Notes By H. B. Phillips | Vol. 1 | Adams – Burn

H.B. Phillips | Vol. 1 | Adams – Burns

Notes Index

HB Phillips/Victor Berthold Notes

In 2005, a blue binder was included with the Alfred Liechtenstein collateral material. This binder contained the notes from HB Phillips with additions by Victor Berthold for express companies letters A-B.

HB Phillips was a well known dealer who specialized in western postal history in the 1890s. During that time he published his “Philatelic Facts and Fallacies” which attempted to ascertain the authenticity of western covers. His notes were turned over to Victor Berthold, a well known collector of westerns who eventually sold his collection, books and notes to Alfred Liechtenstein.

These notes are extremely interesting and while not perfect, present a unique opportunity to see how collectors and dealers viewed items as either authentic or “created”.

I searched for years for letters C-Z. Unfortunately, the Liechtenstein collateral material yielded only the Express A-B book.

Additional materials from Liechtenstein, Berthold and Edgar Jessup will be uploaded as projects are completed. For those of you who are members of the Western Cover Society I thank you for your support. For those who are not, please consider joining as membership is $35 per year.

by Michael Perlman

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HB Phillips

Appendix	1855 California Post Offices
Appendix	Establishment of Post Offices in California, November 1, 1848
Appendix	Express Locals, from Filatelic Facts and Fallacies, April 1893
Appendix	First Express In California Notes
Appendix	Listing of Eastern Express Companies, March, 1897.
Page 001	Express Company Centers (Marysville, Yreka)
Page 002	Filatelic Fact and Fallacies, Page 66
Page 003	Literature (Stimson’s Express History)
Page 005	Filatelic Fact and Fallacies, Page 66, Typed Notes
Page 006	Idaho Express Covers In The Liechtenstein’s Collection
Page 008	Mileage From San Francisco To Varies California Cities
Page 010	Western Franks and Hand Stamps
Page 010a	Earliest Date (Attached to top of Page 10)
Page 012	Western Franks and Hand Stamps
Page 013	Parker Lyon to H. B. Phillips (Notes on Fake Franks, Dec, 1928)
Page 014	Fake, Reprints – Beekman, Indian Creek, Lamping, Colby, Pioneer, Langton
Page 015	Filatelic Fact and Fallacies, Oct, 1894, p. 14 (Books)
Page 016	Notes On Railroad In US, Government In California
Page 018	Adams Express – Notes On Article The Philatelic Gazette, April, 1915, p. 84 by Henry Needhan
Page 019	Adams Express – Notes on Express
Page 020	Adams Express – Notes on Express
Page 021	Adams Express – Notes on Express
Page 022	Adams Adhesive Stamps
Page 023	Notes on use of Government Envelopes
Page 024	Adams Express – Notes On Express
Page 025	Adams Express, CC Envelope
Page 026	Adams Express, Examples Of Early CC
Page 028	Adams Express, Early CC and Hand Stamp
Page 030	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Campo Seco
Page 032	Adams Express, Single Oval with No Town Name
Page 034	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Humboldt Bay, Martinez
Page 036	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Vallejo, Crescent City, Yankee Jims
Page 038	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Columbia, Maysville
Page 040	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Marysville, Mormon Island
Page 042	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamp, Sacramento
Page 044	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Los Angeles, Sonora, Sacramento
Page 046	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamp, San Francisco
Page 048	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Grass Valley, Marysville, Shasta
Page 050	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamp, Jackson
Page 052	Adams Express, Oval Hand Stamps. Sacramento
Page 054	Adams Express, 50 Cent Envelope and Stamp
Page 056	Adams Express, Fake Stamp and 50 Cent Envelope
Page 058	Adams Express, Franks
Page 060	Adams Express, Embossed Envelope
Page 062	Alaska Pacific Express, Frank and Notes
