Lot
835 
Carson's Stage and Express Line, black and red illustrated Four-Horse Stagecoach corner card design on cover to San Francisco, franked with 1883, 2¢ red brown tied by "Leadville Colo Feb 18 1884" postmark, cover with some edge toning and reduced at right into stamp, Fine and attractive, an extremely rare corner card cover from Carson's Stage and Express Line. Scott Nos. 210 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $850
Lot
836
The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, Denver City K.T. Dec 18, oval date stamp on cover to Pacific City Iowa, reverse with clear strike of green "Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Company, St. Joseph, Mo., Dec 24" receiving oval datestamp, entered mails with 3¢ dull red (26), straddle line s.e. at left, tied by "Saint Joseph Mo. Dec 25" Christmas datestamp; faulty including upper left corner repair, Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
837
The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, Denver City K.T. Sep 11, black oval handstamp on cover to St. Joseph Mo., endorsed "in case of departure of both gentlemen Messrs. H & Co. will please forward to … New York" at lower left, reverse with bold "Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Company, St. Joseph Mo., Sep 17" oval, entered mails with 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "St. Joseph Mo. Sep 18 1860" cds, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $750
Lot
838
The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph. Mo. Jun 4, light strike of oval datestamp on 3¢ star die entire addressed to Denver City, J. T., endorsed per "C.O.C. & P.P. Express, via St. Joseph Mo." at lower left, entered mails with bold "Platte City Mo Jun 1" cds; faulty, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $140
Lot
839
Crested Butte and Aspen Stage Co., Six-Horse Stagecoach illustrated corner card on cover to Illinois, franked with 1883, 2¢ red brown tied by "Crested Butte, Co., Apr 29 1886" postmark; stamp flaws and cover slightly aged, F.-V.F., a wonderful and rare illustrated stage company cover. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,300
Lot
840
Denver & Rio Grande Express, black company frank on 2¢ green entire, magenta "Feb 8, 1892" straight line date stamp, entered the mails for local delivery with "Monte Vista, Colo., Feb 8, 1892" postmark; cover corner restored affecting indicia and a few small edge tears at right, Fine and rare, only ten recorded usages of this frank are recorded in Thomas. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot
841
Hinckley & Co.'s Express Mail, printed fancy scroll frank with 3-line directive imprint above, on 1860, 3¢ Star Die entire to Cottage Grove, Wis., with "Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Co., Denver City K.T., Jun 25" oval date stamp struck over and "voiding" scroll frank on front and second strike on backflap used as a frank, entered the mails with green "St. Joseph, Mo., Jul 2" cds; light central vertical fold, Very Fine, a very rare Hinckley frank used as a remainder after the Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Co. bought out Hinckley & Co. on May 11th, 1861. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $700
Lot
842
Hinckley & Co.'s Express, Denver City, December 31, 1860, company date stamp (HIN-100) on fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire with printed scroll frank (HIN-002) and St. Joseph in care directive imprint above, to Osterville, Mass., entered the mails with green "Saint Joseph, Mo., Jan 9" cds canceling; small tear at top and slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, six examples of this frank are recorded all used during the month of December, 1860, Hinckley was using the Western Stage Company during this period and it took nine days transit to arrive in Saint Joseph, Mo. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $950
Lot
843
Hinckley & Co.'s Express, Denver City. Jul 30, 1860, cds on 10¢ green (U15) entire cancelled by "Georgetown Cal. Jun 22, 1860" cds, Very Fine and rare use of 10¢ entire to Kansas Territory, ex-Vogel. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $850
Lot
844
Jones & Russell's Pike Peak Express Co., "Free R.B.B." frank, free frank by R.B. Bradford who was the Jones & Russell agent at Denver, on circa 1860 light buff cover addressed to W.B. Waddell, Leavenworth City K.T." and carried along the route; no flap, F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
We offered another example of this use with the Jones & Russell datestamp in our sale of the Bauer collection, see sale 52 lot 629 that realized $5,175. In February 1860 Russell, Majors and Waddell (of Pony Express fame) took over the failing Jones & Russell's Express and founded the Central Overland & Pikes Peak Express Co. with the eastern terminal moved to Saint Joseph, Mo. During the Fall of 1859, Waddell, along with partners William H. Russell and Alexander Majors began construction of the Pony Express route from St. Joseph, Missouri to San Francisco Cal. along the central route.
Realized: $650