New South Wales uses to California
 

#8001, New South Wales to California, cover origin Clarence-Town, NSW 18-May-59 backstamp, three copies 6d gray (#29) and single 3d green (#34), San Francisco Cal SEP 8 1859, SHIP and 5 (due) entry, to Sacramento City, CA, ex Forster

$1,500 (sold)

#8002, New South Wales to California, cover origin Sydney, New South Wales 16-May-64 three copies 2d blue (#48) tied, carried per ship "Uruguay" and entered at San Francisco with Oct 6 postmark, FOREIGN handstamp and "10" steamship due, only known example of foreign handstamp on mail from South Pacific (in use August to November, 1864), ex Forster

$9,000 (sold)

#8003, New South Wales to California, cover origin Limeburner, New South Wales 29-Jan-67 origin, pair 6d violet (#40b) tied, Sydney JA 30 transit, carried by ship "Reindeer" and arrived with San Francisco Cal MAR 25 entry and "10" steamship due handstamp, addressed to El Monte, California

$1,750 (sold)

#8004, New South Wales to California, cover with 1 shilling rose (#42) tied by Sydney, New South Wales 2-Dec-68 postmark, carried by Panama New Zealand and Australian Line steamer "Rakaia" via Panama (last sailing of the line), carried from panama by PMSS "Arizona" with San Francisco Cal 10 JAN 23 arrival steamship due postmark, fewer than five covers reported by this route

$2,000 (sold)

British Columbia & Vancouver Island

#8005, London Paid 17 JUL 1857 datestamp on Kenneth McKenzie correspondence cover to Victoria, Vancouvers Island directed via "Post Office Steilacoom, Washington Territory, Oregon" with manuscript 1sh 1/2 d rate, Liverpool transit and San Francisco "Paid" transit, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$2,000 (sold)

#8006, Victoria, Vancouver Island February 21, 1859 dateline on folded letter to Worcester, England, red oval Dickson, Campbell, Victoria sender's cachet at left, San Francisco, California Mar 5, 1859 postmark, two line ART-5 BR PKT backstamp and Liverpool Br Packet AP 10 1859 entry, 1sh 2 1/2 d due rate, London AP 11 transit and Worcester  arrival backstamp, GB AP12

$900 (sold)

#8007, (Victoria, Vancouver Island) oval Victoria Post Office handstamp and red crayon "15" (cents) rate indicating on cover to Toronto, Canada, small double oval "Paid" handstamp, red San Francisco Paid Dec 30 1859" transit and "Overland" handstamp directive for carriage over Butterfield route, Toronto, Canada JA 27 arrival backstamp, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$2,500 (sold)

#8008, Great Britain to Vancouvers Island, Great Britain 1sh, 2d and 1d stamps tied to cover by London March 5, 1860 duplex postmarks, no flap

$900

#8009, (Victoria, Vancouver Island, April 7, 1860 per docket) oval Victoria Post Office handstamp and red crayon "58" (cents) double 29c rate on cover to London, England, small double oval "Paid" handstamp, red San Francisco Paid April 13 1860", red 19 (credit to UK) London, PAID arrival of MY 21, ex Kutz

$3,000

#8010, (Victoria, Vancouver Island) 2 1/2d rose (#2) with manuscript cancel paying colonial postage on cover to Princeton, Canada, matching "F(oreign) P(ostage) not paid" endorsement in the hand of postmaster at Victoria, San Francisco JUL 30 1860 transit, "U. STATES 15" exchange arc and boxed "15" cents due, Princeton, Canada AU 28 arrival backstamp, very early use of first adhesive, ex Brouse and Dale - Lichtenstein

(sold)

#8011, (Salt Spring Island, VI) origin, cover to Onion Grove, Iowa, manuscript "Via Overland Mail, Paid 15 cts J.B." postmaster's endorsement, prepaid 10c marked in crayon, 10c green (#35) tied by San Francisco July 16, 1860 postmark, PF cert

$3,000 (sold)

