Lot 494
Wells Fargo & Co./Los Angeles. Blue oval express handstamp on 1853, 3¢ red entire to San Francisco, with black woodblock frank at top, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $280
Lot 495
Wells Fargo & Co./Los Angeles. Blue oval handstamp on 1853, 3¢ red on buff entire to Washington D.C., entered the mails with "Saint Louis, Mo., Jul 15, 1859" cds, pension office receiving cds, Very Fine and choice.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $450
Lot 496
Wells, Fargo & Co./Los Angeles. Blue oval date stamp on plain cover to Sacramento, Cal., with Milton S. Latham free frank signature as Governor of California; cover slightly reduced at right, F.-V.F., a very scarce free frank express usage.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $200
Lot 497
Wells Fargo & Co./Los Angeles, Cal., First Street Depot. Purple 1891 oval date stamp on 1887, 2¢ green entire to San Diego, Cal., company frank and light corner card handstamp at top, Very Fine, ex Barkhausen.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $200
Lot 498
Wells Fargo & Co./Mark West. Blue oval date stamp (Leut. 11-9) on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, black company frank, with original 1869 enclosure; cover restored at right, Very Fine appearance, very scarce.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $350
Lot 499
Wells Fargo & Co./Martinez, Cal. Red oval date stamp on 1884, 2¢ red merchant corner card entire, domestic frank at top; couple small edge tears at top, Very Fine, a choice strike.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $50
Lot 500
Wells Fargo & Co./Marysville. Full blue oval express handstamp (type1-10) on folded letter sheet to San Francisco, matching "Paid" straight line over "Not Paid" in oval handstamps, Extremely Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot 501
Wells Fargo & Co./Marysville. Full blue oval handstamp on fresh buff cover to San Francisco, Extremely Fine and choice, a beautiful early express handstamp.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $100
Lot 502
Wells Fargo & Co./Marysville. Blue oval express handstamp on two 153, 3¢ Nesbitt entires, black woodcut franks at top, with wide and narrow spacing "Over Our California and Coast Routes" imprints, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220
Lot 503
Wells Fargo & Co./Maxwell, Cal. Blue oval express handstamp (Leutzinger 10-16) on 1884, 2¢ brown entire to Sacramento, Chinese address and printed frank, F.-V.F.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $65