Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Western Expresses (see also lots 537-566)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

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

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

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

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

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 top

EXTREMELY 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

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

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

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

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

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

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

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction