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OVERLAND MAILS OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 601 |
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[Overland Routes, Two Books] The Butterfield Overland Mail 1857-1869, Roscoe and Margaret Conklin. Glendale, CA, Arthur H. Clark, 1947. Three volumes. 8vo, red cloth, gilt tops. Risvold labels. Some uneven toning. With the The First
Overland Mail: Butterfield Trail, St. Louis to San Francisco. Walter B. Lang. No place, Walter B. Lang, 1940. 8vo, orange cloth. Risvold label. |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 602 |
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 Overland Via Los Angeles, printed directive on six-horse stage coach illustrated cover published by Randal & Co., Marysville to Boston with 10c Green, Ty. V (#35) tied
by blue waffle grid, matching "Marysville, Cal/Oct 18" datestamp, cover with manuscript doodles of the address on reverse, very fine and handsome. (Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 603 |
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 From Sacramento Via Los Angeles, printed directive with the word "Sacramento" redacted, on six-horse stage coach illustrated cover published by Hutchings &
Rosenfield, San Francisco used to Neponsett, Mass. with 10c Green, Ty. V (#35) affixed with right corners over the cover edge and tied by "Benicia, Cal./Sep 6" datestamp, carried over Butterfield route, 1860 docket at bottom left, very fine. (Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 604 |
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 Overland, San Francisco via Los Angeles, U.S. Mail, directive in handsome four-horse stage coach illustrated 10c Pale Green entire (#U17a) to Burlington, Vermont
with "San Francisco, Cal./5 Jul" datestamp with manuscript "1858" year, very fine; an especially rare design on an entire; ex-Barkhausen. (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 605 |
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 Overland via Los Angeles, printed directive on hand-colored four-horse stage coach illustrated cover to Gaspreville, Nova Scotia with horizontal pair 1c Blue,
Ty. V, 3c Dull red and 10c Green, Ty. V (#24, 26, 35, small faults) tied by twice struck "San Francisco, Cal./Jan 21, 1861" postmarks and carried by the Butterfield Overland Mail on the southern route to Tipton, Missouri, thence by the Pacific
Railroad to St. Louis and continuing on by railroad to New York and thence by steamship to Nova Scotia, red "U. States" in arc exchange office handstamp and Gaspreville arrival backstamp, very fine and colorful usage. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 606 |
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 Overland via Los Angeles, printed directive on hand-colored four-horse stage coach illustrated cover to Janesville, Wisconsin with 1c Blue, Ty. V (#24) and three
3c Dull red (#26, one fault from placement at cover edge) tied by twice struck double circle "Portland, OR./Sep 15, 1860" datestamps, fresh and extremely fine, a rare use from Oregon.This cover travelled from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco by
steamer, then on the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on the southern route to St. Louis and on to its destination by train. (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 607 |
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 Per Overland Mail Stage, Via Los Angeles, printed directive on four-horse stage coach illustrated cover published by Geo. B. Hitchcock, San Francisco, carried by
Butterfield Overland Mail on the southern route to Fort Craig, New Mexico with 3c Dull red (#26, straight edge at right) tied by "San Francisco, Cal./Oct 19, 1860" datestamp, forwarded to Ston Wall Mill, Virginia with clear "Fort Craig, N.M."
datestamp with manuscript "8 Nov" date and matching "Forw 3c due", very fine; the earliest recorded Fort Craig postmark and one of only four known examples of this type.This cover traveled across the entire country for a total of only 6c,
whereas it would have been 10c is it had been sent direct to final destination. (Image) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $16,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 608 |
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 Overland Via Los Angeles, U.S. Mail, integral directive in four-horse stage coach illustrated cover to Rockford, Illinois with 1c Blue, Ty. V (#24, pre-use
crease) and horizontal strip of three 3c Dull red (#26) tied by two strikes of blue double circle "Petaluma, Cal./Dec 15" postmark, with datestamp repeated beneath, original 1860 enclosure, cover reduced at right into right 3c stamp, otherwise very
fine. (Image) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 609 |
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 Overland Via Los Angeles, U.S. Mail, printed directive in four-horse stage coach illustrated cover published by The Star of the Union carried by Butterfield
Overland Mail to New York City with 10c Green, Ty. V (#35, crease and top right corner missing) tied by "Columbia, Cal./Sep 9, 1860" datestamp, very fine; ex-Baughman. (Image) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 610 |
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 Per Overland Mail Via Los Angeles, printed directive on two-horse stage coach illustrated cover published by W. E. Loomis, San Francisco to Fredericksburg, Virginia
with 10c Green, Ty. V (#35, straight edge at right) tied by "San Francisco, Cal/Aug 16, 1860" datestamp, cover with flap missing, some staining and sealed tear at bottom right, fine. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 611 |
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 Per Overland Mail Stage, Via Los Angeles, printed directive on four-horse stage coach illustrated cover published by Geo. B. Hutchings, San Francisco to Pelbraham,
Mass. with 10c Green, Ty. V (#35, top left corner torn off prior to use) tied by "San Francisco, Cal./Jul 16, 1860" datestamp, reduced slightly at left just into design, fine. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 612 |
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 By the Overland Mail Stage via Los Angeles! Hurrah! But we must have the (pointing hand) train, illustrated overland railroad propaganda design cover to Fort Dodge,
Iowa with 10c Green, Ty. V (#35) tied by bold "Georgetown, Cal./Feb 25, 1862" datestamp, if year date is correct, it would be an accepted use of demonetized stamp used after the southern route had been abandoned, fresh and extremely fine. (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 613 |
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 Overland Mail, Via Los Angeles, train illustrated propaganda design for the transcontinental railroad published by Hossack & Crawford, Sacramento to Kings Ferry, N.Y.
