California Mails and Western Expresses, Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails continued...
Western Expresses (Adams thru Langton) continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 4097 |
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 Todd & Co. Perfectly
clear "Todd & Co's Express Stockton" double-line oval handstamp and ms.
"Free" on folded cover to Gov. John McDougall in San Jose, sender's routing
"Per Todd & Co. & Berford's Express" and notation "Stockton
Journal", conjunctive usage with "Berford & Cos. Express San
Francisco Cal." double-oval handstamp and matching "Free"
handstamp, pencil notation "Jan. 20/51" presumably referring to contents
which are no longer present, part of one flap removed, light file folds,
Very Fine, carried by Todd & Co. from the Stockton mining region to San
Francisco, then by Berford & Co. south to San Jose, it appears that Todd
carried mail free for the Stockton Journal and other publishers, a
virtually identical cover is pictured on Nathan (p. 24), ex W. Parker Lyons
and Dale-Lichtenstein, with 2004 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4098 |
|
 F. W. Blake & Cos.
Express, Weaverville. Blue double-line oval handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt
entire (U9) with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, to Yreka Cal., few
horizontal folds, slightly toning, otherwise Very Fine, genuine examples of
Blake's Express oval are rare, ex Hawley
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4099 |
|
 F. W. Blake & Cos.
Express, Weaverville. Blue double-line oval handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt
entire (U10) with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, to Yreka Cal., slightly
age toned and minor edgewear, Fine, pencil "1857", accompanied by a
newspaper ad from the Trinity Journal Jul. 25, 1857, which shows
Blake was still operating his Shasta-Weaverville express (connecting with
Wells Fargo) after 1855, the year that Nathan claims the express ceased to
exist, genuine examples of this express marking are rare, ex Haas and
Kramer (Image) |
E. 750-1,000
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4100 |
|
 F. W. Blake & Co.
Printed frank (Haller FB7) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10), paste-up usage
with other side addressed to San Jose, Very Fine, this short-lived express
ran between Shasta and Weaverville, genuine usages of its frank are
extremely scarce (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4101 |
|
 Forwarded by Bowers
Express. Full clear strike of oval handstamp on brown cover to Windsor
Vt., red "San Francisco 40 15 Nov." integral-rate circular datestamp, minor
edgewear, Very Fine, the Bowers brothers were among the first expressmen to
serve the California gold mining camps, ex Wiltsee, Parker and Haas (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4102 |
|
 Forwarded by Browns
Express. Blue double-line oval handstamp and "50 Cts" rate
handstamp used in conjunction with "Adams & Co.'s Express, San
Francisco" blue oval handstamp on light blue cover to Pillsbury
"Chips" Hodgkins at "Jackass Gulch, Southern Mines" near Stockton,
pencil "Nickerson Jun. 1852", backflap removed, some minor cover
faults, still Fine, a rare example of Browns Express, the "50 Cts" rate
handstamp is exceedingly rare, and the added attractions of a conjunctive
Adams usage and address to the famous Pony Express rider "Chips" make this
a most desirable express cover, ex Clifford
(Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4103 |
|
 Brown's Express, Murphy's
(Cal.). Blue double-line oval handstamp on legal-size brown cover to
courthouse at Stockton Cal., ms. notations indicating contents were
depositions, docketed Jan. 14, 1854, reduced at right, slight toning along
file fold, otherwise Very Fine, William A. Brown started an express between
Stockton and the Southern Mines in 1850 (Nathan), accompanying this cover
is an original newspaper announcement for "Brown's Express in connection
with the well known Express and Banking House of Adams & Co." (ms. July
1852 date), Brown was murdered in April 1853 but the express continued
under his name until Feb. 1855 when Adams & Co. collapsed, Brown's large
oval handstamp is much rarer than the smaller double-line oval, ex Haas and
Edwards (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4104 |
|
 Buckley's Express
Paid. Blue framed handstamped frank on 3c Green entire (U82), usual
conjunctive usage with black printed Wells, Fargo & Co. frank (Hallet WF-E)
to San Francisco, minor opening fault at top left, otherwise Very Fine,
scarce frank from this small express that ran between Bakersfield and
Kernsville Cal. (connecting with Wells Fargo), examples in
Dale-Lichtenstein realized $850 and $1,100 hammer each (Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4105 |
|
 California Penny Post
Co., San Francisco, 7c Black on 3c Red on Buff Entire (34LU11B).
Instructions for mailing and list of towns on back, "Penny Post Co.
Stockton" double-line circular handstamp, "Stockton Cal. Nov. 8" (1855)
circular datestamp, to local San Francisco street address, couple small
stain spots, Extremely Fine example of this rare California Penny Post Co.
entire, delivered to the post office (for 2c) in Stockton, carried by
government mail to San Francisco where delivered by the Penny Post Co. (for
5c, total 7c), very rare with the Penny Post Co. handstamp, ex Haas (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4106 |
|
 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. 3,000-4,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4107 |
|
 The Central Overland
California & Pikes Peak Express Company, Denver City K.T., Feb. 12
(1860). Mostly bold strike of oval datestamp, two 3c Dull Red (26) tied
by green grids, matching "Saint Joseph Mo. Feb. 21" double-circle
datestamp on buff cover to Webster Station Mo., sender's route notation
"Via COC & P.P. Express", backflap partly removed, small tear at
right, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive double-rate express usage over
the Central Route (the same company ran the Pony Express) (Image) |
E. 750-1,000
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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