On back, GENE 35L1 TYPE III
Green

Horizontal Strip of three Reprint on thick card

"LETTER & PACKAGE EXPRESS"

Gahagan & Howe City Express, San Francisco, (5c) Black (70L3). Vertical strip of three and single, canceled to order with the "San Francisco Letter Express" horse and rider handstamp.

Four margins. Very fine.

5c black, disturbed gum

1851 gold on black glazed letter book, Thompson & Hitchcock imprint, printed by Nesbitt & Co.

A wonderful and rare written book, with wear and fragile cover. Fine and rare.

Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company printed frank on 1864 3¢ pink entire to Independence, Missouri, entered the mails with "Leavenworth, Kan." cds and carried by outside the mails from Virginia City to Salt Lake City and then east on the Central Overland Route. With Holladay double circle handstamp.

Wells Fargo & Co. California and Atlantic Express red printed frank with 1861 1c on 10c Yellow Green entire (U40) to San Fransisco. Black Aug 2 New York 1862 cds.

Original gum, heavy vertical crease.

Hinged

Very nice appearance, minor thin. Scarce.

With a PF Cert which states, "UNUSED OG,HORIZONTAL PAIR, IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT: IT IS GENUITINE PREVIOUSLY HINGED"

Blue, For Publishers' Use, Newspaper. Scarce

Included in Thomas' scans, #WC16183

Whiting & Co's Feather River Express Paid embossed 3c red U10 postal stationery envelope, used to Quincy, Cal. Addressed to P.O. Hudley. Back Flap is loose, still attached at top left. (very fragile).
Left side is detached. Bottom Flap is loose, still attached at bottom center to left side.

Haller FW12 Type 2. ($1,700 ,1989 EDITION)

1847 5c Red Brown (1), dot in "S" variety on folded letter with Utica, N.Y. fancy paid with a PF Certificate which states, "SINGLE,"DOT IN S" VARIETY, BLUE 9 BAR OPEN GRID CANCELS, ON 1851 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO COOPERSTOWN NY, BLUE UTICA NY PMK AT RIGHT WITH FANCY BLUE "PAID" IN SCROLL AT TOP CENTER. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS A GENUINE USAGE."

4 margins, close bottom left