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lot # 7 - united states postal history western express covers
Tracy & Co.'s Express, Portland. Blue oval handstamp (TRA-101) on legal size cover John Owen and addressed to Genl. J.W. Denver in Sacramento, Cal. and endorsed "Care Wells, Fargo & Co. Express line Portland, Oregon", franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red, type IV tied by "Vancouver, W.T., Sep 21" cds, Tracy connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co. in Portland with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Portland, Sep 24" oval date stamp and "Wells, Fargo & Co., Yreka, Sep 28" oval transit date stamp, with original enclosure from John Owen datelined "Office Flathead Agency, Fort Owen, Bitter Root Valley, W.T., September 6, 1860"; cover tear in top left corner, Very Fine, a rare usage from Vancouver, W.T. via the Post Office and both Tracy & Co. and Wells, Fargo & Co. expresses.
Scott No. 26A; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Scott 26A
Estimate: $ 750 - 1,000
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