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125 
Pacific Union Express Co. Three 1864 entires with red company franks; 3¢ entire to San Francisco with blue "Pacific Union Ex. Co., Sacramento, Mar 5" double cds, other 3¢ entire with blue "Sac. Messr., Oct 5" double cds, to Sacramento, and 6¢ legal size entire to Chico, Cal, with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Sacramento, Dec 19" oval date stamp and black Wells, Fargo & Co. frank printed over red Pacific Union Express frank, some cover tears, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $170
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126
Pacific Union Ex. Co., Sacramento, Oct 22. Blue double circle date stamp on 1864 3¢ entire with pink allover Adam's, McNeil & Co. shaded advertisement to San Francisco, red company frank at left, cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine. Scott No. U58 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
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127
Pacific Union Ex. Co., Sacramento. Blue double circle date stamp on 1864 3¢ entire to San Francisco, with pink allover "Golden Eagle Hotel" shaded advertisement and red company frank at left, Very Fine. Scott No. U58 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180
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128
Taylor's Express. Manuscript express marking on folded letter to Sacramento City, enclosure datelined "Springs 10 Feby 51" with contents regarding Springs and Salmon River, Very Fine, considered to be the earliest recorded example of this short-lived express. Estimate $500 - 750.
In M.C. Nathan's book "Franks of the Western Expresses", it states that L.W. Taylor started his express from Shasta to Sacramento, California in June of 1851. However, the above folded letter predates this start time by about four months.
Realized: $1,000
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129
Via Nicaragua, In Advance of the Mails. Oval handstamp applied in San Francisco, on cover to "Hon. J.W. Denver, Ho. of Rep's, Washington City, D.C., N. Y", entered the mails with "N. York, Steamship" circular handstamp and matching straight line "Free" handstamp, docketed "Wm. M. Gwin" (Senator of California), Very Fine. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
J.W. Denver, Wm. M. Gwin and Cornelius Vanderbilt were friends, instrumental in getting Sacramento as the permanent state capitol of California in March of 1854. It is a fair assumption that Gwin could have been in Sacramento for the opening of the new session of the state legislature. Vanderbilt was an owner of the transit company across Nicaragua. The cover could have gone privately to San Francisco and also on the Nicaragua route.
Realized: $1,450
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130
W. H. Robinson, Express Agent, Sacramento. Oval handstamp on incoming cover to Sacramento, franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red, two singles tied by blue "Schenectady, N.Y., Apr 2" cds, Very Fine, an attractive from the mails usage. Scott No. 11 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $950
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131
W. H. Robinson, Express Agent, Sacramento. Clear strike of oval handstamp on 1852 folded letter to Sacramento City, manuscript "Caledonia, Mi, June 18/ 52" origin postmark and matching "10" rate, cover wear and soiling, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425
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132
W. H. Robinson, Express Agent, Sacramento. Partial strike of oval handstamp on cover to Malone, N.Y., franked with 1851 3¢ dull red, horizontal pair tied by two strikes of "Sacramento City, Cal., Nov 15" cds, stamp and cover with small faults, F.-V.F. Scott No. 11 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $105
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133
Wells Fargo & Co., Express, Steamboat. Blue fancy box handstamp (Leutzinger type 2-5) tying 1851 3¢ dull red on cover to Sacramento, cover with light scoring lines with one affecting bottom left corner of stamp, otherwise Very Fine; with 1993 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 11 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $750
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134
Wells Fargo & Co., Express, Steamboat. Blue oval river mail handstamp (Leutzinger type 2-3) on cover from Sacramento to San Francisco, Very Fine, ex Barkhausen. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200