The Larry Lyons Collection: All Roads Lead to San Francisco

*A buyer’s premium of 15% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

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Sale 1103 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

Session One (lots 1501-1644): Wednesday, June 24 at 10:30 A.M. EDT

• Merchants Exchange, Noisy Carriers, Nicaragua Line, Cal. Telegraph Lot 1501–1508
• California Penny Post Lot 1509–1530
• Reed`s City Despatch Lot 1531
• California City Letter Express, California Letter Express Lot 1532–1538
• Carnes City, Loomis` Letter Express Lot 1539–1542
• San Francisco Letter Express Lot 1543
• San Francisco Locals: Appleton`s thru Swift`s Lot 1544–1557
• 1860-61 Transcontinental Pony Express Lot 1558–1562
• 1862-65 Virginia City Pony Express Lot 1563–1564
• Western Expresses: Adams thru Alta Lot 1565–1579
• Western Expresses: American Express thru Eureka Lot 1580–1598
• Western Expresses: Everts thru Freeman Lot 1599–1618
• Western Expresses: Gibbs thru Hunter Lot 1619–1644

Session Two (lots 1645-1774): Wednesday, June 24 at 1:30 P.M. EDT

• Western Expresses: Kennedy thru Leland Lot 1645–1658
• Western Expresses: Mead & Clark thru Pacific Lot 1659–1686
• Western Expresses: Pauly thru Swift Lot 1687–1705
• Western Expresses: Taggart thru Wand & Davis Lot 1706–1721
• Western Expresses: Wells, Fargo & Co. Lot 1722–1734
• Western Expresses: Wells, Fargo & Co., Transcontinental Lot 1735–1744
• Western Expresses: Wells, Fargo & Co., Express Labels Lot 1745–1761
• Western Expresses: Wells, Fargo & Co., Foreign Uses Lot 1762–1765
• Western Expresses: J.P. Wharton thru Wylie & Co. Lot 1766–1774