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UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY continued...

Western Mails and Expresses
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1235 c imageForwarded via Nicaragua from Noisy Carriers Publishing Hall San Francisco. Readable strike in green on 6c Green Nesbitt entire (U14) to Patchogue N.Y., cancelled by clear strike of "New-York Jan. 15" circular datestamp, 1855 docketing on back, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, attractive usage, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1236 c imageEverts, Davis & Co's Express, Rabbit Creek. Blue circular handstamp and "Paid" in oval on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to Masonic lodge at Yuba City, with original enclosure dated Mar. 15, 1856, St. Louis Lodge rejection notice, Extremely Fine, illustrated in Nathan book (p. 71), ex Clifford and Haas (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1237 c imagePacific Express Co. Stockton Paid. Blue double oval handstamp and blue "Pacific Express Co. Stockton Feb. 11" oval datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco, sender's backstamp, small tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1238 c image10c Green, Ty. II (32). Tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 25, 1859" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Medford Mass. with ms. "Overland Via Los Angeles" route designation, faint toning, small opening slit at lower right, still Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1239 c imageOverland via Los Angeles. Three-line imprint in black on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to Downieville Cal., clearly struck "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 14, 1859" circular datestamp, backflap removed and faults affecting a couple of letters of imprint, still Fine and exhibit-worthy, beginning in Sep. 1858 the Overland Mail Co. started regular semi-weekly stagecoach service along the so-called "Butterfield Route" between San Francisco and St. Louis via Los Angeles, a variety of markings, printed and handstamped, were used on mail to designate this route, this "Overland via Los Angeles" three-line imprint is found on 3c and 10c Nesbitt entires, in red or black, with or without the Wells, Fargo & Company's frank, and one plain envelope, a census quickly compiled from our Levi records and other sources counts 17 entires in total (excluding the plain envelope with a 10c adhesive), there are 9 on the 3c and 8 on the 10c, sorted by date, the data indicate that the 10c entires preceded the 3c, sorted by color, all of the 3c entires have a black imprint, the additional Wells, Fargo & Co. frank is found on 4 of the 3c (black frank) and 4 of the 10c (red frank) (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1240 c imageWells, Fargo & Co. Dual printed franks at top and left for New York office on 10c Green on Buff Entire (U16), ightly cancelled at top and addressed to Sacramento Cal., trivial overall wear, Very Fine, scarce east-to-west usage with the Wells, Fargo & Co. compound frank, ex Kramer (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1241 c image10c Yellow Green (68). Trivial perf faults, tied by blue framed "Collect" handstamp on plain buff cover with New York City street address with Wells, Fargo & Co. paste-up, red frank on 10c Green entire (U41), two strikes of "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express S. Frco. 1 Jan." double-circle datestamp, minor edgewear and small nicks, still Very Fine for this scarce paste-up usage (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1242 c image5c Brown (76). Vertical pair and strip of four (small perf faults, on back), target cancels, "Esmeralda N.T. Sep. 30, 1863" Nevada Territory circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire (U35) with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank to London, England, red New York credit datestamp and red London Paid receiving datestamp, edgewear, opened for display, Fine, an unusual franking and Wells, Fargo & Co. express usage to Nevada Territory where it entered the mails for New York and England (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
1243 imageNo Lot. (Image) 0.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1244 c imageUnited States Express Co., Springfield Ill. Black on green label folded over top edge of 3c Pink entire (U35) to Wells, Fargo & Co. agent in Eureka Cal., ms. "Pd thro" express rate notation, 5c Express, Imperforate (R25a) tied by blue oval "S.H. 2-23 63" datestamp, missing top flap (and corresponding part of label), appears Very Fine, rare early matching usage of 5c Express revenue to pay tax rate on an express cover from Illinois to California, ex Hackett (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1245 c imageWells, Fargo & Co. Printed frank and "Wells, Fargo & Co. Tombstone, A.T. Apl. 1" oval datestamp on 3c Green entire to San Francisco street address, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Apr. 3, 1885" oval datestamp and "W. F. & Co's Ex., S.F. China Route" purple oval (with Chinese characters) both on back, backflap removed, slightly soiled and worn, still Fine and very rare (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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