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**1857-60 Issue, Postal Stationery Usages:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2198		J. Bamber & Co.s Contra Costa Express Paid. Boldly struck oval handstamp with octagonal "Answer by Bamber & Co.'s Express Office Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, Extremely Fine and choice, ex Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 300-400
2199		W. E. Singer & Co.'s Feather River Express Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co. Clear strike of blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Bidwells Bar Cal., perfect strike of "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Steamboat" shield handstamp, 1855 docketing on back, Nesbitt seal on flap, cover re-sealed, fresh and Very Fine, remarkably choice strike of the very scarce steamboat handstamp used on mail carried by inland waterways steamer (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2200		Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, Portland (Ore.). Perfectly struck blue oval handstamp on 10c Green Nesbitt entire to New York City, Wells Fargo red printed frank, black "C.O.D." framed handstamp applied by Hinkley's Metropolitan Errand and Carrier local post, minor edge wear, otherwise fresh and Very Fine, extremely rare Oregon express marking, used in conjunction with a New York local post, illustrated in Dale Forster's Oregon Express Companies, ex Jarrett (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2201		Adams Express Company, Great Eastern Western & Southern Express Forwarders, New-York. Perfectly struck greenish blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to Athens Tenn., brown Manhattan Bank corner card, "New-York Apr. 29" (1861) circular datestamp and grid, fresh and Extremely Fine, one of the choicest examples of this pre-June 1st express usage, outstanding and rare (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2202		Talbotton Ga., 5c Black entire (94XU1). Bold strike of provisional handstamp on obsolete United States 3c Star Die entire, small pen marks cancel design which is also cancelled by "Talbotton Ga. Jul. 29, 1861" double-circle datestamp, to Cotton Valley Ala., some slight overall wear, Very Fine and scarce usage, only eight examples are reported in Crown (Image)	750.00
2203		Wells, Fargo & Co. Pony Express, 25c Blue (143L8). Large margins, tied by clear strike of blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Virginia City N.T. Jul. 17" oval datestamp on 3c Pink entire (U34) with printed frank, to San Francisco, embossing slightly affected by light bend caused by thickness of contents (not included), some edge wear including small scotch tape repair at lower left, otherwise Very Fine and scarce usage (Image)	4,000.00

1857-60 Issue, Postal Stationery Usages:

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2198

J. Bamber & Co.s Contra Costa Express Paid. Boldly struck oval handstamp with octagonal "Answer by Bamber & Co.'s Express Office Davis St. Between Broadway & Vallejo" handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, Extremely Fine and choice, ex Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 300-400

2199

W. E. Singer & Co.'s Feather River Express Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co. Clear strike of blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Bidwells Bar Cal., perfect strike of "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Steamboat" shield handstamp, 1855 docketing on back, Nesbitt seal on flap, cover re-sealed, fresh and Very Fine, remarkably choice strike of the very scarce steamboat handstamp used on mail carried by inland waterways steamer (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2200

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, Portland (Ore.). Perfectly struck blue oval handstamp on 10c Green Nesbitt entire to New York City, Wells Fargo red printed frank, black "C.O.D." framed handstamp applied by Hinkley's Metropolitan Errand and Carrier local post, minor edge wear, otherwise fresh and Very Fine, extremely rare Oregon express marking, used in conjunction with a New York local post, illustrated in Dale Forster's Oregon Express Companies, ex Jarrett (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2201

Adams Express Company, Great Eastern Western & Southern Express Forwarders, New-York. Perfectly struck greenish blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to Athens Tenn., brown Manhattan Bank corner card, "New-York Apr. 29" (1861) circular datestamp and grid, fresh and Extremely Fine, one of the choicest examples of this pre-June 1st express usage, outstanding and rare (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2202

Talbotton Ga., 5c Black entire (94XU1). Bold strike of provisional handstamp on obsolete United States 3c Star Die entire, small pen marks cancel design which is also cancelled by "Talbotton Ga. Jul. 29, 1861" double-circle datestamp, to Cotton Valley Ala., some slight overall wear, Very Fine and scarce usage, only eight examples are reported in Crown (Image)

750.00

2203

Wells, Fargo & Co. Pony Express, 25c Blue (143L8). Large margins, tied by clear strike of blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Virginia City N.T. Jul. 17" oval datestamp on 3c Pink entire (U34) with printed frank, to San Francisco, embossing slightly affected by light bend caused by thickness of contents (not included), some edge wear including small scotch tape repair at lower left, otherwise Very Fine and scarce usage (Image)

4,000.00