Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

Lot 383    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Star Die Entires. 41 covers, 1860's, all with company franks "California and Coast Routes", variety of blue oval Wells, Fargo & Co. town handstamps including Oroville, Pacheco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Georgetown, Pachecoville, Gilroy, Healdsburg, Nevada, many San Francisco, etc; destinations include Oregon, condition somewhat mixed but many F-VF, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $650

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Lot 384    

Wells, Fargo & Co. with Advertising. Interesting group of 50 covers, virtually all with Wells, Fargo & Co. company franks, all with printed or handstamp advertising, many San Francisco firms but including El Dorado, Marysville, Petaluma, Martinez, Vacaville, Angels, Columbia, Mok Hill, Los Angeles, Weaverville, etc; nice variety of San Francisco firms including Levi Strauss, Cal Mid-Winter Expo, Chief of Police shield, etc; condition generally F-VF, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,300

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Lot 385    

Wells, Fargo & Co., Railway Post Offices. 10 covers, mostly 1870's all with R.P.O. cds's on Wells, Fargo & Co. company franked entires, including St Louis & Moline, Central Pacific, Union Pacific, San Fran & Ogden, etc; some faint strikes, most with Wells Fargo oval town handstamps including Benton, Marysville, Oroville, Oakland, etc; mixed condition, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $300

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Lot 386    

Western Express & Company Cut Squares. Unbelievable group of more than 150 cut outs from express covers, entitled USELESS CASTRATIONS, neatly mounted on pages and very well annotated, showing an array of companies and towns & offices, many rare expresses but including many Wells, Fargo & Co. examples, including Pony Express cancelled stamps, sections of Oregon, Idaho, Nevada as well as California; excellent condition, definitely impossible to duplicate in this strong market for western expresses, truly a tragedy of foolish collecting but a wonderful reference (no photo).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $500

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Lot 387

Western Express Documents, 1852-1880. Group of 7 items, including 3 1861-2 Tracy & Co's Express receipts from Roseburg & Portland, 1859 letter on Freeman & Co. California Express stationery datelined Folsom, 1874 Meader & Co's illustrated receipt from Oakland, Calif., 1853 Adams & Co. San Francisco payment instructions, and 1880 Marshall & Goff's Way Bill from Virginia to Mammoth Springs, generally F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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