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illustrated printed frank with horse and rider, used locally to San Francisco street address, insignificant toned spot at top left, otherwise fresh and extremely fine, Hoogs & Madison also produced rare local adhesives, illustrated in Letters of Gold
Pearce
Haas
Edwards Collection (Christie's Robson Lowe, 1991)
blue oval Pony and rider handstamp with matching boxed "Paid" handstamp on locally-addressed cover, very fine and choice, ex-Meroni
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red oval handstamp (Thomas ADA-101o) on 1853 folded letter to San Francisco, endorsed "Pr Adams & Co Express" at lower left, very fine and attractive
black boxed handstamp (BRT-100) on 3c Green entire to Pioche, Nevada, blue "Treasure City Nev. Nov 3" datestamp, "25" in handstamp crossed out and replaced with manuscript "10", just reduced at right, very fine, virtually nothing is known about Berthouds Mule Team Express aside from the three covers recorded with this handstamp
red oval handstamp on folded cover to Montgomery, Texas, manuscript "25" express charge, red "Houston Txs. May 7" datestamp and matching "V" rate, lightest traces of toning, very fine and rare, this cover probably originated in California and was carried by Dodge & Co. via Panama to Houston where it entered the mails, Scott Prior's article in Western Express (Vol. 69, No. 1) details the history of this express company and the seven surviving covers, 1981 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Edwards
black oval handstamp (EVW-102a) with large double oval "Paid" (EVW-200c) at center, on 3c Nesbitt entire to Rabbit Creek, California, faint November 1858 docketing, light wear and small repairs, still fine, the only recorded example of this Marysville handstamp
black oval handstamp (Thomas FRM-102b) on 3c Nesbitt entire with printed red scroll frank, addressed to San Francisco, very fine
blue oval handstamp (FRM-102c) on 3c Nesbitt entire with red printed scroll frank, addressed to San Francisco, very fine and scarce
blue oval handstamp (FRM-102g) on 3c Nesbitt entire with printed red scroll frank, addressed to San Francisco, very fine and scarce
black oval handstamp (FRM-102m) on 3c Nesbitt entire with printed red scroll frank, addressed to San Francisco, very fine and attractive
blue octagonal framed handstamp (Thomas GRT-100) on 3c Nesbitt entire to "Charles P. Kimball, Pres. Noisy Carrier Book Store, San Francisco, Cal.", very fine, just 10 examples of this handstamp recorded in the Thomas book
black printed frank (GRH-001) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, blue oval "Greenhood & Newbauer Express, Weaverville, Cal." handstamp (GRH-100), small tear at top right, very fine and attractive