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1850s Grass Valley Nevada Co 10 Stampless JM Hutchings Miners Express Letters from Home Cover
Oct 14, cds Williams (NEV-630) Illustrated Expressman on Horseback Delivering Letters From Home To News-Starved Miners. Artist Anthony and Baker. Back flap stain spots.
id #7231
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$2000
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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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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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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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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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