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

**Western Expresses (LaPorte thru Wood) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4293		Swift & Co. Express. Printed frank (Haller FS12, Ty. 1) with bold blue "Swift & Cos. Express Santa Rosa" oval handstamp on rebacked 3c Red Nesbitt front (U10) to San Francisco, from the McKay correspondence, conjunctive usage with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Petaluma" blue oval handstamp, sender's notation "With Pkg Coin $189.25", ms. docketing "Feb 24/59", top right corner added, otherwise Very Fine, Swift & Co. operated from 1854 to 1859, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co. at Petaluma, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400
4294		Thomes & Skadden's Express. Printed frank with "Skadan" spelling (Haller FT3, Ty. 1a) on 3c Green entire (U82) to San Francisco, conjunctive usage with faint partly readable blue Wells, Fargo & Co. Reno Nev. oval datestamp, docketed on back Sep. 6, 1873, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and rare frank, from 1870 to 1874 Thomes & Skadden operated their express between Susanville (whose first residents thought they were in Utah, then Nevada) and Reno, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co., ex Kramer (Image)	E. 400-500
4295		Thomes & Skadden's Express. Printed frank with "Skadan" spelling (Haller FT3, Ty. 1b) on 3c Green entire (U82) to San Jose, faint black "Thomes & Skadden's Express Susanville Cal." double-circle datestamp with "Jan." date, conjunctive usage with faint partly readable blue Wells, Fargo & Co. Reno Nev. oval datestamp, Very Fine, one of the finest known examples of this rare frank, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate incorrectly stating "entered mails in Reno" (this was carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. from Reno to San Jose) (Image)	E. 500-750
4296		Thomes & Skadden's Express. Printed/embossed frank with "Skaden" spelling (Haller FT3, Ty. 2) on 3c Green entire (U83) to San Francisco, lightly struck black "Thomes & Skadden's Express Susanville Cal." double-circle datestamp with "Aug." date, conjunctive usage with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Reno Aug. 11(?)" oval datestamp, Very Fine, Gamett census lists only four Type 2 franked entires (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
4297		H. C. Tickner's Yreka and Scott Bar Express. Shield-shaped handstamp frank used in conjunction with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank on 3c Green entire (U82), paste-up usage with yellow cover to Stockton Cal., blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Yreka Sep. 3" oval datestamp struck on front and back, original letter datelined Scott Bar, Sep. 1, 1872, from one brother to another asking him to send more money to start up a hydraulic mining operation ("I am after the richest ground ever in this country."), slightly reduced at left, Fine, the Tickner family ran several different expresses over nearly two decades, this express was operated by H. C. Tickner between the Scott River and Indian River mining region to Yreka where he connected with Wells, Fargo & Co., Nathan reports that Tickner sold out in August 1872 to Carlock and Ward, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4298		H. C. Tickner's Yreka and Scott Bar Express. Printed frank with 4-horse stagecoach woodcut (Haller FT6) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to Yreka Cal., entered the mails with "Fort Jones Cal. Mar. 16" circular datestamp and grid, receipt docketing dated the following day, Very Fine, extremely rare printed frank, the Tickner family ran several different expresses over nearly two decades, this express was operated by H. C. Tickner between the Scott River and Indian River mining region and Yreka where he connected with Wells, Fargo & Co., Fort Jones is about 30 miles southeast of Scott's Bar, and Yreka about 18 miles northeast of Fort Jones, so this was apparently carried by express from Scott's Bar and put into the mails at Fort Jones, illustrated in Letters of Gold, ex Edwards (Image)	E. 750-1,000
4299		Todd & Co. Express. Double-line shield handstamp and "From Stockton" straightline with ms. "Free" on large part of blue folded cover (most of flaps removed) to Daily Courier Office in San Francisco, pencil Jan. 1851 date notation, Very Fine, choice strike of this scarce marking from A. H. Todd's short-lived express, it appears that Todd carried mail free to or from newspaper publishers (the same practice is found among Eastern local posts and independent mails) (Image)	E. 500-750
4300		Tracy & Co.'s Oregon Express. Printed frank in banner (Haller FT10, Ty. 1) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U9) to Walla Walla, Washington Territory, blue "Tracy & Cos. Express Portland" oval handstamp, neat Apr. 1860 receipt docketing, fresh and Extremely Fine, a very scarce frank and unusually attractive example, E. W. Tracy started his Oregon Express in February 1860 and expanded his routes inland to Fort Walla Walla soon after (as this April 1860 usage demonstrates), ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 500-750
4301		Tracy & Cos. Express Roseburg (Oregon). Bold oval handstamp used in conjunction with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank on 3c Pink entire (U35) to San Francisco, couple corner creases and small erosion spots at bottom right, otherwise Fine, scarce Tracy & Co. express office marking, ex Kramer (Image)	E. 500-750
4302		Tracy Co.'s Express. Printed frank in scroll with "Boise Express. Paid 50 Cts." surcharge frank (Haller FT10, Ty. 1a) on 3c Pink entire (U35) to "Agent, O.S.N. Co. Umatilla (Ore.)", redirected to Dalles Ore., printed frank overstruck by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Bannock City I.T." dateless oval, second strike of same handstamp with May 10 date, slightly reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine, the 50c surcharge frank applied to mail carried to and from the Boise Basin Mines in Idaho Territory, examples are very scarce, in this case Wells, Fargo & Co. applied its dateless oval applied over the frank, Tracy sold out his interests in the Idaho express operation to Wells, Fargo & Co. in November 1863, ex Barkhausen (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
4303		Truman & Chapman's Express. Printed frank with illustration of locomotive and four freight cars (Haller FT12, Ty. 1a) on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Jose, no markings, embossed stamp cancelled by pencil lines, fresh and Very Fine, scarce used frank from this brief 1864-65 partnership between J. C. Truman and Chapman on the San Francisco and Santa Cruz route, ex Haas and Edwards (Image)	E. 300-400

