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California Mails and Western Expresses, Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails continued...

Western Expresses (LaPorte thru Wood) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
4304 c imageTruman & Chapman's Express. Printed frank with illustration of locomotive and four freight cars (Haller FT12, Ty. 1a) on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Jose, no markings, light stains and small pieces missing from backflaps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
4305 c imageTruman & Chapman's Express. Printed frank with illustration of locomotive and four freight cars (Haller FT12, Ty. 1a) on 3c Pink entire (U35) to San Francisco, from the McKay correspondence, ms. "$100.00" referring to contents, embossed stamp cancelled by pen lines, about half of backflap intact, Very Fine, a scarce frank and desirable usage with the declared contents (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
4306 c imageTruman & Co.'s Express. Printed frank with more modern locomotive and two freight cars heading west in blue (Haller FT13, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to San Jose, small ms. "Sept 1865" cancels embossed stamp (which may be a later embellishment), Very Fine, scarce (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
4307 c imageTruman & Co.'s Express. Printed frank with address below (Haller FT13, Ty. 2a) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to San Francisco, embossed stamp cancelled by ms. "31/10/67", slightly reduced at right, Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
4308 c imageTruman & Co.'s Express. Printed frank with address below (Haller FT13, Ty. 2a) and corner card of Santa Cruz dry goods, clothing and provisions dealer on 3c Pink entire (U58) to San Francisco, embossed stamp cancelled by pen, slightly reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
4309 c imageTruman & Co.'s Express. Printed frank with "S.F. & S.J. R.R. Express" imprint (Haller FT13, Ty. 2b) on 3c Pink entire to San Francisco, ms. "S.J. 27.1.68" (San Jose, Jan. 1, 1868) pmk. over embossed stamp, docketed with same date, Very Fine, a deceptively scarce frank which is listed but unpriced in Haller, J. C. Truman started his own express in 1861 between San Francisco and the towns of San Jose, Watsonville and Santa Cruz, he was joined by a partner for about one year, but continued on his own again from 1865 until, as this late usage demonstrates, early 1868, this frank with the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad Express imprint was probably the last one used, which may explain its rarity relative to the other Truman & Co. franks (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
4310 c imageTruman & Co.'s Express. Printed frank with address below and railroad name above (Haller FT13, Ty. 2b) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to San Francisco, no markings, embossed stamp cancelled by pen lines, Very Fine, this variation of the Truman & Co. frank is extremely rare (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
4311 c imageWells & Co.'s Moore's Flat and Eureka Express. Printed frank in ornamental frame (Haller FW7) on 3c Pink entire (U58) addressed in blue to Vallejo Cal., conjunctive use with blue Wells, Fargo & Co. Nevada Aug. 2" oval datestamp, Very Fine, this express between Moore's Flat and Eureka (connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co.) started in 1864, its ornately framed frank remained the same thru name changes from L. H. Wells to Wells & Co. to Wells & Herring (1871), illustrated in Letters of Gold (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
4312 c imageWells & Co.'s Moore's Flat and Eureka Express. Printed frank in ornate frame (Haller FW7) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to Sacramento, no markings but probably carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. from Nevada City to Sacramento, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
4313 c imageWells & Herring's Moore's Flat and Eureka Express. Printed frank in ornamental frame (Haller FW9, Ty. 1) on 3c Green entire (U83) to Sacramento, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Nevada Jun. 23" oval datestamp, small tear at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, unusually choice example of this rare frank, this is the 1871 "Wells & Herring" version of the ornamental frank used since 1864, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
4314 imageWells, Fargo & Co. Pony Express, $1.00, $2.00 First and Second Issues (143L1, 143L3, 143L4). $2.00 Red and Green each cancelled by blue "Pony Express San Francisco" Running Pony oval, $1.00 Red unused and another cancelled by blue "Pony Express Sacramento" oval, mixed margins and minor faults, scarce used examples, the $2.00 Green is very rare in used condition (Image) 3,390.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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