Lot
1444 
(California Penny Post) City Delivery. Penny Postage Paid. 5. Printed frank on white envelope with manuscript "N.O. 6" notation, printed address lines with San Francisco printed, Extremely Fine, extremely rare and quite possibly unique. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,100
Lot
1445
Cherokee Express, Paid. Ornate boxed frank on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Oroville, Cal., bold blue oval Well Fargo Oroville date stamp (Leutzinger type 11-9), trimmed at left slightly into frank, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Kramer. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $650
Lot
1446
Cherokee Express, Paid. Blue oval handstamp tying 1861, 3¢ rose on cover to Oroville, Cal., with original enclosure datelined "Cherokee, Aug 28th, 65", Extremely Fine, ex Jarrett. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,250
Lot
1447
Chester P. Fox's, Half-Moon Bay & San Francisco, Express. Red frank within rectangular frame on yellow envelope to San Francisco, Cal.; cover slightly trimmed at right, Very Fine, only two examples of this express frank are known, the other residing in the Wiltsee collection. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
1448 
Colby's Nevada and Dutch Flat Express. Frank on unused 1864 3¢ pink entire, only used example has a Wells Fargo cancel but scarce even unused, Extremely Fine, ex Barkhausen. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $65
Lot
1449
Cram, Roger & Co. Yellow 1861 money collection envelope, Yreka to Jacksonville, with complete contents (several pieces), Very Fine, very scarce. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $200
Lot
1450
Crawford's Middle Fork Express. Clear red oval handstamp on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Greenwood, Cal., red "Big Oak Flat, Cal., Oct 19" cds (Williams TUO-20) and matching grid canceling indicia; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, a rare small express that operated between Placerville and Greenwood, with only five recorded usages and only two with this handstamp used by itself. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $800
Lot
1451
Crooks Express, Scotts River. Light but mostly clear blue oval handstamp on Wells Fargo franked 1853 3¢ red entire to Yreka, F.-V.F., only six covers are known, this one better than most as this handstamp is just readable, ex Lichtenstein. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $525
Lot
1452
Deming and Wall., Union and Eureka Express., Paid. Printed frank with a steamboat and sailing ship integrated into design of frank, on stampless buff envelope to Bucksport (nearby in Humboldt county), Extremely Fine, this is the only known cover from this express company and one of the most interesting, ex Edwards, Haas. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Realized: $4,500
Lot
1453
Doherty's "Half Moon" Bay Express. Clear blue oval handstamp on 1861 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, Cal.; reduced at right into indicia, otherwise Very Fine, one of two recorded examples of this small short-lived express, ex Lichtenstein. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $750