Lot
3228 
Wood & Co's Express., illustrated fancy frank showing miner with pick, on 3¢ pink (U58) entire cancelled by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Oroville, Nov 18" oval datestamp addressed to Oroville Cal.; some minor edge toning, Very Fine and attractive frank, ex Dale-Lichtenstein. Thomas No. WOO-001 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,300
Lot
3229 ()
Zach's Express, Paid, blue illustrated oval frank showing snow shoe expressman in the mountains, on 3¢ pink (U59) buff cover front addressed to Kleckner & Bro. at Port Wine, Cal., reduced roughly at right into the indicia, Fine; signed Frajola, with 2010 P.F. certificate. Thomas No. ZAC-002 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS ZACH'S EXPRESS FRANK, ALL OF WHICH ARE ON U59 FRONTS.
Reference: Illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 213 (January, 2007) on pages 71-76.
Granville Zackariah operated a one man express that traversed the Gibsonville Ridge between Downieville, Port Wine and La Port in 1865-66. There were no roads between these two points. From Downieville to Port Wine the route was via Marysville southwest and then northeast to La Port and the Gibsonville mines. Zack took a direct route northerly over the ridges, canyons and rivers stemming from the high Sierra Mountains on show shoe in the winter and horseback at other times, thus he avoided a long circuitous route.
Realized: $3,250