Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

2005 Rarities of the World, Part Two continued...

**California Local Posts continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
603		California Penny Post Co., California Penny Post Co., San Francisco, 7c Black on 3c Red Entire (34LU15). "Sacramento City Cal. 4 Apr." (1856) circular datestamp, addressed to Whiting & Co. in San Francisco EXTREMELY FINE. THIS CALIFORNIA PENNY POST COMPANY 7-CENT FRANK IS RARELY FOUND ON THE 3-CENT NESBITT ENTIRE. This format of the 7c prepaid frank is typically found on plain envelopes with an adhesive stamp paying U.S. postage. We are aware of only one or two others printed on 3c postal stationery entires. Ex Ackerman and Hall. With 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	E. 2,500-3,500	3,250.00
604		Penny Post Co. San Francisco. Bold strike of double-line circular handstamp on "New-York Price Current" dated August 18, 1855, evidently delivered or distributed by the Penny Post Co., Very Fine (especially for a newspaper), a few other examples of newspapers with San Francisco letter-bag operators' handstamps are known, Hahn reports only two others are known with the Penny Post Co. handstamp (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,800.00
605		Robinson & Co.'s San Francisco Express. Blue printed frank with services described and office located at 611 Montgomery on buff cover to local addressee, Very Fine, Robinson & Co. was operated by John C. Robinson, who bought out Early's San Francisco Letter Express in 1862 and continued to deliver mail locally for about one year until selling out to Gahagan & Howe, very few used examples of Robinson's printed franks (two styles) are known, a similar frank with 519 Clay address and Sep. 25, 1862, docketing realized $3,250 hammer in the 2004 Dale-Lichtenstein sale, ex Jessup, Pearce and Haas (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,100.00
606		Robinson & Co., San Francisco. Full and clear strike of "Robinson & Co. City Delivery" oval handstamp, 3c Rose (65) cancelled by grid in circle with second strike of "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 4, 1863" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to local street address, stamp has small tear at left, cover reduced at left, minor wedge wear and soiling, still a Very Fine strike of this rare marking, Robinson & Co. was operated by John C. Robinson, who bought out Early's San Francisco Letter Express in 1862 and continued to deliver mail locally for about one year until selling out to Gahagan & Howe, very few used examples of Robinson's printed franks (two styles) are known, this is the only example of Robinson's handstamp we have been able to locate, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,600.00
607		San Francisco Letter Express. Full strike of blue Horse and Rider oval handstamp on 3c Pink entire with Truman & Co.'s Express printed frank (Haller FT13, Ty. 2a), "Truman & Co.'s Express May 27" oval datestamp and ms. "May 25/67" date over 3c stamp, to local San Francisco street address, expertly cleaned and minor repaired nick at bottom right corner VERY FINE APPEARANCE. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS COMBINATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO LETTER EXPRESS "HORSE & RIDER" HANDSTAMP AND A CALIFORNIA EXPRESS FRANK OF ANY KIND IS UNIQUE. A MARVELOUS COMBINATION OF SERVICES COMPLETELY OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT MAILS. J. C. Truman started his own express in 1861 between San Francisco and the towns of San Jose, Watsonville and Santa Cruz. He was joined by a partner for about one year, but continued again on his own from1865 through 1867. Truman evidently arranged for the San Francisco Letter Express local post to deliver letters to street addresses. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	5,250.00
608		San Francisco/City Letter Express. Two-line framed handstamp in greenish blue with matching strike of seldom-seen "Rec'd... M" framed time-stamp on yellow cover to local street address, pencil "Valentine" at left, repaired flap tear which extends into top of cover, Very Fine appearance, the "Rec'd" marking is proof that the San Francisco Letter Express prepared envelopes for patrons, presumably the purpose of this ancillary marking was to record the time the letter was received by the post -- we do not know of another example (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,050.00
609		San Francisco Letter Express. Absolutely perfect strike of blue Horse and Rider oval handstamp on orange cover to local addressee, Extremely Fine it is difficult to imagine a finer strike or cover with this scarce local-post marking, illustrated in Letters of Gold, ex Malcolm (where it realized $950 more than 30 years ago) and Jarrett (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,700.00

California Local Posts continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

603

California Penny Post Co., California Penny Post Co., San Francisco, 7c Black on 3c Red Entire (34LU15). "Sacramento City Cal. 4 Apr." (1856) circular datestamp, addressed to Whiting & Co. in San Francisco

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS CALIFORNIA PENNY POST COMPANY 7-CENT FRANK IS RARELY FOUND ON THE 3-CENT NESBITT ENTIRE.

