The APS Sale

"Long Tom" Miners' Camp, illustrated miner's brown cover bearing 3¢ dull red (11) margins to in with small tear, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 30 May" cds to Dry Town Cal., forwarded with "Dry Town Cal. 9 Jun" cds; faults with toning and wear, flap missing, Fine and scarce illustrated miner's cover, ex-Knapp .

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $400 - 600.

(Mail Routes) 1850 Gold Rush letter to St. Louis, Mo. via Acapulco and New Orleans, blue folded letter written between July 31st and August 3rd aboard the steamship Northerner by William T. Reynolds to his wife, the ship departed Panama on its way to San Francisco and the letter dropped off at Acapulco to be transported back via Panama City, Chagres and New Orleans, then up the Mississippi to St. Louis, entered the U.S. mails with red " New Orleans, La., Sep 6 " cds with matching " Steam " straightline and " 30 " in circle ratemaker, with lengthy enclosure illuminating the trip; tiny edge tear, Very Fine and rare routing, ex-Skinner .

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750 - 1,000.

Overland via Los Angeles, four-horse stagecoach illustrated design on yellow cover with manuscript "Coon Creek Cala. Feb. 20th" postmark and "Paid 10cts" rating to North Anson Me.; reduced at left and top right edge nibble, otherwise fresh and Very Fine, ex-Knapp, Wiltsee .

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $500 - 750.

Whitney & Co., Forwarding Merchants, printed forwarder's corner card on 3¢ pink (U58) entire with Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank and canceled by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Dec 20" oval to Carson City, Nevada, includes Whitney & Co. letterhead enclosure concerning money matters; slightly reduced at bottom with small repaired nick, missing bottom backflap and couple creases, Very Fine, illustrated in Letters of Gold .

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $400 - 600.