Sale 118: The Fall Sale

Lot 707    

Adams & Co., Mok. Hill, Sept, 28, red oval date stamp on cover to San Francisco; diagonal cover tear at left, otherwise Very Fine.
Thomas No. ADA-101l    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $425

email this lot to a friend

Lot 708    

Adams & Co., Rough & Ready, Feb,y - 7, red oval handstamp on 1855, 6¢ Nesbitt entire to One-Horse Town near New Shasta City, Cal.; cover faulty and soiled, Fine.
Thomas No. ADA-101s    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE ADAMS & CO ROUGH AND READY OVAL HANDSTAMP.

Realized: $550

email this lot to a friend

Lot 709    

Adams & Cos. Express, Sonora, bold blue oval with matching "Paid" boxed handstamp on blue 1853 folded letter to San Francisco, written on March 30, 1853 and manuscript "pr Adams & Co's Express" endorsement, Extremely Fine and choice, pictured in Letters of Gold, ex-Lyons.
Thomas No. ADA-102g    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

email this lot to a friend

Lot 710    

Barlow, Sanderson & Co., C. & O. Coast Overland Mail Company, Principal Office, Yreka, Cal., printed corner card on cover to Jacksonville, Ore. with illustrated design showing Six Horse Stage on Mountain Road, Stage with "Overland U.S. Mail, B.S. & Co." imprint, cover franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by quartered cork cancel, light "Yreka, Cal., Jul 30" cds alongside, Very Fine, the finer of only two known to us (the other with tears into design).
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Established by Vermont men, Jared L. Sanderson and Bradley Barlow during the Civil War, the Barlow-Sanderson Overland Mail Company first carried the mail and operated a stage line between Sedalia and Warrensburg, Missouri and by 1863, was also operating a line from Kansas City, Missouri to Fort Scott, Kansas. In 1866, they began to expand westward and transferred their headquarters from Kansas City to Junction City, Colorado. By 1867, the two entrepreneurs had established a route from Missouri to California over the Santa Fe Trail and changed the name to the Barlow and Sanderson Company. The company continued to grow in Colorado, becoming the largest stage line in the area and in 1874, the headquarters moved to Granada, Colorado. Two years later, despite rumors of bribery and corruption within the company, the stage line continued to expand. However, by 1878, Bradley Barlow withdrew and the name of the company changed to J.L. Sanderson and Co. Overland Stage and Express Line.

Realized: $1,050

email this lot to a friend

Lot 711    

Beekman's Express, Jacksonville, O.T., red oval handstamps tying 1857, 3¢ dull red, horizontal pair and single (26) on legal size court cover to Eugene City, Oregon, with matching "Paid" in oval handstamp, green court seal on reverse; center stamp with stain and right stamp restored at bottom and upper right, cover edge wear and docketing portion at left reattached, Fine appearance.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Although this cover was handed over to Beekman for delivery to Eugene City, Beekman did not normally go north of Jacksonville, so he gave this letter to Tracy's Express for delivery. Tracy shared an office with Beekman, his Jacksonville agent, but Tracy never had a Jacksonville handstamp.

Realized: $400

email this lot to a friend

Lot 712    

(Carrington) Gilpin's Exchange Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office N - York, red oval handstamp on reverse of cover to San Francisco, Cal., dropped in the mails in San Francisco with red "San Francisco, Cal., Apr 26" cds with matching "2" and "Paid" rate handstamps, 1851 docketing at left, with original enclosure from brother Daniel Carrington on "Office of the United States Mail Steam Ship Company" letterhead with interesting content including…Gold dust as it comes now won't net over $17 - it is most all very dirty and some counterfeit mixed in., Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $210

email this lot to a friend

Lot 713    

(Carrington) Kenyon's Foreign Letter Office, N. York, red oval handstamp and matching "Paid" oval on 1851 cover to Carrington in San Francisco, manuscript docket on reverse; missing backflap, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Kenyon's Foreign Letter Office was a "professional forwarder", charging a fee for arranging shipments of parcels and letters. Carrington & co. was associated with the Empire City line, and probably was not charged by them for this letter.

Realized: $110

email this lot to a friend

Lot 714    

The Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Co., Denver City K.T., May 4, clear strike of oval date stamp on 1861 cover to De Kalb, Illinois, franked with 1857 3¢ dull red (s.e. at right) tied by green "St. Joseph, Mo., May 14" cds, missent and forwarded with "De Kalb, Mo., May 21" cds, with original enclosure datelined "Denver May 2, 1861", Very Fine.
Scott No. 26    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $525

email this lot to a friend

Lot 715    

Dugan & Wall's Northern Express, Crescent City Office, buff money collection envelope dated May 7th, 1859, to Gassburg (Oregon), Extremely Fine and rare.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 716    

Freeman & Co.'s Express, Coulterville, sharp full blue oval handstamp (FRM-102) on fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, red scroll frank at top, Extremely Fine, likely the finest strike of this handstamp, with most strikes being faint.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $130

email this lot to a friend