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Western Express – October 1974 – 2.1 MB

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Editor’s Arena
Membership Changes
Pacific Express Company by Ed S. McConnell
Museum vs. Collector
Contents of a Letter by Sandra and Judah Landes
Patriotic Cancels used in California and Nevada by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
A Group of Expresses by (the late) A. Jay Hertz
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Western Express – July 1974 – 2.6 MB

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Editor’s Arena
Membership Changes
The Roll of California Express Companies in British Columbia by Donald E. Forster, M.D.
Railroad Markings from the East to California in the 1850’s by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Contents of a Letter
California and New York Steamship Co. by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
A Group of Expresses by (the late) A. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
Advertisements
Roster —– Supplement – N/A

Western Express – April 1974 – 2 MB

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Editor’s Arena
Membership Changes
Back Issues of Western Express
Treasurer’s Report
Patron and Sustaining Members
Contents of a Letter by Irwin Vogel
Johnsons Ranch by Basil Pearce
Ghost Towns of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
French Postage Due Markings
A Group of Western Expresses by (the late) A. Jay Hertz
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Western Express – January 1974 – 2.1 MB

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Editor’s Arena
Membership Changes
Wreck Covers from the Steamer Winfield Scott by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Buchanan, N. T. by Harry L. Fine
My Observations – “Let the Buyer Beware” by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
The Tandler Forgeries by Y. Souren
A Group of Western Expresses by thelateA. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – October 1973 – 2.1 MB

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President’s Special Message
Membership Changes
The Three Tracy Brothers by Robert D. Livingston
Amargo, Los Angeles County Ghost Town by Kenneth S. Greenberg
California Postmarks 1849-1851 Earlier Than Official Records by W. Scott Polland, M.D
Contents of a Civil War Letter by Everett C. Erie
Franks of Western Expresses
Alf Doten and Doten’s Bar – A California Ghost Town by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – July 1973 – 2.4 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
List of Patron and Sustaining Members
Monoville-First Gold Camp East of the Sierra Nevadas by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Contents of the Letter – by Stanley L. Herbruck
1857 Plus 1861 Combo Covers from and to San Francisco by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
A Group of Expresses by (the late) A. Jay Hertz
Franks of The Western Express
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – April 1973 – 2.4 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Treasurer’s Report
The “Rt. Rev. Bishop Hopkins D.D.” – Final Correspondence Courtesy of Marc Haas-continued from January issue
Report of the Postmaster General, March 11, 1853 Courtesy of J. David Baker
Cerro Gordo- Los Angeles’ Comstock by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Contents of The Letter by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Mother Lode Towns- Timbuctoo, Yuba County by M. C. Nathan
Pioneer Mail Across The Prairie in 1849 by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
A Group of Expresses by (the 1ate) Dr. A. Jay Hertz
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Western Express – January 1973 – 3.6 MB

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President’s Message by Basil C. Pearce
Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Election Results
Standing Committees
Ghost Towns – The Quicksilver Mine of the New Almaden by John Drew
The “Rt. Rev. Bishop Hopkins D.D.” Correspondence Courtesy of Marc Haas – continued from October Issue
Mother Lode Towns-Aqua Fria by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
A Group of Expresses by (the late) A. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal I
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Roster of Members – January 1, 1973 —– Supplement – N/A

Western Express – October 1972 – 3.1 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Report of Nominating Committee
What About Black and Company’s Express by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Early Mail-Carriers by Thomas R. McCullock
The “Rt. Rev. Bishop Hopkins D.D.” Correspondence Courtesy of Marc Haas – Continued from July issue
The Louisiana Tehuantepec Company by August H. Lentz.
Mother Lode Towns – Onion Valley, Plumas County, California by Jack Greenberg
A Group of Expresses  by (the late) Dr. A. J. Hertz
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Western Express – July 1972 – 3.7 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Available Back Issues of Western Express & Maps
The Earliest Use of the 1¢-3¢ 1851 Stamps from California by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
The “Rt. Rev. Bishop Hopkins D.D.” Correspondence Courtesy of Marc Haas
The Smithsonian’s Pony Express Cover by Ellen E. Roney
Mother Lode Towns-Rough and Ready by M.C. Nathan
San Francisco “Steamship” by Everett C. Erle
A Group of Expresses by (the late) A. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – April 1972 – 3.2 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Treasurer’s Annual Report
The Postmarks of Strawberry Valley and Some of Their Forgeries by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Contents of a Letter by Everett C. Erie Some Gregory & Rumrill Express Correspondence Courtesy of Irwin R. Vogel
Two Interesting Letters of the Mills Family of Montana by Rex P. Smith
“Due 8” by Tracy Simpson
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – January 1972 – 3.1 MB

