Sale 19: The Autumn Sale

Lot 33    

Adams & Co Nevada Nov 20. red oval datestamp and matching "Paid" boxed handstamp on 1853 folded letter to Mormon Island, letter of Sam Debo regarding status of the Ditch Company, Very Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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Lot 34    

Adams & Co Sacramento. Red double lined oval datestamp and matching "Paid" boxed handstamp on cover to Sonoma, Very Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $270

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Lot 35    

Adams & Co's Express San Jose. Mostly clear blue oval and circle "Paid" handstamps on March 24, 1854 folded business letter from San Jose to San Francisco, Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $270

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Lot 36    

Adams & Co's Express Vallejo. Red double oval handstamp and matching "Paid" boxed handstamp on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire, with seal on verso, used to San Francisco, Very Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $525

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Lot 37    

Bamber & Co.'s Express. Black scroll printed frank on 1870 3¢ green entire to San Francisco, "Brooklyn, Cal, Oct 7" origin cds and partial blue "Bamber & Co. Express, S.F." circular date stamp, cover tears at top affecting frank, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Carried by express and not in the mails, as the Brooklyn postmaster was also Bamber's express agent and used his official postmark as an express origin marking.

Realized: $85

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Lot 38    

Bamber & Co.'s Express, Oakland, Jun 27, 1868. Two strikes of blue oval date stamp on 1864 3¢ entire used as a paste-up on cover to San Francisco, with black fancy ribbon frank at top, Very Fine.
Scott No. U58    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $105

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Lot 39    

Bamber & Co.'s Express, S.F., May 4. Double circular date stamp on 1864 3¢ pink entire to Oakland, with red Pacific Union Express Co. frank at top, Very Fine.
Scott No. U58    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $85

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Lot 40    

Bamber & Co.'s Express, S.F., Jun 25. Double circular date stamp on 1864 3¢ pink entire to Oakland, with red Pacific Union Express Co. frank at top, cover with minor wear and slight reduction at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. U58    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $85

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Lot 41    

(California Penny Post Company) Return Envelope With Instructions. Imprint detailing how to handle letters and blue oval "Paid" handstamp on returned cover addressed to San Francisco, Extremely Fine, the only reported example, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 42    

Cram Roger & Co. Express Yreka. Blue oval handstamp on cover with 3¢ 1851 (#11) pencil tied, conjunctive express usage, carried from Yreka to Shasta by Cram Rogers and by Adams & Co express from Shasta, via Marysville, to San Francisco, red Adams & Co Shasta Jany 18 datestamp and Adams & Co Marysville Jan 20 datestamp, probably an 1855 usage, Very Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,050

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