Lot
1006 
(Pony Express) Wells Fargo & Co., 1862, 10¢ red, Virginia City Pony Express stamp printed on 1861 3¢ Nesbitt entire as part of a paste up, with "Wells Fargo & Co./ San Francisco" blue double cds (Leutzinger 11-4), minor backflap and edge restoration, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 143LU1; $3,000 Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
A GREAT VIRGINIA CITY PONY EXPRESS RARITY - ONE OF FIVE EXAMPLES RECORDED OF THE WELLS FARGO & CO. 10¢ PONY EXPRESS INDICIA.
There are 5 used copies known, one of which has some additional stamps missing. These are far rarer than any of the stamps issued for the same purpose.
Realized: $2,500