Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Dr. Alfred S. Martin Collection, Part 1: United States Postal History continued...

**Western Expresses**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
207		3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Left straddle-pane margin, tied by two bold strikes of "Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 18, 1860" octagonal datestamp, lightly struck "Hinckley & Co.'s Express, Denver City, Aug. 1, 1860" datestamp on cover to "Golden City J.T." (Jefferson Territory), Very Fine, scarce Hinckley & Co.'s Express usage into Jefferson Territory, an illegal territorial government which existed briefly from Sep. 1859 until the creation of Colorado Territory in Feb. 1861 (for historical information on Golden City, go to http://www.mines.edu/Beyond_csm/region_info/golden/history.html), ex Grunin (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,050.00
208		10c Green on Buff entire (U18). Original Freeman & Co. green frank overprinted with two Wells, Fargo & Co. red franks, blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express S.Frco 21 Jun." double-circle datestamp, overstruck by "New-York N.Y. Jul. 10" circular datestamp, to local street address, small mended edge faults at left, otherwise Very Fine, scarce overprinted frank used by Wells, Fargo & Co. after their acquisition of Freeman & Co., ex Barkhausen (Image)	E. 500-750	850.00
209		Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria Aug. 10. (1868) blue oval datestamp on 10c Green entire (U33) to San Francisco with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank and Vancouver Island 5c Rose, tied by blue oval "35" grid, also tied by large but neat ms. docketing, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	750.00
210		3c Green (147). Bright shade, used with British Columbia 1869 5c on 3p Bright Red (9), 5c tied by blue "For Great Britain/and Ireland" two-line handstamp applied by Wells, Fargo & Co., both stamps tied by smudged San Francisco circular datestamp on Wells, Fargo & Co. franked 3c Green entire to Lewes, England, from the Burne correspondence, ms. notation "Posted at Victoria, Vancouver's Island 21 Oct/70", blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Victoria V.I." oval handstamp on back, red Chicago transit and Lewes receiving backstamps, intact red wax seal, top left edge has expertly repaired opening tears not affecting stamps and the entire is lightly cleaned, Very Fine appearance and superior condition to most of the mixed-franking express usages from this period, the stamps of both countries were required for British Columbia postage and U.S. postage to England, ex Albert (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,500.00
211		3c Green (184). Tied by cork grid with duplex "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 3 4 AM" datestamp struck off edge at left and fully at right on cover to New York City, used with Canada 1872 3c Dull Red (37), tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria May 30" oval datestamp, Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, "Victoria, Vancouver Island" imprint, ship chandler's backstamp, 1881 N.Y.P.O. receiving backstamp, Canadian stamp originally cancelled with lower left corner folded up (now folded back, crease and tiny tear), Very Fine, an extremely attractive and scarce mixed-franking express usage from Victoria, the postage of both countries was required, ex Kaplan and Albert (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,050.00
212		6c Dull Pink (159). Two, pastel shade, tied by quartered cork cancels with duplex "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 30 8 AM" datestamp on Wells, Fargo & Co. franked 3c Green entire to Copenhagen, Denmark, red New York transit, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, probably a triple 5c GPU rate, a scarce and attractive use of the Wells, Fargo & Co. franked entire (although the absence of express markings indicates it was probably not sent by express) (Image)	E. 750-1,000	750.00
213		2c Red Brown (210). Vertical strip of three, small sealed tear at top, tied by segmented cork and "Portland Oreg. Feb. 22 7PM" circular datestamp on 3c Green entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, to Malmo, Sweden, 1884 receiving backstamp, Very Fine, probably entered mails directly at Portland and not carried by express, ex Albert (Image)	E. 500-750	525.00

Western Expresses

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

207

3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Left straddle-pane margin, tied by two bold strikes of "Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 18, 1860" octagonal datestamp, lightly struck "Hinckley & Co.'s Express, Denver City, Aug. 1, 1860" datestamp on cover to "Golden City J.T." (Jefferson Territory), Very Fine, scarce Hinckley & Co.'s Express usage into Jefferson Territory, an illegal territorial government which existed briefly from Sep. 1859 until the creation of Colorado Territory in Feb. 1861 (for historical information on Golden City, go to http://www.mines.edu/Beyond_csm/region_info/golden/history.html), ex Grunin (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,050.00

208

10c Green on Buff entire (U18). Original Freeman & Co. green frank overprinted with two Wells, Fargo & Co. red franks, blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express S.Frco 21 Jun." double-circle datestamp, overstruck by "New-York N.Y. Jul. 10" circular datestamp, to local street address, small mended edge faults at left, otherwise Very Fine, scarce overprinted frank used by Wells, Fargo & Co. after their acquisition of Freeman & Co., ex Barkhausen (Image)

E. 500-750

850.00

209

Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria Aug. 10. (1868) blue oval datestamp on 10c Green entire (U33) to San Francisco with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank and Vancouver Island 5c Rose, tied by blue oval "35" grid, also tied by large but neat ms. docketing, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

750.00

210

3c Green (147). Bright shade, used with British Columbia 1869 5c on 3p Bright Red (9), 5c tied by blue "For Great Britain/and Ireland" two-line handstamp applied by Wells, Fargo & Co., both stamps tied by smudged San Francisco circular datestamp on Wells, Fargo & Co. franked 3c Green entire to Lewes, England, from the Burne correspondence, ms. notation "Posted at Victoria, Vancouver's Island 21 Oct/70", blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Victoria V.I." oval handstamp on back, red Chicago transit and Lewes receiving backstamps, intact red wax seal, top left edge has expertly repaired opening tears not affecting stamps and the entire is lightly cleaned, Very Fine appearance and superior condition to most of the mixed-franking express usages from this period, the stamps of both countries were required for British Columbia postage and U.S. postage to England, ex Albert (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,500.00

211

3c Green (184). Tied by cork grid with duplex "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 3 4 AM" datestamp struck off edge at left and fully at right on cover to New York City, used with Canada 1872 3c Dull Red (37), tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria May 30" oval datestamp, Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, "Victoria, Vancouver Island" imprint, ship chandler's backstamp, 1881 N.Y.P.O. receiving backstamp, Canadian stamp originally cancelled with lower left corner folded up (now folded back, crease and tiny tear), Very Fine, an extremely attractive and scarce mixed-franking express usage from Victoria, the postage of both countries was required, ex Kaplan and Albert (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,050.00

212

6c Dull Pink (159). Two, pastel shade, tied by quartered cork cancels with duplex "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 30 8 AM" datestamp on Wells, Fargo & Co. franked 3c Green entire to Copenhagen, Denmark, red New York transit, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, probably a triple 5c GPU rate, a scarce and attractive use of the Wells, Fargo & Co. franked entire (although the absence of express markings indicates it was probably not sent by express) (Image)

E. 750-1,000

750.00

213

2c Red Brown (210). Vertical strip of three, small sealed tear at top, tied by segmented cork and "Portland Oreg. Feb. 22 7PM" circular datestamp on 3c Green entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, to Malmo, Sweden, 1884 receiving backstamp, Very Fine, probably entered mails directly at Portland and not carried by express, ex Albert (Image)

E. 500-750

525.00