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Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

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Vogel Western Cover Collection - Western Express: British Columbia & Arizona

Lots 388-392

Lot 388    

British Columbia Expresses. Five covers with one Barnard's British Columbia (part paste-up with 3c Small Queen tied by company handstamp) along with one Barnard's Cariboo (collection envelope with black on orange label), two Freeman (both with black company franks and San Francisco company handstamps to Victoria), and one Northern Pacific (mailed from San Francisco to Victoria), mixed condition, Fine overall.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $500

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Lot 389    

Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria & Vancouver Island. 30 covers, both outgoing and incoming, most with Wells, Fargo & Co. frank & some with "Victoria, Vancouver Island" additional imprint, some with fancy blue "Post Office / Victoria V.I." handstamp, couple with purple "Wells, Fargo & Co. / Victoria, B.C". handstamps cancelling 3¢ small Queen's, one with 2-6¢ small Queen's to San Francisco, couple with elongated blue "Post Office PAID, etc." handstamps including one with 24¢ 1861 and San Francisco cogwheel to London, couple with "Dietz & Nelsons" ribbon franks; couple with B.C. franking; couple paste-ups and much more, mixed condition, please inspect (no photo).
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,700

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Lot 390    

Wells Fargo & Co's Express, From Wilcox, Ariz. Black on red label on oversized cover to Tombstone, A.T., manuscript "$5.00 Coll(ect)" in pencil at left; rough opening at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $475

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Lot 391    

Wells, Fargo & Co./Phoenix, A.T./Jul. 12, 1893. Violet oval handstamp on 2¢ legal size entire with company frank to San Francisco, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $145

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Lot 392    

Wells Fargo Balance - Arizona. A group including an unused "Yuma Rte" vermillion label, a Yuma tag and 12 covers with 2 Mexican Wells Fargo covers canceled with different United States Nogales cancels, Happy Camp docketing but with San Francisco cancel, unused Wells Fargo frank from Signal, A.T., Tombstone,Winslow docketing without cancel but used and Yuma cds on Wells Fargo Frank, faults, some nice strikes, mixed condition (no photo).
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $900

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Lots 388-392

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