Western Expresses (LaPorte thru Wood) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4293

Swift & Co. Express. Printed frank (Haller FS12, Ty. 1) with bold blue "Swift & Cos. Express Santa Rosa" oval handstamp on rebacked 3c Red Nesbitt front (U10) to San Francisco, from the McKay correspondence, conjunctive usage with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Petaluma" blue oval handstamp, sender's notation "With Pkg Coin $189.25", ms. docketing "Feb 24/59", top right corner added, otherwise Very Fine, Swift & Co. operated from 1854 to 1859, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co. at Petaluma, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

4294

Thomes & Skadden's Express. Printed frank with "Skadan" spelling (Haller FT3, Ty. 1a) on 3c Green entire (U82) to San Francisco, conjunctive usage with faint partly readable blue Wells, Fargo & Co. Reno Nev. oval datestamp, docketed on back Sep. 6, 1873, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and rare frank, from 1870 to 1874 Thomes & Skadden operated their express between Susanville (whose first residents thought they were in Utah, then Nevada) and Reno, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co., ex Kramer (Image)

E. 400-500

4295

Thomes & Skadden's Express. Printed frank with "Skadan" spelling (Haller FT3, Ty. 1b) on 3c Green entire (U82) to San Jose, faint black "Thomes & Skadden's Express Susanville Cal." double-circle datestamp with "Jan." date, conjunctive usage with faint partly readable blue Wells, Fargo & Co. Reno Nev. oval datestamp, Very Fine, one of the finest known examples of this rare frank, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate incorrectly stating "entered mails in Reno" (this was carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. from Reno to San Jose) (Image)

E. 500-750

4296

Thomes & Skadden's Express. Printed/embossed frank with "Skaden" spelling (Haller FT3, Ty. 2) on 3c Green entire (U83) to San Francisco, lightly struck black "Thomes & Skadden's Express Susanville Cal." double-circle datestamp with "Aug." date, conjunctive usage with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Reno Aug. 11(?)" oval datestamp, Very Fine, Gamett census lists only four Type 2 franked entires (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

