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Small Western Express Co. Covers

 

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ID

Express Co. Origin Date

Frank

Entire

Description

Price

SE11168 Adams & Co. Stockton, CA ca 1854 - - Fine blue dual oval H/S on full cover $180
SE94135 Bamber & Co. Contra Costa, CA ca 1861 - U 35 Triple Express Co. H/C on entire shortened slty at left *SOLD* $265
SE96442 Bamber & Co. San Francisco, CA ca 1864 FB-2, ty 2 U 59 Very fine dual circle blue H/S on cover short at left *SOLD* $90
SE97961 Beekman's Expr. Jacksonville, OR ca 1864 FB-4 U 58 An unused full cover from scarce Express Co. $175
SE94155 Buchanan Expr. Canon City, CA ca 1866 FB-11 U 59 A paste up on full cover *SOLD* $200
SE94185 Everts, Wilson Marysville, CA ca 1862 FE-9 U 27 Blue oval H/S on a paste up front, replaced back $180
SE36930 Freeman & Co's Sacramento, CA ca 1854 FF-7, ty 3 U 10 Black oval messenger H/S on full entire *SOLD* $135
SE99240 Freeman & Co's San Francisco, CA ca 1857 - - Red oval H/S & st. line reply rev, both Unl in Nathan *SOLD* $360
SE96054 Greenhood & Newbauer Weaverville, CA ca 1865 FG-6 U 59 YUB-2030:4 black CDS on full entire *SOLD* $250
SE94960 Hopkinson's Dutch Flat, CA 1865 FH-13 U59 A very rare cover from the Barkhausen & Clifford Collections $675
SE95970 Gregory & English Eureka South, CA ca 1865 FG-7 ty3 U 59 Blue W/F Lu 11-9 & NEV-Unl:7 black CDS *SOLD* $765
SE38610 Lamping & Co. Forest City, CA ca 1867 FL-1 ty1 U 59 Very fine blue oval H/S on entire shortened at right $385
SE11268 Langton's Expr Downeyville, CA ca 1863 FL-3 ty6 U 58 XF black oval H/S on entire shortened at left *SOLD* $175
SE97822 Pacific Express Volcano, CA 1857 - - Fine blue oval H/S on full cover w/enclosure $400
SE58106 Pacific Union Marysville, CA ca 1865 FP-4 U 59 Fine blue double circle H/S on cover cut at right *SOLD* $45
SE12139 Pacific Union Sacramento, CA ca 1856 FP-1 ty 1 U 10 Light blue oval H/S on full cover $265
SE94145 Truman & Co San Francisco, CA ca 1864 FT-13 U 59 Bright frank on full entire *SOLD* $225
SE58116 Truman & Co San Francisco, CA 1867 FT13 ty2 U 59 Manuscript cancel on stained cover shortened at left *SOLD* $45
SE36900 Whiting & Co's Feather River - ca 1865 FW12 ty3 U 58 No cancel on a shortened at left cover w/enclosure *SOLD* $250

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