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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 334° |  |
 Pony Express, The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph, Mo. Sep. 25. Large oval within circle datestamp clearly struck on 10c Green on White Entire (U40) with red and black
printed Wells Fargo & Co. Pony Express frank used on East-to-West mail, printed script directive to "Agent of Pony Express, St. Joseph, Mo., For" with address to San Francisco, "New-York Sep. 20" cds and grid cancel embossed stamp, the entire has
been expertly repaired at uppr right corner but not affecting embossed stamp or markings, Very Fine appearance, Pony covers originating in the East are rare (Image Magnifier) |
E. 6,000-8,000 | 9,000.00 |
| 335° | |
 Pony Express, San Francisco, Jan. 26. Blue oval Running Pony datestamp struck twice (once half off cover), blue dateless "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, San Francisco,
Cal." oval handstamp, green "St. Joseph Mo. Feb. 15" double-circle ds on 10c Green on White Nesbitt Entire (U15) to Sing Sing N.Y., this Jan. 26, 1861 Pony trip is unrecorded in Nathan book, top backflap and small wedge-shaped piece at top center
have been expertly restored, Very Fine appearance, (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 5,500.00 |
| 336 | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co., $1.00 Red (143L3). Clear to large margins, tied by bold "Pony Express Sacramento Aug. 1" blue oval on 10c Pale Green on Buff entire (U18a) with red printed frank, to Boston, 10c canceled by
bold "New-York Aug. 15" (1861) cds, handstamped oval corner card on back from hardware store which also lists such useful items as "Powder Fuse Rope", small opening nicks at top, letters of address strengthened, $1.00 lifted and replaced, Fine and
rare, Scott does not list U18 in combination with this stamp, with 1967 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 5,000.00 |
| 337° |
 Langton's Humboldt Express, 25c Brown (86L1). Ample margins, bold blue Langton's Unionville office oval hs and part of red New York exchange office "Paid" cds, indicating that this stamp was used on
transtlantic mail, small thin, Very Fine appearance, a rare stamp used and believed to be unique with the exchange office marking (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 1,200.00 | |
| 338° | |
 Langton's Humboldt Express, 25c Brown (86L1). Large margins to just touched at corner of frameline, tied by blue "Langton's Pioneer Express Unionville" oval handstamp on 3c Pink Entire (U63), black Langton's
printed frank, addressed to Bidwell's Bar Cal. "Care of Capt. Singer"A VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF LANGTON'S HUMBOLDT EXPRESS STAMP ON COVER, OF WHICH THERE ARE SIX RECORDED The Humboldt Express was the last of six successive Western express services operated by Samuel W. Langton, who has been described by historians as the most energetic and persevering of the numerous expressmen of the period. Langton launched the Humboldt Express in February 1860 and oversaw its operation until his accidental death in 1864. Service was provided between the Humboldt mines in Nevada to Carson City, the state capital. For transportation across this difficult route, 25c was charged in addition to the $2.00 per letter fee. To facilitate prepayment of this surcharge, Langton issued the 1860 25c Brown adhesive stamp. The stamp, with its exceptionally detailed depiction of a stagecoach drawn by a four-horse team, is widely regarded as the finest example of a pictorial stamp issued by the numerous local posts operating in the United States between 1842 and the 1870's. The style, lettering, color and lithographic technique used to print Langton's stamp are identical to those of the Wells, Fargo & Co. pony express stamps of the same period, and it is accepted, though unproven, that the issues of both companies were made by the same printer. This cover is one of six recorded usages with the Langton's stamp, of which one is a damaged front only and two of which are seriously defective. Ex Brown, Moody and Simpson (Image Magnifier) |
E. 50,000-60,000 | 0.00 |
| 339° |  |
 (Greig) City Despatch Post, N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Complete unused sheet of 42, extra wide sheet margins (140 x 225mm), fine impression, shows all plate marks in outer margin, 20mm sealed tear
in one stamp at left, slight corner crease and tiny edge tear in extreme edge of marginVERY FINE APPEARANCE AND ONE OF FOUR RECORDED COMPLETE SHEETS OF THE FIRST STAMP USED IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE This sheet has the widest margins of the known examples. In the perimeter one can see the outline of the plate, as well as the pressman's fingerprint in the lower right corner. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 25,000-35,000 | 30,000.00 |
| 340 | |
 (Greig) City Despatch Post, N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish
(40L1). Top right margin block of four, part o.g., penciled note in selvage dated 1897, Very Fine (Image
Magnifier) |
2,000.00 | 2,600.00 |
| 341° | |
 (Greig) City Despatch Post, N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large even margins, tied by full clear strike of red "City Despatch Post N.Y. Feb. 24 1 O'Clock" Ty. I double-line cds on Feb. 23, 1842 folded
letter headed "City Despatch Post 46 William St." and addressed to the President of New York Bank of Savings, a letter soliciting business and signed by Alexander M. Greig, Proprietor of the City Despatch Post, with original printed
advertisement for the City Despatch Post describing services, listing names of patrons and stations operated by the post, the enclosure is cited in the letter and is original to this cover, minor aging and splits at edges of folds reinforced with
archival tape, light toningONE OF THE EARLY USAGES OF THE CITY DESPATCH POST STAMP AND A SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL DOCUMENT SIGNED BY ITS MANAGER, ALEXANDER M. GRIEG Very few examples of the City Despatch Post printed circular have survived, this being the only one, to our knowledge, that carries a transmittal letter signed by Alexander M. Greig. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 8,000.00 |
| 342 | |
 (Greig) City Despatch Post, N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Full even margins, tied by red "City Despatch Post N.Y. Feb. 14" Ty. I double-line cds on folded cover with separate Valentine verse
enclosure dated Feb. 14, 1842, hinge mended internally at folds, Fine and very rare, prior to this date most of the mail carried by the City Despatch Post comprised notices advertising its operation, one regular-service stampless cover dated Feb. 11
is recorded, ex Caspary, signed Perry (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 800.00 |
| 343° | |
 (Greig) City Despatch Post, N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large margins incl. part of right sheet margin, cancelled by bold red "Free" in frame, not tied but impression carries thru to lettersheet, matching
"City Despatch Post N.Y. Feb. 18 9 O'Clock" Ty. I double-line cds on folded Feb. 17, 1842 printed notice to Col. Samuel Jones Mumford, contents regarding meeting to arrange military procession in honor of Washington's Birthday, this Feb. 18 cover is
the earliest recorded use of the "Free" handstamp and the only strike in conjunction with the Type I cds (Image
Magnifier) |
750.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 344° | |
 (Greig) City Despatch Post, N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1). Large margins, faint ms. "X" cancel, tied by orange-red "New-York Aug. 8" government cds on 1842 folded letter to Union Corners N.Y., red ms.
"18-3/4" rate, an extremely late use of Grieg's stamp - he was appointed as an official letter carrier by order of August 1, 1842, effective August 16, during the last months as a private post, it appears that letters carried to the mails were not
postmarked by the City Despatch Post - this is the only recorded example of the stamp actually tied by the New York post office datestamp, ex C. E. Chapman, Caspary, signed Colson (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,100.00 |