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July 2023
United States Postal History
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blue oval handstamp on 1863 all-over advertising 3c Pink entire for "A. Jacoby, Wholesale Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, Wines & Liquors, Hardware, Dry Goods, &c., Arcata, Humboldt Bay", vertical Wells Fargo frank at left, addressed to Stargard, Germany, New York and German transit handstamps, very fine and attractive
three all-over advertising designs (yellow, red, and gray-green) on 3c Green entires, all addressed to Stockton, California and with black Wells, Fargo & Co. franks at left, small backflap faults, very fine appearance
vertical ribbon frank (BBC-001e) on 10c Green entire to San Francisco, Canada 3c Small Queen tied by Barnard's double circle handstamp, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Victoria V.I." oval, edges professionally restored, very fine appearance, a rare use
vertical printed ribbon frank (DIE‐002) on 3c Pink entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank at top, San Francisco address on reverse, two 2c Black and two 2c Green (73, 68) tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria Jan 5" ovals with additional strike at top right, light wear and backflap faults, fine and scarce
black oval handstamp with coat of arms on 10c Green entire to Brussels, Belgium, red Wells, Fargo & Co. frank at top, uprated with pair of 3c Pink (64) and 10c Green (68), all with red grids, red New York City credit, various backstamps including "Am. Packet" and Brussels, light wear, overall fine, a rare and beautiful use
blue oval datestamp on 1868 10c Green entire to London, England, black company frank at top, 5c Vancouver Island tied by "35" barred oval, 2c Black (93) just tied by leaf fancy cancel (second strike on indicia), red "New York Paid All Jul 23" transit and August 7 London arrival, upper right corner repaired, otherwise very fine and attractive use
oval handstamp (FTB-100) on 1863 cover to Bannack City, Beaver Head Mines, Idaho Territory, 3c Rose (63) with blue target and "Denver City Col Aug 13" double circle datestamp, endorsed "Via Fort Bridger Utah" and backstamped August 19, very fine, one of two examples of this handstamp, this short-lived express operated from Fort Bridger to Fort Hall on the Snake River, then north on the Montana Trail to Bannack City
oval datestamp used conjunctively with Hinckley & Co's express datestamp, ties 3c Dull red with blue "Saint Joseph Mo. Jul 12 1860" to cover to Hartford City, Indiana
transit datestamp on cover to White Pigeon, Michigan, originating from the mines with "Hinckley & Co.'s Express Denver City Jul 19 1860" datestamp, transferred to the COC&PPE for carriage from Denver to Leavenworth City, Kansas where it entered the mails with an 1857 3c Dull red tied by July 26 datestamp, very fine, Hinckley & Co. did not begin competing with the COC&PPE until September 1860
Provenance: Hall
black datestamp on 3c Nesbitt entire to Waltham, Massachusetts, entered the mails with "Saint Joseph Mo. Sep 6 1860" datestamp, light aging, fine and attractive
printed scroll frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Rosiclare, Illinois, "Hinckley & Co's Express, Denver City Oct 15 1860" handstamp, entered the mails with Saint Joseph Mo Oct 23 1860" doublecircle date stamp, very fine, ex-Wunsch
datestamp on cover to Pacific City, Iowa, entered the mails with "Omaha City Neb. Apr 20 1861" datestamp, 3c Dull red (26) tied by matching grid, just reduced at right, very fine