This format of the 7c prepaid frank is typically found on plain envelopes with an adhesive stamp paying U.S. postage. We are aware of only one or two others printed on 3c postal stationery entires.

Ex Ackerman and Hall. With 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

E. 2,500-3,500

3,250.00

604

Penny Post Co. San Francisco. Bold strike of double-line circular handstamp on "New-York Price Current" dated August 18, 1855, evidently delivered or distributed by the Penny Post Co., Very Fine (especially for a newspaper), a few other examples of newspapers with San Francisco letter-bag operators' handstamps are known, Hahn reports only two others are known with the Penny Post Co. handstamp (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,800.00

605

Robinson & Co.'s San Francisco Express. Blue printed frank with services described and office located at 611 Montgomery on buff cover to local addressee, Very Fine, Robinson & Co. was operated by John C. Robinson, who bought out Early's San Francisco Letter Express in 1862 and continued to deliver mail locally for about one year until selling out to Gahagan & Howe, very few used examples of Robinson's printed franks (two styles) are known, a similar frank with 519 Clay address and Sep. 25, 1862, docketing realized $3,250 hammer in the 2004 Dale-Lichtenstein sale, ex Jessup, Pearce and Haas (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,100.00

606

Robinson & Co., San Francisco. Full and clear strike of "Robinson & Co. City Delivery" oval handstamp, 3c Rose (65) cancelled by grid in circle with second strike of "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 4, 1863" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to local street address, stamp has small tear at left, cover reduced at left, minor wedge wear and soiling, still a Very Fine strike of this rare marking, Robinson & Co. was operated by John C. Robinson, who bought out Early's San Francisco Letter Express in 1862 and continued to deliver mail locally for about one year until selling out to Gahagan & Howe, very few used examples of Robinson's printed franks (two styles) are known, this is the only example of Robinson's handstamp we have been able to locate, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,600.00

607

San Francisco Letter Express. Full strike of blue Horse and Rider oval handstamp on 3c Pink entire with Truman & Co.'s Express printed frank (Haller FT13, Ty. 2a), "Truman & Co.'s Express May 27" oval datestamp and ms. "May 25/67" date over 3c stamp, to local San Francisco street address, expertly cleaned and minor repaired nick at bottom right corner

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS COMBINATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO LETTER EXPRESS "HORSE & RIDER" HANDSTAMP AND A CALIFORNIA EXPRESS FRANK OF ANY KIND IS UNIQUE. A MARVELOUS COMBINATION OF SERVICES COMPLETELY OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT MAILS.

J. C. Truman started his own express in 1861 between San Francisco and the towns of San Jose, Watsonville and Santa Cruz. He was joined by a partner for about one year, but continued again on his own from1865 through 1867. Truman evidently arranged for the San Francisco Letter Express local post to deliver letters to street addresses.

Ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

5,250.00

608

San Francisco/City Letter Express. Two-line framed handstamp in greenish blue with matching strike of seldom-seen "Rec'd... M" framed time-stamp on yellow cover to local street address, pencil "Valentine" at left, repaired flap tear which extends into top of cover, Very Fine appearance, the "Rec'd" marking is proof that the San Francisco Letter Express prepared envelopes for patrons, presumably the purpose of this ancillary marking was to record the time the letter was received by the post -- we do not know of another example (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,050.00

609

San Francisco Letter Express. Absolutely perfect strike of blue Horse and Rider oval handstamp on orange cover to local addressee, Extremely Fine it is difficult to imagine a finer strike or cover with this scarce local-post marking, illustrated in Letters of Gold, ex Malcolm (where it realized $950 more than 30 years ago) and Jarrett (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,700.00