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The Larry Lyons Collection: All Roads Lead to San Francisco continued...

Western Expresses: Kennedy thru Leland
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1645 c ImageKennedy & Co.'s Half Moon Bay & Pescadero Express. Blue serrated frame printed frank and address (without "Paid", Thomas KEN-001) on 3c Pink on White entire (U58) to San Francisco, entered the mails with "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 3" circular datestamp and rosette cancel, manuscript "K" at bottom left, Very Fine and scarce, this small express operated by M.G. Kennedy and F.M. Utter carried mail along the coast from Half Moon Bay and Pescadero to San Francisco, two frank types are known -- the other with "Paid" vertically at right of the frank, only approximately ten examples are recorded combining both types, illustrated in Letters of Gold, ex Edwards (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1646 c ImageKennedy, Long & Co.'s Express and Transfer Company. Blue serrated frame printed frank and address (Thomas KEL-001) on 3c albino entire (U58 var) to San Jose, entered the mails with "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 25" circular datestamp, Very Fine, an outstanding cover, in 1864 Kennedy and Utter took on an additional partner named Long, the express continued to operate over the same route, between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, it ceased operations in 1866 (Thomas p. 463), only five used entires are recorded and this is the only one with an albino embossed stamp (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1647 c ImageLamping & Co.'s Express. Printed frank (Thomas LAM-002) on 3c Pink on White entire (U58) to San Francisco, cancelled by "Lamping & Cos. Express Downieville" oval handstamp, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville May 7" oval datestamp, tiny tear at top left, still fresh and Very Fine, Lamping's Express (successor to Langton) served the Downieville mining region and connected with Wells, Fargo & Co. at Marysville, ex Knapp, Haas and Kramer (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1648 c ImageLangton's Pioneer Express Paid. Ornate printed frank (Thomas LAN-002) on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U17) to Galway N.Y., carried by express outside the mails to New York and posted there (steamer Corsica arrived New York May 23, 1863), entered mails with "New-York May 23" double-circle datestamp and target cancel, barely reduced at right, Very Fine and scarce combination of express and regular mails (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1649 c ImageLangton's Pioneer Express Paid. Ornate printed frank in blue (Thomas LAN-003) on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U35) to San Francisco, faint strike of blue "North (San Juan)" straightline applied by Langton's, conjunctive us with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Mar. 10" oval datestamp, edgewear and small sealed tears (one touches frank), otherwise Fine, the blue frank is rare as is the North San Juan straightline (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1650 c ImageLangton's Pioneer Express Paid. Ornate printed frank (Thomas LAN-008) on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco, blue Langton's "Moore's Flat" oval handstamp, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Nevada." oval and "May 17, 1853" straightline, manuscript "1853" at top, Very Fine, a rare conjunctive cover combining several better markings, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1651 c ImageLangton's Pioneer Express Paid. Ornate printed frank (Thomas LAN-010) on 3c Pink on White entire (U58) to San Francisco, "Langton's Pioneer Express Downieville" oval handstamp cancels embossed stamp, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville May 16" (ca. 1864-65) oval datestamp, small corner mend at top left, still Very Fine, this frank was used in the last years of Langton's business before it was sold to Lamping (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1652 c ImageLangton's Pioneer Express From Unionville, N.T. Yellow label with "Unionville" in manuscript, affixed to legal-size buff cover to San Francisco with manuscript "Coll. 1/-" (one bit express fee), possibly refolded from a slightly larger size, Extremely Fine and rare, Lyons records only five Langton's labels on cover (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1653 c ImageLa Porte Express Co. Printed frank (Thomas LAP-001) on 3c Pink on White entire (U58) to San Francisco, clear strikes of blue "La Porte Express Co. Howlands Flat Sep. 23" oval datestamp, one side flap partly torn away, small repair at bottom right corner, otherwise Fine, a very rare example of this frank (which is scarce in any form) with the Howlands Flat handstamp, Lyons records only two examples with this marking, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1654 c ImageLatta's Mountain Express Paid. Printed frank in blue with ornaments at sides (Thomas LAT-002) on 3c Pink on White entire (U58), paste-up conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Nevada Jan. 3" oval datestamp and docketing "Thos. Legg", paste-up remnants on back, pristine and Extremely Fine, a very scarce frank from this express that operated along English's old route from Nevada City to Eureka and through Aloha, Omega and Washington Cal., connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co., only six of Latta's franks (combining this style and the style with stagecoaches at sides) are recorded in Thomas, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1655 c ImageLeland & McCombe's Express, San Francisco. Clear strike of double-line oval handstamp in black (Thomas LEL-100) on cover to Trinidad (on the coast near Oregon border), some slight wear incl. expert repair at top, Very Fine strike and a rare express use, in 1853 George Leland and John McCombe started their express business, carrying mail by water between San Francisco and Crescent City, Port Orford and other towns in Humboldt Bay, their partnership was dissolved in June 1854 and Leland formed a new partnership with David McComb (without the "e", see lot 1656), serving the same area and expanding in August 1854 with a South Coast express to Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, Los Angeles and San Diego, this frank is very rare with only three examples recorded in Thomas, ex Goldberg (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

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