(Sacramento) Sacramento, Cal., bold blue double oval handstamp (WFE-001) on folded letter datelined August 29, 1852 from the Wells Fargo Office at Sacramento (the Sacramento Office opened July 13, 1852) to Marysville, manuscript "$15 Coin enclosed" endorsement, letter addressed to three different expressmen - Rumrill, Everts & Becker, Extremely Fine and rare, an important item in that it shows the connection between Wells Fargo and other express men at an early period, less than five examples of this blue handstamp are recorded. Estimate  $400 - 600. Believed to be the earliest Wells Fargo folded letter from Sacramento. The letter addresses four express men, Frank Rumrill of Rumrill & Co. Express, Frank Everts of Everts Express, George Becker of Becker & Co. Express and Henry Everts. Only four examples of the Wells Fargo rare WFE-001 frank have been recorded. One of the examples has been off the market for a number of years and has just been returned to the collecting market in the last few years. Collector can view two of the known examples in this auction. $0 (Image)

(Sacramento) Sacramento, Cal., Jul 8, cds (SAC-2580) and matching quartered cork cancels tying 1869, 10¢ yellowish orange on cover to Freiberg, North Germany, red Chicago exchange and transit backstamps, Very Fine, ex-Tatham. Scott No. 116  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)