Sale 22: The Westpex Sale

Lot 29    

Agent Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Co. Printed stage business cover addressed to Virginia City, Montana, with original 1893 enclosure from Valley Garder ranch, cover reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 30    

American Express. Black illustrated company frank on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, manuscript "Watsonville" at top, small cover tears at left, F.-V.F.
Scott No. U10    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 31    

Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Co., St, Joseph. Mo., Feb 6. Clear strike of blue oval handstamp on illustrated silverware manufacturers corner card cover to Mountain City, Kansas Territory, franked with 1857, 1 blue, type V, pair and single tied by "Chicago, Ill., Feb 5" cds and grid duplexes, endorsed care of "OC & PP Exp" at bottom left, cover with small tear at bottom and reduced at left into cornercard, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive express usage to Kansas Territory; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 24    Estimate $6,000 - 8,000.

Realized: $6,250

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Lot 32    

Farley's Express. Clear blue boxed handstamp on 1858 cover to Burham, Maine, franked with 1857, 10¢ green, type I tied by "Camptonville, Cal., Jan 18" cds, docketing and additional notations, cover with slight edge restoration, Very Fine, a wonderful example of this rare express, believed to be the latest known usage.
Scott No. 31    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

Realized: $6,250

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Lot 33 ()   

G.B. Post & Co., San Francisco. Clear strike of boxed forwarder's handstamp on cover front to New Bedford, Mass., franked with 1851 3¢ dull red, horizontal pair tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Jan 16" cds, cover with flaps expertly restored, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $250

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Lot 34    

Noisy Carriers. Locally addressed cover with red Paid in oval and endorsed "$12.50 enclosed" at top left, reduced at right into postmark, Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $50

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Lot 35    

Pacific Union Express Co. Four strikes of blue circular date stamp, one canceling on 1865, 12¢ red brown on buff entire to San Francisco, Wells, Fargo & Co. black frank at top, partial backflap, Very Fine.
Scott No. U69    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $575

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Lot 36    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express/Auburn. Blue oval handstamp with matching "Paid" in octagon handstamp alongside, on 1853 cover to San Francisco with small black illustrated steamboat frank at top left, Extremely Fine, quite possibly the finest known example of this extremely rare Wells, Fargo & Co. frank; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 37    

Wells Fargo & Co./El Dorado. Oval (Leutz. L7-34) handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire with company frank to San Francisco with blue Wells, Fargo & Co. oval receiving handstamp applied on arrival (this cancel is some often seen cancelling revenue stamps), flap torn with some minor soiling, Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 38    

Wells Fargo & Co./Express/GH & SA Rte. Black on orange printed label (Mosher WFCX-L500) with "GH & SA" in manuscript on reverse of 2¢ entire (U228) with black "Domestic Frank" to El Paso, manuscript notation on front "$5.15" & "Chge Paid", slightly reduced at right, F.-V.F., a very rare item carried on the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Route.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $135

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