Catégories
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II. Perfect strike of fancy box handstamp
in ...mehr 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II. Perfect strike of fancy box handstamp in blue-green on buff cover addressed to Brunswick, Maine bearing 1851 3¢ dull red (11A) horizontal pair, tied by "San Francisco, Cal. 30 Sep"; few minor toned spots, flap torn, Extremely Fine, a wonderful strike of this rare marking, ex-Knapp. Scott No. 11A; Estimate $500 - 750. Noisy Carriers acted as a forwarder in San Francisco and sent mails to the east by both the Panama and Nicaragua routes. The proprietor, Charles P. Kimball (1821-1894) was active during the period of the rate change for over 3,000 miles from 6¢ to 10¢ on April 1st 1855
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III. Entered the mails with ...mehr
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III. Entered the mails with manuscript
"Glenwood Ioa Nov 28" postmark and manuscript cancelled 1857 3¢
dull red (26, nibbed perfs) sender's directive "Care COC and PP
Express, St. Joseph Mo" was honored, COC & PP picking up the letter
at the St. Joseph post office and carrying it to the addressee at
Mountain City, Kansas Territory (now Colorado) "via Denver City"
notation at lower left; enclosed lengthy mostly business letter
datelined "Glenwood Nov 24th 1860"; reduced at right up to stamp,
couple small cover faults, Very Fine, Inbound COC & PP covers with
the St. Joseph marking are much scarcer than their outbound Denver
City counterparts. Scott No. 26; Estimate $500 - 750
California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 5¢ black on buff. "To the ...mehr
California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 5¢ black on buff. "To the Penny
Post Co." straight line at top on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San
Francisco; minor tear at top extends into "P" of "Post", some
adhesion on verso, Very Fine. Scott No. 34LU9; Estimate $200 - 300.
Richard Frajola's on-line census of the Penny Post covers lists
this as cover #310 and is described as follows: "(Pacific Express
posthumous use) cover in two states: California Penny Post cover
addressed to J.R. Lewis at San Francisco, top image before the
pencil 'Pacific Express' was removed (photo from Sloane while in
Lichtenstein collection), lower image when offered by Bruce
Gimelson at auction after pencil directives cleaned off (Sep 26,
1967, lot #106 - later appeared in Siegel sale of Clifford
collection)"; a used leftover from the Penny Post, with the Pacific
Express notations removed
California Penny Post Co., San Francisco. Black circular ...mehr
California Penny Post Co., San Francisco. Black circular company
handstamp on 1855 cover to San Francisco with boxed "Penny-Postage
Paid, 7." & "To the Penny Post Co." printed frank, franked with
1851 3¢ dull red (11A) and tied by part strike of 2nd cds; minor
edge wear, Very Fine and very rare, company only existed for one
year, ex-Knapp, with 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 34LU11;
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
1861, 3¢ rose. Tombstone handstamp (Thomas BAN-100) boldly struck
on ...mehr 1861, 3¢ rose. Tombstone handstamp (Thomas BAN-100) boldly struck on orange cover from Bannack City, Idaho Terr. to Ohio; entered the mails with double circle "Salt Lake City Feb 5 '64" datestamp and 1861 3¢ rose (65, couple insignificant nibbed perfs) with target cancel, tiny bit corner cover wear, Very Fine and rare. Scott No. 65; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. ABOUT A DOZEN OF THESE TOMBSTONE HANDSTAMPS ARE KNOWN, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLE AND ONE OF THE FEW THAT CAN BE YEAR-DATED BASED ON THE SALT LAKE CITY POSTMARK. Oliver & Co. operated as a stage line and express company from 1862 until 1866 in the part of the original Idaho Territory that became Montana Territory in 1864. Oliver's Bannack Express ran overland from Bannack City (aka East Bannack) through unsettled Indian country to Utah Territory. Oliver's intent was to provide a direct connection to the Central Overland Route for letters going to and from the eastern states. The need for Oliver's service to Utah diminished when a mail contract between Salt Lake City and Bannack City was awarded in 1863
1861, 10¢ green. black on orange label (Thomas BCE-900) and ...mehr
1861, 10¢ green. black on orange label (Thomas BCE-900) and vert.
strip of 3 of British Columbia & Vancouver Is. 1865 3p Blue (7)
(bottom stamp with small piece missing) cancelled by light numeral
oval cancel in combination with United States 1861 10¢ green (68,
added/replacement) with San Francisco cogwheel cancel on yellow
cover to Maple P.O., Ontario; docketing on verso "Received Novbr
20th 70" with a couple very light transit and/or receiving
markings; slightly reduced at left & cover nick at bottom right
corner, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 68; Estimate $500 - 750.
