Wells Fargo & Co., 16 Wall St. N.Y., California Express, full clear strike of shield handstamp on folded letter sheet to New York City, manuscript "Per Sierra Nevada" ship endorsement, inside docketing "San Francisco Jun 30th, 1853, Rec. July 25th"; some slight splitting along fold at top, Very Fine, ex Pearce, Kramer. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THIS WELLS, FARGO & CO SHIELD HANDSTAMP IN PRIVATE HANDS. The only other example of this marking resides in the Wiltsee collection. $0 (Image)