Lot
755 
Bamber & Co's Express Balance. 6 covers, 4 with Bamber's Printed Frank including: a complete paste-up with two strikes of Bamber's San Francisco oval on franked side; cover to San Francisco from Antioch with small Bamber's Antioch handstamp and partial large Bamber's San Francisco oval rec. mark.; cover with "Somersville, Cal." postal cds to San Francisco.; cover with San Francisco cds, to Maine, with business card of San Francisco merchant "J.G. Farnham, Wood, Coal, Hay, Grain and Feed", enclosed with letter. also, 2 covers with Wells, Fargo & Co. Frank, one a complete paste-up from New San Diego to San Francisco, the other from Oakland to San Francisco, with "Answer By Bamber & Co's Express" boxed cancel struck twice, once over Wells, Fargo & Co. frank; mixed condition, generally Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $110
Lot
756
(California Express Covers) Calaveras County Balance. 9 covers, including 8 Wells Fargo & Co. black franks, featuring 2 with blue Moquelumne Hill oval dated WF cancels on 3¢ pink entires, 2 with Murphy's Camp oval "Express" cancels, blue oval San Andreas Express cancel on 3¢ Nesbitt entire, blue cds's of Copperopolis, Camanche & black Campo Seco cds; also Freeman & Co's black oval "Express" cancel on 3¢ Nesbitt entire; attractive overall F-VF group, few minor faults (no photo). Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $270
Lot
757
(California Express Covers) Eclectic Balance. 29 covers, includes: Adams & Co's Express (3 - two with Adams SF handstamp, other Adams Benicia handstamp), Alta Express (printed frank, Alta "Marysville" handstamp on back), Brown's Express (2 - one Adams/Brown's conjunctive, other Brown's "Murphys (Camp)" handstamp), Cherokee Express (company ovals on cover to Oroville), Eureka Express, Everts, Wilson & Co's Express (3 - with different. printed franks), Freeman & Co's Express (3), Gilpatrick's Express, Hopkinson's Express, Lamping & Co's Express (2 - one conjunctive usage with WF, other has Langton's Brown's Valley handstamp used by Lamping after his buyout of Langton), Reynolds, Todd & Co's Express, Singer, Meek & Co's Express (printed frank on 10-cent Nesbitt entire to Mass.) (A.H.) Todd & Co's Express (2 - one 40 rate cover from Indiana to Cal. with Todd's shield handstamp and "$2" rate mark, other Todd's rare double oval handstamp) (C.A.) Todd & Co's Express (2), Wheeler's Express (conjunctive with WF & Co.), Whiting & Co's Express; condition mixed, nine covers are reduced, some with tears or soiling, F.-V.F. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $850
Lot
758
Langton's Express Balance. 18 covers, California and Nevada usages, with and without Langton Printed Franks, most with Langton handstamps, towns include: Forrest (sic) City (to Ohio, missing 3¢ 1851 stamps crudely replaced), Forest City (conjunctive use with additional WF Marysville cancel), Moores Flat (2 - both conjunctive usages with additional WF Nevada (City) cancel), Carson City (2 - both with 3¢ 1861 stamp tied by Langton's Carson City (Nevada) cancel), Downieville (3 - 2 conjunctive usages with additional WF Marysville handstamp), Columbia Hill, Marysville, Eureka City (barely discernible Langton handstamp on back of cover, 10¢ Nesbitt envelope., to Mass.), Eureka/ Sierra Co. (2 - both conjunctive usages with additional WF Marysville cancel), ALSO, Langton Forest City on triple conjunctive cover with WF Marysville and Bamber & Co's Express S.F. cancels (reduced), Last type Langton Frank with Camptonville postal cds and WF Marysville oval, Langton franked cover with WF Nevada (City) cancel to Negro Hill, Langton franked cover missent to Stockton where it rec'd WF Stockton cancel for return to "Neva(da City) Ca"; condition mixed, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $450
Lot
759
Pacific Express Co. Balance. 13 covers, with and without Pony and Rider Printed Franks, with 1 exception all have Pacific Express Company cancellations, towns include: Auburn, Watsonville, Sacramento (2 - 1 with very rare Blue Frank), Big Oak Flat (2 - 1 without express co. cancel, but with manuscript point of origin), San Francisco (2 - 1 on 6¢ Nesbitt entire), Sutter Creek, Murphys, Marysville, Stockton, Sonora; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot
760
Pacific Union Express Co. Balance. 8 covers, all with red Pacific Union printed franks, 4 with Pacific Union Express Co. cancellations of San Francisco, Silveyville, Santa Clara, Suisun - 2 with Wells, Fargo & Co. cancellations of Stockton, San Jose, used after Pacific Union's failure - 2 leftover P/U Franked envelopes with postal cancellations of Camptonville, Cal. (to SF) and Saco, Maine (on allover shaded ad cover of Golden Eagle Hotel, to SF); condition varies, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220
Lot
761
Wells, Fargo & Co., Cover Balance. 31 covers; early Express ovals including Mok Hill, Mich. City, Stockton, San Francisco, Sonora, Angels and Chinese Camp, double circular date stamps from San Francisco & Sacramento with various franked entires and usages, oval date stamp usages from Marysville, Grass Valley, Columbia, Placerville, Los Angeles, San Jose with Union Pacific cds, etc.; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $425
Lot
762
Wells, Fargo & Co., Cover Balance. 49 covers, mostly California but a few from other states, most with office handstamps, towns include: Bannock City I.T. (red Wells, Fargo & Co Boise Mines - Paid 50 Cts printed frank, reduced left), Bear Valley, Camancha (WF oval ties 3¢ 1857 stamp to unfranked cover), Columbia (3 different. types, 1 with banker's handstamp), Chico (part paste-up), Dutch Flat, Georgetown, Hornitas and Hornitos, Knight's Landing, Los Angeles (2 different. types), Monitor, Modesto, Mariposa (3 - 2 different. types), Marysville (3 - 1 with early WF oval and 3¢ 1851 stamp), Nevada City (2 - 1 with Red Frank), Oroville (complete paste-up), Pacheco, Placerville (2), Portland Or., Quincy, Red Bluffs, Roseburg Or., Sacramento (2 - 1 Jan 12, 1853), Salt Lake City U.T., San Bernardino, San Jose Route, Stockton (3), Stockton Messenger, Suisun (2), Vallejo, Visalia, Messenger Handstamps (3 - 1 with perfect WF & Co's El Paso Tex. handstamp on back), WF Company Envelope (addressed "Chas E McLane Esq. Supt"); condition mixed, generally F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,150
Lot
763
Wells, Fargo & Co., Cover Balance. Remainder balance of well over 100 entires; with much faulty in various degrees, includes some better items from Downieville, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, etc., covers from the Gen. Vallejo correspondence and Stacy correspondence including last trip of steamer Uncle Sam via Panama and N.Y. in 1862, other useful items including Freeman/WF double red frank cover "via Overland Mail" (reduced), Marysville express label usage, etc.; condition quite mixed, please inspect for evaluation (no photo). Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $500
Lot
764
Wells, Fargo & Co., Cover Balance 1860's-1870's. Selection of 9 covers, mostly with well-struck WF handstamps, originations from Austin, N.T. (2); San Francisco (3); Portland; Downieville; Virginia, Nev.; Sacramento; attractive group, condition generally F-VF. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $150