Lot
1187 
From Noisy Carrier's/Mail/77 Long Wharf S.F. Cal. Fancy rectangle handstamp very clearly struck in green struck on cover to Freeport, Maine, franked with 1851 10¢ green type III (large margins to just touching at bottom) tied by "San Francisco, Cal., 5 Sep." cds, "Amelia, Sept. 1855" docket at left, Very Fine and choice; with 1986 P.F. certificate that notes "some small staining", which is no consequence. Scott No. 15 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,600
Lot
1188
From Noisy Carrier's/Mail/77 Long Wharf S.F. Cal. Fancy rectangle handstamp in green on 1853-55 6¢ Nesbitt entire to Patchogue, New York, cancelled by "San Francisco, Cal., 16 Feb." cds on the indicium, "Feby 15 1855" pencil docket on the back, minor corner wear, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $240
Lot
1189
From Noisy Carrier's/Mail/77 Long Wharf S.F. Cal. Beautiful strike of fancy rectangle handstamp on cover to Strong, Maine, franked with 1851 3¢ dull red pair tied by "Sacramento City, Cal, 10 Apr." balloon cds with "Due 4" manuscript notation to make up the 10¢ rate, so sent after the transcontinental rate increase effective April 1, 1855, trivial corner wear, Very Fine, an interesting use of an envelope with its franking that was evidently purchased from the Noisy Carrier office in San Francisco but not used until sometime later when the rate had changed, Pictured in Simpson. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $850
Lot
1190
From Noisy Carrier's/Mail/77 Long Wharf S.F. Cal. Boxed handstamp, with San Francisco cds on 1853 6¢ green on buff Nesbitt entire, canceled by "San Francisco, Cal., 18 Sep" cds, to Patchogue, N.Y., F-VF handstamp of this legendary letter bag operator, cover with some soiling & backflap damage, otherwise Fine. Scott No. U14 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
1191
(Pacific Express) H.B. Naulty/Agent of Pacific Express Co./For California/Philadelphia. Black oval handstamp on 1853-55 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Philadelphia, blue "Pacific Express Co./San Francisco/Sep. 6" double circle origin handstamp, so carried entirely outside of the mails and deliver to the Pacific Express agent in Philadelphia for delivery, "Aug 29" origin and "Recd Octr. 1, 1855" pencil dockets, Very Fine a Unique Pacific Express East Coast Agent Marking and a Rare Pacific Transcontinental Use. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,700
Lot
1192
Pacific Express Co./Stockton/Sep. 12. Blue oval handstamp struck twice on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to a man at the Lady Adams Building in Sacramento City, Very Fine and attractive, a very similar in style to the Wells, Fargo & Co. oval handstamp, but considerably scarcer, ex-Chase & Knapp. Estimate $200 - 300.
The Lady Adams Building was built in 1852 from timbers and ballast bricks salvaged from an abandoned ship called the Lady Adams. It is the second oldest building still standing in Sacramento after Sutter's Fort, and it is the oldest building of all in the Old Sacramento historic district.
Realized: $150
Lot
1193
Pacific Union Express Co. Red printed frank on 1864 3¢ pink entire to Cincinnati, Ohio, entered the eastbound overland mails with "Virginia City, Nev., Nov. 17" blue cds and matching blue quartered cork cancel, a bit reduced, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $85
Lot
1194
Pacific Union Express Co./New York/Jul. 3. Blue double circle handstamp with "5" manuscript day date correction on 1864 3¢ pink entire with rare black Pacific Union printed frank to Treasure City, Nevada, lightly soiled, Very Fine, a wonderful item with this rare black frank used on transcontinental mail, much the way the Wells, Fargo & Co. red franks were used on their transcontinental mail, Express uses from New York are quite rare, especially from companies other than Wells, Fargo. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
1195
Pacific Union Ex. Co./San Francisco/Nov. 20. Blue double circle handstamp on preprinted company business envelope to the agent at Hollister, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely cover. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $110
Lot
1196
Post Office Literary Depot/Gardiner & Kirk/Third St. Sacramento. Perfect strike of red double-lined oval handstamp on the back of cover to Buckland, Massachusetts, franked with 1851 10¢ green type III (clear to large margins, just shaving at left) tied by "Sacramento City, Cal./14 Jul" balloon cds, Very Fine and attractive, the only example we have ever handled. Scott No. 15 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Advertisements for Gardiner & Kirk appeared frequently in the Sacramento Daily Union newspaper in the 1850's. The advertisements indicate that Gardiner & Kirk were "Newsmen, Booksellers and Stationers." On sailing days, they had a "mail bag open till half past 3 o'clock for Letters, Newspapers, etc. [to be sent] via Nicaragua" "for the accommodation of their patrons and friends. This arrangement gives an hour and a half difference in time between the closing of the regular mail and that by the Nicaragua line." This cover may have missed the cutoff time since it was mailed locally. Gardiner & Kirk also sold "Postage Stamps, Envelopes, etc." and published illustrated letter sheets.
Realized: $2,400