Sale No: 776
Lot No: 351
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Cat No: Collection
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Solid Selection of (Mostly) Wells Fargo Covers, 55 in total, nearly all individually sleeved or presented on an oversized stockpage; overwhelming majority with Wells Fargo imprint on 2¢ or 3¢ postal entires, though note two on regular-sized 6¢ and one 10¢ entire plus one each oversized 4¢ and 24¢ entires, two with pre-printed address unsent, and two Mexico covers; nice variety of imprint designs with an even wider range of cancel types and colors; additional Western Expresses present as well, including Alta Express (rare), Pacific Stage & Express, Pacific Union Express, Eureka Express ("connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co."), Northern Pacific Express, and Lamping & Co.'s Express (rare); most origins and destinations from California or Nevada (Territory or State), but note New York City, Troy, NY, Portland, OR, and Boston origin cancels, a couple domestic destinations "back east", plus one cover sent to Prussia; "early position" noted on one cover; condition varies as usual, but a useful lot for collector and dealer alike, Fine to Very Fine, see them all online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 16:50:41 EST
Sold For 1300
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