Lot 409
Montana Expresses. 10 covers (most faulty) including three Bannack City Express, four Holladay (three with Helena or Virginia City company handstamps but all are posthumous Wells Fargo uses), one A. J. Oliver's Bannock & Salt Lake City, one Pacific Union Express (with White Sulphur Springs company handstamp), and one Wells Fargo (with Helena company handstamp), lot also includes an unused Galen & Black's collection envelope, an unused Holladay receipt, and five postal covers or cards (two 1860's Bannock City large rimless postmarks, an 1872 Fort Shaw manuscript postmark, and two 1880's postal cards with Helena & Benton Stage and [Union] Pacific Express freight pickup notices), very mixed condition, V.G.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $1,100
Lot 410
Wells, Fargo & Co./Carlin/Apr. 11. Blue oval handstamp on legal size cover to Virginia City with black Wells, Fargo & Co. company frank, used in 1878, small tear at top & slightly reduced at left, Very Fine (no photo).Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $45
Lot 411
Wells, Fargo & Co./Carlin/Jul. 22. Blue oval handstamp on legal size paste-up cover to Portland, reverse with two 3¢ Pink entires with black Wells, Fargo & Co. company frank and cancelled in transit with "Wells, Fargo & Co./Boise City, I.T./Jul. 26" ovals, some edge wear & tears, F.-V.F. and scarce.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 412
Wells Fargo & Co./Carson City (Nevada Territory) Sep 20. Blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-15) on 1861 3¢ pink entire with black company frank and "Paid 25 Cts." printed surcharge corresponding to the Virginia Pony rate (after January 1863 to March 1865), S. Sinsheimer correspondence to San Francisco, Extremely Fine and choice.Estimate $400 - 600.
Roughly half of the Wells Fargo covers with 25 Cents surcharges that are known are from the S. Sinsheimer correspondence. Most are used from Nevada, and some have dockets in pencil that are year dated 1863 or 1864. In addition, most if not all are addressed in the same handwriting, which suggests that the surcharged covers from this correspondence were used as return envelopes and once contained orders for merchandise. Covers with Virginia Pony stamps are also known from this correspondence. Simon Sinsheimer was an importer and dealer in cigars.
Realized: $450
Lot 413
Wells Fargo & Co. Express/Silver City, Utah. Blue oval handstamp tying 1861 3¢ rose on 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco with manuscript "Coll. 10¢" endorsement, reduced at left, Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $220
Lot 414
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express/Virginia, Nev./Apr. 15, 1884. Bold magenta oval handstamp on legal size 24¢ blue entire with pre-printed address to San Francisco & black Wells, Fargo & Co. company frank, cover with intact wax seal of the "Bank of California", some edge wear & tears, F.-V.F.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $250
Lot 415
Wells Fargo & Co./Washoe City (Nevada Terr.). Blue oval handstamp on 3¢ green Postal entire to Virginia City with company frank at top, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $45
Lot 416
Nevada Expresses. 16 covers (many faulty) including one Raum & Lovell's and one Raum's, 13 Pacific Union Express (company handstamps include CPRR Messenger, Golconda, Hamilton, Treasure City, Virginia City, and Washoe City), and one Wells Fargo (San Francisco to Carson City with faulty 25¢ blue Virginia Pony adhesive that does not belong), lot also includes a couple postal covers and a used 25¢ brown Langton's Humboldt adhesive with two large thins (off cover), includes 8 additional town items; very mixed condition with the expresses, about Fine overall.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,600
Lot 417
Wells Fargo Balance - Nevada. a phenomenal group of 343 covers, far from fully described but including at least these towns (no quantities to be noted), Austin, Battle Mountain, Belmont, Bellville, Beowawe (new type), Candelaria, Carlin, Carson, Carson City, Cedar Pass, Columbus, Dayton, Elko, Empire, Esmeralda cds to Canada, Eureka, Genoa, Gold City, Gold Hill, Hamilton, Hawthorne, Hunter, Mineral Hill, Mountain City, Nevada CRR (Central RR), Ophir, Oreana, Palisade, Pioche, Pine Grove, Reno, Sherman Town, Silver City, Soda Springs, Sprucemont, Starr City, Telegraph City, Treasure City, Tybo, Tuscarora, Unionville, Virginia, Virginia City, Wadsworth, Ward, Washoe City, Winnemuca, Paige-V. & T. Route red label on cover, U.P.R.R. CDS, plus much more, mixed condition with many fine items & much value present.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $10,000
Lot 418
Wells, Fargo & Co., Nevada Usages. 21 covers, most with black company frank "California and Coast Routes" & a couple with other franks, Wells, Fargo & Co. oval handstamps of Unionville, Wadsworth, Belmont, Mountain City, Silver Springs, Austin, Hawthorne, Rena, Carson City, Virginia City, Pioche, etc; note manuscript Treasure Hill on couple covers one with "Union Pacific R.R." cds; Shermantown with "Due 3 cents" to Boston with "California and Atlantic" frank and New York cds on 3¢ pink entire (no photo).Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550