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Adams & Co. Express Office Exchanges Signed by Freeman & Co. [155406]

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Adams & Co. Express Office Exchanges Signed by Freeman & Co. [155406]
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150.00USD+ (30.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Dec 08 @ 13:20UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Lot of two different. A First and Second of Exchange, Adams & Co. Express Office, San Francisco. Each is numbered and filled out to Hunter & Co., signed Freeman & Co., but no date or amount. Identical design with placer mining and allegorical vignette. Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. The First of Exchange has a tape repaired hole. John M. Freeman started his express service between San Francisco and Sacramento at the beginning of the gold rush in California (July 1850). Freeman & Company connected with Adams Express, Todd & Company, and Berfords Express. He competed with Palmer & Co. Express but the latter shipped on a semi-monthly basis at that period. Freeman sold out to Adams in Nov, 1851 and became their agent in Sacramento. After the collapse of Adams & Co., Freeman & Co. became their successors.

Date: 1850s
Country (if not USA):
State: California
City: San Francisco
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