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

Western Expresses: Taggart thru Wand & Davis continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1717 c ImageTruman & Co.'s Express. Printed frank (Thomas TRE-004) with address below and railroad name above, on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U59) to San Francisco, embossed stamp cancelled by pen lines, Very Fine, this variation of the Truman & Co. frank is rare with fewer than ten known (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1718 c Image"Union City Express." Manuscript endorsement at top of blue Dec. 22, 1854 datelined folded letter from Alvarado, Alameda County Cal. to San Francisco, carried by Wells, Fargo to San Francisco with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express San Francisco" oval handstamp, delivered locally by Swift's City Express ("Swift & Co." in manuscript), light wear along central file fold and small piece missing from back

VERY FINE. A WONDERFUL TRIPLE-CONJUNCTIVE WESTERN EXPRESS COVER, HANDLED BY UNION CITY EXPRESS, WELLS FARGO AND SWIFT.

The Union City Express operated in Alameda County. Union City was the early name for Alvarado (which became Union City once again in 1959). The Thomas book (Vol. 2, page 734) states that while there is no definitive proof that Swift's City Express was part of Swift & Co., most believe both services were operated by the same person.

With 2009 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1719 c ImageVera's Express Paid. Printed frank with "Paid" on both sides (Thomas VER-001) on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10), paste-up conjunctive use with faint strikes of blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Oroville" oval handstamps, adhesive residue and minor thinning from paste-up on back, tiny nick at bottom left

EXTREMELY FINE. ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES OF THE VERA'S EXPRESS FRANK ARE RECORDED. THE CONDITION OF THIS EXAMPLE PLACES IT AMONG THE TWO FINEST.

Joseph Numa Vera operated an express between Oroville and Marysville, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Company. Only five examples of this distinctive frank are known, of which this and an example offered in our Sale 896 (lot 707) are in the finest condition. Two of the five have additional Wells, Fargo & Co. franks. One cover has a manuscript "July 1860" date, and another has a "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Apr. 23" datestamp.

With 1999 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1720 c Image"Ans. Jan. 8, 1858 Vera's Express." Docketing at top referencing a return answer via Vera's Express on paste-up 3c Red on White Nesbitt entire (U9), blue octagonal "Paid" and manuscript "$8" contents notation, addressed to Penny Post Co. office in San Francisco, fresh and Very Fine, a rare manuscript notation for a return via Vera's Express, which operated between Oroville and Marysville, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Company for San Francisco (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1721 c ImageWand & Davis Letter Express. Mostly clear strike of blue oval handstamp on 3c Pink on White entire (U58), conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Visalia" oval handstamp over embossed stamp, addressed to San Francisco, small sealed tear in handstamp at left and backflap tears, otherwise Very Fine and extremely rare, with 2010 P.F. certificate, accompanied by an unused "Wand & Davis' Express" franked 3c entire with illustration of an angel, this item not known used and its origin is debated by collectors with most of the opinion that it is a fake (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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