Lot
591 
Front and Back Illustrated Advertising. On 1861 3¢ red entire to Carson City, Nevada Territory with Wells, Fargo & Co. company frank (Haller type E), advertising on front from "Granite Flouring Mills" in Folsom with illustrations of Eagle, Flag & Ribbon and on reverse large illustrations of Building and full Train (inscribed "Howland" under building), trimmed at left and stained on face, Fine and rare, Very few Wells Fargo advertising covers are illustrated on both sides, this is one of the fanciest especially with a large early train. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot
592
Vertical Frank at Left, Reading Up (Type D) on 1861 3¢ entire to Todds Valley, Cal., entire with all-over shaded advertising of "Booth & Co./Wholesale and Dealers in Wines & Liquors/Sacramento, Cal." with illustrated "Anchor" at center on reverse blue double oval Booth company handstamp, uncancelled as often with volume users, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $140
Lot
593
Vertical Frank at Left, Reading Up. On 1864 3¢ entire with all-over shaded advertising for California Pacific Rail Road, Office Vallejo, Cal., used as an Ordering Form with manuscript "Please print - 1,000 and send me, soon/L.C. Fowler/Vallejo" with pencil "W & Co Nov 5" (Wells, Fargo & Co. receipt), light vertical fold, Very Fine and attractive, The standard way to reorder the "shaded advertising" envelopes was to take one in the format you wanted that had already been done before and mark, as this one, with how many you wanted, California Pacific Rail Road is rather scarce advertiser. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $160
Lot
594
Vertical Frank at Left, Reading Down (Haller type E) on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, Cal., enitre w all-over shaded advertising of Iron Steel Importer, cancelled by double circle "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express/San Francisco" handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-4) in blue, Very Fine and rare, The "down" variety is so rare (only a few known, have seen less than 6) that we that this must be an error. Over 99% of the Vericle Frank at Left are up. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot
595
Vertical Frank at Right, Reading Down (Haller type E) over indicia of 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Columbia, Cal., entire with all-over advertising in light green of "Bullan & Ayres/Importers & Dealers /Stoves & Metals" with blue double circle "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express/San Francisco" handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-4), Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $200
Lot
596
Frank on Back Flap (Haller type E) of 1861 3¢ red Star Die entire to Virginia City, Nevada Territory, entire with all-over advertising in light blue of "Philip A. Roach, Dealer in Wines and Liquors" with large illustration of his Building and Street Scene, cancelled by blue oval handstamp of "Wells, Fargo & Co./Sac. Messenger" (Leutzinger type 11-9), Very Fine and choice, a stunning cover, This is the only advertiser that we are aware of that required the Frank be printed on the back flap, very scarce with only about 6 known. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $2,200
Lot
597
Red Frank at Far Left. Three examples on 1853-55 10¢ Nesbitt entires, two on buff paper (Scott U18) in red and claret and one in red on scarce white paper (Scott U17), one to Maine, one to South Carolina one to Iowa, all with New York postmark (point of entry into the U.S. mails), small edge faults, F.-V.F., a scarce trio. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $145
Lot
598
Red Frank at Center. On 1861 10¢ entire to Fairmount, NY cancelled correctly at New York with double cds and target, with "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express/Santa Rosa" blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 3-6) on reverse, this is the correct method for cancelling trans-continental mailings as Wells Fargo did not deliver mail in the East Coast, trimmed slightly at left, Extremely Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $170
Lot
599
Red Frank at Center with "OVERLAND via Los Angeles" Imprint in Red. On 1853-55 10¢ Nesbitt entire (Scott U18a) with Wells Fargo red frank (Haller type E) to Peru, N.Y., postmark "San Francisco, Cal." cds, Wells Fargo put cover in the San Francisco Post Office for transmission to East Coast, small fault at lower right corner, otherwise Very Fine and rare, In the Metkin sales of April 1999 it was stated that fewer than 5 are known, recent realizations support this., ex-Metkin. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,450
Lot
600
"OVERLAND via Los Angeles" in Black. On 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire without Wells Fargo frank to Downieville, Cal, cancelled with "San Francisco, Cal./Jul. 30, 1859" cds, Very Fine and rare. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $250