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Sale 79: The George J. Kramer Collection of Western Trails and Routes

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Western Express - California - Central Mines

Lot 3230 *   

W.T. Gibbs' Express., printed frank on buff cover with two strikes of blue "Wells Fargo Express, Sac. City, Feb 4" double-oval, one obliterating the printed frank to Middle Fork, Placer Cal., address updated in pencil "via Coloma, El Dorado", Very Fine and rare, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, Thomas WC4231.
Thomas No. GIB-001    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE PRINTED W.T. GIBBS' EXPRESS FRANK, THE OTHER IS IN THE WILTSEE COLLECTION.

William T. Gibbs was postmaster at Georgetown from October 1851 for about two years. In 1854, Gibbs began an express between Sacramento, Coloma and Georgetown. It lasted about a year.

Realized: $3,000

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