Lot
795 
Adams & Co. Express, 59 Broadway, New York, red shield corner card on cover addressed to "Robert R. Carrington, Purser Steamer New Orleans, Care of Geo: Mouton Esq, Adams & Co., Melbourne, Australia", shipped to Sydney with manuscript "found on the River Hunter" endorsement, postmarked "Sydney, N.S.W., My 23, 1855" and red "Ship Letter, G.P.O. Victoria, Free, My 30, 1855" all on reverse, included is original enclosure datelined "New York Aug. 4/'53", written by Robert's brother, John Carrington with fascinating steamship news, some cover wrinkles at right, F.-V.F.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
796
Adams & Co.'s Express, three covers with Adams Express markings, first is cover to Sonora with blue "Adams & Co Stockton Oct 9" (Thomas ADA-100) circular company handstamp, second is folded cover to San Francisco with several strikes of blue circular company handstamp "Sacramento Dec 15" (Thomas ADA-100) with boxed "PAID" matching handstamp, and third is folded cover with uncancelled 1851 3¢ and blue oval handstamp "Adams & Co.'s Express San Jose" (Thomas ADA-103), Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
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Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
797
Adams & Co Express, manuscript endorsement at lower left of brown cover addressed to William F. Christie or John J. Deland, Melbourne, Australia with lengthy instructions written to "Express Agent" on both the front and verso of cover; two letters enclosed both datelined "Feb 22 1855 Horse Heads" (New York), mostly business contents, but with several points of discussion of post office and express operations; also "…If you find to a certainty, that he [referring to the addressee] has sailed for England or America, and no mistake, get all his letters from the Express Office & Post Office & come home. But don't return home nor touch one of his letters unless you know to a certainty that he is dead or has returned home, and have found out all about it-whether he is or what has become of him. Don't spare any trouble or expense in tracing him out…", edge wear around, F.-V.F., a very rare Adams Express item which operated in Australia.Estimate $400 - 600.
Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
798
Adams & Co.'s Express, Jackson, Sep 12, small red oval handstamp (Thomas ADA-101) on buff cover to Columbia (California), Extremely Fine, one of only three examples of this handstamp reported to date, a wonderful fresh example of this type Adams' handstamp, ex-Jarrett.Estimate $200 - 300.
Adams & Co. operated a substantial express system between 1849 and 1855, when the failure of its banking operations led to its demise.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
799
Adams & Cos. Express, Monterey, red double-oval handstamp (ADA-103) and matching oval "PAID" handstamp on blue folded 1854 letter datelined "Monterey 30th Dec. 1854" to San Francisco Cal., additionally struck by blue "Adams & Co., San Jose, Jan 3" oval datestamp (ADA-101); light filefold, Very Fine, a nice cover with different Adams Express markings.Estimate $500 - 750.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot
800
Adams & Co.'s Express Stockton, blue rope oval handstamp (ADA-104) on 1852 blue folded business letter to Mokelumne Hill, Very Fine, an unusually sharp strike of this early Adams handstamp, one of four known examples of this handstamp.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
801
Alta Express Company, Columbia, small black oval handstamp (ALT-100) on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with Alta Express Co. PAID printed frank (ALT-001) to San Francisco; stained at right, missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine, the only example of this Alta Columbia handstamp reported.Scott No. U9 Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
802
J. Bamber & Co.'s Contra Costa Express PAID, large black oval company handstamp (BAM-101) on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire used as paste-up with three strikes of boxed "Answer By Bamber & Cos Express" etc handstamp (BAM-404), back being simple yellow envelope with address to San Francisco; paste-up half opened roughly at right, Very Fine, a lovely item with three strike of this advertising express handstamp, ex-Knapp.Scott No. U9 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
803
Bamber & Co. Oakland Apr 18, 1867, small blue double circle company handstamp (BAM-103) on 3¢ pink entire with "Bamber & Co's Express, W.B. Hardy's Office, Oakland" printed frank entire (BAM-003) to Massachusetts, postmarked San Francisco, Cal double circle with target cancel; trimmed at right just into indicium, small spot of incomplete printing at top left of printed frank, F.-V.F., a scarce type Bamber marking.Scott No. U59 Estimate $100 - 150.
Current Opening Bid: $50
Lot
804
J. Bamber & Co.s Express Bacon & Hardy Oakland Office PAID, black printed frank (Thomas BAM-005) with light red double circle "J. Bamber & Co.'s Express San Francisco" datestamp (Thomas BAM-102) and blue double circle Wells Fargo San Francisco datestamp on 3¢ pink on buff entire (U35) to Santa Cruz, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Edwards and Whitington.Scott No. U35 Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150