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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 209° |  |
 Steinmeyer's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB19). Unused, large margins to touched at bottom, small thin specks, minor translucent staining as found on virtually all the four to five
examples known, very rare, with 1996 P.S.E. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
1,250.00 | 5,250.00 |
| 210° |  |
 Carnes City Letter Express, San Francisco, Cal., (no value) Rose (35L1). Full to large margins, tied by black "PAID" hs on large locally addressed cover with bold matching "CARNES' EXPRESS/SAN FRANCISCO"
straightline hs at center, blue ms. instructions in corner "send by Carnes Carier", cover with light vertical folds not affecting stampA MAJOR LOCAL POST RARITY, REPRESENTING THE PROPER USAGE OF THE CARNES CITY LETTER EXPRESS STAMP DURING CARNES'S OWNERSHIP. The "Grizzly Bear" stamp was issued by George A. Carnes, a former post office clerk who started a local delivery service and acquired the better known San Francisco Letter Express in 1865. He and his partner sold out to William E. Loomis in 1867, and examples of Carnes's stamp are known on a few covers mailed after ownership changed hands. Loomis removed the Carnes name from the design and printed his own stamps, probably late in 1868. This is the first example we have seen showing the Carnes stamp used on a cover that was clearly carried by the original Carnes service, for which it was created. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 30,000-40,000 | 29,000.00 |
| 211° |
 Wells, Fargo & Co., Pony Express, $1.00 Red (143L3). Large to huge margins, well-struck "Pony Express" oval from Sacramento, in blue, Extremely Fine Gem, used examples of the original transcontinental Pony
Express stamp are far scarcer than the meager Scott value suggests - they are rare in this quality (Image
Magnifier) |
180.00 | 1,250.00 | |
| 212° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co., Pony Express, $1.00 Red (143L3). Full to large margins, tied by blue "Pony Express San Francisco Aug. 31" Running Pony oval datestamp on 10c Green on White entire (U32) to Coxsackie
N.Y., paid printed frank and ms. "per Pony", clear "St. Joseph Mo. Sep. 14" cds on 10c, cover with tiny edge tears, $1.00 with faint trivial corner creases, Very Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 8,000-10,000 | 10,000.00 |
| 213° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co., Virginia City Pony Express, 25c Blue (143L8). Full margins to touched, just into at B., well tied by three partial strikes of Wells Fargo blue double-circle ds on 3c Pink on Buff
entire (U35) with printed frank, to Virginia City, N.T., cover toned, skillfully repaired at L. edge (not affecting stamp), Fine appearance (Image Magnifier) |
4,000.00 | 1,500.00 |
| 214° | |
 Wells Fargo & Cos. Marysville Express. Well-struck double-line oval in green on 1853 folded letter to San Francisco, Extremely Fine, the only recorded express marking in green, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 2,000.00 |