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U.S. Cover Single Lots - Western Express - Wells Fargo & Co.

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 910		E U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Frank Essay, in black at left on 3¢ entire, seldom seen, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Dale-Lichtenstein. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 911		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Bodega to San Francisco, fine strike in red on 1864 envelope, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 912		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Bodie to San Francisco, light strike in blue green, partly over printed frank and indicia, but town name is clear, Wells Fargo San Francisco arrival oval in red, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 913		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Caliente to San Francisco, just readable strike in violet on 2¢ envelope, rare town, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $84
Lot 914		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Chinese Camp to San Francisco, good strike on early 3¢ Nesbitt envelope, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $84
Lot 915		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Columbia to San Francisco, two fine strikes on 3¢ entires, earliest type in blue and 1880's type in violet, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 916		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Coulterville to San Francisco, very fine strike in black away from indicia and printed frank, Very Fine. Ex. Barkhausen. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 917		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Crescent Mills to Quincy, fine strike in blue on 1864 envelope, reduced at left, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 918		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Crescent Mills to Quincy, readable strike in blue, slightly reduced at right, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 919		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Daggett to San Francisco, readable strike in magenta over 2¢ envelope on 1884 domestic frank, Wells Fargo San Francisco receiver on reverse, scarce town, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 920		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Dutch Flats to Nevada City, good strike in blue and smudged strike in black of Grass Valley, used in 1865, sent by Hall & Allen, express agents, unusual usage, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 921		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Express Labels From Girard, Kan. and San Francisco, both orange red printed adhesives, Girard, KS on envelope sent to Prescott, AT, Chinese m.s. at left and right, San Francisco on legal envelope to Marysville, CA, m.s. "Paid 25-", slightly reduced at left, Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 922		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Fort Jones to San Francisco, very fine strike in black, used in 1869, lovely cover, Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 923		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): "Gerrish" Pony Express to San Francisco, 10¢ "pumpkin" entire (#U41) mailed from New York on Oct. 12 (1861), Wells Fargo type 2 frank in red at left, St. Joseph's Oct. 17 Pony Express h.s. in black (Saint Joseph, Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company with Pony Express), received in San Francisco on Oct. 29, used at the end of the fourth period (Oct. 10 to Oct. 24, 1861), a very desirable cover, Fine to Very Fine last offered on the market in 1972. #W65 (illustrated on page 144) in Frajola, Kramer & Walske book, only 71 westbound covers recorded. Estimate $15,000-20,000. View details and photo	Realized $20,700
Lot 924		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Hornitos to San Francisco, fine strike in blue with printed letterhead enclosure for Washington Mining Company, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 925		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Iowa Hill to El Dorado, fine strike in blue, envelope reduced at left, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 926		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Jenny Lind to San Francisco, fine strike in blue on 3¢ entire, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 927		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Knights Landing to San Francisco, fine strike in blue on 3¢ entire, staining at bottom right, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 928		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Marysville to San Francisco, good strike on woodblock printed frank envelope, slight staining, Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 929		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Michigan Bar to San Francisco, good strike in black on 1864 envelope, scarce town, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 930		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Modesto to San Francisco, bold strike in deep violet on 2¢ envelope with Chinese address and docketing, envelope irregularly opened at right, but a scarce town, Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 931		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Mok Hill to San Francisco, fine strike in blue on early Nesbitt envelope, flap damage at back and small sealed tear at top center, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 932		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Monterey, Hotel Del Monte, unaddressed paste-up (envelope at back missing) with fine 1886 strike in violet of Wells Fargo oval with Hotel Del Monte incorporated in device, cover staining and lower right of cover missing, very scarce, Fine. According to Leutzinger, Wells Fargo maintained a separate express office in the hotel built by the Southern Pacific Railroad. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 933		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Monterey to San Francisco, fine strike in violet on Columbian issue printed frank, merchant h.s. in red violet and San Francisco receiver in magenta, very attractive, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $192
