United States Postal History continued...
Western Express Covers - Langton's to Todd's continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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 Northern Pacific Express Co., San Francisco, Cal., Oct 3, 1887. Purple oval date stamp (NOR-104) on 1886, 2¢ brown entire, locally addressed, with blue printed frank (NOR-002) at top, Very Fine and
choice, less than a dozen examples of this frank are recorded in Thomas.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Pacific Express Co., Stockton. Two entires, one with choice bold blue oval "Pacific Express Co., Stockton, Jun 6" datestamp on 3¢ red entire to San Francisco, Cal., tear at top; other with bold "Pacific Express
Co., Stockton, Paid" blue double-oval at upper left used as a frank on 1853 3¢ red entire with blue oval Pacific Express, Stockton cancel to San Francisco, Cal., fine strike of Hewlett & Collins General Merchandise handstamp on reverse, an
early Pacific Express cover before they received printed franks., F.-V.F., a scarce pair, ex-Mader.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Pacific Union Express Co., Forwarded by the. Unused large red on orange label, Alta California Printing House imprint, Very Fine and rare, ex-Kagin.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Pacific Union Express Co., Forwarded by the. Unused 3 1/8" x 2½" red on orange label, Alta Printing House imprint, Very Fine and rare, ex-Kagin.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 65 |
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 Pacific Union Express Co., New York, Jul. 3. Blue double circle date stamp (PAU-101) on 1864 3¢ pink entire with rare black Pacific Union printed frank to Treasure City, Nevada, light edge wear and tear at top into
frank, F.-V.F., this rare black frank used on transcontinental mail, much the way the Wells, Fargo & Co. red franks were used on their transcontinental mail, express uses from New York are quite rare, especially from companies other than
Wells, Fargo & Co.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Rare New York PAU-101 hand stamp which is only found on the black franks applied to indicia. Only five example of the rare black frank from New York have been recorded. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Pacific Union Express Co., Stockton, Oct 9. Blue oval datestamp ties 3¢ dull red (11A) on 1855 blue lined cover to Sacramento, Cal., matching framed "Paid" handstamp, Very Fine, ex-New Helvetia.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
A scarce use of the 3¢ 1851 issue by Pacific Express Co. The company was founded in 1855 when the conversion to postal stationery entires was widespread. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Pacific Union Ex. Co., Vaca Station, Mar 3. Blue cds (PAU-100) cancels 3¢ pink (U59) entire to Washoe Co., Nevada, red Pacific Union Express ribbon frank at top, Very Fine, the finer of only two
examples of this Vaca Station date stamp have been recorded, Vaca Station was located on the railroad line about five miles east of Vacaville.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 "River Express Paid". Manuscript endorsement on 2¢ red brown entire to San Francisco Cal., purple "Andrew Baird, Jun 22 1887" double-oval datestamp, partial flap and corner clipped; accompanied by Rapid
Transfer Co. advertising card with "The Only Authorized Agents for River Express Co. in Alameda County" slogan, F.-V.F. pair.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Rockfellow & Co.'s Express. Paid. 75¢. Printed frank in ornamental frame (Thomas ROC-001) on 3c Pink on White entire (U34) to San Francisco street address, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo &
Co., Bannock City I.T., Oct. 3" oval datestamp, about one-half inch at right was torn off and has been expertly replaced (including half of the embossed stamp), Very Fine appearance, a rare Western Express frank with only three
used examples of this type recorded in Thomas, one of which is in the Wiltsee collection, this company ran its express between Walla Walla and Boise for a mere six months in 1863, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 70 |
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 San Francisco City Letter Express. Ornate boxed handstamp on locally addressed cover lacking street address, franked with 1857, 1¢ blue, type V and entered the mails with "San Francisco, Cal., Jun 31, 1860" cds
tying stamp; soiling and central vertical fold, F.-V.F., ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 24; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY LETTER EXPRESS HANDSTAMP
AND A 1857 1¢ ISSUE. (Image1) |
Est. $4,000-6,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 (Snowshoe Thompson) Carson Valley, U.T., May 6. Mostly clear strike of Utah Territory cds on 10¢ green (U16) buff Nesbitt entire to Middletown R.I., copy of April 28, 1858 letter from Trucky Valley,
Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
Several covers were carried by Snowshoe Thompson's express from Carson Valley to Placerville during the winters of 1857-58 and 1858-1859. This cover would have been carried by Thompson
from the Carson Valley post office in his role as a Chorpenning's sub-contractor for the mails, from Carson Valley to Placerville. See the article "Across the Sierra Nevada Mountains by Snow-Shoe" by Risvold and Frajola in Chronicle 215
(Aug. 2007, p. 201-211). (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Stockton Express Mail. Small group of 5 comprising blue "Stockton, Messr., De 19" double-circle on 3¢ pink (U58) entire with red Pacific Union frank; other four are Wells Fargo printed paid frank usages
with "L. Rosenthal" two-line handstamp, large oval "Wells, Fargo & Co, Express, Stockton" handstamp in blue and black, and 1882 Wells Fargo Stockton blue cds; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 "Taylor's Express". Manuscript express marking on folded letter datelined "Springs 10 Feby 51" to Sacramento City, Cal. with contents regarding Springs and Salmon River, 1851 docketing at left, Very Fine and
rare.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
THE EARLIEST OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE MANUSCRIPT TAYLOR'S EXPRESS MARKING.
Lewis Wilson Taylor started an express service in early 1851 by running the 200 mile distance
between Shasta and Sacramento. This route used the river steamers as much as water levels would allow and then ran overland. This semi-monthly route ran from Sacramento to Marysville to Hamilton City and then onward to Shasta and then returned over
the same route. This operation was active as late as April 1852. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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U87 |
 Thomes & Skadan's Express. Blue eyeglass frank (THO-007) on unused 6¢ red entire, fresh and Very Fine, very rare, unlisted by Thomas on this entire.
Scott No. U87; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Todd's Express, San Francisco (Forwarded By). Blue oval handstamp (TOE-100) with matching "Not Paid" in oval on cover to Sonora, Cal., with partial enclosure datelined "New Orleans, La., Nov 6th,
1852"; cover a bit reduced, Very Fine, a scarce early express.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Western Express Covers - Wells Fargo to Whitney
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co. Red printed paid frank on 10¢ green (U18) buff entire cancelled by "N.York Steamship" circular handstamp to New York, N.Y., "Nov. 30. 1859" docketing at left; repaired upper left
corner, Fine, ex-Mader.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co. Printed red frank on 10¢ yellow green (U40) entire to Fishersville near Concord, N.H., entered mails with bold "New-York, Sep 16, 1862" duplex, "Concord N.H., Sep 18, 1862" cds and
matching sharp "MISSENT" straightline, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., Paid, Assembly. Complete strike large red oval handstamp on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire to Sacramento, Cal., ex-Tatham, Liechtenstein.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., Batavia. Blue oval date stamp (Leutzinger type 11-9) on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, Cal., black Haller type E printed frank, blue 1869 receiving date stamp, Very Fine,
ex-Tatham.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co. "Chips". 10¢ green (18) buff Nesbitt entire with preprinted address to "Chips, Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Stockton, Cal.", red Wells Fargo & Co. frank, docketed "L.O.S.,
June 17th 1858" at left; small corner tear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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