Sale 55: United States Postal History

Lot 293    

Wells Fargo & Co., Bear Valley, Express, blue oval handstamp on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, black company frank at top, Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $45

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Lot 294    

Wells Fargo & Co., Black Printed Frank, at top of unused 1870, 12¢ plum on amber entire, Bank of San Luis Obispo corner card at left, few faint tone spots, still Very Fine.
Scott No. U94    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 295    

Wells Fargo & Co., Calaveras Postal Date Stamps, two entires to S.F. with black company franks; 3¢ Nesbitt cancelled by "Murphy's, Cal. Aug 23" cds and 1861, 3¢ pink entire tied by blue "Camanche, Cal. Jan 31" cds, both Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 296    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, Chinese Camp, black oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 3-1) on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with company printed frank, Fretz and Ralston correspondence to San Francisco, "With Package $1450.00" manuscript notation, Extremely Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $115

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Lot 297    

(Wells Fargo & Co.) Collect, red straight line frank (an unrecorded type of Wells Fargo frank) on 1864, 3¢ pink entire with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Sac Messenger" (Leutzinger type 11-9) pasted up to 1864 3¢ pink entire with Wells Fargo frank (Haller Type E) with blue octagonal "Collect" (Leutzinger type 7-25) cancelled with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Sacramento" double circle handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-1) to "Frisco" (San Francisco); slight soiling, otherwise Very Fine, a rare showpiece.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 298    

Wells Fargo & Co., Columbian Issue, blue printed frank on three used 2¢ Columbian entires (U349), one with messenger oval and one with magenta Wells San Francisco oval; also includes a U349 entire with black Wells printed frank, F.-V.F. group.
Scott No. U349    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 299    

Wells Fargo & Co., Cordelia, Cal., Aug 9, blue oval date stamp on 1884, 2¢ red entire to Downieville, Cal., company frank at top; cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $50

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Lot 300    

Wells Fargo and Company, Denver Col., Feb 26, 1872, blue double circle date stamp on 1870, 3¢ green entire to Sacramento, Cal., Very Fine, a very rare usage of the later circular Denver express handstamp.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Wells Fargo & Co. carried mail under government contract and thus there was very little need for letters to be directly handled by Wells Fargo. Therefore, only a small number of covers with a Wells Fargo handstamp or frank have been found used from Colorado.

Realized: $160

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Lot 301    

(Wells Fargo & Co.) "Galveston, Texas.", bold strike of purple handstamp as receiver on 2¢ red brown entire with "Paid Wells, Fargo & Co's Express" printed frank and purple "W.F. & Co. Express, Messenger" origin handstamp, addressed to Galveston, large cover tear at left, Fine and rare marking.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 302    

(Wells Fargo & Co.) Express Wells Fargo, Guaymas, Oct 16, 1887, purple oval date stamp on oversized corner card cover to Paris, France, manuscript "Via Benson A.T. & New York" routing endorsement and Santa Rosalia boxed date stamp, reverse with 8 overlapping 35c on 20c green frank entires canceled by express oval handstamp, front franked with six 10¢ Banknotes and cork canceled; cover and stamp flaws, Fine, an impressive franking.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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