Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

California Mails and Western Expresses, Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails continued...

**Western Expresses (Adams thru Langton) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4174		Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express. Printed frank (Haller FG6, Ty. 1) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco, blue "Greenhood & Newbauer's Express, Weaverville Cal." double-line oval handstamp and ms. "Ag 11" date, conjunctive use with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Aug. 13" oval datestamp, trivial tear at top above embossed stamp, otherwise Very Fine, desirable conjunctive usage with Wells, Fargo & Co. providing service from Marysville to San Francisco (Image)	E. 400-500
4175		Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express. Printed frank (Haller FG6, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U35) to Yreka Cal., bold clear strike of "Greenhood & Newbauer, Weaverville, Feb. 24" large double-circle datestamp, Very Fine, we believe this marking is scarcer than the oval (especially in black) (Image)	E. 400-500
4176		Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express. Printed frank (Haller FG6, Ty. 1) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U9) to San Francisco, "Greenhood & Newbauer's Express, Weaverville Cal." double-line oval handstamp and ms. "13", Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
4177		Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express. Printed frank (Haller FG6, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to San Francisco, entered mails with "Weaverville Cal. Apr. 20" circular datestamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200
4178		Gregory's Express. Remarkable eight-line handstamp listing offices, addresses and agents for San Francisco (280 Montgomery), Sacramento and New York, mostly clear strike on greenish folded letter from New York City to San Francisco, red "Not Paid" in oval handstamp, sender's ship designation "Cherokee Nov. 13/50" crossed out with "Empire City" written above, docketing indicates Dec. 29 receipt, Very Fine, Joseph Gregory started his express in April 1850 and expanded rapidly, the 280 Montgomery address was first advertised in October 1850, this handstamp appears shortly after and was probably used for a brief period (Image)	E. 500-750
4179		Gregory's U.S. and California Express, Thompson & Hitchcock, Agts., 149 Pearl St., N.Y. Partly clear red three-line handstamp and Bison pictorial handstamp on Jun. 30, 1850 folded letter from Joseph W. Gregory to James Gordon Bennett at The New York Herald in New York City, "Gregory's New York & California Express" oval handstamp used as a letterhead, in his letter Gregory sends a parcel of Yellow Monkey Flower seeds to Bennett as a gift and offers to send more examples to Bennett and his associates (Gregory's skill in wooing the press was no doubt part of his formula for success), the enigmatic Bison marking is also found on other covers from California, but its meaning and source have never been clear to us -- a wonderful express cover (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4180		Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock, 149 Pearl St. N.Y. Four-line handstamp clearly struck with red "Paid" handstamp on brown cover to East 18th Street in New York City, conjunctive usage with "Boyd's City Express Post Aug. 15, 9 (O'Clock)" oval datestamp and "Paid/J.T.B." handstamp, part of backflap removed, Very Fine, the enterprising Joseph Gregory started his ambitious express operation in 1850, but gave up in 1853, during its operation, Gregory's Express agents in New York arranged for local delivery thru Boyd's, examples of such conjunctive usage are scarce (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4181		Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. General Office, 280 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Four-line handstamp in red, light red "Paid" on oval and ms. "Paid p Gregorys Express" on May 12, 1851 folded letter to Howland & Aspinwall in New York City, two strikes of "Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock, 149 Pearl St. N.Y." four-line handstamp, creases, otherwise Fine, carried entirely outside the mails by Gregory's Express (Image)	E. 300-400
4182		Gregory's Express. Red four-line handstamp of San Francisco office on buff cover to New York City, endorsed "Consignee" with ms. "Paid" notation, street address added by New York office, pencil date "5/30/51", Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
4183		Gregory's Express. Nine covers incl. examples of two, three and four-line handstamps and ovals, to and from California and a couple within the state, some with interesting content, mixed condition but selected for usage, generally Fine strikes	E. 1,000-1,500
4184		Gregory & English's Moore's Flat and Eureka Express. Printed frank in ornamental frame (Haller FG7, Ty. 3) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to San Francisco, "Moore's Flat Cal. Apr. 2" circular datestamp and grid cancel, bottom right corner slightly clipped and repaired, otherwise Very Fine, according to Nathan this express was operated briefly by J. R. English and a partner named Gregory, its franks are extremely rare, ex Edwards (Image)	E. 750-1,000

