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U.S. Western Express, Eastern Express and Waterway Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 664		U.S. Adams & Co. Express San Francisco 1849-55, On folded letter dated Sept 28, 1852 to Sacramento, 2 light vert folds, a Very Fine cover. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 665		U.S. Alta Express Co. 1857-58, On 3¢ entire (U1) with red cancel to Sacramento City, a Very Fine cover. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 666		U.S. Bamber & Co. Express Bacon & Hardy Oakland Office 1858-69, On 3¢ entire (U35), with red Sausalito cancel and blue San Francisco transit cancel to Santa Cruz, a Very Fine cover. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 667		U.S. Bamber & Co's. Express 1858-69, On 3¢ entire (U84), with indistinct blue cancel to San Francisco, lovely cover, Very Fine PSE (1989) cert. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 668		U.S. Bamber & Co's. Express 1858-69, On 3¢ entire (U84), with Jan 30 blue cancel to San Francisco, back flap repair, a Very Fine cover PSE (1989) cert. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $63
Lot 669		U.S. Bamber & Co's. Express 1858-69, On 3¢ entire (U59), with blue cancel to San Francisco, small repair bottom left, Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 670		U.S. Beekman's Express 1850-55, Indicia on 3¢ entire (U58), Very Fine, Barkhausen. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 671		U.S. Colby's Nevada & Dutch Flat Express Indicia 1860-62, Indicia on 3¢ Nesbitt entire (U58), Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 672		U.S. Eureka Express Co. 1878-82, On 3¢ entire (U165) with blue May 26 Nevada City to San Francisco, flap and small repaired tear on front, Fine and scarce. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 673		U.S. Evert Snell & Co. Feather River Express 1851, On 3¢ stampless env. from Albion, Mich. Dec 13 (1852?) to Marysville, CA with "X" in circle, a Very Fine cover. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 674		U.S. Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Express 1857-62, on 3¢ Nesbitt (U34) with blue company cancel to Port Wine, Cal, slightly reduced at left, Fine and attractive. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 675		U.S. Freeman & Co's 1850-51 on 3¢ Red on Buff Envelope, Die 5, on 3¢ entire (U10) with blue Shasta cancel to San Francisco, Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 676		U.S. Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express 1857-67, On 3¢ entire (U90) with Weaverville cancel and ms. May 12 to San Francisco, Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 677		U.S. Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express 1857-67, On 3¢ entire (U10) with Weaverville cancel and ms July 7 to San Francisco, no back flap, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 678		U.S. Greenhood & Newbauer Express 1857-67, On 3¢ entire (U10), with misspelled "Newbaner" in indicia, a Very Fine cover. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 679		U.S. Hogan & Company's North San Juan & Humbug Express 1874, 2 indicia's on 3¢ entires (U82), Very Fine Barkhausen (1). Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 680		U.S. Indian Creek Express 1866, Indicia on 3¢ entire (U59), small spot, Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 681		U.S. Lamping & Co. Express Early 1860's-1864 Indicia, Indicia on 1861 12¢ red & brown on buff (U42), Fine. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 682		U.S. Langston's Express 1850-64, On 3¢ entire (U58) from Forrest City via Marysville Nov 11 to San Francisco, slightly reduced at right, otherwise Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 683		U.S. Langston's Express 1850-64, On 3¢ entire (U59) from Downeyville via Marysville Dec 20 to San Francisco, small repair top right corner, Fine and scarce. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 684		U.S. Langston's Express 1850-64, On 3¢ entire (U58) from Virginia City to Downieville, CA, rounded corner top left, otherwise Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 685		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 686		U.S. Noisy Carrier's Mail 1849-58, on 10¢ Nesbitt (U15) from San Francisco Aug 20 185? to Illinois, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 687		U.S. Pacific Express Co. 1855-57, On 3¢ entire (U10), with blue Jan 29 Stockton to San Francisco with Hewlett & Collins handstamp on reverse, Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 688		U.S. Pacific Express Co. 1855-57, On 3¢ entire (U9), with red Pacific Express - Jamestown handstamp to San Francisco, "cover restored", still attractive and, Very Fine appearance PSE (1989) cert. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 689		U.S. Pacific Stage & Express Co. 1860-64, 2 different indicias, one with tiny nick at top, Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 690		U.S. Pacific Union Express 1868-69, On 3¢ entire (U59) with blue May ? San Jose postmark to San Francisco with short letter dated May 25th 1869 talking about inability to pay, portion of back flap missing, Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 691		U.S. W.H. Robinson Express Agent 1852-53, #10, On small env. with pair 3¢ copper brown (#10) tied by Schenectady, NY mailed Nov. 17, 1852 to Sacramento, CA received Dec 28, 1852, ms. "Answered 6th Jan, 1853", otherwise Fine. Illustratated in Nathan's Franks of Western Express page 184. About 4 known. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 692		U.S. Rutherford & Co'.S Express 1865, On 3¢ entire (U58) to San Francisco, Fine and scarce. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 693		U.S. Grant I. Taggarts Shasta & Weaverville Express 1866-75, on 3¢ entire (U59), immaculate and Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 694		U.S. Truman & Chapman Express 1864-67, On 3¢ entire (U34) addressed to San Jose, 2 light vert. folds, Very Fine and rare Reportedly 1000 printed. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 695		U.S. Truman & Co. Express 1861-64, On 3¢ entire (U58) with Santa Clara APR 20 cancel, address probably removed, a Fine cover. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 696		U.S. Truman & Co's Express 1861-64, On 3¢ entire (U58) to San Jose, small spot on reverse, Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 697		U.S. Wells Fargo & Company 1852-96 Advertising, "C. Meussdorffer & Bros." on 3¢ entire (U58) from Marysville May 18, 1868 to San Francisco, a Very Fine cover. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 698		U.S. Wells Fargo & Company 1852-96 Advertising, Chinese Camp Usage, On 3¢ entire (U10) to San Francisco, slight edge wear at top, Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $69
Lot 699		U.S. Wells Fargo & Company 1852-96 Advertising, "Geo. C, Perkins" of Oroville, CA on 3¢ entire (U82) to Cedarville, Plumas County, ms. Aug 1872, slight soiling (mostly on reverse), Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 700		U.S. Wells Fargo & Company 1852-96 Advertising, J.C. Meussdorffer on 3¢ entire (U59), Nov 27 cancel, 1868, Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 701		U.S. Well's Fargo Trans-Continental 1852-96, Trans-Continental on 10¢ entire (U18) from New York to San Francisco showing the Well's Fargo New York marking, otherwise Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 702		U.S. Whiting & Co'.S Featther River Express 1855-57, On 3¢ entire (U34) addressed to Qunicy (?) Cal, trimmed at right, Fine and scarce. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 703		U.S. Eastern Express: Gay, Kinsley & Co's, Label on folded letter from Bristol to Pearl St., New York with ms." $30-Cash inclosed", Aug 5, 1851, "Gay" removed from label as it was taken over by Kinsley, unusual, Fine and attractive. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 704		U.S. Eastern Express: 1845, Gray's Lowell Express Handstamp, 1845 handstamp on folded letter dated June 25, 1845, used within Boston, company h.s. in red, unusual and scarce piece, Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 705		U.S. Waterway Packets: H.M. Wright, On 3¢ entire (U9), somewhat smudged red oval cancel with blue Vicksburg to Raymond, Mississippi cancel, small spot on reverse, still Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 706		Withdrawn	Unsold

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