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111 
California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ vermilion. Impressed on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to San Francisco, indicia canceled by "Postage Paid, The Penny Post Co." boxed handstamp, explanatory ad text at left listing nine cities and towns where service was offered; few small tone spots mostly at edges, Very Fine, the Unique Example of the "Postage Paid, The Penny Post Co." Boxed Handstamp, ex Dale-Lichtenstein. Scott No. 34LU6 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
Realized: $8,000
Lot
112
California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ vermilion. Impressed on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to San Francisco, Penny Post, Sacramento circular handstamp, explanatory ad text at left listing nine cities and towns where service was offered, Very Fine and choice, an attractive and rare usage of the 7¢ Vermilion Printed Frank from Sacramento, ex Dale-Lichtenstein. Scott No. 34LU7 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Lot
113
California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ vermilion. Impressed on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to San Francisco, blue "Monterey, Cal., Oct 18" cds and manuscript "recd from H L Goodwin at 12 O'Clock M on the 20th Oct" (H.L. Goodwin was the proprietor of the California Penny Post), explanatory ad text at left listing nine cities and towns where service was offered; cover with pinholes, light fold and slightly reduced at top, Very Fine appearance, pictured on Coburn's Letters of Gold (pg. 63), ex Knapp, Meroni, Boker, Hawley & Kuphal. Scott No. 34LU7 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot
114
California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ Black on Buff. Impressed on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to San Francisco, clear "Mokelumne Hill, Cal, Nov 12" origin cds; cover with minor corner wear at top, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 34LU11a Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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115
California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ Black on Buff. Printed frank with ad directive at left, on buff cover addressed to the President of the Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco, franked with 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Aug 11" cds, Extremely Fine, an outstanding California Penny Post 7¢ Black on Buff Frank Entire usage in combination with a 1¢ blue adhesive, One of Only Two Such Combinations Known, ex Dale-Lichtenstein. Scott No. 34LU14+9 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
Cover with directive imprint crossed out in pencil with "Over" notation at left. On the reverse, a notation reads "Mr Weller will please notice the address on this letter, and in delivering it, establish a precedent from which he will not depart." with later portion crossed out in pencil.
Realized: $11,500
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116
Everts Snell & Co./Express/Feather River. Spectacular hand illustration in color featuring feather quill and name of addressee in bold gothic letters, on what appears to be wrapper, with blue "Marysville, Dec 27 Cal" balloon cds, to Pennsylvania, bold red handstamp "Paid" & manuscript "Paid 12½" with oval "Everts Snell & Co./Express/Feather River" handstamp on reverse, opened out and somewhat tattered, still exceedingly rare, Fine and attractive. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $160
Lot
117
Everts, Snell & Co's. Express/Feather River. Blue double-lined oval handstamp (with "Everts" spelled correctly) on 1853 incoming stampless cover with "Albion, Mich, Jul 5" origin postmark and "X" in circle handstamped rate marking, to Marysville where taken out of the mails for delivery in the mines with "1.50" pencil express rate, Very Fine, ex-Knapp. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $105
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118
Freeman & Co.'s, San Francisco, Sep 21. Blue oval date stamp on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Sacramento City, red ribbon frank at top; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, ex Barkhausen. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $75