Lot 840
Wells, Fargo & Co./Virginia, Nev. Blue oval handstamp on 3¢ green entire with company frank to Carson City, entire with large fancy red merchant's advertising handstamp of "G. H. Clark & Co./Dealers In/General Merchandise/C Street, Virginia City, Nev." at left, some light soiling and edge wear, portions of backflap missing from opening, still F.-V.F.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $170
Lot 841
Wells, Fargo & Co./Virginia, Nev. Blue oval handstamp on 3¢ green entire with company frank to San Francisco, entire with large ornate druggist's advertising handstamp of "Dr. Lefevre/French Drug Store/204 South C Street/Virginia, Nev." at left, fresh and Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220
Lot 842
Wells, Fargo & Co./Wadsworth. Blue oval handstamp on 3¢ green entire with black company frank at left and addressed to Downieville, entire with with grey all-over shaded advertising of "M. V. Gilbert/General Merchant/Wadsworth/ Nev.", very slight reduction at bottom right from opening, Very Fine and choice.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $260
Lot 843
Wells, Fargo & Co./Ward, Nev./Dec. 5. Blue oval handstamp on 3¢ green entire with company frank to Pioche, Nev., some light staining & very slightly reduced at right from opening, F.-V.F., still a condition rarity, with bold Wells, Fargo & Co. cancel and complete cover without ragged reductions or tears which affect most all of the few surviving Ward Wells, Fargo & Co. covers.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $375
Lot 844
Wells, Fargo & Co./Washoe City N.T. Blue oval handstamp on 1864 3¢ pink entire with company frank to San Francisco, slight reduction at left from opening, F.-V.F., a very scarce Wells, Fargo & Co. handstamp.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $170
Lot 845
Wells, Fargo & Co./Washoe City. Blue oval handstamp on 3¢ green Postal entire to Virginia City with company frank at top, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $120
Lot 846
Wells, Fargo & Co. - Nevada Cover Group. Over 70 entires arranged in cover binder; a exceptional array of towns represented including Aurora, Austin, Belleville, Dayton, Carson City including Bamber & Co. combination, Carlin, Candelaria, Cedar Pass, Elko, Gold Hill including Utah types, Eureka, Empire City, Genoa, Hamilton including Bamber combination, Galena, Jacobsville, Ophir, Pioche, Palisades including shaded ad, Pine Grove, Franktown, Reno, Sprucemont, Silver City with Utah/Bamber combination, Starr City, Treasure City, Virginia City, Unionville, etc.; condition varies with many choice strikes throughout, F.-V.F. overall.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $900
Lot 847
Wells, Fargo & Co. Nevada Cover Balance. 16 covers; nice variety of towns including Silver City (N.T. & Utah), Washoe City, Aurora, Virginia City ("Express" & date stamp usages), paste-up usage to James Reed, Gold Hill on agent cover, Austin, Reno, Unionville, etc.; condition varies with clear strikes throughout, F.-V.F.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675
Lot 848
Wells, Fargo & Co. Nevada Markings. 16 covers, all with company franks and Wells, Fargo & Co. handstamps from Aurora, Austin N.T., Battle Mtn. Stn., Belmont, Belleville, Carson City, "PAID 25 Cts.", Integral Printed Frank (expertly repaired lower right), Eureka, Gold Hill, Hamilton, Pioche, Reno, Treasure City, Virginia, Nev (extremely scarce, reduced at bottom where opened), Virginia City, Washoe City (backflap added), Winnemucca; mixed condition, some reduced or aged, F.-V.F. appearance.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $260