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Sale 97

Pipex Portland Auction


U.S. State Postal History
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 49

U.S. Express; California, Castella & Cinnabar Express, Castella to Redding.
Beautiful illustrated corner card of Conway & Little with Castella November 2, 1897 Williams type SHA-900 tying 2¢ red, very clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$127
Lot 50

U.S. Express; California, Evert Snell & Co. Express, Feather River to Marysville.
Oval hs. in blue on stampless, with Michigan cds, ms. "received this letter February 11, 1853", error marking with Everts misspelled, cover with some faults and creases, Fine. 1941 Knapp lot 1678.
Estimate $200.
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Realized
$219
Lot 51

U.S. Express; California, Everts Wilson & Co. Daily Express, Marysville to Pennsylvania.
Marysville Paid by stamps hs. on 10¢ entire (canc'd. with blue killer), with Franklin, Penn receiving mark and Forwd 3 in ms., Fine.
Estimate $200.
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Realized
$374
Lot 52

U.S. Express; California, Forwarded by Smith & Lewis Panama, Valpariso Chile to San Francisco.
Oval hs. on reverse, stampless letter, ms. "by Adams Express if by first Str", letter has note "Rec by Str Oregon 27 April 1853", Fine.
Estimate $200.
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$219
Lot 53

U.S. Express; California, Freeman & Co's, San Francisco to New York.
Rare black printed frank on 10¢ Nesbitt entire used to New York, tied by San Francisco Williams type SAF-530, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Barkhausen and Marc Haas. Illustrated in Coburn's "Letters of Gold" .
Estimate $350.
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Realized
$518
Lot 54

U.S. Express; California, Wells Fargo & Co., Greenwood to San Francisco.
Oval Express Greenwood hs. in red on 3¢ uncanc'd. entire, some damage on reverse, Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$98
Lot 55

U.S. Express; California, Wells Fargo & Co., Mexican route to San Francisco.
Oval hs. in blue on stampless env. (no indicia), cover damage and staining at left, scarce marking, Fine.
Estimate $150.
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Realized
$184
Lot 56

U.S. Express; California, Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco Paid blue circular handstamp.
Tied on #26 with Marysville corner card, addressed to Marysville, cover repaired, Fine, PF (1980) cert.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$81
Lot 57

U.S. Express; California, Wells Fargo & Co., Stockton to San Francisco.
Oval Express Stockton hs. in red on 3¢ entire (uncanc'd.) with 25¢ ms., Nesbitt seal on reverse, Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$86
Lot 58

U.S. Express; California, Wells Fargo & Co., Ukiah to Hills Ferry.
Via Stockton, oval Express blue hs. tied on 3¢ entire paste-up, nice usage, Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$69
Lot 59
 
U.S. Express; California, Small group.
25 mostly Wells Fargo incl. Arcata, Napa, Boulder Creek, and San Bernardino, Average to Fine.
Estimate $250.
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Realized
$546
Lot 60

U.S. Express; Idaho, Wells Fargo & Co., Ruby City (Idaho Territory) to San Francisco.
Blue oval hs. tied on 3¢ entire with indicia, cover reduced at left, Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$230
Lot 61

U.S. Express; Maine, Eastern Express Company, Boston.
Money letter from Portland, ME to Clinton, ME with #R9a pen canc'd., cover with some damage, Average to Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Lot 62

U.S. Express; Massachusetts, Savory & Co. Salem & Boston Express.
Usage to Boston, orange label on stampless cover, cover faults at top, Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$138
Lot 63

U.S. Express; Ohio, Southern Express, to Memphis Tenn.
With "By So. Express ms. marking on uncanc'd. 3¢ entire with "Unclaimed Valuable Southern Express" label in orange on reverse, June 10, 1869, Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$161
Lot 64

U.S. Express; Oregon, Northern Pacific Express, Portland to San Francisco.
Black stamped indicia on 2¢ brown stamped env. canc'd. with partially struck oval Portland cancel to San Francisco "Per Steamer", very clean cover, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150.
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Realized
$92
Lot 65

U.S. Express; Oregon, Wells Fargo & Co., 2 Portland usages.
First overall advertising 3¢ stamped env. from Smith & Davis, Wholesale Druggist with Wells Fargo black indicia at left with oval Wells Fargo Portland cancel, addressed to Victoria BC, second earlier 3¢ red stamped env. with black Wells Fargo indicia at top and bold oval Wells Fargo Portland cancel addressed to Sacramento City, Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$138
Lot 66
 
U.S. Express; Oregon, Small group of related.
9 incl. Wells Fargo Jacksonville, and Canyon City, plus couple Portland and others, Average to Fine.
Estimate $150.
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Realized
$345
Lot 67

U.S. Express; Utah, Wells Fargo & Co., Salt Lake City to New York.
Oval hs. in blue on uncanc'd. 3¢ entire with Boyd's Dispatch New York hs., Hussey Dahler Bankers Salt Lake City corner card, some damage on reverse, Fine.
Estimate $250.
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Realized
$374
Lot 68

U.S. Express; Washington, C.E. Williams Olympia W.T. Express, Olympia to Steilacoom.
Olympia W.T. Paid 3 on stampless letter, addressed to Steilacoom W.T., tear into cancel, and on reverse, Fine.
Estimate $250.
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Realized
$184
Lot 69
 
U.S. Express, Small accumulation of covers and receipts.
About 30 with a nice range companies and usages, Average to Fine.
Estimate $200.
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Realized
$575








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