When on August 17, 1862, prospector Billy Barker struck major gold
deposits at the head of Williams Creek, he culminated probes of
others who had come to the area as early as 1859. The 50 miles
surrounding what would become Barkerville contained the greatest
and richest gold deposits in the history of British Columbia. Thus
began the "Cariboo" gold rush. The Cariboo gold region was 400
miles beyond the head of navigation on the Fraser River. It was
located northeast of Fort Hope / Yale area, which was the scene of
the "Fraser River" gold rush of a few years prior. In 1862, Francis
Jones Barnard established a one-horse pony express with himself as
sole rider, serving the Cariboo from Yale, where he met with Dietz
& Nelson Express that provided services between New Westminster and
Yale. $1 per letter carrier or delivered
(British Columbia & Vancouver Island) Dietz & Nelsons ...mehr
(British Columbia & Vancouver Island) Dietz & Nelsons British
Columbia & Victoria Express, PAID. Black printed frank vertically
at left (Thomas DIE-002) on 1864 on 3¢ pink on buff entire to San
Francisco with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, additional franked
with United States 1861 5¢ brown + 10¢ green tied by "Wells, Fargo
& Co Victoria Aug 27" blue oval datestamp (Thomas WFE-107)
handstamps, additional strike cancelling entire, 10¢ with a tiny
hole at bottom left, entire with minor defects, Very Fine
appearance, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, with 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott
No. 68, 76; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue. Very light blue oval
handstamp ...mehr Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue. Very light blue oval handstamp cancelling on 1860 3¢ pink entire (U34) to San Francisco and a second also very light strike tying Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue (#143L8) with virtually four complete margins, minute corner tear at top left, black company frank at top; contemporary docketing at right "Aurora March 17.63" etc. dates this cover to 1863; hint of corner wear, Very Fine, Nearly all 25¢ blue Virginia City pony covers from Aurora are of the Crittenden correspondence, the two examples offered here are exceptions. Scott No. 143L8; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. The 25¢ Virginia City Pony Express rate was in effect from February 1863 to its end in February, 1865. In March 1864, the blue 25¢ adhesive was replaced by the same design in red
Adams & Co Express. Manuscript endorsement at lower left of ...mehr
Adams & Co Express. Manuscript endorsement at lower left of brown
cover addressed to William F. Christie or John J. Deland,
Melbourne, Australia with lengthy instructions written to "Express
Agent" on both the front and verso of cover; two letters enclosed
both datelined "Feb 22 1855 Horse Heads" (New York), mostly
business contents, but with several points of discussion of post
office and express operations; also "...If you find to a certainty,
that he [referring to the addressee] has sailed for England or
America, and no mistake, get all his letters from the Express
Office & Post Office & come home. But don’t return home nor touch
one of his letters unless you know to a certainty that he is dead
or has returned home, and have found out all about it-whether he is
or what has become of him. Don’t spare any trouble or expense in
tracing him out...", edge wear around, F.-V.F., a very rare Adams
