Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 430    

Per Overland Mail Via Los Angeles, illustrated four horse drawn stagecoach design with "Geo. H. Bell, San Francisco" imprint on cover to New York, franked with 1857 10¢ green, type II tied by San Francisco cds, cover with two small nicks at top, either of which affect design or adhesive, Very Fine and rare, ex-Knapp; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 431    

Overland Mail, From San Francisco via Los Angeles, illustrated Six Horse Stagecoach design with Hutching & Rosenfield imprint below, on cover to Hamburg, N.Y., red "Strawberry Valley, Cala., June 17" cds and franked with 1861, 10¢ green canceled by grid which is a substitution for original franking; small sealed cover tears at top and backflap replaced, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $650

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Lot 432    

Overland via Los Angeles, hand-colored illustrated Four Horse Stagecoach design on cover to Vermont, "Alleghany, Cal., Jan 17" cds and straight line "Due 10" handstamp above, uncancelled 1857, 10¢ green, type V affixed at left purportedly to pay the postage due but may not belong, still Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $700

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Lot 433    

Pacific Express Co., Marysville, Apl 17, blue oval date stamp tying 1851, 3¢ dull red on cover to senator W.C. Burnett in Sacramento, with matching "Pacific Express Co., Marysville" oval and boxed "Paid" handstamp used as a frank; stamp with minor edge flaws at top, otherwise Very Fine, a rare usage of a company handstamp used as a frank.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $575

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Lot 434    

Pacific Express Co., Paid, black illustrated train and globe frank on 2¢ brown entire to San Francisco, canceled by "Astoria, Oregon, Apr, 18, 1896" duplex cds; cover with small tear at top and slight reduction at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $95

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Lot 435    

Pacific Express Co., Sacramento, Sep 26, clear strike of blue oval handstamp on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Oroville, with scarce printed blue horse and rider frank at top; cover with reattached backflap and professionally restored edgewear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. U10    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $200

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Lot 436    

Pacific Express Co., San Francisco, red oval handstamp on heading portion of the San Francisco, Thursday Morning, March 8, 1855 edition of the Daily Alta California newspaper, F.-V.F., the first of the the Pacific Express franks.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $45

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Lot 437    

Pacific Express Co., San Francisco, May 12, clear blue cds at top of the Granada, Nicaragua (C.A.) March 8, 1856 edition of the El Nicaraguense newspaper, paper with fascinating bylines including Nicaragua Isthmus Express Between Virgin Bay and San Juan del Sur, The Army of Nicaragua, Camp Life in Nicaragua, etc.; paper with some splitting along folds, otherwise Very Fine, very rare.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $140

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Lot 438    

Pacific Express Co., Sonora, Jun 16, full clear strike of red oval date stamp on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Sacramento, Cal., matching boxed "Paid" handstamp at upper left; cover with partial backflap and tiny tear at top, still a Very Fine strike.
Scott No. U10    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 439    

Pacific Express Co./Stockton, perfect strike of blue oval tying 1851 3¢ dull red on neat cover to San Francisco with matching blue "Paid" handstamp in oval, Extremely Fine and choice, a gorgeous & rare gem with the Express marking tying the adhesive, ex-Schek; with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,700

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