#8012, Victoria Post Office oval and small "Paid" double oval for colonial postage and red crayon 10 (cents) on cover to Lowell, Mass., U.S. postage prepaid with 1c blue (#24) and three copies 3c dull red (#26, one stamp repair at top) tied by the "Victoria Post Office" oval (proving they were applied in Victoria) as well as different style "Post Office Victoria" oval at top edge, San Francisco, California Nov 9, 1860 postmarks, ex Johnstone, Carr, and Wilkinson, PF cert

$20,000 (sold)

#8013, Victoria, Vancouver Island double oval "Paid" handstamp for colonial postage on cover to Ingersoll, Canada West, red crayon "15" corrected to double rate "30" (cents) indicating US postage prepaid, San Francisco Nov 23 1860 30 Paid postmark, United States 6d Paid two line exchange, 6d Ingersoll, Canada DE 19 arrival backstamp, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$750 (sold)

#8014, San Juan or Camp Picket, February 20, 1861 dateline on folded letter enclosed in cover to Timbuctoo, California, Victoria Coat of Arms hs and double oval "Paid" and crayon 3 (cents), 3c dull red (#26) tied by San Francisco March 12 transit postmark, cover originated on San Juan Island, the site of the Pig War in 1859, ex Wellburn and Robertson

$5,000 (sold)

#8015, Victoria, VI coat of arms handstamp and red crayon "15" (cents) rate on cover front only to Bowmansville Canada, 5c brown (#30A) tied with 10c green (#35) by San Francisco March 29 1861 postmark over "Paid" in oval, red Detroit, Michigan Paid 15 exchange datestamp

$1,000 (sold)

#8016, Victoria, Vancouver Island, 2 1/2d rose (#2) tied to cover to San Francisco by blue oval "Paid" cancel, manuscript "3 Cents P(ostage) P(aid)" in hand of postmaster, San Francisco, California Mar 30, 1861 arrival and "Paid" handstamp, cover edge wear, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$1,500 (sold)

#8017, Victoria, Vancouver Island, 2 1/2d rose tied to cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia by blue oval "Paid" cancel, manuscript "15 cents P(ostage) P(aid)" in hand of postmaster, used in combination with U.S. 5c brown (#30A) and 10c green (#35) tied by San Francisco MAY 1 1861 postmark, red "U. STATES 6" exchnage and Halifax, N.S. MY 29 arrival, ex Gibson and Dale - Lichtenstein

$35,000 (sold)

#8018, St Thomas, Canada cover to New Westminster, B.C. with April 8, 1861 origin, red "Paid" handstamp and 15c rate, transit backstamps, red ms 5 due New Westminster, BC, ex Wellburn

$500 (sold)

#8019, New Westminster, B.C. red numeral "1" cancel tying two copies 2 1/2d rose (#2) to double rate cover to Bowmansville, Canada, San Francisco, California Jul 2 1861 transit and circled 30 due, blue "U. States" exchange and arrival backstamp,  PF cert, ex Wellburn and Kramer

$12,500 (sold)

#8020, B.C. & Vancouver Island 2 1/2d rose (#2) tied to front only to Oberlin, Ohio by San Francisco JUL 27 1861 transit postmark, matching "Due" and "10" rate handstamps

$1,000

#8021, (Victoria, Vancouver Island) blue oval "Paid" for Colonial postage and red crayon "29" on cover to England, U.S. 5c Brown (#30A, pinhole) and 24c Gray (#37) placed over the marking and tied by San Francisco AUG 15 1861 postmark, red "19" credit and London Paid SP 30 arrival, only reported use of this 24c stamp from Victoria, signed Ashbrook

$8,000 (sold)

#8022, Post Office Victoria Coat of Arms oval on cover to Ingersoll, Canada, black San Francisco JAN 28 1862 transit and "15" due rate, blue U. STATES exchange and arrival backstamp, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$800

