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Blake & Co’s Express,
Oval Frank and Notes

F. W. BLAKE & CO’S EXPRESS

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~~see Tracy & Co also Sheperd’s Express~~

44 x 24

Type I Printed Frank	Double lined oval (44 x ~~25m~~). Three line inscription in heavy black type. Above, F.W.BLAKE & C^os EXPRESS in large type. WEAVERVILLE. All three types of letters are different. Color blue and red. (???) by H.B.Ph. F.F.&F. July 1895.


	F(???) used as a handstamp on ordinary buff envelope – Color blue Blue on 1853 3¢ red, white – 3 5_E – 1AK Blue on 1853 3¢ red, buff – 3 – Die 5 (E). 15 j,g with W.Fr Co #5 – black ” ” ” ” 8 – ” ” 3¢ red buff 3 – Die 5a (E²) 21 g , q ” 10¢ green buff 3 – Die 8 (B) 33 with W. F. & Co #5 black 1860 3¢ red , buff – 3 – Die 9 – 76 e with J. Bamber & Co’s Paid Contra Costa Exp. – black.

Type II	Shield, 35 x 27m. On lined or shaded backround a four line inscription; Above, in heavy type PAID – F.W.BLAKE & C^o – Express in Gothic letters – WEAVERVILLE Color ~~red~~ Black


	Black on 1853 3¢ red – buff – 3 – Die 5 (E) 15k ” ” white – 3 – Die 5a (E²) 20h, s ” ” buff – 3 – Die 5a (E²) 21a, g , q 1860 ” ” buff – 3 – 76e on W. F. # 5.

Note F. W. Blake & Co were agents of the W. F. & Co at Weaverville exist on
	1853 3¢ red – buff – 3 – E 15J and 15e – W. F. Black Type 2 – 45m ” ” ” ” ” 15a – ” ” ” ” 2B – 49m ” 10¢ green ” ” ” 33 ” ” Red Type 4 – 57m

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