Western Expresses (Adams thru Langton) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4174

Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express. Printed frank (Haller FG6, Ty. 1) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco, blue "Greenhood & Newbauer's Express, Weaverville Cal." double-line oval handstamp and ms. "Ag 11" date, conjunctive use with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Aug. 13" oval datestamp, trivial tear at top above embossed stamp, otherwise Very Fine, desirable conjunctive usage with Wells, Fargo & Co. providing service from Marysville to San Francisco (Image)

E. 400-500

4175

Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express. Printed frank (Haller FG6, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U35) to Yreka Cal., bold clear strike of "Greenhood & Newbauer, Weaverville, Feb. 24" large double-circle datestamp, Very Fine, we believe this marking is scarcer than the oval (especially in black) (Image)

E. 400-500

4176

Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express. Printed frank (Haller FG6, Ty. 1) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U9) to San Francisco, "Greenhood & Newbauer's Express, Weaverville Cal." double-line oval handstamp and ms. "13", Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

4177

Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express. Printed frank (Haller FG6, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to San Francisco, entered mails with "Weaverville Cal. Apr. 20" circular datestamp, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

4178

Gregory's Express. Remarkable eight-line handstamp listing offices, addresses and agents for San Francisco (280 Montgomery), Sacramento and New York, mostly clear strike on greenish folded letter from New York City to San Francisco, red "Not Paid" in oval handstamp, sender's ship designation "Cherokee Nov. 13/50" crossed out with "Empire City" written above, docketing indicates Dec. 29 receipt, Very Fine, Joseph Gregory started his express in April 1850 and expanded rapidly, the 280 Montgomery address was first advertised in October 1850, this handstamp appears shortly after and was probably used for a brief period (Image)

E. 500-750

4179

Gregory's U.S. and California Express, Thompson & Hitchcock, Agts., 149 Pearl St., N.Y. Partly clear red three-line handstamp and Bison pictorial handstamp on Jun. 30, 1850 folded letter from Joseph W. Gregory to James Gordon Bennett at The New York Herald in New York City, "Gregory's New York & California Express" oval handstamp used as a letterhead, in his letter Gregory sends a parcel of Yellow Monkey Flower seeds to Bennett as a gift and offers to send more examples to Bennett and his associates (Gregory's skill in wooing the press was no doubt part of his formula for success), the enigmatic Bison marking is also found on other covers from California, but its meaning and source have never been clear to us -- a wonderful express cover (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4180

Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock, 149 Pearl St. N.Y. Four-line handstamp clearly struck with red "Paid" handstamp on brown cover to East 18th Street in New York City, conjunctive usage with "Boyd's City Express Post Aug. 15, 9 (O'Clock)" oval datestamp and "Paid/J.T.B." handstamp, part of backflap removed, Very Fine, the enterprising Joseph Gregory started his ambitious express operation in 1850, but gave up in 1853, during its operation, Gregory's Express agents in New York arranged for local delivery thru Boyd's, examples of such conjunctive usage are scarce (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4181

Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. General Office, 280 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Four-line handstamp in red, light red "Paid" on oval and ms. "Paid p Gregorys Express" on May 12, 1851 folded letter to Howland & Aspinwall in New York City, two strikes of "Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific Express. Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock, 149 Pearl St. N.Y." four-line handstamp, creases, otherwise Fine, carried entirely outside the mails by Gregory's Express (Image)

E. 300-400

4182

Gregory's Express. Red four-line handstamp of San Francisco office on buff cover to New York City, endorsed "Consignee" with ms. "Paid" notation, street address added by New York office, pencil date "5/30/51", Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

4183

Gregory's Express. Nine covers incl. examples of two, three and four-line handstamps and ovals, to and from California and a couple within the state, some with interesting content, mixed condition but selected for usage, generally Fine strikes

E. 1,000-1,500

4184

Gregory & English's Moore's Flat and Eureka Express. Printed frank in ornamental frame (Haller FG7, Ty. 3) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to San Francisco, "Moore's Flat Cal. Apr. 2" circular datestamp and grid cancel, bottom right corner slightly clipped and repaired, otherwise Very Fine, according to Nathan this express was operated briefly by J. R. English and a partner named Gregory, its franks are extremely rare, ex Edwards (Image)

E. 750-1,000