Lot
998 
Cherokee Express, Paid., ornate boxed frank on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Oroville, Cal., bold blue oval Well Fargo Oroville date stamp (Leutzinger type 11-9); slightly reduced at right just into indicia, Very Fine for this, one of 5 recorded usages of this frank, ex Dale Lichtenstein. Estimate $500 - 750.
Nathan reports that this "little-known" express operated between Oroville and Cherokee in 1863, its franked entires are rare (this is the type shown in Haller; another similar design with different type and ornaments to the left and right of "Paid" is known on U58 entires).
Realized: $575
Lot
999
Everts, Snell & Co.'s Express, full blue oval handstamp on incoming cover to Marysville, Cal., with "Dunbury, O., Mar 3" origin cds and matching "5" in circle handstamp crossed out and re-rated "10" in manuscript, pencil "1.25" express rate notation; with original 1853 enclosure; cover wear, a Very Fine strike. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1000
(Overland Pony Express) Pony Express, San Francisco, Aug 7, blue Running Pony oval date stamp tying Wells Fargo & Co., 1861, $1 red on manuscript canceled 10¢ Star Die entire to Cohoes, N.Y., with red printed company frank at top and manuscript "pr Pony Express" endorsement at left, postmarked at Pony Terminus by green "St. Joseph, Mo., Aug 19" cds; cover with sealed scissor cut at right below indicia and slightly reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive fourth rate period Transcontinental Pony Express usage (Frajola census E135); with 1997 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 143L3+U33 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
This cover was carried by the Pony Express from San Francisco, Cal. to St. Joseph, Mo. where it placed in the mails after a trip of twelve days. From there it traveled in the government mails to a judge in Cohoes, New York.
Realized: $5,000
Lot 1001
Rhodes & Whitney's Express, Yreka, blue double-lined oval handstamp and matching blue "Paid" oval handstamp, on Shasta Sept 12 1855 Express and Banking Office of Rhodes and Company Certificate of Deposit, illustrated with Indian at lower left; light file folds, still Very Fine, this is the only deposit slip known with the Express cancel typically used on express covers.Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot 1002
Tillinghast & Majors' Stage and Express Line, 1877 letter with illustrated 6-horse stagecoach letterhead, with contents regarding the location of the Trinity Centre Post Office, also includes a black on yellow Tillinghast & Majors' Express label believed to be the only known example, Very Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
1003
Wells Fargo & Co's Express, Arcata, Cal., perfect strike of oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 10-25) on 2¢ brown entire to New Orleans, La., black company frank at top; small trivial tear at top, Very Fine and choice, scarce, handstamp also known used magenta color. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $105
Lot
1004
Wells Fargo & Co.'s Express, Boulder Creek, Cal., purple oval handstamp on 2¢ green entire to San Jose, black company frank at top, Extremely Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70
Lot
1005
Wells Fargo & Co., Columbia, Nov 27, blue oval date stamp used in internal company cover to banking department in San Francisco, with "Interior Check Advices." imprint, Very Fine and scarce. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $110
Lot
1006
Wells Fargo & Co. Express, San Francisco, Cal., Feb 11, violet oval date stamp on 2¢ green entire to San Francisco, with purple straight line "Steamer Emily" routing handstamp, black company frank at top, Very Fine, a rare steamer usage, the Steamer Emily, built in San Francisco in 1887, carried lumber between the Mendocino coast and San Francisco. Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
1007
Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco, May 3, perfect strike of blue oval date stamp on Lewis Leland & Co. (Occidental) hotel corner card cover to Yonkers, N.Y., matching "Paid" in oval handstamp, entered the U.S. mails with "New York, May 25" cds and grid duplex tying 1861, 3¢ rose, Very Fine and choice; with 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 65 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350