Express item which operated in Australia. Estimate; $400 - 600
Berford & Cos Express, San Francisco Cal. Black double-oval ...mehr
Berford & Cos Express, San Francisco Cal. Black double-oval company
handstamp (Thomas BER-101), second lighter strike, and Berford's
matching "FREE" handstamp on brown legal size cover to "Hon. Elisha
O. Crosby, Senator, San José", minor cover wear at right, Very
Fine. Estimate; $200 - 300. Elisha Oscar Crosby (July 18, 1818 -
June 25, 1895) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat. He
served as a member of the California State Senate from 1849 to
1852. After a constitutional convention met in Monterey, San Jose
was named the first capital from 1849-1851
(British Columbia & Vancouver Island) Victoria Vancouver Island,
Post ...mehr (British Columbia & Vancouver Island) Victoria Vancouver Island, Post Office, Paid. Blue oval frank handstamp on 1866 blue cover to Oldham, Lancashire, England, additionally franked with U.S. 1862 24¢ lilac (78, overall aging) tied by cogwheel handstamp with matching "San Francisco, Cal., Jan 24" cds alongside, light red New York exchange markings on front (undecipherable with red ink on dark blue cover), reverse with receiving cds; ironed out vertical fold, trimmed unevenly at left, some edge wear, F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400
Forwarded by Browns Express. Wonderful strike of small blue ...mehr
Forwarded by Browns Express. Wonderful strike of small blue company
oval handstamp (BRW-101) on cover originating from Massachusetts,
postmarked blue "Lowell, Mass Feb 14" (1852) with matching "10"
rate handstamp in right part of address to Stockton; Browns picked
up this cover in Stockton, charging $1 (as evidenced by Brown's
"$1" handstamp, BRW-205b) and delivered it to Mr. Timothy Wilkins
in "Oak Flat" (lower left), docketed "Feb 11, 1852"; neatly mended
cover tear at top, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate; $400 - 600
Brown's Express. Three Express Covers from the Stephen Chapin ...mehr
Brown's Express. Three Express Covers from the Stephen Chapin Davis
correspondence, all handled by Brown's Express.First is a folded
cover dated "Nashua Sept 17, 1852" from brother George to Stephen
in Stockton Cal., black Nashua N.H. cds and matching "10" rate
handstamp, lightly struck blue "Forwarded By/Browns/ Express"
handstamp (Thomas BRW-101) and matching "$1" express rate handstamp
(Thomas BRW-205b), with additional manuscript "M C" applied by
Brown's agent indicating delivery point was Maxwell's Creek, cover
is clean and Very Fine.Second cover has black Nashua N.H. cds with
matching "10" rate handstamp, lightly struck large blue "Brown's/
Express/Stockton" express co. handstamp (Thomas BRW-100) with
matching blue "$1" express rate handstamp (Thomas BRW-205b),
manuscript "M C" for carriage to Maxwell's Creek, cover
defectsThird cover has portion of black Nashua N.H. cds which tied
a now missing pair of 3¢ 1851 stamps (confirmed from Davis covers
in Calif. State Lib.), very light but readable large blue "Brown's/
Express/Stockton" handstamp (Thomas BRW-100) with matching blue
"$1" express rate handstamp (Thomas BRW-205b) and manuscript "M C"
Maxwell's Creek destination. Letter from brother, Mial, dated
"Nashua Feb 4, 52" gently admonishing Stephen for his conduct in
California - "We have been told, Stephen, that you have gambling
and drinking connected with your Bowling Alley and Store" - is
included with cover, cover defects, Fine. Estimate; $200 - 300.
Stephen Chapin Davis and his brother, Josiah, journeyed to
California in 1850, mining and keeping store at Long Bar, where
they also ran an express between the Yuba River mining camps and
Sacramento and San Francisco. Stephen later kept a store at
Coulterville on Maxwell's Creek. Never healthy enough to actively
mine for gold, Stephen C. Davis died in 1856 at age 23. The Davis
correspondence was ultimately found in the attic of a house in
Nashua, New Hampshire which had long been vacated by Davis
descendants, and most of it is now in the California State Library,
Sacramento
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The Central Overland Californi[a] & Pikes Peak Express Company
Denver ...mehr The Central Overland Californi[a] & Pikes Peak Express Company Denver City, K.T. Jun 29. Clear black oval company handstamp (Thomas RMW-102) with barred oval killer tying 1857 3¢ dull red (26) on cover to Leavenworth City, Kansas, slight reduction at left, Very Fine. Estimate; $300 - 400. This company was the immediate predecessor of The Pony Express. It was organized by the firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell for the purpose of saving the partnership's freighting operations to army posts in the West. They were one of two firms that carried mail to the Pike's Peak region when the gold rush began there. C.O.C. & P.P.E. had obtained the mail contract from St. Joseph to Salt Lake City operating over the Platte River Road. They carried the express Pike's Peak mail over this route as far as Julesburg, where it was diverted south to Denver, which had a post office, but no mail route serving the town. This cover originated in Illinois and at St. Joseph it was handed to the C.O.C. & P.P.E. who delivered it to Mountain City, Kansas Territory
James M. Estill articles of agreement. Four-page document written
by ...mehr James M. Estill articles of agreement. Four-page document written by James W. Denver (only two of which have the agreement written upon them), dated "March 8, 1851" of an agreement amongst James M. Estill, Robert U. Gray, Ludwell H. Feagans and James W. Denver "for the purpose of doing business in partnership...engaging in the packing and trading business in the Klamath country, the aforesaid James M. Estill shalll furnish all the horses and mules necessary...Robert U. Gray to furnish ...capital equal to fifteen hundred dollars...Robert U. Gray, Ludwell Feagans and James W. Denver are to go with the expedition and give their personal services towards forwarding the interests of the same..." with further details of the business agreement spelled out in the remainder of the document; all four "signatures" are oddly in the hand of James W. Denver; minor splitting at file folds, F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600
Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Express, Rabbit Creek. Nice strike of ...mehr
Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Express, Rabbit Creek. Nice strike of black
company circular handstamp (EVW-100) on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire
to San Francisco, with company "PAID" in oval handstamp (EVW-200);
light edge wear, Very Fine and rare, ex-Knapp. Estimate; $400 - 600
Ford & Co.'s Express. Green rimless circle handstamp with star ...mehr
Ford & Co.'s Express. Green rimless circle handstamp with star and
circle at center (FOR-100) on buff cover with light red-orange
"Sacramento City, Cal. 7 Jul" cds addressed to Sacramento; dropped
in the local post office where Ford's Express picked up the cover
for delivery to the addressee on their express listing at some camp
between Sacramento and Greenwood, the termini of his route, Ford's
"1.30" rate marking noting $1.25 express fee and $0.05 postage due;
docketing on verso "Rec'd Sunday July 13th 1851"; very light edge
wear at bottom including tiny tear, Very Fine and rare, illustrated
in Letters of Gold. Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. THIS IS ONE OF THE
FINEST OF THE ONLY SEVEN REPORTED EXAMPLES OF THIS HANDSTAMP LISTED
IN THOMAS. James May Ford was agent for Monson & Co.’s Express in
Coloma and Greenwood by Sep, 1850. Contemporary Marysville
newspapers list him in that capacity through Jan, 1851. He formed
Ford & Co.’s express around the same time, operating until at least
Jan, 1852. By May, 1852 he had left the express business and went
on to become a daguerrean artist in San Francisco
Freeman & Co.'s Express Sep 20. Red company circular ...mehr
Freeman & Co.'s Express Sep 20. Red company circular datestamp
(FRM-104) on buff cover to San Francisco, docketed with manuscript
"from Schutter Oct 22" in blue at top left; small repair at top
left corner, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Knapp. Estimate; $150 - 200.
This rare express marking thought to have been used from New York,
one of only eight known usages of the Freeman circular date stamp
Freeman & Co.'s Express, Mok. Hill. Blue company oval (FRM-102) ...mehr
Freeman & Co.'s Express, Mok. Hill. Blue company oval (FRM-102) on
1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco with red Freeman's
printed frank entire (FRM-007), very light stain in bottom left
corner, Very Fine, one of only a handful of Freeman's Mokelumne
Hill handstamps. Estimate; $300 - 400
Freeman & Co's Express San Francisco. Perfect strike of red ...mehr
Freeman & Co's Express San Francisco. Perfect strike of red oval
company handstamp (FRM-101) on outer folded lettersheet from Cuba
with "Reply By Freeman & Co.s Express" two line handstamp in red
(FRM-400) on verso; internal docketing indicates origination in
"Havane 22 Decbr 1855, Receive 16 Jan 56, Repl 19 Jan 56",
Extremely Fine and choice, an exceptionally nice example showing
both Freeman's handstamps in bright red ink. Estimate; $500 - 750
Gray's Cal. Express. Bold black shield company handstamp ...mehr
Gray's Cal. Express. Bold black shield company handstamp (Thomas
GRA-100) on bluish folded letter to Wisconsin, entered the mails
with orange-red "San Francisco Cal. 19 Jun" cds and matching boxed
"10" rate (due) handstamp; datelined "California, May 7 1850" with
contents, in part, "...I wrote you a long letter also one to Mr.
