Sale 1155 — United States and Confederate States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday, 9 May, 2017
Category — Carriers, Locals and Western Express
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3249
U.S.P.O. Despatch/Pre-Paid/One Cent. Double-oval handstamp in red boldly struck on Mar. 1855 folded printed notice to street address, two faint toned spots, still Extremely Fine and a perfect strike of the scarce double oval, ex Hind, Middendorf and Meyersburg, with clear 1997 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
0
3250
Forwarded by Hoffman & Co. Express. Clear strike of oval express company handstamp (HOF-100) on cover to San Francisco, red "Windsor Vt. 31 May" circular datestamp and manuscript "40" cent rate, Very Fine and scarce, the Thomas book records only seven examples of this marking and reports that F.J. Hoffman ran this early express operation between Sacramento and the Placerville area, late in 1851 the express was dissolved
E. 400-500
550
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Johnson's Free P.O. Box, Philadelphia Pa., Black on Orange (unlisted in Scott). Rectangular label (Ty. II) depicting Abraham Lincoln and with 1865 date affixed to back of folded cover franked with 2c Black (73), s.e. at left, tied by partly clear strike of Philadelphia Pa. double-circle datestamp and addressed to Baltimore Md., label with small bit of oxidation and tiny margin nick, file folds not affecting stamp or label, Very Fine, the Johnson's Box labels are believed by some specialists to be advertising labels applied to letters taken from a local merchant's mail-drop box, this one with the Lincoln design is the first example to appear in Power Search, with clear 2009 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
200
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1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins with framelines or design portions of all eight surrounding stamps, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; Carriers & Locals unpriced in SMQ), this is the highest grade possible on the grading chart and it is shared by only 11 others, Scott Retail as hinged
50
400
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Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 25c Black on Pink Glazed Card (1L3). The so-called "Poker Chip" stamp, rumored to have circulated in California saloons during the Gold Rush era, complete sheet of 40, one stamp (Position 30) shows retouched flaw over bottom right "25", large margins, trivial wrinkle in top margin well away from stamps, Very Fine
2,000
450
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Broadway Post Office, New York N.Y., (1c) Black (26L2). Mostly large margins to just touching outer frameline at top, used with 1851 3c on small piece and tied by New York circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate, complete cover catalogues $2,750.00, Scott Retail as single
400
300
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Penny Express Co., 5c Blue, Red (114L2, 114L3). Complete unused sheets of 32, slight wrinkling and toning in places, still an Extremely Fine and scarce pair of sheets
1,300
250
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Wells, Fargo & Co., (unstated value) Blue, Newspaper, Horizontal Strip of Three, Imperforate Between (143LP9b). Horizontal block of 10, right block of six contains two of the error strips, natural s.e. at right, original gum, h.r., shallow thin in top error strip, appears Very Fine, scarce multiple of this variety, Scott Retail as two error strips
700
250
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Wells, Fargo & Co. Printed frank on 10c Yellow Green on White entire (U40) from Vancouver Island to Portland, Oregon, with British Columbia, 1869, 5c on 3c Bright Red (9), tied by blue "35" in barred oval cancel, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria, Dec. 3" oval datestamp, expertly repaired tear at top not affecting embossed stamp, Very Fine, a handsome mixed franking cover from British Columbia to Oregon, ex Wilkinson
E. 1,000-1,500
1,000
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