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President’s Message
Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Some 01dtime Colorado Fakes by David L. Jarrett
The Story of the Mail Route That Was Never Used by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
A Letter From a Forty-Niner by Robson Lowe
“Detained for Postage” by Tracy W. Simpson
Empire Ranch Station by M. C. Nathan
Book Review by Henry P. Walker
A Group of Expresses by (the late) Dr. A. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – October 1971 – 2 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
The Express Company That Never Ran by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Contents of the Letter by David L. Jarrett
My Observations – A Rare and Beautiful Cover by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
A Group of Expresses by (the late) Dr. A. J. Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Roster of Members —– Supplement – N/A

Western Express – July 1971 – 4.3 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Mother Lode Towns – Angels Camp by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Contents of the Letter by S. L. Herbruck
New Early and Late Dates of Usage on the II Bar Encircled Grid by W.Scott Polland, M.D.
My Observations – The San Francisco Cog on Demonitized Stamps by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
An American Enterprise
From Harper’s New Monthly Magazine No. CCCIII, August, 1875, Vo1.L.L.
A Group of Expresses by (the late) Dr. A. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – April 1971 – 3.4 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Treasurer’s Report
The II Bar Encircled Grid
By W. Scott Polland, M.D.
A Letter of Appreciation by John O. Theobald
Yukon Gold Rush Letters by James W. Milgram, M.D.
History of a Letter
Hutchings California Magazine, Jan. 1858
Research at its Best gy M. C. Nathan
A Group of Expresses by (the late) Dr. A. J. Hertz
A Request by Smithsonian Institution
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – January 1971 – 3.9 MB

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President’s Message by Basil C. Pearce
Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Election Results
Standing Committees
W. L. Pritchard’s Fast Freight Line and His Illustrated Covers by W. Scott Polland, M. D.
Contents of the Letter
From the Late Robert Beale Collection
Nineteenth Century Oregon Post Offices (Yamhill County) by Richard W. Helbock
Contents of a Sad Letter by Rex Smith
A Group of Expresses by (The Late) Dr. A. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewentha1
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Western Express – October 1970 – 3.1 MB

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In Memoriam. – Dr. A. Jay Hertz
Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Report of Nominating Committee
The Hawaiian Steam Service by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Contents of The Letter – Crew Of Ship Eliza Warwick by M. C. Nathan
California’s First Mail Service by Basil C. Pearce
Contents of The Letter – From Cantonment (Fort) Gibson (Cherokee Nation) I.T. by Gaspare Signorelli
A Group of Expresses by (The Late) Dr. A. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – July 1970 – 4.6 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
California Miners Envelopes by W. Scott Polland, M.D.
Santa Fe Stage Company Compiled by David L. Jarrett
An Interesting Folded Letter by Harry L. Fine
Nineteenth Century Oregon Post Offices, Part IV – Multnomah County by Richard W. Helbock
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – April 1970 – 4.9 MB

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Editor’s Corner
Addenda & Corrigenda
Membership Changes
Treasurer’s Reports
Early Mail From San Francisco by W. Scott Polland M. D.
Office of Wells Fargo & Co. Courtesy of Mrs. Irene Simpson Neasham
Notes On The 19th Century Post Offices of Fall River County, South Dakota by William F. Rapp
A Letter Signed “Sta—-” From Fort Reno, Ind Ter. by Gaspare Signorelli
Phineas Banning’s Express by Kenneth S. Greenberg
Contents of Alaskan Letter by James W.. Milgram M.D.
Nineteenth Century Oregon Post Offices I Part IU – Columbia I County by Richard W. Helbock
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Western Express – January 1970 – 5.5 MB

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President’s Message
Editor’s Corner
Membership Changes
Available Back Issues Of Western Express
Coraville I Denver’s First Post Office by (The Late) Parker Johnson
Surviving Coraville, K. T. Covers by David L. Jarrett
“Steam,’ Markings To San Francisco, 1864 – 1875 by Scott Polland M.D.
The Truman Expresses by Burton W. Cahoon
Nineteenth Century Oregon Post Offices, Part II – Clatsop County by Richard W. Helbock
My Observations – “Free J. C. Fremont” by W. Scott Polland M.D.
Newsdealers And Booksellers As Expressmen by A. Jay Hertz
Auction Action by Robert Lewenthal
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Roster Of Members – January 1, 1970 —– Supplement – N/A