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July 2023
United States Postal History
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bold datestamp ties 3c Dull red (26) to cover to New York City, very fine and scarce Nebraska Territory postmark
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
five-line woodblock handstamp on cover to New York City, circular "Jones & Russell's Pike's Peak Express Co. Denver City Apr 26 1860" handstamp covered with 3c Dull red (26, since moved slightly to display marking), same marking with May 3 date at top, entered the mails with blue "Saint Joseph Mo. May 10 1860" datestamp (second strike ties stamp), very fine, an extraordinary cover, one of just three recorded examples of this eye-catching marking
black oval on cover to Norwich, Connecticut, entered the mails with 1857 3c Dull red tied by blue "Saint Joseph Mo. Jun 26 1860" datestamp, barely reduced at left, very fine, a fresh and attractive cover
oval handstamp with second strike dated June 21 below, on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Waltham, Massachusetts, entered the mails with blue "Saint Joseph Mo. Jun 28 1860" datestamp, manuscript "Due 3", lengthy original enclosure datelined "Denver City, June 19th 1860", light wear to cover, fine and attractive
oval datestamp on cover to Leavenworth City, Kansas, franked with 3c Dull red (26) just tied by black grid, small piece of backflap out at right, very fine
black handstamp on 1860 cover to Nebraska City, Nebraska Territory, originated in Central City, Colorado, entered the mails with 1857 3c Dull red tied by green grid, matching "St Joseph Mo Jul 8" datestamp, very fine, original letter from Stephen F. Nuckolls to his brother Heath regarding his new life in Colorado after fleeing from a mob of abolitionists in Nebraska
black oval datestamp on cover to Irwin's Station, Pennsylvania, originated with "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company Leavenworth City, K.T. Oct 6" oval, entered the mails with 1857 3c Dull red tied by black grid, matching "Leavenworth City Kas Oct 13" datestamp, forwarded with October 19 Irwin's Mills backstamp to Mercersburg, manuscript "Due 3", stamp two small pieces replaced, very fine and attractive, one of just three reported examples of the COC&PPE Leavenworth City oval, a beautiful and rare cover
Marc Haas (R.A. Siegel Sale 561, 1980)