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Western Express Covers - Wells, Fargo & Co. continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., Salinas City, Jul 9. Neat blue oval date stamp canceling on 1870, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 562 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., Salt Lake Cty. U.T., Oct 13. Blue oval date stamp on fresh 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, reverse with 1870 company origin and receiving date stamps, Extremely Fine,
choice.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 563 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., San Andreas. Blue oval "Express" handstamp on 1855, 10¢ green entire to Valatie, N.Y., with company red frank at top left, entered the mails with "New York, May 24" cds canceling
indicia; couple small edge nicks and stain spot at top right, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 564 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., San Andreas, Express. Blue oval date stamp canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, company frank at top, Very Fine, tough so nice.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 565 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., San Ardo, Cal. Purple oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 10-1) on 1887, 2¢ green entire to Colusa, Cal., black Haller type J printed frank; few vertical file folds and minor edge
wear, F.-V.F., very rare, this being the only on cover strike known, ex-Leutzinger.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 566 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., San Buenaventura, Cal., Jun 4, 1882. Large bold purple oval date stamp on 1874, 3¢ green entire to Oroville, black printed frank at top; slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F.,
one of only two known examples of this unusual oversized marking.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
San Buenaventura was the early name that was shorted to Ventura in 1889. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 567 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Express. Blue oval handstamp canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Sacramento, black woodcut frank at upper left, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $150
- 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 568 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, S. Frco., Sep 20. Sharp clear strike of cds on 1861, 10¢ green entire to Philadelphia, Pa., company red frank and neat manuscript "Recd, Oct 14, '62" docketing; cover
slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 569 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., South Coast Rte. Blue oval handstamp canceling 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Diego, with black company frank and "R. E. Raimond, General Shipping And Commission Merchant, Front St.
Near Washington, San Francisco" oval corner card handstamp, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 570 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., South Coast Route. Blue oval date stamp on 1870, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco, with very rare overall grayish green "Anaheim Lighter Co., Anaheim Landing" shaded ad,
black company frank (WFE-030a) at left, Very Fine, ex-B. Pearce.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
The Anaheim Lighter Company was founded to move goods from Anaheim Landing in Anaheim Bay to ships anchored offshore. Its primary
purpose was to expedite the shipment of grapes. The water of the landing was very shallow and cargo was moved to ships offshore by lighter. Anaheim Landing was located at the southern end of present day town of Seal Beach. It was Orange County's
first Sea Port. Anaheim Landing became part of Orange County in 1889. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 571 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., Waterman, Cal., Express. Complete blue oval on fresh 1870, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco Cal., printed black Wells Fargo paid frank, Very Fine, less than 5 examples known
from this desert ghost town.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Western Express Covers - Whiting, Wood & Balance Lots
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 572 |
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 Whiting & Co.'s Feather River Express, Paid. Printed boxed frank (WHI-002) on 1855, 10¢ Nesbitt entire (U16) to Franklin, Ill., canceled by "Meadow Falls Cala. Jul 13" cds (Plumas, Williams unlisted);
reduced at right a bit into indicia, F.-V.F., a scarce express usage and very rare postmark unlisted in Williams.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
(Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 573 |
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U59 |
 Wood & Co.'s Express! . Fancy illustrated miner frank (WOO-001) at left on unused 1864, 3¢ pink entire, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. U59; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States U59] |
Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 574 |
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 Wells Fargo & Co. Express Cover Balance. Collection of approximately 330 covers, with a wide array towns and handstamp types throughout including many scarce items; better townmarks includes New Almaden,
Kennett, Coles, Crystal Creek, Sisson, Fort Jones, superb Vaca-Station, Cordelia, Elmira, Hills Ferry, Tipton, Madison, a Virginia City Pony Express use (pony stamp replaced), Yountville, nice Iowa Hill express handstamp use, Needles, Calico, Julian,
Lathop, Irvington, Newark, Lancha Plana, Port Costa, Oakwood, Orland, Lemoore, and many more, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.
(Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 575 |
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 Wells, Fargo & Co., Utah Usages. Wells, Fargo & Co., Utah Usages, 25 items including a few fronts, all with black company franks, various Wells, Fargo & Co. town handstamps, including many Salt Lake Cty
U.T., several Silver City, also Ogden, Ophir, Corinne, etc; a few with town postmarks like Ogden City, includes Ogden forwarding label; many to San Francisco but also other destinations like Santa Cruz, Carson City, N.T., Sanphilipa, Folsom; Virginia
City, Montana; Leavenworth City, Kansas; New York City, etc.; condition varied, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Complete Images.
(Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 576 |
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 Western Express Cover Balance. Of 42 covers and a few fronts; with scarcer items including 1859 Whiting & Co. docketed from Indian Valley, Wells & Co.'s Moore's Flat and Eureka Express frank entire to
Knights Landing with W.F. & Co. Nevada date stamp, 1866 Hopkinson's Express, Cram Rogers & Co. Shasta on incoming ladies cover (missing stamps), Everts, Davis & Co. frank with St. Louis handstamp, Truman & Co. frank with manuscript 1866 Petaluma
canceling, Eureka Express Co., others with various usages including Freeman, Pacific Union, Pacific Express, Adams, Langton's, Bamber and more, generally Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
Complete Images. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Eastern Express Covers
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 577 |
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 Camden S.C. Nov 3. Blue cds with manuscript "37½" cent rating on circa 1837 folded cover to Charleston S.C., endorsed "Express Mail" at top, Very Fine and scarce short-rate use,
One of only three recorded Express Mail uses from Camden..
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 578 |
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 Charleston S.C. Feb 24. Red cds and matching "Ship" rating handstamp with ms. "77" rating on folded letter datelined "Matanzas Feby 5. 1837" to New York N.Y., endorsed "Comet via Charleston" at bottom
left, Very Fine and scarce incoming Cuba ship letter via express mail.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 579 |
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 Charleston S.C., Jun 23. Red cds and manuscript "37½" rating on circa 1837 folded cover endorsed "Express Mail to Columbia" to McMeekins P.O., Fairfield Dept., S.C., Very Fine and
scarce short-run express mail use.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 580 |
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 Charleston S.C., Sep 14. Red cds and red manuscript "37½" rating on 1837 light gray folded cover endorsed "Express Mail" to Columbia S.C., F.-V.F. and scarce short-run express mail
use.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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