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

Western Expresses: Pauly thru Swift continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1698 c ImageF. Rumrill & Co.'s Northern Express. Partly readable strike of "F. Rumrill & Co's Express, Connecting at Marysville with Wells, Fargo & Co." blue circular handstamp (Thomas RUM-101b), conjunctive use with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express San Francisco" and "Free" in matching blue ovals on cover to Frank Rumrill at Marysville, originating in Franklin Mills, Ohio, with original letter datelined "Franklin Oct. 31, 1854" from Rumrill's sweetheart, Henrietta, one of a series of letters in which she pleads with him to return home, her constant whining evidently worked because Rumrill quit the express business in 1855 (selling out to Langton) and appears to have left California, vertical crease in cover at left and slight wear, otherwise Fine, an outstanding and scarce express use, fewer than ten examples recorded (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1699 c ImageRutherford & Co.'s Express. Printed frank in banner (Thomas RUT-001), modified from Wheeler, Rutherford & Co. frank by scratching out Wheeler's name after he left the partnership, on 3c Pink on White entire (U58) to San Francisco, small part of blue Wells, Fargo Oroville double-oval datestamp at top, Aug. 1867 docketing on back, Very Fine, a rare frank from the Rutherford operation which continued to serve the Marysville and Feather River region after Wheeler left in 1865, only approximately six are recorded, the frank is modified from the Wheeler, Rutherford frank offered in lot 1769, though some residual of the Wheeler name can still be seen (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1700 c ImageSacramento River Express. Printed frank in blue with 306 Montgomery street address (Thomas SAC-002), manuscript "Collinsville Dec. 8" marking on 3c Green on Amber entire (U83) to San Francisco, fresh and Very Fine, a rare frank for this company which is believed to have serviced the river towns between Sacramento and San Francisco during 1870-71, Johnson and Co. is listed as the proprietor in the San Francisco directories, this is the only recorded used example of the blue frank, only one of the black frank is recorded used as well, plus one other of unknown color (Thomas book p. 708), with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1701 c ImageW. E. Singer & Co.'s Feather River Express. Clear strike of blue oval handstamp (Thomas SIN-100) on 3c Red on White Nesbitt entire (U9) to Bidwell's Bar Cal., conjunctive use with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express San Francisco" oval handstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a most attractive example of W. E. Singer's express marking, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1702 c ImageW. E. Singer & Co's Feather River Express. Double-line oval handstamp (Thomas SIN-101a) with "Free" in circle on cover to San Francisco, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Marysville" oval handstamp, Very Fine, this Singer handstamp is much scarcer than the one that contains "Connecting with Wells, Fargo" (only four examples recorded in Thomas book), ex Knapp and Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1703 c ImageJ. A. Stone's Express Paid. Clear strike of red boxed handstamp (Thomas JAS-100) on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U35) to San Francisco, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Dutch Flat Sep. 3" (1864) oval datestamp, somewhat clumsy repair at top right but embossed stamp is intact, backflap replaced, otherwise Fine, the only recorded cover from this express, J.A. Stone purchased Hopkinson's Express in 1864 and connected with Wells, Fargo & Co. at Dutch Flat and Nevada City, the express was reacquired by Hopkinson in Feb. 1865 (Thomas p. 448) (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1704 c ImagePaid Swift & Co. Express. Printed shield frank (Thomas SWI-001) on plain buff envelope to San Francisco, from the McKay correspondence, conjunctive use with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Petaluma" blue oval handstamp, most of backflap removed and slightly reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine, Swift & Co. operated from 1854 to 1859, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co. at Petaluma and Santa Rosa, it is believed that Swift's City Express was also part of Swift & Co. (see lots 1557 and 1718), this is an unusual application of a frank on plain envelope, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1705 c ImagePaid Swift & Co.'s Express. Printed frank (small period after "Express", Thomas SWI-002) on 3c Red on White Nesbitt entire (U9) to San Francisco, McKay correspondence, blue "Swift & Co.'s Express Santa Rosa" double-line oval handstamp over embossed stamp, conjunctive use with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Petaluma" oval handstamp, backflap tears not mentioned on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS SWIFT & COMPANY EXPRESS FRANK, AND A DESIRABLE CONJUNCTIVE USE WITH WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY VIA PETALUMA.

Swift & Co. operated in San Francisco, Bodega, Petaluma and Santa Rosa. They connected with Wells, Fargo & Co. at Petaluma and Santa Rosa. The Thomas book records only three examples of this frank, plus one with a large period after "Express."

With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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