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 (Yuba) Camptonville Cal, 8 May 1864. Clear strike of cds (YUB-280) with matching grid cancel on 10¢ yellow green (U41) buff entire to Pittsford, Vt., double-strike of "OVERLAND"
straightline; small flaws, reduced a bit at top and right, Fine and rare "Overland" use, signed "Genuine" by Frajola on reverse.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
THE IS THE LATEST RECORDED USE OF THE "OVERLAND"
HANDSTAMP. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 (Illustrated Letter Sheet) The Celebration in San Francisco, in Commemoration of the Successful Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. (Baird 23) Sterett & Butler, Printer, Engravers and Publishers, 145 Clay
Street, San Francisco, approximately 16¼x10½'', wood engraving around periphery 35 small illustrations: four stars in the corner, thirty small seals of the States, and one unidentified portrait at the top, body of the sheet are
several larger illustrations, Cars carrying 120 little girls, uniformly dressed in white, and representing all the States, and principal European Nations, Rube Aldrich, just arrived, 120 days from St. Jo., Missouri, Adams with his family of Native
Californians; and the men of the Knickerbocker 5 Fire Company in procession behind a float of a small boat with cable coiled on its deck, on blue wove paper, couple contemporary advertising handstamp on reverse; couple small nicks and some light edge
toning, still Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 (Illustrated Letter Sheet) Commandments To California Wives. (Baird 42) illustrated lettersheet showing dual home scene vignettes subtitled "Commandments Are Given To Make A Happy Home", with
"Mercantile Job Print, 130 Sansome St., S.F." imprint, table of commandments below framed by a outdoor family scene, used with two page miner's letter datelined "Klammath River, September 30th, 1855" mentioning ill prospects after
travelling up from Calaveras county; tone spots and some fold wear on reverse, F.-V.F., a rare lettersheet, especially in used condition.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
California Penny Post Co.
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34LU16 |
 California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ Black. Impressed on U.S. 3¢ envelope (No. U10). On fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire with San Francisco pre-printed address and letter directive alongside showing error in
"Daguerreotypes" variety, canceled by "Sacramento City, Cal., Apr 4" cds, Extremely Fine, ex-Lichtenstein and Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate (as a 34LU15A).
Scott No. 34LU16; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
ONE OF THREE KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THIS CALIFORNIA PENNY POST CO. 7¢ ORNATE BOXED FRANK ON BUFF ENTIRE.
There are two known examples of this frank with similar address and directive printing mailed on the same day in Sacramento.
Another example used from San Jose has a different address form and directive. (Image1) |
Est. $4,000-6,000
SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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34LU11 |
 California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ Black on Buff. Printed frank on buff cover with uncancelled 1851 3¢ dull red (trivial wrinkle), origin unknown but to San Francisco "Cor[ner] Wash + East, on board Store
Ship", "Pacific Express Co./San Francisco Jun 30" blue-green double circle handstamp at left so evidently delivered by Pacific, Very Fine.
Scott No. 34LU11; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A rare of example of the
Penny Post 7¢ fee paying for "transmitting by express letters received after the mails are closed" instead of the more usual "conveying a letter to the P.O. in one city and delivering the same in another". (Image1) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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34LU10a |
 California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ Black on White. On fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire (U9) to San Francisco, canceled by "Sacramento City, Cal., Apr 4" cds (1856) circular datestamp,
Extremely Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein and Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 34LU10a; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS CALIFORNIA PENNY POST CO. 7¢ PLAIN BOXED FRANK
ON WHITE ENTIRE. (Image1) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 California Penny Post Co., Stockton. Circular handstamp on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to San Francisco, manuscript "Paid" in pencil and indicia canceled by "Stockton, Cal., Aug 29" cds, cover
readdressed to H.L. Goodwin who was the proprietor of the California Penny Post; upper left corner nick, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
A SCARCE PENNY POST CO. USE FROM STOCKTON CAL.
TO SAN FRANCISCO. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Western Routes & Forwarders
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Lot Description |
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35 |
 (Butterfield Route) 1860 (c., Jun) Biddeford Me. to San Francisco Cal. Cover bearing two 10¢ green (35) singles, different shades, tied by "Biddeford Me. Jun" cds, manuscript
"Overland Mail Via St. Louis" directive at top; reduced slightly at left; right stamp minor flaw at top left, Very Fine and rare double-rate Butterfield cover, ex-Kramer.
Scott No. 35; Estimate $500 - 750.
