on cover to Northampton, Mass., franked with 1859, 10¢
green, type V (35, guideline s.e. at right) tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Sep 14, 1860" cds, with small notation "Mexicanas á todas de casa - Sam" above stagecoach with embellished stage driver and partner smoking pipe and cigar; small
cover edge flaws and slight wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 705 |
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 Overland, San Francisco via Los Angeles - U.S. Mail. Illustrated Four-Horse Stagecoach woodblock design on cover to Cortland, N.Y., franked with well centered 1857, 10¢ green, type II
(32) tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Jul 15, 1859" cds; cover reduced at right with sealed tear under stamp and slight affecting postmark, F.-V.F., ex-Dr. Polland.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 706 |
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 R.E. Raimond, General Shipping and Commission Merchant, 105 Front St., Near Washington, San Francisco. Bold blue sailing ship illustrated oval corner card on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Pittsburg, Pa.,
uprated with 1851, 1¢ blue, type II (plate 2) + 3¢ dull red, two singles one with sheet margin (7+11A), all tied by manuscript and "San Francisco, Cal., Oct 5, 1857" cds's, matching "Due 10" rating handstamp, docketing additionally
tying 1¢, Very Fine, one of the few Raimond corner card covers to the East coast, ex-Spring & Neinken.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
(Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Western Expresses - Adams to Truman
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 707 |
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ADA-101l |
 Adams & Co., Mok. Hill, Sept, 28. Red oval date stamp on cover to San Francisco; diagonal cover tear at left, otherwise Very Fine.
Thomas No. ADA-101l; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$70.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 708 |
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ADA-101s |
 Adams & Co., Rough & Ready, Feb,y - 7. Red oval handstamp on 1855, 6¢ Nesbitt entire to One-Horse Town near New Shasta City, Cal.; cover faulty and soiled, Fine.
Thomas No. ADA-101s;
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE ADAMS & CO ROUGH AND READY OVAL HANDSTAMP. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 709 |
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ADA-102g |
 Adams & Cos. Express, Sonora. Bold blue oval with matching "Paid" boxed handstamp on blue 1853 folded letter to San Francisco, written on March 30, 1853 and manuscript "pr Adams & Co's Express"
endorsement, Extremely Fine and choice, pictured in Letters of Gold, ex-Lyons.
Thomas No. ADA-102g; Estimate $300 - 400.
(Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 710 |
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 Barlow, Sanderson & Co., C. & O. Coast Overland Mail Company, Principal Office, Yreka, Cal. Printed corner card on cover to Jacksonville, Ore. with illustrated design showing Six Horse Stage on Mountain
Road, Stage with "Overland U.S. Mail, B.S. & Co." imprint, cover franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by quartered cork cancel, light "Yreka, Cal., Jul 30" cds alongside, Very Fine, the finer of only two known to us (the other with tears
into design).
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Established by Vermont men, Jared L. Sanderson and Bradley Barlow during the Civil War, the Barlow-Sanderson Overland Mail Company first carried the mail and operated a stage line between Sedalia and
Warrensburg, Missouri and by 1863, was also operating a line from Kansas City, Missouri to Fort Scott, Kansas. In 1866, they began to expand westward and transferred their headquarters from Kansas City to Junction City, Colorado. By 1867, the two
entrepreneurs had established a route from Missouri to California over the Santa Fe Trail and changed the name to the Barlow and Sanderson Company. The company continued to grow in Colorado, becoming the largest stage line in the area and in 1874,
the headquarters moved to Granada, Colorado. Two years later, despite rumors of bribery and corruption within the company, the stage line continued to expand. However, by 1878, Bradley Barlow withdrew and the name of the company changed to J.L.
Sanderson and Co. Overland Stage and Express Line. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 711 |
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 Beekman's Express, Jacksonville, O.T. Red oval handstamps tying 1857, 3¢ dull red, horizontal pair and single (26) on legal size court cover to Eugene City, Oregon, with matching "Paid" in oval
handstamp, green court seal on reverse; center stamp with stain and right stamp restored at bottom and upper right, cover edge wear and docketing portion at left reattached, Fine appearance.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Although this
cover was handed over to Beekman for delivery to Eugene City, Beekman did not normally go north of Jacksonville, so he gave this letter to Tracy's Express for delivery. Tracy shared an office with Beekman, his Jacksonville agent, but Tracy never had
a Jacksonville handstamp. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 712 |
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 (Carrington) Gilpin's Exchange Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office N - York. Red oval handstamp on reverse of cover to San Francisco, Cal., dropped in the mails in San Francisco with red "San Francisco,
Cal., Apr 26" cds with matching "2" and "Paid" rate handstamps, 1851 docketing at left, with original enclosure from brother Daniel Carrington on "Office of the United States Mail Steam Ship Company" letterhead with interesting content
including…Gold dust as it comes now won't net over $17 - it is most all very dirty and some counterfeit mixed in., Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$40.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 713 |
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 (Carrington) Kenyon's Foreign Letter Office, N. York. Red oval handstamp and matching "Paid" oval on 1851 cover to Carrington in San Francisco, manuscript docket on reverse; missing backflap,
F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Kenyon's Foreign Letter Office was a "professional forwarder", charging a fee for arranging shipments of parcels and letters. Carrington & co. was associated with the Empire City line, and probably
was not charged by them for this letter. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 714 |
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26 |
 The Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Co., Denver City K.T., May 4. Clear strike of oval date stamp on 1861 cover to De Kalb, Illinois, franked with 1857 3¢ dull red (s.e. at right)
tied by green "St. Joseph, Mo., May 14" cds, missent and forwarded with "De Kalb, Mo., May 21" cds, with original enclosure datelined "Denver May 2, 1861", Very Fine.
Scott No. 26; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 715 |
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 Dugan & Wall's Northern Express, Crescent City Office. Buff money collection envelope dated May 7th, 1859, to Gassburg (Oregon), Extremely Fine and rare.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 716 |
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 Freeman & Co.'s Express, Coulterville. Sharp full blue oval handstamp (FRM-102) on fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, red scroll frank at top, Extremely Fine, likely the finest
strike of this handstamp, with most strikes being faint.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 717 |
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 Freeman & Co.'s Express., Murphy's. Full strike of oval handstamp (FRM-102m) canceling on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, red ribbon printed frank; slight reduction at right, Extremely
Fine, a choice usage from Murphy's.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 718 |
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 Freeman & Co.'s Express, Santa Barbara. Bold oval handstamp on fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, red printed scroll frank at top; small piece of backflap missing, Very Fine and
choice, an extremely rare Freeman handstamp from Santa Barbara and may be unique.
Estimate; $250 - 350.
Freeman & Co. is not known to have had an office in Santa Barbara. This handstamp is unlisted in Thomas. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
Selling for...$120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 719 |
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 Greenhood & Newbauer Express, Weaverville, Cal., Sept 7. Blue oval handstamp with manuscript date canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Harrisburg, O.T., black company frank and A.J. Loomis & Co.
grocer corner card at lower left, entered the U.S. mails with "Portland, Or., Sep 21, 1859" cds; partial backflap and tear at right affecting indicia, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 720 |
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 J. Bamber & Cos. Contra Costa Express. Paid. Bold oval frank handstamp and "Answer by Bamber & Cos. Express" framed handstamp canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco Cal.,
manuscript "P" initial at top right for Pacheco origin; faint stain, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$70.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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