#8023, New Westminster, B.C. red barred numeral "1" cancels tying B.C 2 1/2d rose (#2) as well as 10c dark green (#68) to cover to Davenport, Iowa, San Francisco MAY 24 1862 transit and additional cogwheel cancel on 10c stamp, ex Gallagher and Robertson

$17,500 (sold)

#8024, Victoria, Vancouver Island faint Coat of Arms handstamp at bottom left of cover to England, overpaid 29c rate with U.S. 24c (#70) and two copies 3c rose (#65, faulty) tied by target cancels, San Francisco NOV 8 1862 postmark, N. York Br. Pkt Paid 19 DEC 3 transit and Eversham, UK DE 17 arrival backstamp, ex Carr and Wilkinson

$250 (sold)

#8025, Canada 12 1/2c green pair (#18) with faint target cancel on Coates correspondence cover to Victoria, V.I., Wm. Coates Watch Maker ad cachet on reverse, Brockville January 16, 1863 origin postmark

$1,500

#8026, Westminster, B.C. double circle "General Post Office Mar 4" origin backstamp and black barred numeral "1" cancel  on 2 1/2d rose (#2, faults) used on cover to Bowmansville, Canada, matching "Paid" at lower left and red crayon "15" rate, strip of five 3c rose (#65, left stamp faulty) tied by cog cancels, San Francisco Cal MAR 10 1863 transit, Bowmanville, Canada AP 6 arrival backstamp, ex Wellburn, Mitchell and Wilkinson

$8,500 (sold)

#8027, Yale, British Columbia barred numeral "4" cancel on pair 2 1/2d rose (#2) used on cover to San Francisco, black oval "Paid" and General Post Office British Columbia" July 4, 1863 double circle postmark struck twice on reverse, red crayon "3c" rate, U.S. 3c rose)#65) tied at left by San Francisco July 10, 1963 duplex postmark, ex Jarrett, Alcuri cert

$17,500 (sold)

#8028, France 80c carmine used from Boulogne, France (November 25, 1863) to New Westminster, BC, London Paid transit

$2,000

#8029, Victoria, Vancouver Island blue P.O. Paid oval at left of cover to Canada West, 12c black (#69) used with 3c rose) tied by cog cancels, San Francisco January 12, 1864 transit, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$2,500 (sold)

#8030, Westminster, B.C. General Post Office 20-Jan-64 origin backstamp on cover to Virden, Illinois, 2 1/2d rose (#2) tied by oval "Paid" handstamp, red crayon "10" rate, U.S. 3c rose (#65) at left with cog cancel, matching San Francisco JAN 28 1864 postmark, docket as originating on December 6, 1863, ex Wilkinson, PF cert

$5,000

#8031, Williams Creek, B.C. barred numeral "10" cancel tying pair 2 1/2d rose (#2) to cover to Aylmer, Canada, straight line "Paid" at left and red crayon "15" rate, General Post Office 7 July 1864 backstamp, 10c green (#68) tied,  matching San Francisco JUL 19 postmark, Aylmer arrival backstamp, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$20,000 (sold)

#8032, Williams Creek, B.C. barred numeral "10" cancels on strip of three 2 1/2d rose (#2, strip separated roughly) on cover to San Francisco, General Post Office Aug 13 postmark on reverse, "Paid" straight line and red crayon "3" rate, entered at San Francisco with their Aug 23 1864 duplex tying 3c rose (#65) to left, bold "Due 7" handstamp and rare FOREIGN steamship handstamp, ex Carr and Wilkinson

$32,500 (sold)

#8033, Williams Creek, B.C. barred numeral "10" used as provisional frank on cover to Stamford, Canada, G.P.O April 29 datestamp on reverse and PAID handstamp, red ms "5d", at top, 10c green (#68) tied by cog cancel, San Francisco MAY 9 1865 transit and Stamford, Canada JU 2 arrival backstamp, ex Robertson

$17,500 (sold)

#8034, Post Office Paid Victoria, Vancouver Island blue oval frank on cover to Rockland, Michigan, manuscript "20" rate underneath pair 10c green (#68) tied by cog cancels, San Francisco Feb 3 1865 transit, ex Wilkinson

