Lot
946 
(Santa Cruz) Pacific Express Co., Santa Cruz, oval company handstamp with "Paid" at center, on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire to San Francisco Cal.; some aging and repaired edge nick from top, Very Fine appearance and scarce. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $525
Lot
947
(Santa Cruz) Truman & Co.'s Express, four covers with printed express frank to San Francisco Cal., each with different printed return address of Santa Cruz merchants comprising "Pacific Ocean House", "L. Schwartz", "Alfred J. Hinds" and "I. Brownstone & Bros."; small faults, F.-V.F. and scarce group. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $675
Lot
948
(Santa Cruz) Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Santa Cruz. Cal. Mar 18 1892, oval postmark on 5¢ grant entire with printed Wells Fargo frank to Bruxelles, Belgium, black on red "To be dropped in the New York Post Office By Wells Fargo & Co." label affixed at bottom left, reverse with light "Wells Fargo & Co's Express, 68 Broadway, Received Mar 25 1892, New York" four-line handstamp, entered mails with "New York 'P' Mar 28" duplex, Bruxelles (4.8) arrival backstamp; top edge nick, front and back separated, Fine and rare Wells Fargo label use. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $550
Lot
949
(Santa Cruz) Santa Cruz - Wells Fargo, 1850s-1890s, group of 11 covers including one Pacific Union Express use, includes unique green oval strike on a repaired/rebacked front, three different shaded ads for Pacific Ocean House, I. Landsberger & Co. and I. Blum & Co., one express label use and one with purple "Thompson W." two-line handstamp, also includes a large black on orange illustrated "From S.P.R.R. (Santa Cruz) Rte." express label (ex-Hackett), etc.; some faults. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $800
Lot
950
(Santa Cruz) Santa Cruz Collection, 1849-1900s, collection of over 100 covers and additional letters, letterheads and other ephemera, variety of stampless with rate handstamps and markings, frankings and advertising, noted includes 1856 #15 used to Little Rock Ark., #35 used to Philadelphia, #24 & #26 (3) on patriotic to Bristol Ct. (trimmed into one 3¢), #9 vertical strip of three used to San Jose; #158 strip of three and single to Switzerland, #189 at triple-rate to Germany, #209, 189 registered to Switzerland, etc., a bunch of advertising including illustrated designs, two Spanish-American war patriotics, F.-V.F., interesting collection with a wide variety of usages. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,400