Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Western Expresses (LaPorte thru Wood) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4249		Pacific Express Co. Horse and rider frank (Haller FP1, Ty. 3) with ms. "LR" initials of Levi Robie on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to Mokelumne Hill Cal., light vertical fold, Very Fine, scarce with Robie initials (Image)	E. 300-400
4250		Pacific Express Co. Ten covers, clear strikes of oval office handstamps incl. Northern Mines, Nevada Cal., Watsonville and Martinez, weak strikes of Sacramento,Yankee Jims and Benicia ovals, also Horse & Rider frank with Mok. Hill oval (faulty) and large double-circle, last is 1888 legal-size cover with red Central City Col. label, faults but still a desirable group	E. 500-750
4251		Pacific Express Co. Printed frank (Haller FP2, Ty. 2) on 2c Green entire (U311) to St. Louis Mo., entered the mails with "Paris Tex. Oct. 15 4PM 1888" circular datestamp and quartered cork cancel, receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at right, fresh and Very Fine, although this 1880's and 90's express company's franks are common in unused condition, used examples are very scarce, this Type 2 frank is rare (Image)	E. 400-500
4252		Pacific Stage & Express Co. Printed frank with illustration of 6-horse stagecoach and list of towns served (Haller FP3, Ty. 1a var) on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, "Nevada City Cal. Oct. 7" circular datestamp and rosette cancel, few creases, otherwise Very Fine, the 2004 Dale-Lichtenstein sale had two nearly identical covers (both U35) from the same correspondence with Oct. 2 and 10 Nevada City datestamps, we suspect that all three were used after the express closed in 1864 (the others realized $1,500 and $2,200 hammer) (Image)	E. 500-750
4253		Pacific Stage & Express Co. Printed frank with illustration of 6-horse stagecoach (Haller FP3, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, forwarded to another street address, illegible Ohio town datestamp indicates use of obsolete frank in the regular mails, light horizontal fold at top, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 400-500
4254		Pacific Union Express Co. Red printed frank (Haller FP4, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to San Francisco, "Pacific Union Express Co. Sant. Clara Jun. 26" double-circle datestamp, small tear at top, faint toning, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150
4255		Pacific Union Express Co. Red printed frank in banner (Haller FP4, Ty. 1) on legal-size 12c Brown entire (U68) with printed address to Stockton Cal., conjunctive use with two strikes of blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Stockton Apr. 14" oval datestamp, scattered soiled specks, otherwise Very Fine, scarce express usage of 12c "Pumpkin" entire, Scott Retail $1,200.00 used (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4256		Palmer & Cos. Express. Red shield-shaped handstamp on blue folded letter to Chambers & Heiser on Bridge Street in New York City, important contents from Palmer & Co.'s New York office (with red handstamp used as a letterhead, datelined "New York March 5th/51" from James M. Moore, regarding express business and difficulty sending any freight via Nicaragua, preferring instead the Isthmus Route, file folds, Very Fine, Chambers & Heiser were prominent clipper ship owners in the Atlantic and Pacific trade, Palmer & Co. started their express in 1850 but advertisements disappeared in 1851, probably close to the time this letter was written, examples of their handstamp are rare, this example suggests that it was used at the New York office, unless duplicates were sent to other offices in California and on the East Coast, ex Jessup and Pearce, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4257		Palmer & Cos. Express. Red shield-shaped handstamp on blue folded letter datelined Jan. 10, 1850 (actually 1851) to New Bedford Mass. from a moderately literate prospector, endorsed "Palmer & Co. Express Paid", entered mails with red "New York 5cts 1 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp, addressee's name crossed out, edge faults, otherwise Fine, rare usage, the Palmer marking was probably applied in New York after arrival on a steamer (Image)	E. 500-750
4258		N. O. Pauly's Express. Printed frank (Haller FP6, Ty. 1a) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to Taylorville Cal., reduced at left and corner crease at top right, otherwise Very Fine, Pauly operated his express between Gibsonville and surrounding mining camps, he started in 1864 on his own, took in a partner named Nohrmann, then bought out his partner in 1866, this frank comes from one of the periods in which Pauly was alone -- all related franks are extremely rare -- ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4259		N.O. Pauly's Express. Printed frank (Haller FP6, Ty. 2) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to Quincy Cal., partly readable strike of blue "Wheeler's Express La Porte" double-circle handstamp (see lot 4383 for an other strike of this marking)), straightline "Eurecka & Jamison" beneath frank and "Gibsonville Apr. 16" straightline across embossed stamp, repaired at left with part of frank's border added, otherwise Fine, we have no doubt that the two straightlines are genuine contemporary markings, possibly referring to the Eureka and Jamison Creek mills (see lot 4261) -- however, the accompanying 1999 P.S.E. certificate claims that the straightlines are fake (there would be absolutely no reason to embellish this rare express cover with straightlines representing nothing known to or of value to postal historians), illustrated in Nathan (Image)	E. 400-500

