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

Western Expresses: Taggart thru Wand & Davis
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1706 c ImageGrant I. Tagggart's Shasta & Weaverville Express. Fancy printed frank (Thomas TAG-001) on 3c Pink on White entire (U58) to San Francisco, conjunctive use with blue "Wells Fargo & Co Shasta Jul. 19" oval datestamp, some edge and corner restoration, otherwise Fine and extremely rare, this is the only recorded used example of this frank (three of the style with "P" over "T" are recorded unused), in 1866 Grant I. Taggart entered the stage business by purchasing the equipment of the California Stage Co., he also acquired the U.S. mail carrier contract between Shasta and Weatherville, in 1867 a Greenhood & Newbauer banking operation at Weatherville failed, taking that company's express with it, the operation between Shasta and Marysville was then taken over by Taggert's stage (Thomas p. 737) (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1707 c ImageThomes & Skadden's Express. Printed frank with "Skadan" spelling (Thomas THO-002) on 3c Green entire (U82) to San Francisco, conjunctive use with faint partly readable blue Wells, Fargo & Co. Reno Nev. oval datestamp, docketed on back Sep. 6, 1873, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and scarce frank, from 1870 to 1874 Thomes & Skadden operated their express between Susanville (whose first residents thought they were in Utah, then Nevada) and Reno, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co., ex Kramer (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1708 c ImageThomes & Skadden's Express. Printed/embossed frank with "Susanville & Reno, Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co." and "Skaden" spelling (Thomas TAG-009) on 3c Green entire (U82) to San Francisco, partly visible strike of "Thomes & Skaddens Express Susanville Cal." large double-circle datestamp, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Reno Sep. 8" oval datestamp, pencil docketing Sep. 7, 1871, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and scarce frank, from 1870 to 1874 Thomes & Skadden operated their express between Susanville (whose first residents thought they were in Utah, then Nevada) and Reno, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co., ex Kramer (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1709 c ImageThompson & Co.'s & Wells, Fargo & Co.'s California Routes. Printed frank (Thomas THM-001) on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) to David McKay in San Francisco, blurry "Thompson & Cos. Express Healdsburg" oval handstamp (in Wells, Fargo & Co. style), red pencil street address, some flap faults (possibly a paste-up)

VERY FINE. ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE THOMPSON & COMPANY FRANK.

As the frank clearly states, Thompson & Co. operated in close conjunction with Wells, Fargo & Company (circa 1857). Four franked entires are recorded in the Thomas book (p. 747) and illustrated in the cd, with one other reported from the Wiltsee collection, but without any additional information. All but one are addressed to David McKay in San Francisco. Three have Thompson Santa Rosa ovals -- two of these also with a Wells, Fargo Petaluma oval. The cover offered here has only the Thompson Healdsburg oval.

Illustrated in Letters of Gold. Ex Pearce, Haas and Edwards. With 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1710 c ImageTinnin & Owen's Weaverville & Shasta Express. Printed frank (Thomas TIN-001) on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U59) to San Francisco street address, clear strike of blue "Tinnin & Owens Weaverville Feb. 29" (Leap Year 1868) double-circle datestamp, slightly reduced at right, lightly soiled and minor wear

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ARGUABLY THE FINEST OF THE THREE RECORDED USED EXAMPLES OF TINNIN & OWEN'S EXPRESS FRANK. A GREAT RARITY.

W. J. Tinnin and John W. Owens began an express service through their general merchandise store in Weatherville Cal. at the end of 1867 or early 1868. The express did not last long, and a notice of discontinuance was published on May 1, 1868. Only three used covers are recorded, dated Feb. 29 (the example offered here), March 24 and April 16, 1868 -- along with an undated and uncancelled addressed cover (Thomas p. 753).

Illustrated in Nathan. Ex Hertz and Edwards. (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1711 c ImageTodd & Co's Express Stockton. Perfectly clear strike of double-line oval handstamp (Thomas TOC-106) and manuscript "Free" on folded cover to Gov. John McDougall in San Jose, sender's routing "Per Todd & Co. & Berford's Express" and notation "Stockton Journal", conjunctive use with "Berford & Cos. Express San Francisco Cal." double-oval handstamp (Thomas BER-101a) and matching "Free" handstamp, pencil notation "Jan. 20/51" presumably referring to contents which are no longer present, part of one flap removed, light file folds, Very Fine, carried by Todd & Co. from the Stockton mining region to San Francisco, then by Berford & Co. south to San Jose, it appears that Todd carried mail free for the Stockton Journal and other publishers, a virtually identical cover is pictured on Nathan (p. 24), ex W. Parker Lyons and Dale-Lichtenstein, 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
1712 c ImageForwarded by Todd's Express Stockton. Blue oval handstamp (Thomas TOE-101), manuscript "deliver immediately", on blue folded cover to San Francisco, small piece out at bottom and back with some tears, still Very Fine and quite scarce, only seven examples of this handstamp are recorded (by both Lyons and Thomas book), Charles A. Todd bought out Reynold's & Todd and operated his express from April 1852 to Sep. 1853 when he sold out to Wells, Fargo, ex Meroni, with 2010 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1713 c ImageFrom Todds. Express/ Office/ Sonora. Clear strike of blue tombstone style handstamp (Thomas TOE-104) with matching "Not Paid" in oval, manuscript "Todd & Co. will please deliver immediately", on brown cover to San Francisco, Tellis correspondence, Very Fine and scarce, only about a dozen examples of this handstamp are known, other covers to Tellis were accompanied by gold dust, Charles A. Todd bought out Reynolds & Todd and operated his express from April 1852 to Sep. 1853 when he sold out to Wells Fargo, ex Meroni, with 2010 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1714 c ImageTracy & Cos. Express Roseburg (Oregon). Bold oval handstamp (Thomas TRA-101) used in conjunction with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank on 3c Pink on White entire (U34) to San Francisco, couple corner creases and small erosion spots at bottom right, otherwise Fine, a scarce Tracy & Co. express office marking, Tracy & Co.'s Express ran from Portland to Eugene City and Jacksonville Or., they operated in Oregon until Tracy's death in July 1866, ex Kramer (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1715 c ImageTruman & Chapman's Express. S.F. & S.J. Rail Road. Printed frank (Thomas TRC-001) with illustration of locomotive and four freight cars on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U35) to San Francisco, from the McKay correspondence, manuscript "$100.00" referring to contents, embossed stamp cancelled by pen lines, about half of backflap intact, Very Fine, a scarce frank and desirable use with the declared contents (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1716 c ImageTruman & Co.'s Express. Printed frank (Thomas TRE-003) with address below on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U59) to Santa Cruz, slightly reduced at left, small bit of oxidation in embossed stamp, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

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