Western Mails and Expresses
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1235 |
 |
 Forwarded via Nicaragua from
Noisy Carriers Publishing Hall San Francisco. Readable strike in
green on 6c Green Nesbitt entire (U14) to Patchogue N.Y.,
cancelled by clear strike of "New-York Jan. 15" circular datestamp, 1855
docketing on back, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, attractive usage, with 1981
P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
350.00 |
| 1236 |
|
 Everts, Davis & Co's Express,
Rabbit Creek. Blue circular handstamp and "Paid" in oval on 3c Red
Nesbitt entire (U10) to Masonic lodge at Yuba City, with original enclosure
dated Mar. 15, 1856, St. Louis Lodge rejection notice, Extremely Fine,
illustrated in Nathan book (p. 71), ex Clifford and Haas (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
750.00 |
| 1237 |
|
 Pacific Express Co. Stockton
Paid. Blue double oval handstamp and blue "Pacific Express Co. Stockton
Feb. 11" oval datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco,
sender's backstamp, small tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, ex
Dale-Lichtenstein (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
100.00 |
| 1238 |
|
 10c Green, Ty. II (32).
Tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 25, 1859" circular datestamp on yellow
cover to Medford Mass. with ms. "Overland Via Los Angeles" route
designation, faint toning, small opening slit at lower right, still Very
Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
250.00 |
| 1239 |
|
 Overland via Los Angeles.
Three-line imprint in black on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to Downieville
Cal., clearly struck "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 14, 1859" circular datestamp,
backflap removed and faults affecting a couple of letters of imprint, still
Fine and exhibit-worthy, beginning in Sep. 1858 the Overland Mail Co.
started regular semi-weekly stagecoach service along the so-called
"Butterfield Route" between San Francisco and St. Louis via Los Angeles, a
variety of markings, printed and handstamped, were used on mail to
designate this route, this "Overland via Los Angeles" three-line imprint is
found on 3c and 10c Nesbitt entires, in red or black, with or without the
Wells, Fargo & Company's frank, and one plain envelope, a census quickly
compiled from our Levi records and other sources counts 17 entires in total
(excluding the plain envelope with a 10c adhesive), there are 9 on the 3c
and 8 on the 10c, sorted by date, the data indicate that the 10c entires
preceded the 3c, sorted by color, all of the 3c entires have a black
imprint, the additional Wells, Fargo & Co. frank is found on 4 of the 3c
(black frank) and 4 of the 10c (red frank)
(Image) |
E. 500-750 |
300.00 |
| 1240 |
|
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Dual
printed franks at top and left for New York office on 10c Green on Buff
Entire (U16), ightly cancelled at top and addressed to Sacramento Cal.,
trivial overall wear, Very Fine, scarce east-to-west usage with the Wells,
Fargo & Co. compound frank, ex Kramer
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
550.00 |
| 1241 |
|
 10c Yellow Green (68).
Trivial perf faults, tied by blue framed "Collect" handstamp on
plain buff cover with New York City street address with Wells, Fargo &
Co. paste-up, red frank on 10c Green entire (U41), two strikes of
"Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express S. Frco. 1 Jan." double-circle datestamp,
minor edgewear and small nicks, still Very Fine for this scarce paste-up
usage (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
300.00 |
| 1242 |
|
 5c Brown (76). Vertical
pair and strip of four (small perf faults, on back), target cancels,
"Esmeralda N.T. Sep. 30, 1863" Nevada Territory circular datestamp
on 3c Pink entire (U35) with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank to
London, England, red New York credit datestamp and red London Paid
receiving datestamp, edgewear, opened for display, Fine, an unusual
franking and Wells, Fargo & Co. express usage to Nevada Territory where it
entered the mails for New York and England
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
850.00 |
| 1243 |
|
 No Lot. (Image) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 1244 |
|
 United States Express Co.,
Springfield Ill. Black on green label folded over top edge of 3c Pink
entire (U35) to Wells, Fargo & Co. agent in Eureka Cal., ms. "Pd
thro" express rate notation, 5c Express, Imperforate (R25a) tied
by blue oval "S.H. 2-23 63" datestamp, missing top flap (and corresponding
part of label), appears Very Fine, rare early matching usage of 5c Express
revenue to pay tax rate on an express cover from Illinois to California, ex
Hackett (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
700.00 |
| 1245 |
|
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Printed frank and "Wells, Fargo & Co. Tombstone, A.T. Apl. 1" oval
datestamp on 3c Green entire to San Francisco street address, blue "Wells,
Fargo & Co. San Francisco Apr. 3, 1885" oval datestamp and "W. F. & Co's
Ex., S.F. China Route" purple oval (with Chinese characters) both on
back, backflap removed, slightly soiled and worn, still Fine and very rare
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
800.00 |
