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1855 Rattlesnake California Wells Fargo Express 1 Bag Ore to US Mint for Coinage Receipt
Receipt received of Henry Albee and signed at back. Receipt with crease folds. Signed Baldwin & Co. Agent. Printed at left Wells Fargo and Companys Express and Exchange Company Capital $500,000.
id #7217
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$300
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1854 Downieville CA S.W. Langton and Bros Express Banking and Exchange Office Letterhead Letter
to Warren and Son San Francisco with mention of Adams and company check No.1573 for $10. Item has crease folds and tear repair left edge at back with archival ? tape . before Adams Express purchased of this Gold Rush Express and banking office.
id #7216
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$300
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July 18 1869 Per Wells Fargo and Co to Capt. George Wallace WF Office Treasure City Nevada Cover
reduced at right edge. Treasure City (1868-1880) is just south of Hamilton, located at the 9,000 foot level on Treasure Hill. Treasure City was the first business center of the White Pine Mining District. In 1869, Treasure City had the White Pine News, a post office, stock exchange, theater, Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges, 42 stores, a bank, Wells Fargo office and several saloons. Most of the buildings burned down in 1874.
id #7215
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$100
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1869 Sacramento CA Due 3c X2 Marks and Weintraub Bag Factory San Francisco Shaded Ad Cover
one page letter signed by Marks, letter to brother Asher Roseburg Oregon. Marks & Weintraub, San Francisco, with Pacific Union Express red ribbon printed frank vertically at left (Thomas PAU-001a) on 1864-65 issue 3c pink on buff entire (U59) to Roseburg, Oregon, entered mails with Sacramento Cal. Apr 7 (1869) cds with two strikes of Due 3 in circle, overall shaded ad cover for Marks & Weintraub, messy ink Due 3 manuscript on cover with original letter to brother datelined San Francisco April the 6/69. Cover opened at bottom edge.
id #7214
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$175
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1855 Sacramento Pacific Express Paid to Sam McCullough Granite City Sacramento County Cover
Granite City later known as Folsom City. Pacific Express Co. Sacramento, small blue company oval handstamp with matching boxed PAID (Thomas PAC-120) struck in center of oval to constitute a prepaid franked envelope on 3c red (U9) Nesbitt entire to Granite City, Sac. County, Cal., edge and corner wear, top portion of cover replaced up to handstamp and indicia. This provisional frank was prior to Pacific Express production of their own printed franks, undoubtedly shortly after their formation in March 1855 after the demise of Adams & Co.
id #7213
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$200
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1861 U35 Mormon Island Wells Fargo Express to San Francisco Cover
clear light blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger 03-01) with printed Wells Fargo frank on 3c pink (U35) buff entire to San Francisco Cal. some wear at corners ex-Leutzinger.
id #7212
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$250
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Yreka Wells Fargo Express Siskiyou County to Tsue Chong Wing Chinese Merchant Cover
to 714 Commercial Street San Francisco. W.F. blue company oval and printed Wells Fargo frank on 3¢ green (U163) entire with preprinted address. Excellent condition.
id #7211
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$125
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March 7 1854 Pr Adams and Co Express Sonora to Wm Hammond Care James King of William
San Francisco. James King of William (Jan. 28 1822 – May 20 1856 Shot Dead - Murder) was a crusading San Francisco, California, newspaper editor whose assassination by James P. Casey, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, in 1856 resulted in the establishment of the second
San Francisco Vigilance Committee and changed the politics of San Francisco. Folded outer sheet legal size cover pencil notation at lower left Collect 25 cts, Jack . Great condition , very small paper nick below word Jack.
id #7210
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$600
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1857 Auburn California Wells Fargo Stampless Placer Co State Seal Deposition Cover
legal size cover. Collectors exhibit page mention interesting to note that this 1857 letter to a government agency bears no U.S. postage although such use was mandatory starting Jan 1 1856. Condition light stain and wrinkles.
id #7209
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$150
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1850s Adams & Co Express Unused Special Deposit Placer Gold List of Express Offices
San Francisco , Sacramento , Marysville Nevada , Stockton , Sonora , Moquelumne Hill , Shasta Auburn ,Coloma , Yankee Jims , Georgetown Jackson , Ophir , Placerville , Mormon Island Mariposa , New York , London ETC. Receipt measures 4 7/8 X 9 inches with folds , 2 inch tear upper left (old tape at back same location) . Printed by Root and Anthony NY. Rare or seldom seen this design Special Deposit.
id #7208
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$125
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