There are only 12 recorded east to west Butterfield covers, this is the only recorded double-rate example. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 New York & California Steam Ship Line for San Francisco. Illustrated C. Morgan Agent corner card showing steamship on orange cover to Washington, N.Y., "New-York 'Ship 7 Cts' Nov 14" integral-rate due cds; some
wear, Fine and scarce early version of design., ex-Hahn.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
This steamship line was taken over from Vanderbilt. (See Dec. 1996 Western Express). (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 (Via Tehauntepec) 1858 (Nov. 22) West Coast to Baltimore Md. via New Orleans La. 10¢ green (U58) entire cancelled by partial "New Orleans, La., Nov 22, 1858" cds to Baltimore, Md., endorsed
"Via Tehuantepec" at lower left; entire restored, Fine and rare.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED "VIA TEHAUNTEPEC" COVERS MAILED EN ROUTE.
In October 1858, a route
was contracted as 8162 from San Francisco to New Orleans using a mixed steamboat and overland route via the Tehuantepec Isthmus in Mexico. Contracted at $250,000 for 12 months with twice a month service. The course of the route was by steamboat
to either Acapulco or Salina Cruz, then overland by mule to Suchile, then by river boat to Minatitlan on the Caotzacoalcos River and then by steamboat to New Orleans, La. The route was little used as the section over the mountain range by mule
created a long transit time. The total revenue collected for the route was just $5,276.66 and the route was not renewed in 1859. From October 1858 to March 1859, the "Quaker City" was used on the New Orleans to Minatitlan portion of the
route. A total of 25 covers endorsed as going "Via Tehuantepec" are recorded in the census. This entire was apparently posted on board the ship while en route to New Orleans. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Western Express Covers - Adams to Kennedy
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 Adams & Co. Express, Marysville. Blue roped oval handstamp (ADA-104) on blue folded letter dated August 19, 1852 to San Francisco; file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED
EXAMPLE OF THIS ADAMS & CO. MARYSVILLE EXPRESS OVAL ROPE HANDSTAMP. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Adams & Co. Express, Marysville. Oval handstamp (ADA-102) on Oct. 15, 1852 folded letter to San Francisco, Cal., Very Fine, the earliest of only five recorded examples of this handstamp, one residing in the
Wiltsee collection.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Adams & Co. Express, Marysville. Blue starburst oval handstamp (ADA-102) with matching boxed PAID (ADA-203b) on Jan. 14, 1853 folded letter to San Francisco Cal., Very Fine, three examples of this blue
starburst handstamp have been recorded from Marysville and only two examples of the matching "Paid" are known.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
(Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Adams & Co., Rough & Ready, Feb,y - 7. Red oval on 6¢ Nesbitt entire to Onehorse Town near New Shasta City, Cal.; cover faulty and soiled, Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE
ADAMS & CO ROUGH AND READY OVAL HANDSTAMP. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Adams & Co., Express, San Francisco. Blue oval handstamp on blue folded cover docketed "Marysville, Feb 1 1853" on reverse to Sacramento, Cal., forwarded to San Francisco, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co, Express,
Sacramento" oval handstamp, Very Fine and scarce scarce combination use.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Adams & Co.'s Express, Stockton. Clear blue strike of early stylized rope-type oval handstamp on orange buff cover addressed to San Francisco Cal.; stain spot lower right, Very Fine a wonderful example of this scarce
variety of cancellation.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY 4 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS ADAMS & CO'S EXPRESS STOCKTON STYLIZED ROPE-TYPE HANDSTAMP. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Browns Express (Forwarded By). Blue oval handstamp (BRW-101) on incoming cover to San Francisco with matching "$1." express rate handstamp, postmarked Bath, Me. cds with matching "Paid 6" in
circle rate handstamp, minor corner wear at bottom right, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Pearce, Walske.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Todd's & Brown's Expresses competed over this area and most likely the recipient had
change to Brown as his pickup. William Brown was shot and killed by one of his agents on April 1st, 1853. Adams continued to operate Brown's Express under the Brown name until Adams failed in February of 1855. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Denver & Rio Grande Express. Black company frank on 2¢ green entire with light pen cancel to Denver, Colo.; light staining, upper right corner restored, Fine, Only ten recorded usages of this frank are recorded in
Thomas.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Daily Express, Paid (EVW-006a). Brown frank with "Overland Via Los Angeles" crossed out, bearing 10¢ green (35) tied by blue grid cancels, matching "Marysville, Cal.,
Paid by Stamps, Sep 10" cds to Mobile, Ala.; upper left corner repair, Fine and rare frank, Thomas WC5730.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
(Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Ford & Co.'s Express. green circle and star handstamp on reverse of 1851 folded letter datelined "California Middle Fork of the American river, April the 10th 1851" to New Albany, Indiana, entered the mails with
red "Sacramento City, Cal., Apr 21" cds and matching large "40" rate handstamp; slight cover soiling and edge wear, F.-V.F., ex-"Sacramento".
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED FORD &
CO'S EXPRESS USAGE TO THE MAILS.
Ford & Co.'s Express operated in 1851 and 1852 between Sacramento and Greenwood in El Dorado County.
(Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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