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

Western Expresses: Mead & Clark thru Pacific continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1670 c ImageNorthern Pacific Express Co. Dark blue printed frank (Thomas NOR-002) on 2c Red Brown entire (U277) to San Francisco, partly clear purple "Northern Pacific Express Co., San Francisco, Cal. Oct. 8, 1887" double-oval datestamp, Extremely Fine, quite scarce in used condition (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1671 c ImagePaid. Oroville & Quincy Express Co. Wells, Fargo & Co's. Routes. Dark red and black frank with wonderful illustration of six-horse stagecoach (Thomas ORO-002) on 3c Green entire (U163), conjunctive use but without Wells, Fargo & Co. markings, addressed to San Francisco, sender's violet backstamp "A.D. McIntyre & Co., Greenville, Plumas Co., Cal.", scattered tiny toned spots, still Very Fine and rare, carried by the Oroville & Quincy Express from Greenville in Plumas County south to Oroville, then by Wells, Fargo & Co. to San Francisco, research by Lyons pinpoints the operations of this express to only May 25 thru July 11, 1874, only five examples of this frank are recorded in Thomas (plus seven in the lighter red) (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1672   ImagePacific Express Co. San Francisco. Horse and express rider franked entire (back legs separated, Thomas PAC-001) with blue "Pacific Express Co. San Francisco Jan. 26" double-circle datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) to Napa City, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1673 c ImagePacific Express Co. Three covers, first with Vallejo large oval handstamp with "Paid" in oval in center (Thomas PAC-103a), on buff cover to San Francisco, few small edge tears, otherwise Fine and scarce, other two are Horse-and-Rider franked covers (back legs separated, Thomas PAC-001) on 3c Nesbitt entires, one with El Dorado handstamp and other with Sacramento handstamp in blue but lightly struck, both to San Francisco, Very Fine, El Dorado cover ex Barkhausen and with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1674 c ImagePacific Express Co. Nevada, Sep. 24. Clear strike of blue oval handstamp with date in middle (Thomas PAC-102o), matching "Paid" in oval on ca. 1855-56 cover to San Francisco, slight soiling and part of backflap replaced, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce example of this handstamp, Lyons records fewer than ten (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1675 c ImagePacific Express Co. Sonora, Apr. 24. Red oval datestamp (Thomas PAC-102y) with matching light strike of boxed "Paid" handstamp on ca. 1855 brown cover to San Francisco, manuscript "Registered" at top, some edge wear and missing part of backflap, file folds, Fine and scarce, Lyons records only this example of a Pacific Express cover marked "Registered" and only a handful of the Sonora datestamps (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1676 c ImagePacific Express Co. El Dorado. Oval handstamp with blank middle (Thomas PAC-103d) struck over indicia of 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10), "Paid" in oval handstamp, addressed to San Francisco, manuscript "per Pacific Express on by "$138.50 Paid," probably indicating value in gold, Extremely Fine and scarce, a beautiful cover, illustrated in Letters of Gold, ex Edwards, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1677 c ImagePacific Express Co. Martinez. Mostly clear strike of large red oval handstamp with blank middle (Thomas PAC-103i) on brown cover to San Francisco, enclosure no longer accompanies but noted an origination in Angels Camp, Dec. 30, 1856, Very Fine and rare, the Thomas book records only two examples (this is a third example), with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1678 c ImagePacific Express Co. Watsonville. Oval handstamp with blank middle (Thomas PAC-103a) on buff cover to San Francisco street address, "Oct. 20" (ca. 1855) manuscript date inside handstamp with matching "Paid" at top, Very Fine, a scarce Pacific Express Watsonville handstamp with only a handful known, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
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1679 c ImagePacific Express Co. Paid San Francisco. Perfect bold strike of blue double-line oval handstamp (Thomas PAC-108h) on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) with additional matching "Pacific Express Co. San Francisco Apr. 12" double-circle datestamp to Sacramento, Extremely Fine, as choice a "Paid" marking as we have seen, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1680 c ImagePacific Stage & Express Co. Paid. Printed frank with illustration of 6-horse stagecoach and list of towns served (Thomas PAS-002) on 3c Pink on White entire (U34) to San Francisco, "Nevada City Cal. Oct. 7" circular datestamp and rosette cancel, few creases, otherwise Very Fine, this express ran from Sacramento to Auburn, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Illinoistown and Dutch Flat, it extended into Nevada by way of Truckee Meadows and Virginia City, only approximately six used examples of this frank are recorded in both styles in Thomas (the other style without towns listed at top), most posted at Nevada City, the 2004 Dale-Lichtenstein sale had two nearly identical covers (both U35) from the same correspondence with Oct. 2 and 10 Nevada City datestamps, we suspect that all three were used after the express closed in 1864 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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