Tuttle about a month since, and have just learned that the man by
whom they were sent to the office got drunk and lost them on the
way. Should the finder be kind enough to take them to the office
they may reach you yet. I am now located on the middle fork of the
American River about 100 miles from Sacramento City which is the
nearest P.O. An expressman comes up regularly after the arrival of
each mail carrying letters to and from for two dollars each...Jno.
H. Lewis", letter goes on to describe the writer's mining
activities, gold payouts, etc.; two light vertical file folds, one
thru express handstamp and one thru postal rate handstamp, Very
Fine and choice, written up by Dr. Milgram in the March, 2018 issue
of Western Express. Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. ONE OF ONLY SEVEN
EXAMPLES RECORDED IN THOMAS AND THOUGHT TO BE THE FINEST KNOWN
EXAMPLE FROM THIS EXPRESS
Green's Express. Red oval handstamp (Thomas GEE-100) on circa ...mehr
Green's Express. Red oval handstamp (Thomas GEE-100) on circa 1854
brown cover to "US Hotel, Nevada"; pencil notation on verso
"Clinton Jul 5, 1854" may indicate the contents this envelope once
contained (now missing), light wrinkling, Very Fine, One of six
known examples per the Thomas book census., ex-Knapp. Estimate;
$500 - 750. Jerry A. Green operated a small, possibly one-man,
express from Nevada City and Grass Valley, California in 1853-1854.
He served the mining camps between the two cities that were located
along the Yuba River and the areas around the two cities
Gregory's Express. Excellent strike of blue two-line ...mehr
Gregory's Express. Excellent strike of blue two-line handstamp
(GRE-100) on cover to San Francisco with matching "Paid" in oval
handstamp; portion of backflap neatly cut away, Extremely Fine and
attractive. Estimate; $400 - 600. LIKELY THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE
OF THE BLUE GREGORY'S STRAIGHT LINE HANDSTAMP
Gregory's Express. Large red two line handstamp (GRE-101) on "Dec
16, ...mehr Gregory's Express. Large red two line handstamp (GRE-101) on "Dec 16, 1851" folded letter from Sacramento to San Francisco, red "Paid" double oval handstamp (GRE-111) at right; light horizontal filefold, Very Fine. Estimate; $200 - 300. Joseph W. Gregory operated his express from Feb, 1850 to May 1, 1853, being one of the earliest expressmen in California. His early straight line handstamps are known in red, blue and black
Gregory's Express. Two folded covers from Scotland with ...mehr
Gregory's Express. Two folded covers from Scotland with Gregory's
Express markings from the Daniel Gibb correspondence to San
Francisco, both with black four-line company handstamp "Gregory's
Atlantic and Pacific, Express, Forwarded by Thompson & Hitchcock,
149 Pearl Street, N.Y." (Thomas GRE-123), basically identical
however one without the "NY" in handstamp (Thomas GRE-122), one
with complete contents & other outer lettersheet only, some faults,
Fine and scarce. Estimate; $300 - 400
Gregory's Express Office, Marysville. Blue three-line ...mehr
Gregory's Express Office, Marysville. Blue three-line company
handstamp (GRE-117) with matching blue "Not Paid" (GRE-108) with
manuscript "50" (express fee due) beneath on buff cover to San
Jose, Cal., Very Fine and choice, one of only two examples known,
with only one reported in Thomas' book. Estimate; $300 - 400
Hawley & C's Express. Red oval handstamp (Thomas HAW-100) on ...mehr
Hawley & C's Express. Red oval handstamp (Thomas HAW-100) on blue
folded letter to San Francisco; business contents datelined
"Sacramento City Nov 13th 1850"; couple light vertical file folds,
Very Fine and rare, ex-Jarrett. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. ONE OF
ONLY SIX EXAMPLES OF THIS HANDSTAMP KNOWN IN RED, PER THE THOMAS
BOOK CENSUS. T. R. Hawley began in the express business as a
partner in Weld & Co.’s Express in 1849. In Nov, 1849 Hawley bought
out his associates in Weld Co.’s Express and changed the name to
Hawley & Co.’s Express. Initially, he ran between San Francisco and
Sacramento, with a stop at Benicia, later adding Fremont, Nicholas,
Eliza City, and Marysville. Hawley connected with Adams & Co. in
San Francisco. He added John M. Freeman (who had left Adams & Co.)
