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Western Express Covers continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
601   imageHinckley & Co.'s Express, single 1857, 10¢ green, type III (33), manuscript cancel, on rebacked orange cover front with blue Alton Ill date stamp at left and "HINCKLY & CO'S EXPRESS DENVER CITY FEB 20 1861" marking at top center, addressed to ". Golden City near Denver, Jefferson Territory"; stamp with scissors clipped perfs at top and right, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
602   imageVia Nicaragua In Advance of the Mails, oval handstamp on brown cover with large waterstain at upper right, appears to be addressed to NYC, probably missing postage in the area of the stain spot; plus a second cover (folded outer address sheet) without postage and with blue oval "G. Gordon …/ … Foundry & Iron Works/ San Francisco" at upper left, addressed to Philadelphia and docketed "Dec. 15 1852", Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
603 143LU3 imageWells Fargo & Co., 1862, 25¢ red (Scott 143LU3), printed stamp and matching Wells, Fargo frank on 3¢ pink on white entire (Scott U34); unused, flap with full gum, Very Fine.
Scott $900.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
604   image[Wells Fargo] 1926 Unpublished Manuscript "The Early History of the Wells Fargo Express", title page reads "This Article written by John Schaffer Student, Univ of CA., Berkeley in 1926", and "Presented to William H. Culbert by Miss Grove Librian of Wells Fargo & Union Trust of San Francisco", 96 typewritten pages, well documented, includes Chapters 1 Early History, Chapter II Economic Background, Chapter III Inception & Organization, Chapter IV Panic of 1855 and the period of development 1855-1857, Chap V Overland Mail Stages & the Pony Express, Chap VI Incorporation in 1866, unbound, a few edge tears on the title page, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
Foreign Mail
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
605 15 image1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), large margins to just in at bottom, tied by large Boston PAID on 1856 advertising cover to Dorchester, Nova Scotia, red Aug 14 Boston circular datestamp and oval "United/ States" Canadian exchange office handstamp, backstamped backstamped St. John N.S (Aug 15) and Dorchester (Aug 19); fancy framed corner card for S.G. Damon & Co., Boston Boots & Shoes Wholesaler, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
606 15 image1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), tied by Albany c.d.s. on cover addressed to Montreal Canada, backstamped Montreal; sealing wax stain bled to front, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
607 71 image1861, 30¢ orange (Scott 71), single, tied by segmented cork cancel and red New Paid York 24 exchange mark on folded letter addressed to Bordeaux France, datelined San Francisco 8 Mars 1867; manuscript "p. Australasian" at upper left and blue double oval company handstamp at lower left; probably carried out of the mails to New York City, proper French transit and receiving marks; vertical file fold at right through stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $380.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
608 145 image1870, 1¢ ultramarine (Scott 145), tied by nice strike of NYFM circular geometric cancel (Weiss GE-C7, V-W W-2) on 1¢ postal card (UX3) addressed to Germany, printed text in German on reverse of the card, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
609 156 image1873, 1¢ ultramarine (Scott 156), tied by negative "9"in scalloped cork cancel on 1876 1¢ postal card (UX3) addressed to Switzerland, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
610 156 image1873, 1¢ ultramarine (Scott 156), tied by bold strike of NYFM geometric cancel (Weiss GE-EN1, V-W G2) on 1875 1¢ postal card (UX3) addressed to Germany; manuscript "By Bremen or Hamburg Steamer" at top, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
611 156 image1873, 1¢ ultramarine (Scott 156), tied by elaborate positive circular geometric NYFM cancel (Weiss GE-EP3, V-W G17) on 1¢ postal card (UX3) addressed to Sweden, card with light diagonal crease at right, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
612 156 image1873, 1¢ ultramarine (Scott 156), tied by nice strike of elaborate positive circular geometric NYFM cancel (Weiss GE-EP3, style of V-W G15-G17) on 1¢ postal card (UX3) addressed to Vienna, Austria; stamp with light toning at bottom and left, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
613 156 image1873, 1¢ ultramarine (Scott 156), tied by very fine strike of eight pointed star NYFM cancel (Weiss ST-8P11, V-W A1) on 1874 1¢ postal card addressed to Saxony, Germany; card and stamp with light toning or soiling, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
614 156 image1873, 1¢ ultramarine (Scott 156), tied by traditional wedge NYFM cancel (Weiss TR-W5, V-W G2) on May 29, 1874 1¢ postal card (UX3) addressed to Bermen, Germany; card with small toned spot at upper right, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
615 156 image1873, 1¢ ultramarine (Scott 156), tied by bold strike of negative "9" cancel of NYC on 1875 1¢ postal card (UX3) addressed to Germany; card with small toned spots on left edge, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

This cancel is similar in style to Weiss type RE-N4, in his 1990 work he recorded only one cover used in 1873 . (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
616 157 image1873, 2¢ brown (Scott 157), tied by bold strike of Mult-pointed star NYFM cancel (Weiss ST-MP1, V-W A19) on 1874 1¢ postal card (UX3) addressed to Germany; red "NEW YORK PAID ALL VIA BREMEN SEP 19" exchange mark at right; trivial light card soiling; stamp with lightly toned perfs, card with adhesions on reverse, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600

In Weiss's book he lists the earliest known usage for this cancel as February 22, 1874; this would be a new EKU based on that census . (Image) 		Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
617 158 image1873, 3¢ green (Scott 158), tied by bold strike of block style "6" in circle on 1874 1¢ postal card addressed to Prussia, Germany, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

Weiss felt that this cancel was an unlisted NYFM cancel . (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
618 179 image1875, 5¢ blue (Scott 179), tied by East Hampton Mass. segmented cork duplex, May 6 (1878) on small cover to Beirut, Syria, endorsed "(Via London)", backstamped Trieste, May 21, and another partial circular datestamp, presumably Beirut, Jun 6, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce destination.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
Railroad Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
619   imageEastern Railroad, 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A) tied by blue socked on the nose Eastern Railroad c.d.s. to outer letter sheet, addressed to Boston, experimental orange brown shade, Very Fine.
Scott $300.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
Advertising/Illustrated Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
620   image[Carnival] Los Angeles CA, Carnival Season 1895, 5¢ (255) tied by LA CA duplex on allover multicolored illustrated cover, addressed to Leipzig Germany, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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