Sale 56: The Westpex Sale

Lot 673    

Wells Fargo & Co. Allover Shaded Advertising Covers, 2 different stampless; one 1889 San Francisco dual building scene cover with San Francisco address, docketing regarding sending packages for orphanage without charge, other showing building scene in green and addressed to Sacramento; former with opening tear at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 674    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Angels, clear oval handstamp on fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, company frank st top, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $85

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Lot 675    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Ben Lomond, Cal., purple oval handstamp on 2¢ Columbian entire to San Jose, with blue Columbian frank at top, Very Fine and choice, quite scarce.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 676    

Wells Fargo & Co. Blue Company Frank, at top of 1861, 3¢ pink entire to Todds Valley, with "Johnson & Co., Forwarding and Commission Merchants, Auburn Station, Cal." corner card at left, indicia pencil canceled, Very Fine and choice, a rare blue frank and merchant corner card combination.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 677    

Wells Fargo & Co. California Express, Court Square, Boston, full clear strike of red shield handstamp on cover addressed to Augustine Hale in San Francisco, with matching "Paid" in oval handstamp, manuscript "Wells, Fargo & Co. via Nicaragua" endorsement at top, Very Fine, a very scarce and choice Wells, Fargo & Co. westbound usage, ex Polland.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 678    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Clarksville, clear blue oval handstamp on fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, company frank at top, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $90

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Lot 679    

Wells Fargo & Co. Collection Envelope, 1855 money envelope showing illustrated steamer, from San Francisco on Masons Barke to Columbia, Very Fine, a very early money collection cover.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 680    

Wells Fargo & Co., Columbus House (Sierra), blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-9) on 1870 3¢ green entire to San Francisco, Cal., black Haller type E printed frank; small cover nick at top slightly affecting frank, still Very Fine and rare, this small town never had a post office, ex-Tatham.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Columbus House was established as a hotel/stage stop in 1851 by a group of miners from Columbus Oh. near the present day town of Strawberry Valley. By 1866, the owner was W.H. Davy who operated the hotel and acted as a Wells Fargo agent until 1879. Wells used the town as a stage stop from 1866 to 1899.

Realized: $300

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Lot 681    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Dutch Flat, bold blue strike of oval handstamp on 1851, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Nevada City, black company frank and 1860 docketing at left, Extremely Fine and choice, quite certainly one of the finest known strike of this Dutch Flat handstamp.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $220

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Lot 682    

Wells Fargo & Co. Early Handstamp Frank Covers, group of 8 stampless covers; includes the early small oval handstamps from Benicia, Nevada, Marysville and Sacramento (all clear and well struck), San Francisco with large oval and boxed Express handstamps (cover flaws), also two Gothic Express oval handstamps from San Juan and San Jose, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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