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U.S. Stamps, U.S. and C.S.A. Postal History, Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...
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J. Bamber & Cos. Express, Bacon & Hardy, Oakland Office. Printed frank (Haller FB2, Ty. 5) on 3c Pink entire (U34) to San Francisco, conjunctive use with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Grass Valley Mar.
8" oval datestamp, insect nibbling at sides (repaired at right), otherwise Fine, scarce frank with Bamber's Oakland agents' names, ex Edwards 
The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, Denver City K.T., Aug. 21. Oval datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire with bold "Saint Joseph Mo. Aug. 28, 1860" circular datestamp to
Manchester N.H., "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph Mo. Aug. 31" oval backstamp, small insignificant stain at lower right, otherwise Very Fine, the cover was carried by the express from Denver City to St. Joseph
where it was placed in the mails and carried on to Manchester N.H., ex Meroni and Hall 
Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Express. Red printed frank (Haller FE9, Ty. 2) on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U16) addressed in blue to Middleborough Mass., entered mails with two strikes of
red "La Porte Cal. Oct. 16, 1859" circular datestamp, negligible opening tears (one at top touches frank), still Very Fine, scarce transcontinental use and unusually colorful, ex Dale-Lichtenstein 
Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Express. Printed frank (Haller FE9, Ty. 2b) on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U16) to Sherborn Mass., red "Strawberry Valley Cal." circle with ms. July 17 date, small
piece of backflap missing, edges cosmetically improved, Very Fine, this frank is unlisted in Haller on U16 entire, very scarce 
Everts, Wilson & Co.'s Express. Printed frank in blue (Haller FE9, Ty. 2) on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U16) to Trout River N.Y., entered mails with faint red "Strawberry Valley
Cal." circular datestamp (Dec. 17 in ms.), opening tear along top and mended nick above frank, still Fine, the blue frank is extremely rare and possibly unique on a 10c entire, ex Worthington, Dale-Lichtenstein 
Freeman & Co.'s Express. Three covers, first red "Freeman & Co.'s Express San Francisco." oval handstamp on part-printed bill of lading datelined at Panama, Jun. 30, 1855, and endorsed for the
steamship J. L. Stephens, second red "Freeman & Co.'s Express Aug. 20" circular datestamp on buff cover to local street address in San Francisco, finally red "Forwarded by J. M. Freeman, Agent of Adams & Co's Express, Panama" oval handstamp
clearly struck on buff cover to Santiago, Chile, Very Fine, extremely scarce marking, a choice trio of covers, ex Hahn 
Freeman & Co.'s California, Atlantic States and European Express. Printed frank (Haller FF7, Ty. 1) on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to Athens N.Y., uprated with 1c Blue, Ty. V and pair of 3c
Dull Red, Ty. III (24, 26), tied by "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 11, 1861" circular datestamp, 3c stamps originally affixed over obsolete frank (lifted and hinged at lower left), Very Fine, by 1861 Freeman was out of business, but a few of the
franked 3c entires were used in the Nichols correspondence (see Nathan p. 82 for another similar example), a fascinating use, with 1983 P.F. certificate StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork® are
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