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Lot 3134

Forwarded By/ Freeman & C'os/ Express/ Marysville, mostly clear blue oval and matching "Paid." on Sept. 1851 folded letter from Marysville regarding missing goods, sent, according to the recipient's note, aboard the steamer Henry Clay, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500
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Lot 3135

La Porte Express Co., Paid printed frank on 3¢ pink on buff entire (U59) to San Francisco with blue "La Porte Express Co. La Porte Aug. 21" oval and "Wells Fargo & Co. Marysville Aug. 22" double oval datestamp, 1866 docketing on reverse, reduced irregularly at R., otherwise fresh & Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3136

Langtons Express Downeville, dark blue double line oval on buff cover to Marysville, Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3137

Langton's Pioneer Express Marysville, double line circle in blue, on cover from Franklin Mills O. to Marysville with blue c.d.s. of former and matching "Paid 10" straightline, readdressed to Downieville with large bold initialed free frank written over handstamp, sealed opening tears at top, Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3138

Langton's Pioneer Express, Paid printed frank on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to San Francisco with red Langton Downieville oval and blue "Wells Fargo & Co. Marysville Aug. 30" double-oval datestamp, 1860 docketing on reverse, some minor soiling & wear, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3139

Langton's Pioneer Express, ornate printed frank on 3¢ pink on buff entire (U35) to Marysville, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3140

Langton's Pioneer Express, three printed shipping receipts, 1862 & 1864 (2) issued to Quong Wo & Co., written up as "Dust pckg Said to contain $3,000," "Dust pckg Said to contain $1,074" and one with $150 in coin, each forwarded to Marysville, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3141

Langton's Pioneer Express, ornate printed Paid frank on 3¢ pink on buff entire (U59) to San Francisco with blue Langton's Downieville oval in combination with "Wells Fargo & Co. Marysville Mar. 2" double-oval datestamp, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3142

"Langton's Pioneer Express", printed frank on 3¢ entire cancelled by "Langton's Pioneer Express, Downieville" oval handstamp to San Francisco, Cal., blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Marysville, Nov 7" oval handstamp, a Very Fine conjunctive usage.
Estimate $150 - 200
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Lot 3143

Pacific Express Co., printed frank showing woodcut of rider and negative "Paid" on uncanceled 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to the Noisy Carrier Office at San Francisco, neat blue "Pacific Express Co. Marysville Jul. 27" oval datestamp, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3144

Pacific Express Co., printed Paid frank with woodcut of rider, on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to San Francisco, bold blue "Pacific Express Co. Stockton Jan. 12" oval datestamp, reverse with Stockton merchant's oval handstamp offering general merchandise, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

Provenance: Hall
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Lot 3145

Reynolds Bros. Marysville April. 30th, clear oval with manuscript. date on a cover to a Mr. Benham, "Present," date appears to have been written once before, then erased, apparently by the sender, fresh & Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

Expertization: 1980 PF Certificate.
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Lot 3146

W.E. Singer & Co's/ Feather River/ Express/ Connecting With/ Wells, Fargo & Co., flawlessly struck oval in blue on buff cover to Bidwells Bar, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500
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Lot 3147

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Marysville., blue oval and matching "FREE" on cover to Sarah Pellet at Sacramento with uncanceled 1851 3¢ dull red (11A), four margins incl. left sheet margin, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400

Provenance: Chase, Kramer
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Lot 3148

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Marysville., clear oval on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to San Francisco, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150
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Lot 3149

Wheeler, Rutherford & Co's Express, printed Paid frank in scroll on 3¢ pink entire (U58) to San Francisco, double circle company postmark at La Porte and blue "Wells Fargo & Co. Marysville Jul. 11" double oval, flap tears, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

Provenance: Hall
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Lot 3150

Whiting & Co's Feather River Express, boxed printed frank with ornate frame, on 3¢ pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, mostly clear strike of "Whiting & Co's Express Quincy Aug. 26" double line circle with "Paid" inserted above date, in combination with blue "Wells Fargo & Co Marysville Aug. 28" double oval datestamp, opened irregularly at R. into indicia, very scarce.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3151

Whiting & Co's Feather River Express, printed Paid frank in purple, on 3¢ pink entire (U58) as part of paste-up, blue "Wells Fargo & Co. La Porte Nov. 11" oval, vertical crease through 3¢, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3152

Whiting & Co's Feather River Express, scroll-style printed frank on 3¢ pink entire (U58) to San Francisco with "Cresent ????Indian Valley May 9, 1866" small double circle and blue "Wells Fargo & Co. Marysville May 12" double oval datestamp, opened a bit irregularly at R., o/w very fresh, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3153

Wood & Co.'s Express, printed frank on 3¢ pink entire (U58), deleted in manuscript., presumably to indicate this wasn't handled by express, blue "Oroville Cal. Apr. 5" c.d.s. and matching grid of small squares, to Forbestown, manuscript. "forwarded" and readdressed to Marysville, Forbestown c.d.s. beneath frank, sealed opening tear at left, Fine & unusual. Another interpretation of the pen deletion is that it occurred when the cover was marked for forwarding.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3154

Mining Scene, illustrated miner's envelope by J.M. Hutchings, rebacked front only to Barbersville, Ind. with green "Marysville Cal. 10 Nov. 15" c.d.s., closed tear at top, Fine appearance.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3155

1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), four margins, tied by blue grid of rectangles, matching "Marysville Cal. Paid By Stamps Sep. 4" c.d.s. with month inverted, on orange cover to Fredericktown, O., Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3156

Marysville Cal. Paid By Stamps Jul. 19, blue c.d.s. on light buff cover to Scranton Pa. with 10¢ green type III (15), close to ample margins, tied by large grid of blue squares, cover with tape stains, accompanied by later Marysville double circle with #65 tied by small grid of black squares, VG-Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200
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Lot 3157

Nebraska Kansas Old Cheyenne Trale, large illustrated map showing various rivers and routes, Ft. Kearny, Council Bluffs, Kansas City, etc. with "Gold Region" at far left, on orange cover to Pa. with 10¢ green type V (35) tied by "Nevada City Cal." 1860 c.d.s.; horiz. file crease in address area and no bottom flap, stamp with some paper adherence in right margin, Fine and rare.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3158
 
California Postmarks, five covers from John Deuel to his family in Poland, N.Y., Postmarks include San Francisco with "40" & "Paid" handstamps, Forbestown with "Paid 10" in circle, blue "Marysville Cal. 10" (2), and Sacramento "6 & "Paid"; first with fine contents from mentioning New Years gift of gold arriving from N.Y. by Livingston & Wells Express and his elation at receiving his wife's letter: "I consider the money my passage has cost well expended for I could not have returned to the mountains without hearing from you with any courage to try my luck again," etc., Fine lot.
Estimate $300 - 400
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