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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

742

Wells, Fargo & Co. / Martinez, 3 line printed frank (UPSS type WFE-030) on paste-up 3¢ red on buff entire (U 10) without address, but cancelled with blue oval "WELLS, FARGO & CO. EXPRESS MARTINEZ" express marking, envelope pasted to reverse shows San Francisco address; envelope with edge toning, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

743

Wells, Fargo and Co. printed franks, used from California, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah, with Wells, Fargo express markings, eight entires; 1) Mount Ophir on U 10; 2) Petaluma on U 59; 3) San Diego on U 58 (small faults, toned); 4) double circle Sac. City on U 9; 5) Woodland on U 59, 6) Reno on U 59 (tear through marking); 7) Dalles on U 59 (used as paste-up); 8) Salt Lake Cty on U 58 (extremely brittle and missing pieces of entire), Very Good to Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

744

Wells Fargo & Co. collection. Selection of ten covers, all mounted on pages with descriptions; includes fancy Wells, Fargo Steamboat cancel on 3¢ dull red (# 11A, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein and very fragile), Wells, Fargo Murphy's Bar, Santa Cruz, San Louis Opisbo, Sac, City, and Carson City Nev.express markings on franked covers, plus Morris Brothers Dry Goods cover with frank at right; non-Wells, Fargo includes possible Adams paste-up and unused Northern Pacific Express Co. entire; please inspect as condition does vary, Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

Eastern Express Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

745

Adams Express Company soldier's package, envelope dated Dec. 25, 1862 with money ($225) from Lt. C. O'Neill of Co. B. 12th Ct. V. in New Orleans La. to his wife in New Haven, Conn., blue crayon "10"; opened at right, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

746

American Express Co., five legal size covers and two fronts, each with a different label, the covers bears AmEx labels from Hamilton, Ont., Kalamazoo and Lawton, Mich., Ogdensburg, N.Y. and St. Johnsville (N.Y.), the two fronts are an Adams Exp. envelope with yellow Adams Brownstown, Ind. and red AmEx Indianapolis labels; and a United States Exp. envelope with green U.S. Exp. Brooklyn, Iowa and red AmEx Chicago labels; few edge tears, generally Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

747

American Letter Express Co., "Philada June 21 1861" dateline on one-page letter sent by American Letter Express Co., to Major John H. Billy at Bolivar, Tenn., Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

Interesting express content, "We send enclosed cuttings from Herald of to-day. Have the kindness to acknowledge, receipt of this, as we send it to test the reliability of the American Letter Express Co." Louisville who profess to forward letters when placed in funds for payment of Southern postage and ten cents in addition." . (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

748

United States Express Co., green Topeka, Kna. label on legal size envelope to W.C. Long, Clerk of Kingfisher Council, Kingfisher, Oklahoma Terr., from the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. and marked "val. papers" docketed Feb 2, 1893 and signed for by J.C. Robb, Dep. Clerk, wax seals on reverse; reduced slightly at right and a tad at left, reinforced edges, Fine, rare.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

Waterway Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

749

Packet Advance, large blue oval handstamp on out of mails cover to Moscow Ala., manuscript "Advance" endorsement at lower left; mended nick bottom left corner, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

750

"Troy & New York, Steam Boat", perfectly struck blue boxed handstamp with matching "7 cts." in double circle on 1852 folded cover to Troy N.Y., Extremely Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

Foreign Mail

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

751

1840, folded cover to England (London), red Baltimore Md. postmark, matching straightline "PAID" and manuscript rate "56¼" (18¾x3) plus 37½ (12½x3) on Freight Money cover carried by Falmouth Packet (boxed red handstamp on reverse), British "8" pence manuscript due marking at center; light file folds and small piece out of reverse due to removal of wax seal, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

752

1841, folded cover to England (London), red Baltimore Md. postmark, matching straightline "PAID" and manuscript rate "37½" (18¾x2) plus 25 (12½x2) on Freight Money cover carried by Liverpool Packet (two line Ship Letter handstamp on reverse), British "8" pence manuscript due marking at center; light file folds, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

753

c. 1852, cover to Germany, franked with 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), horizontal strip of five, previously plated as 95-99R2L, large margins at bottom, into at top and right, manuscript cancelled and hinged to buff cover addressed to Hamburg, lightly struck red "Unity Maine" postmark at left, red "N. York 6 U.S. Pkt Paid" exchange mark originally tied strip, proper backstamps; cover with out backflap, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

754

1854, whaling letter from the Okhotsk Sea near Siberia to Rhode Island, "Ochotsk Sea, Shanter Bay July 30, 1854" dateline on folded letter from Shantar Bay in Okhotsk Sea near Siberia to Westly RI, written by whaling ship's captain, James B. Willier, to his wife; carried privately to SF and entered the mails with San Francisco, Cal 18 Sep postmark and matching straightline "SHIP 12"; minor edge flaws at bottom, Fine, very rare point of origin in this time period, accompanied by 2003 report by Fred F. Gregory concerning the routing of this cover.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

755

1857, cover to France, franked with 1851, 12¢ gray black and 3¢ dull red type I (17, 11), single of each, margins to cut into, tied by Rochester NY postmark on buff cover addressed to Paris, red "New Paid York 12" exchange mark at bottom right, Paris backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott $1,100.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Scott $1,100
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

756

1859, cover to England, franked with pair 12¢ black, plate I (36) cancelled by circle grids with "Bristol RI/Jun/14" cds on cover, addressed to Birmingham, with red "Paid London" and "3" credit, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $900.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Scott $900
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

757

1860, cover to England, franked with pair 12¢ black, plate I (36), addressed to Dunbar Britain, red "19" debit to Great Britain, redirected to Ayton; light overall wear, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $900.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Scott $900
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

758

1867, cover to Chile, franked with 30¢ orange and 2¢ black (71, 73), single of former, two singles of latter, tied by segmented cork cancels on orange cover with double circle New London Ct postmark, addressed to Valparaiso Chile, Panama transit and red numeral "12" (crossed out in blue crayon and uprated to "24") and "25" (centavos) rate marks; one 2¢ with small tear, cover with allover docketing on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

759

c. 1863, cover to Russia, franked with 30¢ orange (71) and 5¢ brown (76), addressed to St. Petersburg, from Portland, Me. via Prussian Closed Mail, from the Pierce correspondence; cover reduced irregularly; with 1982 P.F. certificate. Also a second cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, via French Mail, from Oberlin, Ohio, originally franked with only a 3¢ rose (65) but a 30¢ orange (37) was then placed over the original Oberlin postmark and cancelled by the same duplex; from the Monroe correspondence; 3¢ with natural s.e., cover with small edge tear, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

760

1865, cover to Peru, franked with 1863, 2¢ black (73) and pair of 10¢ green (68) on cover to Paita, tied by "Cuyahoga Falls O. 8 Feb." grid duplex cancels, clear red "12" credit and black Panama transit c.d.s.; stamps with some creasing at top from placement at edge and few toned spots, one 10¢ with small margin nick, otherwise Fine, a scarce usage.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

761

1865, letter to Switzerland, franked with three 10¢ yellow green (68) and 3¢ rose (65) overlapping tied by grids and blue boxed "Aachen 18 6/Franco"on 1865 outer folded letter sheet, addressed to Villeneuve Switzerland, with red" New York Paid" cds, manuscript "China", with appropriate transits and receiver on reverse, the 33¢ paid the Prussian Closed Mail to Switzerland, scarce as cheaper rates existed at this time, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction