Sale 121: Gems of Philately

Lot 13    

Greenwood, Cal., Aug 30 (El Dorado), red cds (ELD-1710) tying 1857, 5¢ red brown, type I, vertical pair (positions 13/23R1) with bottom stamp showing defective transfer to the right of portrait, on cover to Chateaugay, N.Y.; light cover soiling and minor edge wear, still Very Fine, a very rare usage of the 1857 5¢ type I defective transfer variety in pair, especially so from California; with 1994 G. Buhler certificate.
Scott No. 29    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 14    

Monoville P.O. Cal, July 8, 1861 (Mono), manuscript cancel (MON-910) on fresh cover to Bodega, Cal., with matching "Paid 3" rating, Extremely Fine, another great California town rarity, with only two known in California period for a total of four or five covers known.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Mono county was formed on April 24, 1861 from the counties of Calaveras, Fresno and Mariposa. At this time only Monoville post office was establish and it had previously been in Calaveras but was soon followed by Esmeralda/Aurora. Postmarks during this period are only known from August 27th to November 10th of 1861.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 15    

San Francisco, Cal., Sep 1 (San Francisco), blue cds (Williams SAF-360) with matching "Paid" and "5" rate handstamps on 1852 Macondray & Co. printed circular giving ship arrival and departure schedule from July 30th to August 30th, to Boston, Mass., Very Fine and choice, with only 4 or 5 examples known of this 5¢ printed matter rate.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

A VERY RARE 5¢ CIRCULAR RATE FROM THE WEST COAST USED ON THE LAST MONTH OF THIS RATE.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 16    

(Kenson's Owens River Express), on ca. 1863 cover to San Francisco, Cal. with bold sharp strike of Kenson's "San Carlos Dist., Inyo." circular handstamp (KNS-100), entered the mails with "Visalia, Cal., Jul 30" cds and franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) canceled by matching circle of V's; cover missing small portion of backflap, Very Fine, this being one of eight recorded usages from this short-lived express, ex-K. Greenberg.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

The Kenson's San Carlos Dist. mark was used on the companies southern route though Visalia. All examples of this very rare hand stamp are known dating to the 1863-64 period.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 17    

Noisy Carrier's Mail., 77 Long Wharf S.F. Cal., bold ornamental boxed handstamp on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Ann Arbor, Mich., uprated with 1851, 1¢ blue, type IV (large margins all around) + 3¢ dull red, horizontal pair (9+11A) tied by neat "San Francisco, Cal., Feb 20" cds's; slight entire edge wear and a few flaws in right 3¢, still Very Fine, ex-Neinken.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Noisy Carriers operated by Charles P. Kimball (1821-1894) acted as a forwarder in San Francisco and sent mails to the east by both the Panama and Nicaragua routes.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 18    

Raum's Ruby Hill, Schellburn and Rubyville Express, printed frank in ornamental frame (RAU-002), conjunctive use with Wells, Fargo & Co. black frank (Haller FR3) on 3¢ Green entire to Deputy Postmaster at San Jose Cal., Very Fine, an extremely rare combination frank with only two examples recorded in Thomas, ex-Jessup & Pearce; with 2003 P.S.E. certificate.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.



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Realized: $525

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Lot 19    

Southern Overland Mail and Express Co., Barlow & Sanderson Proprietors, Principal Office, Pueblo, Col., corner card on cover with illustrated design showing Six-Horse Stage on Mountain Road, Stage with "Overland U.S. Mail, B. & S." imprint, bearing 3¢ green (207) tied by quartered cork, matching "Kansas City, Mo. Dec 31" cds at right; cover reduced at right slightly into illustration, otherwise Very Fine and scarce westward use, ex-Risvold.
Thomas No. OVM-404    Estimate $500 - 750.

Barlow and Sanderson was a dominant express company in southern Colorado and the San Juan Mountain region. It eventually gave way to the advancing railroads.

Realized: $575

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Lot 20    

Tracy & Co. Express, Roseburg, bold oval handstamp on 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco and forwarded to back to Roseburg, Ore. with large blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., S. Frco., Aug 16" double circle handstamp and black printed frank at top, Extremely Fine and choice, a stunning cover in near perfect condition.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Edward W. Tracy arrived in Portland Ore. on July 8, 1859 as Wells Fargo's General Agent for the Washington and Oregon Territories. He established the Wells Fargo office and as early as July 22nd formed a partnership with E. Norton Jr. and E.L. James to operate his own express service throughout the interior of Oregon. At first this service ran tri-weekly from Portland through the Willamette Valley to Eugene City Ore. It extended overland from this point to Roseburg, Winchester and Oakland Ore. This southern route would eventually connect with Beckman's Express at Jacksonville and Wells Fargo at Portland. A second route would soon follow based out of Portland following the Columbia River to The Dalles, then up river to Walla Walla Wash. From Walla Walla it ran overland to service the mines in the eastern Washington area. When gold was discovered in Idaho Terr., a route from Walla Walla was pushed into Lewiston where the mining activity along the Clearwater and Salmon Rivers were supported. In March 1862, the partial with Norton and James dissolved, and Tracy sold his Portland to Idaho express service to Wells Fargo.

Realized: $575

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Lot 21    

Tracy & Co. Express, Walla Walla, two strikes of blue oval handstamps on incoming cover to Walla Walla, W.T., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26), small flaws, tied by "Williamsburg, Pa., Sep 19" cds, carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. with blue "Collect 50cts" oval handstamp and handed over to Tracy & Co. for delivery; cover with light edge wear and slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a rare U.S. mails, Wells, Fargo & Co. & Tracy & Co. combination usage.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 22    

Wells, Fargo & Co., Boise Mines--Paid 50 Cts, red printed frank on 1860, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, Cal., canceled by grid handstamp with matching "The Dalles, Or., Nov 9" cds and manuscript "Due 6cts" alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. from the Boise Mines and enter the U.S. mails at The Dalles post office.

Realized: $450

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