$1,500

#8035, Williams Creek, B.C. barred numeral "10" cancels on strip 2 1/2d rose (#2, faults) on cover to Liverpool, England, red crayon "1/-" at left, General Post Office July 26, 1865 backstamp, 24c lilac (#70) tied by cog cancel, San Francisco JUL 31 transit, Liverpool, UK 16 SP 65 arrival backstamp, PF cert which fails to mention that the franking area has been cut out and replaced (as is case will all covers from this correspondence)

$1,500 (sold)

#8036, Douglas, British Columbia barred numeral "2" cancels on strip 3d (#7) used on cover to Manchester, England, GPO Nov 8 1865 backstamp,24c lilac (#78) tied by San Francisco transit and target cancels. red New York exchange, Manchester arrival backstamp, partial flap, ex Knapp, and Kramer, PF cert

$7,500 (sold)

#8037, Westminster, B.C. red Post Office double oval seal on cover, matching Aug 26 1866 double circle backstamp, 3d blue (#7) and 24c gray (#78b) tied at right b cog cancel, San Francisco Sep 1 transit and New York exchange datestamp, Wimborne OC 8 arrival backstamp, ex Haas and Wilkinson, PF cert

$9,500 (sold)

#8038, Williams Creek, B.C. barred numeral "10" cancels on strip of 2 1/2d rose (#2) on cover to Aylmer, Canada. "Piad" handstamp and GPO Feb 25 1867 backstamp, 10c green (#68) tied by cog, San Francisco transit and Aylmer arrival backstamp, ex Wilkinson (CAPEX 96, Gems of Canadian Philately)

$7,500

#8039, Post Office Victoria, Vancouver Island Paid blue oval handstamp tying 5c red IMPERF (#3) in combination with 10c green (#68) to cover to Campo Seco, California, original September 6, 1867 letter, San Francisco SEP 11 postmark and target tying U.S. stamp, the only reported combination of imperf BC adhesive and a U.S. stamp, ex Dale - Lichtenstein, PF cert

$65,000 (sold)

#8040, Great Britain 4d vermilion and 3d rose tied to cover (red embossed seal of Colonial Securities Company on flap) to New Westminster, London 8-Feb-68 origin postmark, ex Wilkinson

$600 (sold)

#8041, Post Office Victoria, Vancouver Island Paid blue oval handstamp on 10c blue pair (#6) and single 5c red (#5) on cover to Scotland, Victoria 22-Feb-68 origin postmark, Perth, Scotland MY 2 arrival backstamp, ex Wilkinson, 1959 RPS cert

$4,000 (sold)

#8042, Post Office Victoria, Vancouver Island Paid blue oval handstamp tying 3d strip of 4 (#7) to cover to Scotland, Victoria Jul 30 1868 postmark, London transit and Perth arrival backstamps, ex Wellburn and Wilkinson

$4,000 (sold)

#8043, Post Office Victoria, Vancouver Island Paid blue oval handstamp tying 10c blue (#6) and four copies 5c red (#5, wrinkles) to cover to Peterborough, England, Victoria 22-Oct-68 origin backstamp, London 13 DE 68 transit and arrival backstamp, ex Wilkinson

$4,000

#8044 Victoria, B.C. January 25, 1869 datestamp tying pair TWO CENTS surcharge (#8) to cover to Vermont, 10c green (#68, faults) tied at right by pen strokes, cover soiled, the only reported combination use, ex Wilkinson, Vincent Greene cert

$6,000

#8045, Customs, Vancouver Island seal frank on Wells Fargo & Co. franked 10c green Nesbitt entire to New London, Connecticut, entered mails with New York June 27 Paid (1859) postmark, small repair at center above indicia, PF cert

$4,000 (sold)

#8046, Customs, Vancouver Island seal frank on Freeman & Co's franked 3c red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, blue oval Freeman & Co's Express Victoria handstamp, "Edward please deliver" endorsement," no flap and repaired at top affecting seal, ex Kutz (illus. in Gold Fever) and Wilkinson

