The Spring Sale

Lamping & Co.'s Express, Downieville, blue oval handstamp cancels 3¢ pink (U58) entire with Lamping printed frank at left, from the Antonio Daneri correspondence to San Francisco exchanged with blue " Wells Fargo & Co., Marysville " blue double-oval datestamp; minor flap tear, Very Fine and scarce conjunctive use.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300 - 400.

Lamping's Express, successor to Langton, served the Downieville mining region and connected with Wells, Fargo & Co. at Marysville.

(Langton's Pioneer Express) Camtonville., blue straightline in oval handstamp on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire with Langton's Pioneer Express printed frank to San Francisco Cal., endorsed "Valuable" and "Collect", exchanged with blue "Wells Fargo & Co., Marysville, Nov 11" double-oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-5) and "Wells Fargo & Co.'s Express From Marysville" black on orange label at lower left and slightly folded over the bottom; entire a bit reduced at left, F.-V.F. and scarce money letter label use, ex-Hackett .

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300 - 400.

(Langton's Pioneer Express) Eureka, Sierra Co., red oval company handstamp with Langton's "football" printed frank (Thomas LAN-002) on 3¢ red (U26) star die entire with conjunctive blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville, Oct 6" oval to Santa Cruz Cal.; small toned spot on indicium, opened three sides, light water stain at lower right, one tiny chip in paper at right, still F.-V.F., ex-Kramer, Blaine .

Thomas No. LAN-113   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS LANGTON'S PIONEER EXPRESS "EUREKA, SIERRA CO." OVAL.

LaPorte Express Co., La Porte, Aug 22, blue oval handstamp (LAP-100) cancels 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire with black LaPorte Express Co. printed frank (LAP-001) to San Francisco Cal., black "Dr. E.L. Williard's Book & Drug Store" oval corner card handstamp (LAP-400), 1866 receipt docketing on reverse; reduced slightly at right, Extremely Fine and choice strike, one of the finest recorded .

Thomas No. LAP-100   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

The La Porte Express Co. carried mail from La Porte, Plumas County and the mines on Gibsonville Ridge connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express at Marysville. La Porte Express Co. operated for only eight months, January to August 1866, when it was sold to Wells Fargo & Co.

Pacific Express Co., El Dorado, large blue oval handstamp with matching small "Paid" oval on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, manuscript "Coin $200.00" endorsement; small flap defect, Very Fine and scarce.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200 - 300.

Pacific-Union Express., two-line red handstamp cancels 3¢ pink (U58) buff entire with red Pacific Union Express Co. frank to Grass Valley Cal.; some wrinkling and edge wear, reduced slightly at left, Fine and unique marking.

Thomas No. PAU-102   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

F. Rumrill & Co's. Northern Express, Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co., blue oval handstamp on 1854 orange cover sent from Maine with red "Columbia, Me. July 1" cds and matching "10" rating handstamp to Marysville Cal.; some corner wear,

Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $325, Very Fine and scarce.

Thomas No. RUM-103   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Cherokee, perfect sharp strike of blue oval (Leutzinger 03-01) with Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire to San Francisco Cal., an Extremely Fine gem, the finest of Two or fewer examples recorded in the Thomas census , ex-Hertz, Blaine .

Thomas No. WFE-101   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Wells Fargo & Co., Sac. Messenger, Oct 7, blue oval (Leutzinger type 11-9) cancels 3¢ red (U26) Star die entire to Virginia City, Nevada Territory with overall advertising in light blue of "Philip A. Roach, Dealer in Wines and Liquors" with large illustration of his Building and Street Scene, Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank on back flap (Haller type E); slightly rough opening at left with corner flaws, F.-V.F. and beautiful, ex-Lichtenstein .

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000 - 1,500.

A STUNNING WELL'S FARGO & CO. OVERALL SHADED AD COVER.

This is the only advertiser that we are aware of that required the Frank be printed on the back flap with only a few examples known.