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Wells Fargo & Co., 1861 Pony Express Issues. $2 red, $4 green, $1 red two singles and pair, $2 green 6 singles and pair & $4 black two singles, without gum, ample to large margins, few into framelines, many with small faults, Fine appearance. Scott No. 143L1-143L5 $3,185.
Realized: $500
Lot 723 o
Wells Fargo & Co., 1861 Pony Express Issues. $2 red three singles, $4 (defective), $2 green two singles and $1 red eleven singles, margins mostly into framelines, faults, about Fine appearance overall.Scott No. 143L1-143L4 $15,400.
Realized: $700
Lot
724 ()
Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861 Pony Express Issues Complete. Without gum, margins large to clear, strong colors, F.-V.F. or better. Scott No. 143L1-143L5 $990.
Realized: $325
Lot
725 
Wells, Fargo & Co., Pony Express Balance. 13 items; eight with Pony Express adhesives including Overland Pony $1 tied by Running Pony oval handstamp on franked 10¢ Star Die piece and $2 tied by Carson City oval date stamp on franked 10¢ Nesbitt piece, both rebacked on covers, also an additional $1 tied by Greenwood oval handstamp on franked 10¢ Star Die piece, Virginia City Pony with 10¢ brown tied by Aurora handstamp on franked 1861, 3¢ pink piece & rebacked on cover, 25¢ blue tied by blue Sacramento cds on franked 1861, 3¢ pink piece (tiny tone spot on stamp, with 2006 P.F. cert.) and other single tied by Silver City, Utah oval handstamp on franked 1861, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco (repaired stamp and cover defects), 25¢ red tied by Genoa oval handstamp on franked 1861, 3¢ pink entire to Folsom (stamp gum stains and reduced into indicia) and unused single on addressed 1861, 3¢ pink entire, 5 additional covers including 1861, 3¢ pink franked entire canceled by Aurora oval handstamp (Pony stamp removed) from Crittenden correspondence with letter describing the rigors of crossing the sierras by stagecoach to Aurora, two free frank covers from the "Father of the Pony Express" Milton S. Latham including one to Genl. J.H. Denver at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (with enclosure), 1863 cover from Spanish Ranch, Cal. to William H. Russell in Virginia City, N.T. with enclosure from sister (mentions Gould & Curry), mixed condition, Fine. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $3,000
Lot
726 
Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861, $2 red. Tied on piece by blue Running Pony oval date stamp cancel, margin large to just touching at top right, bright color, minor corner wrinkling, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 143L1 $800.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
727
Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861, $4 green (Nathan/Boggs type 10), on piece cut close, blue oval Running Pony date stamp cancel, margins clear to shaving frameline at left, small tear at right, Fine appearance. Scott No. 143L2 $1,250.
Realized: $150
Lot
728 ()
Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861, $1 red. Top left corner margin block of 4, without gum, ample to clear margins, rich color, bright and fresh, Very Fine. Scott No. 143L3 $750.
Realized: $350
Lot
729 ()
Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861, $1 red. Bottom left corner margin block of 4, without gum, ample to large margins, bright color, minor facial specks in margin at left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 143L3 $750.
Realized: $150
Lot
730
Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861, $1 red. Four large margins, tied on large piece by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co./San Francisco" oval cancel, piece also includes the Wells Fargo printed frank (the black "Coast Routes" type rather than the red "Atlantic Express" type that is normally seen on full covers with this adhesive) with a "Paid Through" blue straight line handstamp and a U35 albino indicium; light toning, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex-Polland; with 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 143L3 $800 for off cover.
Realized: $1,100
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Wells, Fargo & Co., 1861, $1 red. Blue oval "Pony Express/San Francisco" handstamp cancel, four full to large margins, reverse with manuscript offset of which appears to be "Pony", small tone spot at left, otherwise Very Fine; with 1979 A.P.S. and 2010 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 143L3 $800.
Realized: $425