Sale 35: The Autumn Sale

Lot 609    

(Wells Fargo & Co.) Taken On/Put OFF A.T. & S.F. Lines. Purple dual box handstamp (similar to type 20-6) with pencil "Albqur" & "Las Vegas" station designations, on 1884, 2¢ brown entire to the San Francisco Mint, purple oval 1887 receiving date stamp on front and reverse; reduction at left, Extremely Fine, the unique example of this Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Lines station routing handstamp.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $700

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Lot 610    

Wells Fargo & Co./Tehama. Blue oval express handstamp on 1853, 3¢ red entire to San Francisco, with olive green allover shaded ad for merchant Galland & Bro., company frank at left, F.-V.F., scarce.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $160

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Lot 611    

Wells Fargo & Co./Temecula, Cal. Two strikes of purple oval express handstamp on 1887, 2¢ green entire to San Jose, Cal., black company frank at top, Very Fine, very scarce, town unlisted in Leutzinger, ex Hertz.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $65

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Lot 612    

Wells Fargo & Co./The Needles, Cal. Purple oval express handstamp (Leutzinger 10-1) on 1874, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco S.P.R.R. agent, black company frank at top, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $75

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Lot 613    

Wells, Fargo & Co's Express/Tracy, Cal. Violet oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 10-26) on printed company accounting envelope to San Francisco, forwarded back to Tracy, couple small filing holes and minor top right corner defect, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 614    

Wells Fargo & Co./Vallejo. Blue oval date stamp on two of three 1870, 3¢ green entires to S.F. with shaded ad for T. Smith & Bros. Pioneer Hat & Shoe Store; in yellow, green and red shades, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 615    

Wells Fargo & Co./Ventura, Cal. Purple 1893 oval date stamp on unaddressed 2¢ Columbian entire, with additional Los Angeles, Cal. company cds, blue Columbian frank at top, Very Fine, a scarce combination, ex Hertz.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $115

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Lot 616    

Wells, Fargo & Co./Vina, Cal. Purple oval handstamp (type 12-3) on 2¢ red entire with company frank to Sacramento with Chinese address at left, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $150

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Lot 617    

Wells Fargo & Co. Company frank on 1887 5¢ blue entire to Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, postmarked "San Francisco, Cal., Jul 2, 93" duplex and receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $270

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Lot 618    

Wells Fargo & Co./Wallace. Bold full purple oval express handstamp on 1884, 2¢ red entire with printed frank at top, reverse with purple 1884 San Francisco receiving date stamp, Extremely Fine, an exceptional strike of this scarce handstamp.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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