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Schoch's Copper City Express. Ornate printed frank on 1864-65 3¢ entire (rebacked front) to Prairie P.O./Yolo Co. with "Shasta, Cal" (Williams SHA-4130) cds, F.-V.F. appearance. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $160
Lot
352
W. E. Singer & Co. Sender's manuscript. routing instructions "Care of Singer & Co's Express Via Marysville" on corner card cover to Mecker Flat, North Fork Feather River, Cal., "Garrettsville O. Mar. 23" circular datestamp and postmaster's free frank; plus another cover from same correspondent and handstamp "Paid "+ "10", both with pencil manuscript "1.00" Express rate, both with minor cover faults, F.-V.F., Singer served the Feather River mining camps. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $160
Lot
353
Singer & Co.'s Express/Feather River. Blue double-line oval handstamp on "Jul 6 1854" folded letter to Bidwells Bar, file folds, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot
354
W.E. Singer & Co's/Feather River/Express/Connecting with/Wells, Fargo & Co. Beautiful blue oval handstamp on buff cover to Bidwells Bar, with "Wells, Fargo & Co. May 5/55" docketing on reverse, with contents, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot
355
Singer & Morrow Feather River Express. Fancy bordered black company frank, on 1853-55, 10¢ green Nesbitt entire to Mass., with black Bidwells Bar, Cal., cds, minor edge wear, Very Fine and rare. Estimate $500 - 750.
The Singer & Morrow Feather River Express was one of five expresses operated by colorful Capt. William E. Singer over a seven-year period. All of Singer's expresses carried mail between the Feather River mining camps and the base town of Marysville. In late 1855 Singer became partners with Thomas H. Morrow, forming the Singer & Morrow company, but in 1857 the partnership dissolved after Morrow proved to be an unreliable, if not crooked, partner. Singer then went into business with Emerson E. Meek, but within a year Singer, Meek & Co. sold out to Everts and Whiting.
Realized: $500
Lot
356
J.A. Stone's Paid Express. Clear red boxed handstamp on 3¢ pink entire with blue Wells, Fargo & Co. Dutch Flat dated handstamp, to San Francisco, reduced at right with repair at top, almost Very Fine appearance and very rare. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
357
Swift & Co.'s Express. Black box frank on 1853, 3¢ red entire to San Francisco, Cal; couple small scuffs and light file folds at left, otherwise Very Fine, scarce frank. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90
Lot
358
Swift & Co.'s Express/Clover Dale. Bold double oval handstamp, with Wells, Fargo & Co.Petaluma Express handstamp alongside, on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire with black printed company frank, to San Francisco, Very Fine and rare, nice conjunctive usage. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $450
Lot
359
Thomes & Skaddens Express/Susanville Cal. Large double-circle datestamp on 3¢ green entire with Thomes & Skadden's Express. blue frank to San Francisco, conjunctive usage with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co./Reno" oval datestamp, reduced at right into indicia, still Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750.
A rare frank, from 1870 to 1874 Thomes & Skadden operated their express between Susanville (whose first residents thought they were in Utah, then Nevada) and Reno, connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co.
Realized: $325
Lot
360
Thompson & Co.'s & Wells, Fargo & Co.'s California Routes. Printed frank on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Petaluma, cancelled with blue Wells, Fargo & Co. double circle dated handstamp, some edge wear at left and nick from bottom right, F.-V.F. and rare. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
One of only a handful of covers with the rare Thompson & Company printed frank.
Realized: $1,500