Sale 51: United States Postal History

Lot 1376    

Wells Fargo & Co., Monterey, Express, blue oval handstamp on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to U.S. district attorney Ord in Los Angeles, early company woodblock frank at top left; some light wrinkling at top, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1377    

Wells Fargo & Co., Moquelumne Hill, over date stamp on two 1861, 3¢ pink entires to S.F., one with blue "West Point, Cal." oval handstamp, other with same in black; cover edge flaws, Fine and rare.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1378    

Wells Fargo & Co./Express/Napa City, blue oval handstamp on 3¢ entire (U10) with type E printed frank; most of flap and bit of lower left corner missing, otherwise F.-V.F.; a scarce type.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 1379    

Wells Fargo & Co's Express, The Needles, Cal., purple oval handstamp (type 10-1) on 2¢ vermilion entire to the general paymaster of the C.P.R.R. in San Francisco, Very Fine, very rare with only three examples known.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1380    

Wells Fargo & Co./Express/Nevada, blue oval handstamp on 10¢ green entire (U17a) with red "Through Our California and Atlantic Express" printed frank, to Waldoboro via New York where it entered the mails and was postmarked "New York, Oct 28" cds; small piece of flap missing, very lightly soiled, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1381    

Wells Fargo & Co., New York, partial blue circular date stamp on 3¢ pink entire addressed to Col. Julian McAllister at the Benicia Arsenal, black company frank and two strike of blue "Collect" in oval handstamp with manuscript "3" in blue crayon, Very Fine, a scarce east to west "Collect" express usage.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1382    

Wells, Fargo & Co., New York, California and European Express and Banking Company, corner card on cover to Rochester, N.Y., franked with 1851, 10¢ green, type II tied by bold blue "Campo Seco, Cal., Feb 18" cds, Very Fine, ex Kramer.
Scott No. 14    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1383    

Wells Fargo & Co./Oakville., blue oval datestamps on three 3¢ entires (U58(2), U83) with type E printed franks to San Francisco, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 1384    

Wells Fargo & Co., Ophir, blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 1-18) on brown envelope with "Paid 6" in circle handstamp, to San Francisco, Cal., with original enclosure datelined "New Bedford (Mass.) August, 17th, 1852"; cover edge wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1385    

Wells Fargo & Co., Oroville, Feb 18, bold sharp strike of oval date stamp, on fresh 1861, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, black company frank at top, Extremely Fine and choice, a gem strike and cover.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $120

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