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Sept. 15 San Francisco 3c paid Illustrated Prospecting Miners to Rev. Mc Elry Santa Clara Letter
1 1/2 page letter signed at front and back page E. Noble. Mostly clear red-orange cds (SAF-460) on Prospecting Miners, blue illustrated cameo , enclosed letter datelined Sept 14, 1853 reads in part, The Boat is going out on Friday and it is a very busy time always just before sailing of the Steamers.
id #7229
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$2400
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Sept. 5 1857 San Francisco 10c #33 R.E. Raimond, Shipping and Commission Merchant Ad Cover
San Francisco cds ties 1857 10c green, type III (33) on cover to Pittsburg Pa. cover with large blue oval handstamp corner card of R.E. Raimond, General Shipping and Commission Merchant, 105 Front St., Near Washington, San Francisco, showing illustrated sailing ship at center, some edge wear , opening tear at back flap.
id #7228
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$750
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April 1 1850 Spencerburg Mo 40 Rate Hunter & Co Express Mss Spanish Bar Sacramento Cover
blue company handstamp (HUN-100) on cover originating with manuscript postmark Spencerburg, Mo April 1 and 40 rate to Sacramento, with via New York at lower left, Sacramento City with their postmark and red Adv d (advertised handstamp) where turned over to Hunters with their 1.70 manuscript rate marking at left ($1.30 express fee and 40ยข postage due) for delivery to Spanish Bar manuscript at bottom of cover with wear & edge restoration, believed to be the earliest type of Hunters handstamp.
id #7227
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$425
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1850s Hunters and Co. Express Running Pony El Dorado Slide 1.25 Express rate Cover
black Running Pony company oval (HUN-101) on cover to Mr Dan S Tucker Sacramento City, postmarked San Francisco, Cal 28 Feb cds with 5 rate handstamp, picked up by Hunters Express and routed to El Slide (Eldorado Slide) with 1.25 manuscript express rate, ink smudge on San Francisco postmark, cover wrinkles & corner wear.
Alexander Hunter, A early pioneer express men, started by running as a single man pick up service. From this operation he quickly expanded into a service running between Sacramento and Placerville, and Sacramento and Mormon Island. From Mormon Island and Placerville, he serviced most of the mining camps and river bars on the south, middle and north forks of the American River.
id #7226
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$1200
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1850s Sonora Tuolumne Cal Todds Express Office With 30 OZ Dust to Teller in San Francisco Cover
with Tombstone Handstamp (Thomas TOE-104) and CC at lower left (Todds designation for Carson Creek, the origin of this cover) condition wrinkles and split tear at vert. center of back flap. Todd & Company operate from San Francisco and Stockton serving the southern mines. Todd sold his operation to Wells Fargo in September 1853.
id #7225
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$400
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Panama March 17 1849 2 Page Letter We Have Procure Passage to Sutters Fort California
We have arrived safe in Panama about ten days since I wrote you by the (ship) Crescent City , some 4 weeks ago. Im happy to say that we have at last procured a passage to Sutters Fort California. Mr. Lippet of Providence has purchased a small schooner and Capt. Williams is master of her. Shall sail in a few days will take only 12 passengers and will coast all the way up to San Francisco. If you have any friends coming this way without steamer tickets, I should advise them not to come. There is now here about 1000 people without any tickets for California, and no possible chance for them any. Many will no doubt be obliged to return home. The expenses are more than double than we anticipated. Steamer Steerage tickets, have been sold here at auction $500 each. This is the earliest recorded cover to New York with the 30c Steamship rate from Panama.
id #7224
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$1750
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1850s Gregorys Express Office San Francisco JWG FREE to Hamilton Butte Co Judge Lott Cover
blue three-line company handstamp (GRE-110) with matching blue Free J.W.G.(initials for Joseph Gregory) company oval (GRE-204c) on outer sheet (no letter) to Hamilton, Butte Co., Cal. vertical file fold, missing portion of one backflap. One of only a few known examples of this free handstamp.
id #7223
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$375
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1852 Gregorys Express Office San Francisco Letter Coming to Sacramento Womans Letter
mention would rather go the a families house than a public house to board for a day or two, wondering if Mrs. Luce is housekeeping. Wish you would send letter by Gregory because I can not get letters out of the office untill two or three days after they arrive, direct to Mrs. Dennys next to California Exchange. Shall be there next week on Mondays boat.. Ann
Letter addressed to Walton C Felch corner of 5th and J St. Sacramento Cal. Excellent condition.
id #7222
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$350
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March 28 1850 Old Dry Diggings Send Letters to Coloma or Sutters Mill Stampless 1p Letter
April 24 Sacramento oval postmark (SAC-2480) with tall 12 1/2c rate handstamp on folded one page letter to General John Wilson Navy Agent San Francisco with docket at left reads - Politeness Mr. Thorndike, We hear it reported that Mess. Waid & Co. with whom we left our little sum of money have failed in business and that Mr. W. had attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself. Direct your letter to us at Coloma of Sutters Mill where we have made arrangements to get them. Signed F.H.D Wolf for Hutchings and D Wolf .
Hutchings was known to have Claims at Weber Camp in 1848 or also known as Old Dry Diggings - then latter Hangtown then Placerville . Hutchingson also known for the famous Gold Rush letter sheets printed in Placerville. The Miners Ten Commandments.
id #7221
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$2000
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Dec 13 1853 Sacramento Adams Express X3 Cancels Folded Letter to French Banker Belloc Freres
letter manuscript written in French, some separation starts or paper chipping at upper edge fold.
id #7220
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$200
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