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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 105 |  |
 J. Bamber & Co.s Express,
Bacon & Hardy, Oakland Office. Printed frank on 3c Pink on Buff entire
(U35) to Marysville Cal., conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co.s
Express S. Frco. 21 Oct." double-circle datestamp, ms. "with $20" at
top right, fresh and Very Fine, ex West, Barkhausen and Kramer (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 475.00 |
| 106 | |
 Bamber & Co.'s Express, W. B.
Hardy's Office, Oakland. Printed frank on 3c Pink entire (U58) to San
Francisco, faint strike of red "J. Bamber & Cos. Express, S.F., Feb. 19"
double-circle datestamp, slightly reduced at top, some overall wear,
otherwise Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 140.00 |
| 107° | |
 The Central Overland,
California & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph, Mo. Nov. 15.
Partly clear oval datestamp on cover to Denver City "Kans." (as part of
Kansas Territory), 3c Dull Red (26) tied by "Pacific City Ioa. Nov. 12"
circular datestamp, sender's manuscript routing "Via COC and PP Express
St. J. Mo.", express company agent's notation "Collect 15cts.",
redirected to Mountain City with instructions "Have your Letters
Directed to Mountain City & we will send them on. P.M. at Denver
City.", certificate notes trivial small crease and rounded corner on
stamp and a small stain at topEXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE, IF NOT UNIQUE, EXPRESS COVER FROM IOWA TO DENVER CITY, CARRIED ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROUTE BY THE CENTRAL OVERLAND, CALIFORNIA & PIKE'S PEAK EXPRESS COMPANY, CREATORS OF THE LEGENDARY PONY EXPRESS OVER THE SAME ROUTE. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 2,900.00 |
| 108 | |
 Greenhood & Newbauer's
Express. Printed frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to San Francisco,
cancelled by ms., blue "Greenhood & Newbauer Express, Weaverville Cal."
oval handstamp, conjunctive use with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Marysville,
Jun. 20" oval datestamp, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, ex Kramer (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 0.00 |
| 109 | |
 Hinckley & Co.'s Express,
Denver City, Jul. 4, 1860. Circular datestamp with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II
(26), defective, tied by indistinct June 9 circular datestamp on cover to
"Denver City, Jefferson Ter.", original contents describing a
"hurricane": "I saw pieces of the broken stoves that had been carried
half a mile and more" (probably a tornado), some wear, otherwise Fine,
scarce usage, transcript accompanies (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 200.00 |
| 110 | |
 Langton & Bros. Express,
French Corral. Ornately framed handstamp struck in blue on backflap of
large part of greenish blue folded cover to the Surveyor General's Office
in San Francisco, blue "Marysville Cal. 5 Jul. 19" integral-rate circular
datestamp, no contemporary date but pencil note "1853" is probably
accurate, Very Fine, this is an extremely rare Langton's marking, the town
of French Corral was founded in 1849 and named for a Frenchman who built a
corral for his mules, gold was later discovered there, accompanied by a
letter from Mel Nathan noting that "this is one of the scarcest of all the
Langton handstamps...4 I know of" (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,100.00 |
| 111 | |
 Northern Pacific Express
Co. Printed frank on 2c Red entire (U231) to Red Lake Falls Minn.,
cancelled by blue "Dul. & Man. R. R. Ulen Jan. 8, 1887"
double-circle datestamp, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 120.00 |
| 112 | |
 Pacific Express Co. Horse
and rider frank (Haller P1, Ty. 2) in black on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10)
to Barnard Vt., bold strikes of "Auburn Cal. Jul. 4" circular datestamp and
"Paid 10" handstamp for 10c transcontinental rate, 3c embossed
stamp obliterated, Very Fine, based on other covers from Auburn Cal., it
appears that the postmaster re-rated 3c Nesbitt entires used by the Pacific
Express Company, some are uprated with "Paid 7", but this is re-rated "Paid
10" with the embossed stamp obliterated, ex Chase and Knapp (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 600.00 |
| 113 | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Red
printed frank on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U15) endorsed "Via Panama" in
large script and used as a paste-up, cancelled on arrival with "New-York
N.Y. Oct. 14" circular datestamp, minor wear, missing side flap at
left, still Very Fine, this New York datestamp with both city and "N.Y."
state specified is exceedingly scarce, ex Barkhausen
(Image) |
E. 500-750 | 325.00 |
| 114 | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Red
printed frank on 10c Yellow Green entire (U40) to Philadelphia, blue
"Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express, S.Frco. 12 Aug." double-circle datestamp,
entered mails with "New-York Sep. 8, 1862" double-circle datestamp and
target, endorsed "pr. overland mail", barely reduced at right, some
slight edgewear incl. tear at top, appears Very Fine, ex Kramer (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 275.00 |
| 115 | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Red
printed frank on 10c Yellow Green entire (U40) to Baltimore Md., blue
"Wells, Fargo & Co.s Express S.Frco., Jan. 31" double-circle datestamp,
entered mails with "New-York Feb. 27, 1862" double-circle datestamp and
cork cancel, endorsed "pr. Steamer" and also "Enclosed samples of
tobacco", vertical file fold, minor edgewear, Very Fine, ex Kramer (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 160.00 |