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Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

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Western Express Covers

Lots 360-369 Lots 370-379 Lots 380-386

Lot 360    

Adams & Co.'s Express, in manuscript to Melbourne with manuscript "Advt'd" and "Collect" on light orange cover, small nick out of upper left corner, Very Fine, nice cover from the Adams rare express in Australia.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 361    

Alta Express Company/Stockton, black circle handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with Alta printed company frank to San Francisco, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 362    

California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ vermilion, on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, "Penny Post Co., Sacramento" circular handstamp alongside, printed listed of California Cities which the Penny Post Co. serviced, Very Fine and choice, a wonderful & rare California Penny Post Co. usage from Sacramento, ex Ackerman, Straley.
Scott No. 34LU7    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 363    

Fargo & Co.'s Feather River Express, bold blue oval handstamp on embossed ladies cover addressed to Sacramento City, Cal., red "Farmington, Iowa, May 18" origin cds and manuscript "10" rate, pencil "1.50" express rate amd manuscript "Meekers North Fork" routing, with original 1852 lengthy 6-page enclosure; light cover soiling slightly cleaned and expertly sealed tear at upper left, otherwise Very Fine, a wonderful strike of this extremely rare express handstamp, with only a few examples known.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Annon Fargo (no relation to Wells, Fargo & Co.) ran his express from Marysville, to Bidwell's Bar and other North Fork River Camps in 1852-53.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 364    

Freeman & Co.'s Express, San Francisco, red oval handstamp canceling on 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Victoria, Vancouver Island, company frank at top left; cover reduced at left a bit into frank, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 365    

Gregory's/ Express Office/ San Francisco, blue straight line with blue double oval "Free/ W.G." (Gregory's own free handstamp) from famous Lott correspondence sent to Hamilton, Butte County, Cal. partial (with face and reverse) wrapper, file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $75

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Lot 366    

Noisy Carrier's Publication Hall, Long Wharf San Francisco, Charles P. Kimball Proprietor, exceptional complete sharp strike of blue thee-line small type handstamp on cover to North Dighton Mass., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red, type II, horizontal pair tied by partial San Francisco, Cal. cds, Very Fine and choice, a marvelous strike of one of the rarest Noisy Carrier's markings and quite certainly one if not the finest strikes of this difficult handstamp, ex Jessup, Haas, Jarrett.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 367    

Northern Pacific Express Co., gray blue printed frank on 2¢ brown entire to San Francisco, red 1886 Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, Portland, Or. oval date stamp; small tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce usage.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $95

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Lot 368    

Northern Pacific Express Co., dark blue frank on 2¢ brown entire addressed to Juneau, Alaska, purple Northern Pacific Express Co., "San Francisco, Cal., Jun 17, 1887" oval date stamp; central cover tear at top into frank, otherwise Very Fine, a rare usage to Alaska.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 369    

Northern Pacific Express Co., printed frank on 3¢ green entire to San Francisco, Cal., carried by steamship to Portland with blue oval "Hope, Apr 27, 1889" accountancy date stamp, purple "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, Portland, Or., Apr 29" oval transit handstamp and partial receiving date stamp, Very Fine, an extremely rare northwest steamboat marking and conjunctive usage, ex Klein.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $675

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