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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‐002) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, blue "Greenhood & Newbauer Express, Weaverville, Cal." oval handstamp (GRH-002) and manuscript "10" express charge, very fine, the "Newbaner" spelling is considerably scarcer than "Newbauer"

red octagonal framed handstamp (HOP-100) on 3c Pink entire to Nevada City, California, February 7, 1865 docketing at left, barely reduced at right (just into indicia), very fine strike and cover, one of just two recorded examples of this marking (the other in the Wiltsee Collection)

large margins, tied by red "Paid" in double line oval (a style of device used by Wells, Fargo & Co.) to cover to Oroville, California, matching red "Langston's Pioneer Express Unionville" handstamp, on 3c Pink entire (U63) with printed black Wells Fargo frank, blue Wells Fargo Carson City handstamp on indicia, extremely fine and attractive, one of just six recorded covers with the rare Humboldt's Express adhesive, widely considered to be the most attractive local stamp ever produced, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate

This cover was carried by Langton's Humboldt Express from his office at Unionville to Carson City, where the connection to Oroville by Wells, Fargo & Co. was made. 
 
Illustrated in Letters of Gold (p. 200). Ex Haas and Edwards Kuphal