Lot 934		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Oakwood to Fresno, clear strike in violet on 2¢ entire opened roughly at right, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 935		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Pacheco to San Francisco, 2 covers, one with the scarce blue oval Pachecoville, the other with ville removed, fine strikes, but both envelopes reduced, Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 936		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Paradise City to San Francisco, very fine strike in blue away from indicia on slightly soiled 1864 envelope, Fine to Very Fine. Very rare town and one of the highlights of this collection. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 937		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Petaluma to San Francisco, very fine strike on clean star die envelope with m.s. March 14th arrival and personal note on side, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 938		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Princeton to Red Bluffs, very fine strike in blue on all over advertising envelope for Smith & Mendleson, Princeton merchants, reduced slightly into indicia, but still very attractive, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 939		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Rio Vista to San Francisco, bold strike in blue of town name on 1869 envelope, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 940		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Sacramento to San Francisco, bold strike of first h.s. in red, used as a frank on early envelope, clean and attractive, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 941		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): San Diego to San Francisco, Aug 7 in blue on 3¢ envelope to San Francisco, better strike then normal, small tear, tone spots on reverse only, Fine. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $69
Lot 942		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): San Francisco to New York City, legible Wells Fargo SF strike in blue on 1867 cover, delivered by Boyd's Express to street address with their c.d.s. and straightline PAID, unusual use of New York local post, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 943		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): San Francisco to Bidwells Bar, bold strike in blue of early h.s. used as frank on folded 1854 letter before printed franks were used, perfect strike of FREE in blue double oval, exhibit piece, Extremely Fine. Illustrated on page 17 of Berthold's 1924 book. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 944		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): "Steamboat" to San Francisco, legible strike in blue of STEAMBOAT in oval on early Nesbitt entire with printed frank at extreme left, this marking used on steamship mail between Sacramento and San Francisco, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 945		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Tuolumme City to Knights Ferry, bold but slightly doubled strike in blue on 1864 envelope, slightly reduced at left, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 946		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Usage to Germany, frank in black, 3¢ entire with additional 3¢ strip of 4 (not cancelled) to Germany, New York "Paid All" in red, cover soiled, unusual piece, Fine. Ex. Dale-Lichtenstein. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 947		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Victoria, BC to San Francisco, fine strike in blue on 10¢ "pumpkin" envelope with enclosure, Victoria coat of arms frank at upper left pays colonial postage, Wells Fargo was required to pay 10¢ U.S. postage after the union of Vancouver Island and British Columbia in 1867, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 948		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Victoria, BC to San Francisco, fine strike in violet of 1880's device ties Canada 3¢ small Queen to printed frank envelope, underprinted Victoria, British Columbia, British Columbia signed a postal treaty with the U.S. in 1870, after which U.S. postage was no longer required on British Columbia mail to the U.S., clean and attractive, Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 949		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Woodbridge to Stockton, clear strike in blue on 1864 envelope, cover staining and slightly reduced at right, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 950		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Yankee Jims to San Francisco, fine strike on star die envelope, attractive, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 951		U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. (1852-1896): Yreka to San Francisco and Sacramento, 2 covers with different h.s., first type in blue on early Nesbitt envelope, second type in black on 1864 envelope, both fine strikes, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 952		U.S., Wells Fargo Express Balance, used Wells Fargo envelopes, very little duplication, mixed condition, but some scarce towns and some fine strikes, inspection recommended, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-2,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 953		U.S., Wells Fargo Messenger, Route and Agent Handstamps, 26 covers with various markings, noted Coast "R." h.s. (not listed in Leutzinger), well above average condition, inspection will be rewarded, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 954		U.S., Wells Fargo Group of 4, Group of 4, 3 S.F. (2 in blue, 1 in violet), one with mining letter dateline Carson 1880 discussing Mines in Kerbyville, CA and talking about taking steamer to Crescent City, 4th cover Santa Clara in blue to S.F., all on 2¢ or 3¢ envs., clean group, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 955		U.S., Wheeler, Rutherford & Co. (1863-1864): Marysville to San Francisco, black ribbon frank on 3¢ envelope, indicia canceled with blue Wells Fargo Marysville double oval, reduced at left slighty into frank, Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 956		U.S., Whitney & Co.'s (1855-1875): Oakland to San Francisco, black ribbon frank used postally from Oakland, not clear if Whitney carried it into Oakland, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 957		U.S., Whitney & Co.'s (1855-1875): Usage to Alvarado, black ribbon frank on 3¢ entire canceled with indistinct blue Whitney & Co. double circle h.s. in blue, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $219

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