Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

Lot 373    

Wells Fargo & Co. Chinese Docketing. 32 covers, all with Chinese characters in margins and virtually all addressed to Chinese names, with broad array of Wells, Fargo & Co. town cancels including several with red oval "S.F. / China Route", and all with black company franks, some excellent strikes, overall condition better than average for these, please examine carefully (no photo).
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $900

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Lot 374    

Wells, Fargo & Co. "Collect" & "Too Late". 27 covers, mostly with several types of "Collect" markings, including blue oval, boxed, straight line, and manuscript; and 4 with boxed "Too Late"; variety of destinations including Oregon, Nevada, various California towns; mostly Wells, Fargo & Co. blue oval or double circle town datestamps; condition mixed to F-VF, please examine carefully (no photo).
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $900

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Lot 375    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Covers with Additional Adhesives. 33 covers about half with company franks, including San Francisco to Virginia City, Nev., on 3¢ pink entire with extra 3¢ for overweight, 1859 West to East to Conn., with New York cds and stamps added for 10¢ rate; uprated NY to SF on 10¢ entire with #65 added; without company franks include blue oval 1860 Marysville to San Francisco franked with 3¢ dull red, with neat Bankers corner card handstamp 1865 oval Windsor handstamp, with Windsor postmark and target cancelled 3¢ rose; and much more, mixed condition on some (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $950

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Lot 376    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Incoming To British Columbia. 14 covers, most addressed to Victoria, one to Fort Yates Hudson Bay Co Territories, couple to Williams Creek, Cariboo; all with company frank except nice folded letter sheet with bold blue oval WF San Francisco handstamp & oval "Paid" with docketing "from Capt. George G. Wells / Bark Emily Banning" on back flap; several with oval "Collect" handstamps, couple on 6¢ red entires (U26), couple better WF oval handstamps including Redwood City, Howlands Flat (cover with faults), San Jose Route; condition generally F-VF with a few mixed, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $950

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Lot 377    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Messenger & Route Agents. 86 covers, with a wide variety of markings and destinations, including towns, numerals, agent names & initials, routes like S.F. & L.A., S.F. & Fresno, Northn Cst Messr, etc; careful & detailed examination recommended, condition generally F-VF, some mixed (no photo).
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,300

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Lot 378    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Meussdorffer Shaded Advertising Covers. Group of 13 covers advertising this purveyor of hats, caps & hatters material, several different designs for their premises in San Francisco, Marysville & Sacramento, wording differs slightly, all on 3¢ pink entires with Wells, Fargo & Co. black company franks at left edge, background colors of pink, green, gray & tan, originating with various town handstamps; most attractive collection mostly in VF condition (no photo).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $525

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Lot 379    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Route Markings. 16 covers, 1860's & 1870's, all with oval WF handstamps including Northern Co'st Route, Southern Co'st Route, South Coast Route, San Jose Route, Vallejo Route, Petaluma Route, etc; most on WF franked entires; mixed condition with some F-VF or better, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 380    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Shaded Advertising. 78 covers, wide range of topics including Tobacco, Notre Dame Academy Marysville, Liquors, Nursery, I.O.O.F., Hats, Saddles, Boots, Teas, Watches, Pork Pakers, etc; many different Wells, Fargo & Co. town handstamps; somewhat mixed condition with many F-VF, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 381    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Shaded Advertising Covers. 34 covers, virtually all F-VF or better, including rare like California Pacific Railroad, Sheriffs Office Los Angeles County, 1885 letter of introduction on WF stationery & probably interoffice carried on lovely illustrated street scenes of WF offices in San Francisco; topics include State of California Dept of State, Steam Engine Builder, Hosiery, Harness & Saddles, Cigars & Tobacco, News Dealers, Wines & Liquors, Crockery, Sewing Machines, I.O.O.F., and many more; condition far above the ordinary, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 382    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Star Die Entires. 13 covers in unusually good condition, with blue company handstamps from Los Angeles, Placerville, Red Bluff, San Francisco, Georgetown, Napa, Oroville, Santa Rosa, Hornitas, Petaluma, San Andreas, Sacramento & Nevada; all with black company franks, most to San Francisco but also including Sacramento, Yreka, Roseburg, Ogn., Virginia City, N.T.; most VF & attractive, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $950

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