with 10c Green, Ty. V (#35, small corner crease) tied by "Sacramento City, Cal,/ May 24, 1860" postmark and carried on the Butterfield route, cover nick at left with small piece of side flap missing, very fine.
(Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 614 |
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 OVERLAND., mostly clear straightline handstamp and matching "Sacramento City, Cal./Nov 11, 1859" datestamp tying 10c Green, Ty. V (#35, faulty) to buff cover to
Chester, Pa., this handstamp was used on mail that was carried on the Butterfield Route, very fine. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 615 |
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 Overland, Via Visalia, Fort Tijon, Los Angeles, Fort Yuma, El Paso & Fort Smith, extensive manuscript directive on cover carried by Butterfield Overland Mail
stage on the southern route to Gaysville, Vermont with 10c Green, Ty. V (#35, natural straight edge at left), tied by double circle "Auburn, Cal./Mar 12, 1860" datestamp, postmark repeated at bottom left, very fine; illustrated in Ashbrook;
ex-Fortgang and Haas. (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 616 |
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 Overland route, via St. Louis & El Paso, manuscript directive on orange cover to Benicia, California with 10c Green, Ty. II (#32) tied by perfectly struck "Shakopee,
M.T./Apr 5, 1859" Minnesota Territory datestamp, carried from Tipton, Missouri by the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on the southern route, light staining at top, still very fine. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 617 |
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 Via St. Louis & Southern Overland Mail, manuscript directive on 3c Red on buff entire (#U10) cancelled by clear "Tucson, N.M./May 21" New Mexico territorial
period postmark, present day Arizona, used to Williamsburg, Virginia and carried on the Butterfield Overland Mail, very fine.Tucson was a time-table station with westbound mails due on Tuesdays and Fridays and the eastbound mails on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. May 21st was a Saturday. (Image) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 618 |
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 Via Fort Smith & Memphis, Overland Mail, manuscript directive on cover to Stateburg, South Carolina with 3c Dull red (#26) tied by manuscript "Ft. Chadbourne (Texas)/Jan 26,
1861" postmark, very fine; ex-Haas.Fort Chadbourne, Texas was established on Oct. 28, 1852. It was located on Oak Creek 3 miles above its confluence with the Colorado River. The post office was established at the fort on Jan. 28, 1859 and
discontinued in 1866. The fort was abandoned by the military in 1867. It was a time-table station on the Butterfield Overland Mail. The westbound mail was due on Tuesday and Fridays and the eastbound on Wednesday and Sundays. January 26th was a
Saturday. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 619 |
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 Fort Buchanan, N.M., Sep 3, well struck datestamp and manuscript "Via Overland Mail" directive on 3c Red entire (#U9) to Fort Davis, Texas, forwarded to Eagle Pass,
Texas with clear "Fort Davis, Texas/Sep 9, 1860" datestamp and manuscript "forwd due 3c", fresh and very fine. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 620 |
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 Fort Fillmore, N.M., Nov 8th/56, manuscript New Mexico Territory postmark on 3c Red on buff entire to Norristown, Pa., fresh and very fine; believed to be the
only recorded manuscript postmark.Fort Fillmore was a way station on the Butterfield Overland Mail. It was established on September 23, 1851. Located on the left bank of the Rio Grande River about six miles south of Mesilla. Abandoned by Union
troops on July 26, 1861, and then occupied by the Confederate troops from Texas. Abandoned by the Confederates on July 8, 1862. Reoccupied by U.S. troops in August 1862, and finally abandoned by the military on October 10, 1862. The post office was
established August 6, 1852, and discontinued on February 14, 1863. (Image) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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