Lot
976 
Steere & Colby Express - East Oakland, manuscript endorsement (STL-600) on 3¢ green entire to San Francisco, with additional notation regarding package, Very Fine, the unique example of the Steere & Colby Express, illustrated in Thomas The Western Express Companies 1850-1890 (page 725). Estimate $300 - 400.
Thomas F. Steere and Hiram H. Colby formed a retail business in East Oakland and during this partnership ran a small parcel delivery and express business between San Francisco and Oakland.
Realized: $280