Sale 67: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3359    

Wells Fargo & Co. Ephemera Balance, 12 items; includes 7 checks/drafts including 1890 check signed by Adolph Sutro, 1850 Savage Mining Co from Virginia, Nev., 1870's with check from Columbia with 2¢ Revenue, 1869 second of exchange draft with federal & state revenue issues, 4 package receipts including early 1849 New York Wells & Co. receipt, 1888 illustrated Mariposa collection envelope, etc., F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $150

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Lot 3360    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express Balance, of approximately 65 items on stockpages in album; nice range of California towns represented including Columbus, Visalia, Suisun, Santa Cruz, Red Bluffs, Healdsburg, Chinese Camp, Big Oak Flat, Mok Hill, Jackson, Michigan Bar, Santa Barbara, Napa City, Gold Run, etc., others including Austin N.T. and Boise I.T., R.E. Raimond corner card, some Mexico franks, etc.; condition varies with many nice town strikes.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $625

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Lot 3361    

Western Express Cover Balance, of approximately 30 items on stockpages; includes usages from Bamber, Pacific Union, J.W. Hoog & Co., Adams with a nice showing of various towns, Pacific Express, Everts Davis & Co. and California Penny Post, also unused entires include Grant I. Taggart's, Pacific Stage & Express Co., River Express, Hogan & Co. and Cal. Penny Post, few scarce reconstructed covers including Hammond & Wilson's, San Francisco Letter Ex. Co. and Philips & Gregory's; condition varies with many scarce to rare items.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 3362    

Western Express Covers, group of 42 covers, mostly Wells Fargo, some better including Bamber & Co. via Wells Fargo to New York, Pacific Union Express Co. use Marysville to Roseburg Ore., Pacific Union Exp. San Jose to San Francisco, 1895 Colorado City Col. "Forwarded by Wells, Fargo & Co's Express" envelope, Wells Fargo New York blue double-circle datestamp on U16 entire with printed frank to San Francisco, several Wells Fargo red frank uses including San Francisco, Sacramento and Oroville to New York, Wells Fargo Colomo handstamp use, 1860 Wells Fargo all-over shaded ad cover for M. Heller & Bros. of San Francisco, 1868 Wells Fargo San Francisco to Victoria, British Columbia with partial "Collect" handstamp and pencil "5", some later 1890s Wells Fargo envelope uses simply c/o Wells, etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F., an interesting group, Owner's retail $5,826.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $800

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Lot 3363    

Western Territorial Covers plus Texas, group of approx. 48 covers including Colorado, Dakota, Indian, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming and Texas, better includes 1874 (c.) Georgetown Col., 1889 Fort Yates Dak., 1858 Ft. Leavenworth K.T., 1857 Waterford Minn. Terr. manuscript stampless, 1860 Omaha City Neb. Terr. ties #26 to Minneapolis, Provo City Utah Terr. w/ #26 to Salt Lake City, and 1885 McDade Tex. postmaster duplex, 1870s Fort Stockton to Fort Concho etc., F.-V.F., Owner's retail over $3,300.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $425

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