Sale 45: The Winter Sale

Lot 161    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, S. Frco., Dec 20. Blue cds on 1861, 10¢ yellow green entire to New York City, with red printed frank at top, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. U41    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $105

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Lot 162    

Wells, Fargo & Co./San Francisco. 1888 usage to Seven Palms, on 2¢ green entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. company frank; forwarded to Cadiz, via Danby, where "Advertised" was applied, then to Los Angeles, with scarce purple boxed "Gents' General Delivery" and 1¢ Postage Due adhesive; interesting transit, Very Fine cover.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $575

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Lot 163    

Wells Fargo & Co., Victoria. Partial blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-9) on 1861 3¢ pink entire with company printed frank ("Coast Routes" variety with the right end cut off) and unusually clear "Post Office, Victoria V.I." Coat of Arms blue handstamped postal frank, Simon Sinsheimer correspondence to San Francisco, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 164    

Wells Fargo & Co., Victoria, Jul 15. Blue oval datestamp on 1861, 10¢ green entire to San Francisco with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank and Vancouver Island 1865, 5c rose tied by blue oval "Paid" handstamp, also tied by neat manuscript 1867 docketing, Extremely Fine.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 165    

Wells, Fargo & Co., Victoria. Two strikes of blue oval handstamp tying Canada 1872, 6¢ yellow brown, pair and single on legal size cover to San Francisco, Cal., black printed franked at top; minor tone spots at top and a few small stamp flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $230

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Lot 166    

Wells, Fargo & Co., Victoria. Oval handstamps tying 3¢ orange red on three covers each with a different style Victoria express frank; one with blue oval handstamp tying and "Wells, Fargo & Co., Over Our California and Coast Routes" frank, another with violet "Victoria, B.C, Nov 27, 1886" oval date stamp and "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Over Our Lines in the United States" frank, last tied by violet handstamp and with blue illustrated "Domestic Frank" frank; later slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $575

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Lot 167    

Western Express Covers. Group of 14 covers; includes several Adams & Co. & Browns Express usages, Gregory's Atlantic and Pacific, Langton's including the Earliest Langton's Express Cover Presently Known, "Forwarded by Reynolds & Co. Express", "Rumrill & Co.'s Express/Connecting At/Marysville With/Wells, Fargo & Co.", manuscript Singer & Co's Express and Truman & Co. Express train frank use; worth evaluation (no photo).
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $450

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Lot 168    

Wines & Co. Express. Manuscript endorsement on legal size cover with "Agency of the Accessory Transit Co. of Nicaragua / San Francisco" corner card, to Charles Whitney, Nicaragua S.S. Co Agency, New York; endorsed "Pr. Wines & Co"; contents on fancy "Agency" letterhead datelined "San Francisco, July 24 1855"; letter talks of setting up Wines & Co Express in California and how expensive rents are; sent outside the mails and is probably the first cover carried by Wines & Co. from San Francisco; cover with some wear and staining, F.-V.F. and rare.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Whitney was probably related to Cornelius S. Whitney, a partner in Wines Express company.

Realized: $200

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