Western Expresses (LaPorte thru Wood) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4249

Pacific Express Co. Horse and rider frank (Haller FP1, Ty. 3) with ms. "LR" initials of Levi Robie on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to Mokelumne Hill Cal., light vertical fold, Very Fine, scarce with Robie initials (Image)

E. 300-400

4250

Pacific Express Co. Ten covers, clear strikes of oval office handstamps incl. Northern Mines, Nevada Cal., Watsonville and Martinez, weak strikes of Sacramento,Yankee Jims and Benicia ovals, also Horse & Rider frank with Mok. Hill oval (faulty) and large double-circle, last is 1888 legal-size cover with red Central City Col. label, faults but still a desirable group

E. 500-750

4251

Pacific Express Co. Printed frank (Haller FP2, Ty. 2) on 2c Green entire (U311) to St. Louis Mo., entered the mails with "Paris Tex. Oct. 15 4PM 1888" circular datestamp and quartered cork cancel, receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at right, fresh and Very Fine, although this 1880's and 90's express company's franks are common in unused condition, used examples are very scarce, this Type 2 frank is rare (Image)

E. 400-500

4252

Pacific Stage & Express Co. Printed frank with illustration of 6-horse stagecoach and list of towns served (Haller FP3, Ty. 1a var) on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, "Nevada City Cal. Oct. 7" circular datestamp and rosette cancel, few creases, otherwise Very Fine, the 2004 Dale-Lichtenstein sale had two nearly identical covers (both U35) from the same correspondence with Oct. 2 and 10 Nevada City datestamps, we suspect that all three were used after the express closed in 1864 (the others realized $1,500 and $2,200 hammer) (Image)

E. 500-750

4253

Pacific Stage & Express Co. Printed frank with illustration of 6-horse stagecoach (Haller FP3, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, forwarded to another street address, illegible Ohio town datestamp indicates use of obsolete frank in the regular mails, light horizontal fold at top, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

4254

Pacific Union Express Co. Red printed frank (Haller FP4, Ty. 1) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to San Francisco, "Pacific Union Express Co. Sant. Clara Jun. 26" double-circle datestamp, small tear at top, faint toning, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

4255

Pacific Union Express Co. Red printed frank in banner (Haller FP4, Ty. 1) on legal-size 12c Brown entire (U68) with printed address to Stockton Cal., conjunctive use with two strikes of blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Stockton Apr. 14" oval datestamp, scattered soiled specks, otherwise Very Fine, scarce express usage of 12c "Pumpkin" entire, Scott Retail $1,200.00 used (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4256

Palmer & Cos. Express. Red shield-shaped handstamp on blue folded letter to Chambers & Heiser on Bridge Street in New York City, important contents from Palmer & Co.'s New York office (with red handstamp used as a letterhead, datelined "New York March 5th/51" from James M. Moore, regarding express business and difficulty sending any freight via Nicaragua, preferring instead the Isthmus Route, file folds, Very Fine, Chambers & Heiser were prominent clipper ship owners in the Atlantic and Pacific trade, Palmer & Co. started their express in 1850 but advertisements disappeared in 1851, probably close to the time this letter was written, examples of their handstamp are rare, this example suggests that it was used at the New York office, unless duplicates were sent to other offices in California and on the East Coast, ex Jessup and Pearce, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4257

Palmer & Cos. Express. Red shield-shaped handstamp on blue folded letter datelined Jan. 10, 1850 (actually 1851) to New Bedford Mass. from a moderately literate prospector, endorsed "Palmer & Co. Express Paid", entered mails with red "New York 5cts 1 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp, addressee's name crossed out, edge faults, otherwise Fine, rare usage, the Palmer marking was probably applied in New York after arrival on a steamer (Image)

E. 500-750

4258

N. O. Pauly's Express. Printed frank (Haller FP6, Ty. 1a) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to Taylorville Cal., reduced at left and corner crease at top right, otherwise Very Fine, Pauly operated his express between Gibsonville and surrounding mining camps, he started in 1864 on his own, took in a partner named Nohrmann, then bought out his partner in 1866, this frank comes from one of the periods in which Pauly was alone -- all related franks are extremely rare -- ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4259

N.O. Pauly's Express. Printed frank (Haller FP6, Ty. 2) on 3c Pink entire (U58) to Quincy Cal., partly readable strike of blue "Wheeler's Express La Porte" double-circle handstamp (see lot 4383 for an other strike of this marking)), straightline "Eurecka & Jamison" beneath frank and "Gibsonville Apr. 16" straightline across embossed stamp, repaired at left with part of frank's border added, otherwise Fine, we have no doubt that the two straightlines are genuine contemporary markings, possibly referring to the Eureka and Jamison Creek mills (see lot 4261) -- however, the accompanying 1999 P.S.E. certificate claims that the straightlines are fake (there would be absolutely no reason to embellish this rare express cover with straightlines representing nothing known to or of value to postal historians), illustrated in Nathan (Image)

E. 400-500