Sale 127: The December Sale

Lot 1700    

Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 10¢ brown, right margins single with ample to mostly large margins, tied by blue Wells, Fargo & Co., Express, Silver City, Utah oval handstamp on 3¢ pink entire to Folsom, Cal., black company frank at top; large portion of entire added at right, F.-V.F. appearance; with 1976 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 143L7    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 1701    

Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue, margins large to just shaving frameline at top right, tied by light blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Virginia City, N.T., Oct 20" oval date stamp on 1861, 3¢ pink entire (U35) to San Francisco, with second strike canceling indicia, bold blue "B.F.H. & Co., Oct 19, 1863" company cds at center (B.H. Hastings & Co., bankers) used in lieu of express frank, pencil "Oct 21" receiving docketing at left; right edge including small portion of indicia expertly restored, Very Fine.
Scott No. 143L8    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

The absence of the Wells Fargo frank on this entire is in accordance with a little known agreement between Wells Fargo and other banking institutions allowing them to transmit, via Wells Fargo's express lines, envelopes displaying the bank's handstamp in lieu of the Wells Fargo frank. B.H. Hastings briefly had a field office in Virginia City, therefore complying with this agreement.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 1702    

Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue, margins ample to in with a couple tiny corner nicks at top right, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Express, Gold Hill, Utah" oval handstamp on 1861, 3¢ pink entire to Sacramento, Cal., with second strike canceling indicia, black company frank at top; cover edge nicks, central file fold and reduced at right slightly into indicia, Fine.
Scott No. 143L8    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1703    

Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue, margins ample to in at lower left, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Virginia City, N.T., Jan 19" oval date stamp on 1861, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, with second strike canceling indicia, company frank at top; upper right corner torn away including most of indicia (corner cut placed in), Fine appearance.
Scott No. 143L8    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1704    

Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ red, margins large to just shaving frameline at lower right, affixed over 1861, 3¢ pink entire indicia and tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Virginia Cty. N.T., May 30" oval date stamp, to San Francisco with black company frank at top; right edge including portion of indicia expertly restored, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 143L9    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $700

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Lot 1705    

Wells Fargo & Co., 1862, 25¢ red, on unused 1861, 3¢ pink entire (U34), Very Fine, unusual as this combination is normally found with the additional of a black company frank at top.
Scott No. 143LU3; $950    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1706    

Wells Fargo & Co., Pony Express Forgery Covers, three including $1 tied by forged S.F. Running Pony oval on 10¢ Nesbitt entire, 10¢ brown tied by forged W.F. Virginia City, N.T. oval date stamp on 3¢ Nesbitt, and 25¢ blue on 1861 3¢ pink with similar cancel, Very Fine appearance, an interesting reference group.
Scott No. 143L3, 143L7, 143L8    Estimate $150 - 200.




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Realized: $200

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