Lot
655 
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Ash Fork, Ariz., faulty black on red label affixed and blue "Wells Fargo Co's Express, 25" intaglio handstamp on cover with preprinted address to J.R. Garrett, Marysville, Cal., Fine, The only recorded Wells Fargo use from Ash Fork. Estimate $300 - 400.
R. Holloran was the Wells Fargo agent (1883) in Ash Fork in Yavapai County. Garrett & Elder was a groceries and liquors merchant located on 144 3rd Street in the 1882 and 1886 Marysville census.
Realized: $280
Lot
656
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Benson, A.T., Sep 5, 1883, bold magenta oval cancels 3¢ green entire with black "Wells Fargo & Co." paid frank to Whitewater station, N.M. Territory; reduced at right, a Very Fine strike of the Benson, Arizona Territory oval. Estimate $500 - 750.
George H. Davis was the Wells Fargo agent of Benson, Cochise County in 1883.
Realized: $500
Lot
657
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Bowie, A.T., purple oval cancels 2¢ brown entire with printed "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express" frank to Tombstone, Arizona Territory; repaired top edge faults, F.-V.F. appearance. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $375
Lot
658
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, "Bowie, A.T.", black on orange express label with town handstamp, used on 2¢ carmine entire with printed "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express" 1883 Train frank to El Paso, Texas, manuscript "Col. 2" express rating, reverse with magenta "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, El Paso, Tex. Jan 3, 1884" receiving oval; entire repaired at right, Fine appearance. Estimate $200 - 300.
Bowie, Arizona Territory, Cochise County was named for Col. George W. Bowie of the Fifth California Infantry Volunteers.
Realized: $190
Lot
659
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, "Brisbee, A.T.", black on orange label with town handstamp, affixed on 2¢ Columbian (U349) entire with blue printed 1892 Wells Fargo Columbian frank to San Francisco Cal., blue "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, San Francisco, Cal., Mar 7" arrival oval; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $450
Lot
660
(Wells Fargo & Co.) Buenos Ayres, Jun 14, 1901 (Pima), cds (Meyer 2) on 2¢ brown on amber entire to St. Louis with black "Wells Fargo & Co.'s Express" express frank at top, reverse with Tucson (1.18) transit and St. Louis (6.22) arrival cds; some edge wear and bit of back flap missing, F.-V.F., the only known express use from Buenos Ayres. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
In 1864, Pedro Aguirre Jr. established a homestead on the Grasslands near the present-day City of Arivaca, A.T. He dug a well and built an artificial lake for irrigation purposes. He called his ranch Buenos Ayres (Good Winds). The ranch expanded over time to include rooms For Rent, a School House (built in 1879), Cooks Quarters, and a Post Office (1892-1903 Mrs Beatriz Aguirre P.M.). By the Fall of 1879, he was running 15,000 Head of Sheep. In 1878, he established his Stage Line and in 1883 He Purchased a New twenty-two passenger Concord Stage For the Tucson-Arivaca Route. Aguirre extended his stage line an additional 60 Miles From Tucson to Quijotoa in 1884.
Pedro Aguirre Jr. died February 21, 1907 in Tucson at 72 years old. His Daughters sold the Buenos Ayres Ranch. Today the Buenos Ayres 119,341 Acre Ranch is owned and operated by the united States Department of Interior as a Wildlife Refuse.
Realized: $550
Lot
661
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, "Chalender, Ariz.", black on orange express with town handstamp, used on 2¢ Columbian (U349) entire with blue printed 1892 Wells Fargo Columbian frank to San Francisco Cal., bold violet "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, San Francisco, Cal. Oct 18" oval datestamp; reduced slightly at left affecting label, light file fold through label, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Chalender, Ariz. Terr., Coconino County was a Saw Mill town o the A.T. & S.F. Railroad.
Realized: $450
Lot
662
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Charleston, A.T., bold purple oval cancels 2¢ vermilion entire with printed "Wells, Fargo & Co." frank to San Francisco Cal., violet "Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Mar 3, 1884" arrival oval; reduced at right into indicia, a Very Fine strike of the oval. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED WELLS FARGO USE FROM THE CHARLESTON, ARIZONA TERRITORY OFFICE.
Charleston was originally settled as a residence for the mill workers in Millville, on the opposite bank of the San Pedro River, where two mills were built to process ore from the silver mines of nearby Tombstone. The mills were constructed in Millville due to a lack of water, needed for refinement, in the immediate vicinity of Tombstone. The mills, one operated by the Tombstone Mill and Mining Company and the other by the Corbin Mill and Mining Company, processed or "stamped" the silver ore into fine powder in preparation for smelting. The mills began operations in 1879, and at their peak from 1881-1882, they processed almost $1.4 million in silver bullion in one year.
Once the future site of Tombstone's mills was established, the land that was to become Charleston was claimed by Amos Stowe on October 28, 1878, and planning for the town began immediately thereafter. The town consisted of twenty-six blocks with sixteen lots each, laid out in a grid. Due to an attractive leasing system set up by Stowe, businesses flocked to Charleston, and by May 1879, the town already housed approximately 40 buildings, including a post office which opened on April 17, 1879. Millville's post office opened shortly after Charleston's, on May 26, 1879, but shut down less than a year later on May 3, 1880 as it became clear that Charleston was to be the primary residence for the people of both towns. While Millville was named for its primary function as a milling location, Charleston took its name from its original postmaster, Charles D. Handy.
Realized: $675
Lot
663
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Clifton, Ariz., purple oval handstamp cancels 2¢ Columbian (U349) entire with blue printed 1892 Wells Fargo Columbian frank to San Francisco Cal., violet "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Aug 22, San Francisco, Cal." oval receiver; light vertical bend, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $1,200
Lot
664
Wells Fargo & Co. Cochise, Arizona Office, original 6½x4½" photo mounted on 8½x7" card showing the building that was the Post Office and Wells Fargo Office 1898-1912, "W.G. Altenburgh, Photographer, Phoenix, Arizona" backstamp; cardboard faults, a Very Fine and scarce photo. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $170