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1875 Fairbanks Scale Cohoes Straw Board Co Receipt Belmont Nevada Wells Fargo Cover
and Wells Fargo, Smiths Station, Belmont, purple oval handstamp on reverse of 1875 Cohoes Straw Board Co. receipt. Uncanceled cover addressed to H. Wadsworth Treasure W.F and Co. ( Wells Fargo and Co.) San Francisco
id #7127
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$75
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Sept6 1870 W.T Ellis Forwarding Merchant Flour Barley Label Perhams Stage and Express Line Cover
manuscript Paid 2.50 for express charges, $200 value at left from Geo F. Gilson For Prof. J.C. Gilson Centreville Alameda County California. W.T. Ellis blue label has been cut below Merchant (removing word Marysville) and applied just above Goods forwarded to all parts of California and Nevada Territory, with Despatch. 3 Wax seals at back of cover read Contents Unknown........W.T. Ellis a early Marysville pioneer grocer in Marysville Yuba county owned and delivered cargo and barley products for farmers and merchants down the Sacramento river to San Francisco Grain storage holding sheds, Lumber deliveries , ETC. , wagon deliveries to Grocer - Supplier Eastman in Downieville and Camptonville Yuba county on a regular basis. This cover may have been delivered via Steam Boat at the closest dock to Centreville, then forwarded by Perhams Stage and Express Line to Centreville Alameda County California. This is the only cover known to me of this express discovered all most 30 years ago. See Sept 2005 Western Express article by Bruce Mosher on W.T. Ellis Label. M.C. Nathan list this Express operated in Contra Costa County California in 1870. Later it extended its operations to Centreville in Alameda County. Wiltsee notes it had a printed frank , but a description is not Available.
id #7125
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$1250
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1850s Forwarded by Hunter & Cos. Express Mud Springs To Lang Tadler Co San Francisco Cover
stampless shield-shaped handstamp (Thomas HUN-111) with PAID in double-line oval handstamp on dark buff cover. Tear upper right corner, stains, and paper loss at back flap. Thomas book records only five examples, Alexander Hunter started his semi-weekly express in May 1851 and ran from Placerville to all parts of El Dorado and Placer counties. Hunters main office was at Placerville and in 1852 was moved to Mud Springs, he sold his business to Wells Fargo & Co. in July 1854 and became their Placerville agent, with P.F. Certificate #44575 dated 1974.
id #7124
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$600
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April 1 1850 San Francisco CA 40 Rate Stampless Enclosed 2 Pages Prices Current Folded Circular
printed dated March 30 1850. Titled San Francisco Letter Sheet Price and Review of The Market , William W. Gallaer...Editor and Proprietor. Vol1 No.10 Review of the market since the sailing of the steamer on the first of the month, with mention of lumber , The supply of candles , Fruits and Provisions market. Printer - Pacific News Press. Excellent condition. Sent to Salem Mass. USA.
id #7122
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$375
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1850s Murphys Calaveras Paid 12 Oval Illustrated Miners Mining Scene by J.M Hutchings Cover
to North Attleboro Mass. Mining Scene depicting Miner Panning for Gold with Long Tom in the background. Anthony & Baker SC engravers imprint at bottom of design. addressed to Mr. Stephen Clarke, some wear and minor faults.
id #7121
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$750
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Feb. 5 1857 Marysville Langtons Pioneer Express to Wm Boyd Timbuctoo Yuba California Cover
partly clear blue oval handstamp (Thomas LAN-100) with second strike at upper left and matching blue oval PAID used as provisional frank on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) to Timbuctoo Cal., manuscript docketing at top Feb 5th 1857 dates this cover, a rare example of a express station handstamp used as a provisional frank. Some wear at corners.
id #7120
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$350
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