as a partner in Jul, 1850, around the same time he acquired Angle &
Co.’s Express. Hawley sold his interest in the firm to John M.
Freeman, based on an announcement of Nov 11, 1850. Hawley & Co.’s
Express operated through the end of Nov, 1850, after which it
transitioned to Freeman & Co.’s Express
Hinckley & Co.'s Express Denver City Jan 1, 1861. Black cds ...mehr
Hinckley & Co.'s Express Denver City Jan 1, 1861. Black cds (Thomas
HIN-100) with their printed frank (unlisted variety in Thomas) on
1860-61 3¢ Stsr Die entire (U27) to Pittsburg, entered the mails
with green double circle cds "Saint Joseph Mo. Jan 3"; manuscript
"Due 3" for double-weight letter as the original eight-page
enclosure datelined "Denver City, Idahoe Dec 28th, 1860" reads, in
part, "...Many who came here last spring returned to the States
with lots of "dust" and although more returned with none...There
has been over $5,000,000 of gold taken out the past year...Many
have gone down to New Mexico to winter, attracted by reports of
rich discoveries down there known as the San Juan Mines, both
silver & Gold...It is very quiet & dull here this winter excepting
a little shooting or stabbing scrape occasionally...There has been
a good many murders committed since I came here but the murderers
have all managed to excape but three, that number have been
executed since the middle of June, the last one was hung a week ago
today. He was an Irishman, had committed a cold blooded murder, was
arrested, and as the people had learned to distrust the courts
here, he was tried before a 'Peoples Court'...On Thanksgiving day
we had one of the grandest parties (dinner & dance) ever gotten up
in the country, and could you have suddenly been placed in one ball
or dining room, you would hardly have thought it possible that you
were at the base of the Rocky Mountains where two years ago there
were not fifty persons...Denver has a population of about six
thousand and contains many buildings that would do credit to Clevd
or Pitt. large fine brick buildings. Next year I presume our
population will double, at least, for there will undoubtedly be
treble the ermnigration to this country that there was last year
and many will settle in Denver...I am going up Cherry Creek in a
few days to try and get a ranche up there. A friend says he knows
of two that we can jump that in the spring will be valuable...When
you write direct your letter to me at 'Denver City care C.O.C. & P.