4297

H. C. Tickner's Yreka and Scott Bar Express. Shield-shaped handstamp frank used in conjunction with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank on 3c Green entire (U82), paste-up usage with yellow cover to Stockton Cal., blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Yreka Sep. 3" oval datestamp struck on front and back, original letter datelined Scott Bar, Sep. 1, 1872, from one brother to another asking him to send more money to start up a hydraulic mining operation ("I am after the richest ground ever in this country."), slightly reduced at left, Fine, the Tickner family ran several different expresses over nearly two decades, this express was operated by H. C. Tickner between the Scott River and Indian River mining region to Yreka where he connected with Wells, Fargo & Co., Nathan reports that Tickner sold out in August 1872 to Carlock and Ward, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4298

H. C. Tickner's Yreka and Scott Bar Express. Printed frank with 4-horse stagecoach woodcut (Haller FT6) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to Yreka Cal., entered the mails with "Fort Jones Cal. Mar. 16" circular datestamp and grid, receipt docketing dated the following day, Very Fine, extremely rare printed frank, the Tickner family ran several different expresses over nearly two decades, this express was operated by H. C. Tickner between the Scott River and Indian River mining region and Yreka where he connected with Wells, Fargo & Co., Fort Jones is about 30 miles southeast of Scott's Bar, and Yreka about 18 miles northeast of Fort Jones, so this was apparently carried by express from Scott's Bar and put into the mails at Fort Jones, illustrated in Letters of Gold, ex Edwards (Image)

E. 750-1,000

4299

Todd & Co. Express. Double-line shield handstamp and "From Stockton" straightline with ms. "Free" on large part of blue folded cover (most of flaps removed) to Daily Courier Office in San Francisco, pencil Jan. 1851 date notation, Very Fine, choice strike of this scarce marking from A. H. Todd's short-lived express, it appears that Todd carried mail free to or from newspaper publishers (the same practice is found among Eastern local posts and independent mails) (Image)

E. 500-750

4300

Tracy & Co.'s Oregon Express. Printed frank in banner (Haller FT10, Ty. 1) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U9) to Walla Walla, Washington Territory, blue "Tracy & Cos. Express Portland" oval handstamp, neat Apr. 1860 receipt docketing, fresh and Extremely Fine, a very scarce frank and unusually attractive example, E. W. Tracy started his Oregon Express in February 1860 and expanded his routes inland to Fort Walla Walla soon after (as this April 1860 usage demonstrates), ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 500-750

4301

Tracy & Cos. Express Roseburg (Oregon). Bold oval handstamp used in conjunction with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank on 3c Pink entire (U35) to San Francisco, couple corner creases and small erosion spots at bottom right, otherwise Fine, scarce Tracy & Co. express office marking, ex Kramer (Image)

E. 500-750

4302

Tracy Co.'s Express. Printed frank in scroll with "Boise Express. Paid 50 Cts." surcharge frank (Haller FT10, Ty. 1a) on 3c Pink entire (U35) to "Agent, O.S.N. Co. Umatilla (Ore.)", redirected to Dalles Ore., printed frank overstruck by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Bannock City I.T." dateless oval, second strike of same handstamp with May 10 date, slightly reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine, the 50c surcharge frank applied to mail carried to and from the Boise Basin Mines in Idaho Territory, examples are very scarce, in this case Wells, Fargo & Co. applied its dateless oval applied over the frank, Tracy sold out his interests in the Idaho express operation to Wells, Fargo & Co. in November 1863, ex Barkhausen (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

4303

Truman & Chapman's Express. Printed frank with illustration of locomotive and four freight cars (Haller FT12, Ty. 1a) on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Jose, no markings, embossed stamp cancelled by pencil lines, fresh and Very Fine, scarce used frank from this brief 1864-65 partnership between J. C. Truman and Chapman on the San Francisco and Santa Cruz route, ex Haas and Edwards (Image)

E. 300-400