Sale 129: The Dr. James Milgram Collection of Western Postal History

Lot 921    

Truman & Co's Express, blur printed frank (TRE-001) on 3¢ pink (U59) entire to San Jose with image of Train and Location of Office, noted "Prepaid Envelopes, $7.00 per Hundred", manuscript "March 13th 65" cancel, Extremely Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 922    

Truman & Co.'s Express Office in S.F. Corner Front and Washington Sts., Prepaid Envelopes, $7.00 per Hundred., blue illustrated (train) printed frank (TRE-001) on 1864 issue 3¢ pink Nesbitt on white envelope (U58) to San Jose, manuscript "Feb 25th/65" cancel, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 923    

Truman & Chapman's Express, S.F. & S.J. Rail Road., black printed frank with illustration of train (TRC-001) on 3¢ buff entire (U35) to San Jose, with pencil "April 17th/65"; minor discoloration in address area, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

James C. Truman began his J. C. Truman Express in January 1864 soon after arriving in San Francisco. He took Chapman as a partner on February 16, 1864 and after Chapman withdrew in 1865, he formed Truman & Co's Express. It operated until 1868 from San Francisco to San Jose by rail and to Watsonville and Santa Cruz.

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Lot 924    

U.S. Mail Telegraph Stage Line, gorgeous corner card on illustrated cover of six horse stage "U.S. Mail" franked with 3¢ banknote (147) on yellow cover to Visalia, with "via Tulare" at lower left; paper restoration at right with part of "Cal" of address redrawn, Extremely Fine appearance.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $675

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Lot 925    

W.E. Singer & Co.'s Express Feather River., sharp blue double-line company oval handstamp (SIN-101) on folded four-page circular to Hamilton, Butte Co., Cala; black "PAID" handstamp; circular has great detail for "Claims Against the United States, Clement W. Bennett, Attorney at Law and Agent for Claims, Corner of H and 11th Streets, Washington, D.C.", Extremely Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF ONLY ABOUT HALF A DOZEN EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE SINGER'S HANDSTAMP AND UNDOUBTEDLY A UNIQUE USAGE ON A PRINTED CIRCULAR.

William E. Singer and Anan Fargo were the partners in W. E. Singer & Co.'s Express, for which the first ad appeared in the Jan 14, 1854 Bidwell Butte Register. The express served several dozen mining camps, primarily along the North and South Forks of the Feather River, as well as a couple on the Middle Fork. The Singer/Fargo partnership dissolved Oct 17, 1855, being succeeded by Singer & Co's Feather River Express Henry Keefer and Thomas Morrow, proprietors.

Realized: $375

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Lot 926    

W.E. Singer & Co.'s Feather River Express Connecting with Wells Fargo & Co., blue company oval handstamp (SIN-100) on buff stampless cover to "W.E. Singer & Co.'s, Agent Bidwells Bar, Butte Co., Cala" with nice printed corner card of Wells Fargo; contemporary docket on verso dates this cover "W.E. Singer & Co Febr 28, 55", Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

A RARE USAGE OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS AND NO POSTAGE WAS REQUIRED.

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Lot 927    

W.H. Robinson Express Agent Sacramento., double-oval handstamp on cover with manuscript "Jonesville N.Y., Sep 10" postmark at left and bearing pen cancelled 3¢ dull red (11A), horizontal pair, rich color, to Sacramento Cal., docketing below postmark at left, cover wear and restoration, Fine, ex-Kramer.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

This one man operation ran 1852-1853 between Sacramento and Murphy's. This cover would indicate a local delivery.

Realized: $300

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