P. Express at St. Joseph'...Since writing this letter, I learn that
there is to be a duel this week between our post master (who fought
one duel last year) and another bummer..."; entire with minor
defect at lower corners to be expected from mailing an eight-page
letter, still Very Fine. Estimate; $500 - 750. A GREAT EARLY LETTER
DESCRIBING MINING AND THE GROWTH OF DENVER
From Hunter & Co.'s El Dorado County Express, California. ...mehr
From Hunter & Co.'s El Dorado County Express, California. Printed
straight line of text (HUN-401) at upper right edge of cover that
entered the mails with "Sacramento City, Cal 14 Aug" red-orange
postmark with matching "10" handstamp buff cover to Athens, Green
Co., N. York, cover with wrinkling at both the right and left edges
& couple minor defects at right, still Very Fine. Estimate; $750 -
1,000. A VERY RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS HUNTER'S IMPRINTED COVER - AN
OUTSTANDING COVER FOR THE SPECIALIST
Langton's Pioneer Express, Downieville. Large blue company ...mehr
Langton's Pioneer Express, Downieville. Large blue company oval
(LAN-100) on 3¢ pink entire with printed black company frank
(LAN-002)to San Francisco; "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Sep 9"
double oval handstamp as exchange marking, Very Fine and
attractive. Estimate; $200 - 300
Rumsey Auctions
Lot 888
SC
11A
in ...mehr 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II. Perfect strike of fancy box handstamp in blue-green on buff cover addressed to Brunswick, Maine bearing 1851 3¢ dull red (11A) horizontal pair, tied by "San Francisco, Cal. 30 Sep"; few minor toned spots, flap torn, Extremely Fine, a wonderful strike of this rare marking, ex-Knapp. Scott No. 11A; Estimate $500 - 750. Noisy Carriers acted as a forwarder in San Francisco and sent mails to the east by both the Panama and Nicaragua routes. The proprietor, Charles P. Kimball (1821-1894) was active during the period of the rate change for over 3,000 miles from 6¢ to 10¢ on April 1st 1855
250.00 USD
(app. 212 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 212 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lot 823
SC
26
250.00 USD
(app. 212 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 212 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lot 819
SC
34LU9
100.00 USD
(app. 85 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 85 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lot 2012
SC
34LU11
6.00 USD
(app. 5 EUR)
26.05.2026 13:00 PDT
(app. 5 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lot 891
SC
65
on ...mehr 1861, 3¢ rose. Tombstone handstamp (Thomas BAN-100) boldly struck on orange cover from Bannack City, Idaho Terr. to Ohio; entered the mails with double circle "Salt Lake City Feb 5 '64" datestamp and 1861 3¢ rose (65, couple insignificant nibbed perfs) with target cancel, tiny bit corner cover wear, Very Fine and rare. Scott No. 65; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. ABOUT A DOZEN OF THESE TOMBSTONE HANDSTAMPS ARE KNOWN, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLE AND ONE OF THE FEW THAT CAN BE YEAR-DATED BASED ON THE SALT LAKE CITY POSTMARK. Oliver & Co. operated as a stage line and express company from 1862 until 1866 in the part of the original Idaho Territory that became Montana Territory in 1864. Oliver's Bannack Express ran overland from Bannack City (aka East Bannack) through unsettled Indian country to Utah Territory. Oliver's intent was to provide a direct connection to the Central Overland Route for letters going to and from the eastern states. The need for Oliver's service to Utah diminished when a mail contract between Salt Lake City and Bannack City was awarded in 1863
750.00 USD
(app. 637 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 637 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lot 807
SC
68
575.00 USD
(app. 488 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 488 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lot 811
SC
68, 76
550.00 USD
(app. 467 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 467 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lot 977
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143L8
handstamp ...mehr Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue. Very light blue oval handstamp cancelling on 1860 3¢ pink entire (U34) to San Francisco and a second also very light strike tying Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue (#143L8) with virtually four complete margins, minute corner tear at top left, black company frank at top; contemporary docketing at right "Aurora March 17.63" etc. dates this cover to 1863; hint of corner wear, Very Fine, Nearly all 25¢ blue Virginia City pony covers from Aurora are of the Crittenden correspondence, the two examples offered here are exceptions. Scott No. 143L8; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. The 25¢ Virginia City Pony Express rate was in effect from February 1863 to its end in February, 1865. In March 1864, the blue 25¢ adhesive was replaced by the same design in red
1000.00 USD
(app. 849 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 849 EUR)
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Lot 797
200.00 USD
(app. 170 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 170 EUR)
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Lot 808
100.00 USD
(app. 85 EUR)
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(app. 85 EUR)
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Lot 812
