Lot
3329 
Cram Rogers & Co. Express. Shasta, clear strike of double-oval handstamp on cover from Philadelphia Pa. to Yreka City, Cal., clear strike of "Blood's Despatch, Oct 29, 10½ A.M." cds and acid tied Bloods, 1¢ blue & pink on bluish (15L15) at upper left, entered mails with blue "Philadelphia Pa. '10' Oct 29" integral due cds, Very Fine and choice; with 2017 P.F. certificate. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A REMARKABLE TRIPLE-CONJUNCTIVE USE OF BLOOD'S PENNY POST, U.S. POST OFFICE AND CRAM, ROGERS & CO EXPRESS.
Cram, Rogers was the major express operator in North California and Southern Oregon during the early 1850s. The express was formed from a conglomerate of a number of smaller express companies that had operated in this area. They covered an enormous territory stretching from Crescent City on the coast to Jacksonville, Oregon and down through Yreka to Shasta and surrounds.
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Realized: $8,000