Western Express Covers
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 245 |
 |
 Stmr. Sierra Nevada, Via Nicaragua, Advance of the Mails, Bold Blue Oval, Horizontal Pair 3c Red (11), large margins to slightly in, tied by Bold "New-York" pmk. on Cover to Natchez, Miss., A Handsome & Very Rare Cover (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 500-750 |
1,450.00 |
| 246 |
|
 12c Black, Diagonal Half used as 6c (17a), Via Nicaragua Ahead of the Mails, Clear Red Truncate Rectangle, tied by Bold "New York 7cts" on 1853 Folded Letter to New Bedford, Mass., stamp has negligible
crease, nevertheless A Gorgeous Example of the Bisect not accepted in prepayment with 7c Due from addressee, the 5c Unpaid Rate plus 2c Ship Fee charged only for carriage from New York to Mass. since it was carried by the Nicaragua messenger from
Cal. to New York, A Wonderful & Very Rare Cover (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,000.00 |
6,000.00 |
| 247 |
|
 Via Nicaragua Ahead of the Mails, Blue Truncate Rectangle, mostly readable strike on Folded Cover to N .Y ., postage paid by 12c Black (17), margins to cut in, Boldly tied by Two Line "Steam Ship" pmk., ms.
"pro Cortez", addressee's name ms. deleted, Fine Cover, Rare (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-2,000 |
800.00 |
| 248 |
|
 Dietz & Nelsons B. C. & V. Express, Mostly readable Bold Blue Double Circle on Fancy Scroll Express Co. Comer Card Cover to Sunny Dales Douglas Portage, Blue Oval "Post Office Victoria" & Coat of Arms,
Handstamp, used ca. 1858, couple neatly mended cover tears, A Beautiful Classic, with P.F. Certificate (Image
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E. 2,000-5,000 |
1,050.00 |
| 249 |
|
 "via Tehuantepee", ms. Routing Instructions on large size (91/2x33/4) cover to Washington, D.C. franked with Vertical Strip of Three 10c Green (32, 33, 32), bottom stamp small faults, tied by Clear "San
Francisco Cal Dec 6 1858" pmks., addressed to General James W. Denver, Famous California, Colorado & Kansas Territory Pioneer, mended cover tears at top, really unimportant when considering the Rarity of this Western Ship Cover (The Gadsden Treaty of
Dec 30 1853 gave the U.S. rights over the Isthmus although Congress did not authorize use of this mail route until March 3 1855. The first mail by this routing left New Orleans on Oct. 27 1858. The contract expired in one year & was not renewed) (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-5,000 |
900.00 |
| 250 |
|
 Wells, Fargo & Co., $1.00 Red "Pony" (143L3). Clear to Large Margins, on 10c Star Die Entire (U32) to "Hon. Charles B. Smith, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.", Express Co. adhesive tied by Blue Running
Pony Oval, "St. Joseph Mo. " on the embossed stamp, Red Wells Fargo Frank, with P.F. Certificate "that it is genuine defective cover, probably re-addressed", the defects referred to are surface rubbings & tiny eroded spots at top right & in address
caused by attempts to remove all handwriting, still of Very Attractive Appearance, Very Rare (Image
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4,750.00 |
6,750.00 |
| 251 |
|
 Wells, Fargo & Co., $1.00 Red "Pony" (143L3). Margins All Around except partly in at left, Beautifully tied by Bold Blue "Pony Express San Francisco." Running Pony Oval on George Washington Patriotic Cover to
Germany, Oval Portrait with Four Line Imprint Below, Postage Paid by 30c Orange (38), some short perfs. at top because of placement at edge of cover, tied by "Atchison Kans." Double Circle pmk., additional markings include Blue Oval Wells, Fargo
"Paid", Red NY "7 Paid", Two Red Boxed German Transits & Rate Mark, Three different back stamps, barely visible small closed cover tear mentioned only for the sake of accuracy, Unique, Magnificent Cover of the Highest Order of Rarity, ex-Schenfield,
Illustrated in Ashbrook Volume II, Pg. 294 (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 10,000-20,000 |
145,000.00 |