Post ...mehr (British Columbia & Vancouver Island) Victoria Vancouver Island, Post Office, Paid. Blue oval frank handstamp on 1866 blue cover to Oldham, Lancashire, England, additionally franked with U.S. 1862 24¢ lilac (78, overall aging) tied by cogwheel handstamp with matching "San Francisco, Cal., Jan 24" cds alongside, light red New York exchange markings on front (undecipherable with red ink on dark blue cover), reverse with receiving cds; ironed out vertical fold, trimmed unevenly at left, some edge wear, F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400
150.00 USD
(app. 127 EUR)
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(app. 127 EUR)
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Lot 817
200.00 USD
(app. 170 EUR)
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(app. 170 EUR)
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Lot 818
100.00 USD
(app. 85 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 85 EUR)
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Lot 821
Denver ...mehr The Central Overland Californi[a] & Pikes Peak Express Company Denver City, K.T. Jun 29. Clear black oval company handstamp (Thomas RMW-102) with barred oval killer tying 1857 3¢ dull red (26) on cover to Leavenworth City, Kansas, slight reduction at left, Very Fine. Estimate; $300 - 400. This company was the immediate predecessor of The Pony Express. It was organized by the firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell for the purpose of saving the partnership's freighting operations to army posts in the West. They were one of two firms that carried mail to the Pike's Peak region when the gold rush began there. C.O.C. & P.P.E. had obtained the mail contract from St. Joseph to Salt Lake City operating over the Platte River Road. They carried the express Pike's Peak mail over this route as far as Julesburg, where it was diverted south to Denver, which had a post office, but no mail route serving the town. This cover originated in Illinois and at St. Joseph it was handed to the C.O.C. & P.P.E. who delivered it to Mountain City, Kansas Territory
150.00 USD
(app. 127 EUR)
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(app. 127 EUR)
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Lot 830
by ...mehr James M. Estill articles of agreement. Four-page document written by James W. Denver (only two of which have the agreement written upon them), dated "March 8, 1851" of an agreement amongst James M. Estill, Robert U. Gray, Ludwell H. Feagans and James W. Denver "for the purpose of doing business in partnership...engaging in the packing and trading business in the Klamath country, the aforesaid James M. Estill shalll furnish all the horses and mules necessary...Robert U. Gray to furnish ...capital equal to fifteen hundred dollars...Robert U. Gray, Ludwell Feagans and James W. Denver are to go with the expedition and give their personal services towards forwarding the interests of the same..." with further details of the business agreement spelled out in the remainder of the document; all four "signatures" are oddly in the hand of James W. Denver; minor splitting at file folds, F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600
270.00 USD
(app. 229 EUR)
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(app. 229 EUR)
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Lot 834
200.00 USD
(app. 170 EUR)
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(app. 170 EUR)
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Lot 835
1000.00 USD
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(app. 849 EUR)
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Lot 839
80.00 USD
(app. 68 EUR)
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(app. 68 EUR)
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Lot 842
150.00 USD
(app. 127 EUR)
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(app. 127 EUR)
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375.00 USD
(app. 319 EUR)
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(app. 319 EUR)
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Lot 848
1600.00 USD
(app. 1359 EUR)
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(app. 1359 EUR)
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Lot 849
250.00 USD
(app. 212 EUR)
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Lot 852
200.00 USD
(app. 170 EUR)
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Lot 854
16, ...mehr Gregory's Express. Large red two line handstamp (GRE-101) on "Dec 16, 1851" folded letter from Sacramento to San Francisco, red "Paid" double oval handstamp (GRE-111) at right; light horizontal filefold, Very Fine. Estimate; $200 - 300. Joseph W. Gregory operated his express from Feb, 1850 to May 1, 1853, being one of the earliest expressmen in California. His early straight line handstamps are known in red, blue and black
100.00 USD
(app. 85 EUR)
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(app. 85 EUR)
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Lot 855
1 images supplémentaires
150.00 USD
(app. 127 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 127 EUR)
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Lot 856
150.00 USD
(app. 127 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 127 EUR)
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Lot 862
500.00 USD
(app. 425 EUR)
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(app. 425 EUR)
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Lot 864
13 images supplémentaires
250.00 USD
(app. 212 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 212 EUR)
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Lot 869
375.00 USD
(app. 319 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 319 EUR)
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Lot 878
100.00 USD
(app. 85 EUR)
19.04.2026 23:59 PDT
(app. 85 EUR)
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