$4,000 (sold)

#8047 (Victoria, Vancouver Island), blue Victoria Paid V.I. frank on Wells Fargo franked 10c Green entire to England, additionally franked with pair 10c green (#35) tied by San Francisco JAN 23 1860 postmarks, red 19 credit, Portsmouth arrival backstamp, cover sealed tear at top, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$9,000(sold)

#8048, (Victoria, Vancouver Island) blue Victoria Paid V.I. frank on Wells Fargo franked 3c pink entire, their Jan 12 Victoria blue oval datestamp, used to San Francisco with original 1861 letter, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$700

#8049, Post Office Victoria, V. I. blue coat of arms frank on Wells Fargo franked 3c pink entire to San Francisco, their blue datestamp of Victoria, pencil January 12/64" endorsement

$1,250 (sold)

#8050, Triple conjunctive express use from Cariboo, B.C., Dietz & Nelsons Express scroll frank overprinted on Wells fargo franked 3c pink entire used to San Francisco, Barnard's Cariboo Express Paid black on orange label at center and Victoria 2 1/2d riose (#2) at left for colonial postage, all tied by Wells Fargo Nor' Coa' Mes (North Coast Messenger) Apr 27 datestamps, Wells Fargo small oval May 2 1864 arrival in blue, cover minor reduction at right, ex Wellburn and Wilkinson, PF cert

$10,000 (sold)

#8051, Wells Fargo franked 3c pink entire used to Victoria and forwarded to Cariboo, their blue oval "San Francisco Sep 26" oval, blue "Collect" with "$1.00" and strip of three Victoria 2 1/2d rose (#2) tied at left by Dietz & Nelsons B.C. & V.I. Express handstamps for carriage to Cariboo, cover piece added at right including portion of indicia and the oval completed, PF cert

$3,500 (sold)

#8052, (Cariboo, B.C.) May 1865 cover used to Derehem, Canada, blue manuscript "Paid 1.25) under BC & VI pair 2 1/2d rose (#2), orange Barnard's PAID label, blue oval P.O. Paid frank, U.S. 10c green #68 now hinged at left was originally positioned over label and tied at top, San Francisco June 7, 1865 postmark, arrival backstamp, ex Haas, Carr and Wilkinson, PF cert

$20,000 (sold)

#8053, (Yale, B.C.) two copies 2 1/2d rose tied to cover to London, England by blue "Dietz & Nelson's BC&V Express" postmark, matching "Paid" oval at left, red New York exchange and London Paid AP 19 arrival, ex Carr and Wilkinson

$4,000

#8054, Wells Fargo franked 3c pink entire used to New Westminster, their blue San Francisco August 4 (1865) datestamp, BC&VI 2.5d rose (#2) tied by blue Dietz & Nelson's B.C. & V.I. Express, their orange "From Victoria" label on reverse, 1865 recipient docket,  ex Dale - Lichtenstein

$5,000 (sold)

#8055, Triple Conjunctive Express Use, Wells Fargo franked 3c pink entire with additional printed franks of Dietz & Nelson (scroll at left) and "Paid - Barnard's Express, Columbia River via Yale, B.C." below used to San Francisco,  pair BC&VI 2 1/2d rose (#2) tied at left by Dietz & Nelson postmark, 3d blue tied at right by Wells Fargo Victoria JUL 11 datestamps, an 1866 use, ex Dale - Lichtenstein, PF cert

$30,000 (sold)

#8056, Wells Fargo & Co. franked 3c pink entire used from San Francisco Jun 16 (1867) to Lillooet, B.C., blue Wells Fargo datestamps, Barnard's Cariboo Express Paid orange label, paste back only, address abraded retraced, ex Carr and Wilkinson

(sold)