Page 064	Alaska Pacific Express, Co Circular About Franks, March 18, 1898
Page 066	Alaska Pacific Express, Letter To Phillips, April 16, 1898
Page 068	Almy & Oakland & San Francisco Express, Notes
Page 069	Alta Express, WF Purchase Of Express
Page 070	Alta Express, Notes On Company
Page 071	Alta Express, Material In Lichtenstein Collection
Page 072	Alta Express, Oval Hand Stamp, Grass Valley
Page 073	Alta Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Sacramento, San Francisco
Page 074	Alta Express, Oval Hand Stamps, Sacramento, San Francisco, Shasta
Page 075	Alta Express, Oval Hand Stamps
Page 076	Alta Express, Franks
Page 077	Alta Express, Printed CC
Page 078	Alta Express, Franks With Hand Stamps, Forest Hill, Yankee Jims
Page 079	Eastern Express Partnership
Page 080	American Express, Notes On Frank
Page 082	American (Livingston Fargo) Express, Notes On Eastern Company
Page 084	American (Livingston Fargo) Express, Franks
Page 086	Angier’s Express, Frank and Notes
Page 087	Angel & Young & Co
Page 088	Angle & Co. Express, Notes On Express
Page 090	Anthony & Co., Notes and Oval Hand Stamp
Page 092	Appleton’s Valentine Express, Frank
Page 094	Arizona & New Mexico Express, Notes and Franks
Page 096	Whitney Express (Atlantic & Pacific Express), Notes
Page 098	Bacon’s Express, Notes and Frank
Page 100	Baird Brothers Express, Frank
Page 102	Express Company Centers (Marysville, Yreka)
Page 104	Ballou’s Express, Oval Hand Stamp and Frank
Page 105	Ballou’s Express, Notes
Page 106	British Columbia & Victoria Express, Franks
Page 107	Ballou & Co. Express, Note
Page 108	Barnard’s Express, Notes On Frank Types
Page 110	Barnard’s Express, Notes On Frank Types
Page 112	Barnard’s Express, Notes On Express
Page 114	Barnard’s Express, Franks
Page 115	Barnard’s Express, Over-Printed Frank
Page 116	Barnard’s British Columbia Express, Franks
Page 118	Dietz & Nellson Express, Notes On Franks
Page 119	Dietz & Nellson Express, Franks
Page 120	Dietz & Nellson Express, Franks and Labels
Page 122	Forty-Seven-Forty or Fight, By W. Ward
Page 124	Forty-Seven-Forty or Fight, By W. Ward, Page 2
Page 126	Bamber Express, Notes On Express
Page 128	Bamber Express, Hand Stamps, San Francisco
Page 130	Express Company Centers (Marysville, Yreka)
Page 132	Bamber Express, Oval Hand Stamp On WF Envelope
Page 133	Bamber Express, Hand Stamps On Freeman Envelope
Page 134	Bamber Express, Notes On Oval Hand Stamps
Page 136	Bamber Express, Notes On Ribbon Hand Stamp
Page 137	Bamber Express, Ribbon Hand Stamps
Page 138	Bamber Express, Notes On Ribbon Hand Stamp
Page 140	Bamber Express, “Proof” Ribbon Frank
Page 142	Bamber Express, Notes On Ribbon Frank
Page 144	Bamber Express, Oval Hand Stamp and Frank
Page 146	Bamber Express, CC
Page 148	Bamber Express, Frank and “Proof” Frank
Page 150	Bannack City Express, Letter, July 6, 1932 About Covers
Page 152	Bannack City Express, Description of Cover
Page 154	Bannack City Express, Description of Cover
Page 156	Beach & Co Express, Letter Date June 28, 1895
Page 157	Beekman, Hoffman’s Express, Sept. 1895
Page 158	Beekman’s Express, Notes and Hand Stamps
Page 160	Beekman’s Express, Notes On Frank
Page 162	Notes From Bancroft About Steamers Using Bay In 1849
Page 164	Bennett, J. F. & Co., Note On Express
Page 165	Berford & Co., Notes On Express
Page 166	Berford & Co., Notes On Express
Page 166a	Berford & Co., Notes On Express
Page 168	Berford & Co., Oval Hand Stamps and Notes
Page 170	Beveridge & Garrick’s Diamond City Express, Notes and Frank
Page 172	Bicycle Message Route
Page 174	Black & Co’s Express, Notes and Frank
Page 175	Blake’s Shield
Page 176	Blake & Co’s Express, Oval Frank and Notes
Page 177	Bower’s Express, Notes On Express
Page 178	Bower’s Express, Oval and Notes On Express
Page 180	Bower’s Express, Notes On Express
Page 182	Brown’s Express, Notes and Envelope
Page 184	Bradford’s Express, Notes On Express
Page 185	Brown’s Express, Notes
Page 186	Brown & Maguire’s Express, Notes On Express
Page 188	Brown & Richardson’s Express, Notes On Express
Page 190	Buchanan & Co.’s Express, Examples Of Franks