Exhibit: California Penny Post

12p exhibit

summary

History of the California Penny Post Co.

Ocean Mail Service of the Penny Post

article

City Delivery Service of the Penny Post

Newspaper Clippings

PDF file

"Memorial of the Penny Post Company" (1856)

PDF file

Judge D. Shattuck's notes from Superior Court Case

PDF file

Census in Excel sheet format

XLS file

Imprinted & Franked Covers of the Penny Post Company
 

Type 1 - "Care of the Penny Post Co."

A. Paid 2 - To The Post Office
B. Paid 5 - From the Post Office
C. Paid 7 - To and from the Post Office
D. Paid 5 - City Delivery - (not reported used)
 

Census Page 1

Type 2 - "Agent of the Penny Post Co"

A. Paid 5 
B. Paid 7
C. Paid 7 (on 3c postal stationery)
 

Census Page 2

Type 3 - triple lined box + "To the Penny Post Co"

A. Paid 5  on non-government cover
B. Paid 5 on 3c postal stationery
C. Paid 7 on non-government cover
D. Paid 7 on 3c postal stationery
E. Collect Penny-Postage on non-government cover
F. Paid 5 Ocean Penny Postage
 

Census Page 3

Type 4 - ornamented box + "To the Penny Post Co'

A. Paid 7 on 3c postal stationery
B. Collect Penny-Postage 10 on 3c postal stationery
 

Census Page 4

Type 5 - embossed oval + "To the Penny Post Co"

Paid 7 on 3c postal stationery

Census Page 5

Type 6 - City Delivery

Paid 5 on non-government cover

Census Page 6

Adhesives of the Penny Post Company
 

Type A - genuine adhesive

Census Page 7

Type B - remote possibility genuine adhesive

Type C - remote possibility genuine adhesive

Type D - remote possibility genuine adhesive

bogus 3c Penny Post adhesive

article

Handstamped Markings of the Penny Post Company
 

the handstamps of the company
 

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Imprints
 

the various text variations that appear on envelopes
 

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