#8057, Wells Fargo & Co. franked 3c pink entire used from San Francisco Jun 16 (1867) to Cariboo, B.C., blue Wells Fargo datestamps, Barnard's Cariboo Express Collect green label, paste back only, address abraded and retraced, ex Carr and Wilkinson

(sold)

South America
 

#8058, Paita, Peru June 15, 1849 dateline on folded letter to San Francisco, oval Forwarded by Zachrisson, Nelson & Co. Panama backstamp, red manuscript "40" due on arrival at San Francisco (double 20c rate), ex Pearce

$300 (sold)

#8059, San Francisco, Cal. Sep 1 postmark and red manuscript "40" double rate on 1849 folded cover to Valparaiso, Chile, Forwarded by Zachrisson, Nelson & Co. Panama oval backstamp and carried by PSNC steamer "New Grenada" to Chile with barred "10" handstamp of Pacific Steam Navigation Company applied onboard

$2,500 (sold)

#8060, Valparaiso, Chile August 7, 1850 origin for folded cover to San Francisco, orange red San Francisco 24 SEP entry and matching clamshell 6 due, manuscripts pr str. New Orleans endorsement

$2,000 (sold)

#8061, PANAMA red consular origin handstamp on folded cover to San Francicso, orange red San Francisco 30 Sep entry with "Rec'd" at bottom, boxed "30" due rate, ex Haas and Kramer (illus. Letters of Gold)

$4,000 (sold)

#8062, Valparaiso, Chile September 25, 1850 dateline on folded letter to San Francisco,  "VAPOR BOLIVIA P" (Pacific Steam Navigation Co.) straight line handstamp, San Francisco orange red boxed "30" due handstamp, November 22 arrival docket

$1,250

#8063, Valparaiso, Chile March 26, 1851 dateline on folded letter to San Francisco,  "VAPOR N. GRANADA" (Pacific Steam Navigation Co.) straight line handstamp struck twice, San Francisco orange red boxed "30" due handstamp

$2,500 (sold)

#8064, San Francisco October 31, 1852 dateline on folded letter to Valparaiso, Chile, blue "Paid" handstamp of San Francisco and crayon 50 cent rate, transferred to British mails with red crown "Paid At Panama" handstamp and crayon "1/-" rate, Panama November 23 1852 split ring backstamp, carried by PSNC ship Quito

$2,500

#8065, Valparaiso, Chile 1852 folded letter with red STEAMER WINFIELD SCOTT handstamp (first trip), black San Francisco April 29 entry and clamshell 6 due, ex Haas

$4,500 (sold)

#8066, Camatagua para Ringo (Chile) May 1, 1863 dateline on folded letter to Salem, Oregon, strip of 5 Chile 5 ctos and red "Franco" handstamp, Lima May 23 backstamp, red STEAM PANAMA oval handstamp and San Francisco Nov 9 postmark, due "10" and "6" rate handstamps, the only reported example of this steam oval in red, ex Mayer

$5,000 (sold)

#8067, (Acapulco, Mexico) cover to Sacramento, California entered the mails with 3c rose (#65) tied, DUE 6 and bold STEAM ACAPULCO oval, San Francisco MAY 30 postmark, ex Mayer

$3,750 (sold)

#8068, Mexico 1R eagle (#22) with Mazatlan district overprint tied by ornate "Franco" to cover to San Francisco, San Francisco Feb 27 1865 entry postmark and "10" steamship due handstamp, ex Rosenthal

$5,000

#8069, Mazatlan, Mexico May 9 1865 dateline on folded letter to San Francisco,  fancy FRANCO handstamp, 10 due, oval STEAM MAZATLAN and San Francisco MAY 16 arrival, ex Mayer

$2,000 (sold)

#8070, Guatemala Correos October 31 1866 double circle origin postmark on cover to San Francisco, black "1" reales on reverse and red boxed "Franco" rate handstamp, after carriage to Panama it was carried by PMSS steamer to San Francisco, oval STEAM PANAMA handstamp and San Francisco DEC 13 postmark with due 10 rate, ex Mayer

$2,750 (sold)