Lot
1539 
Wells Fargo & Company Express, group of 9 covers including various franked entires, one uprated with #65 tied by blue "Collect" oval, very rare used Thorp #525/Bartels 436 entire, few different towns like Stockton Cal., Austin N.T. and Gold Hill N.T.; some faults, F.-V.F (no photo). Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
1540
Wells, Fargo & Co., 1864-1877, group of 15 covers, all with black company franks, mostly on 3¢ pink entires, with WF handstamps including Sacramento, Jamestown, Marysville, Stockton, Hornitos, Healdsburg, Portland, Jackson, Santa Cruz; also on 3¢ green entires from Sacramento, Los Angeles, Monterey, Gilroy, Santa Cruz, Petaluma; somewhat mixed condition, generally F.-V.F. or better (no photo). Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
1541
Wells Fargo & Co. Balance, misc, mix of approximately 40 covers; includes New York usages with several red frank usages, Gold Hill, Utah oval handstamp, some postal usages, shaded ad, includes a few express labels, etc.; condition mixed, please inspect, generally Fine or better. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $625
Lot
1542
Wells Fargo & Co. Balance, 36 covers; includes a range of later usages including San Francisco, G. Hodskins straight line agent handstamp on cover in care of Chips, turn of the century corner cards and internal mail, couple unused entires, San Andreas package label, postal postmarked entires including railroad; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $650
Lot
1543
Wells Fargo & Co. Cover Collection, well over 100 covers arranged on pages in binder, mostly California towns origins; includes Portland, Or. allover merchant shaded ad from Astoria to S.F., "Boise Mines - Paid 50 Cts" frank cover (faulty), towns including Camptonville, Cloverdale, Colfax, Columbia including collection envelope, Colusa, Coulterville, Davisville, Crescent Mills, Duncans Mill, Gold Run, Greenwood, Jenny Lind, Lake Port, Lower Lake, Meadow Lake, Madison, Quincy, San Quentin, Volcano, Windsor and many others, some postal usages, other shaded ad, red franks, etc.; condition varies with many clear full strikes throughout, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,000
Lot
1544 
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Wells Fargo & Co., Covers, 1853-1887, mint & used collection of 150 or so entires, most unused, exceptionally fresh & clean selection, with considerable duplication, about evenly distributed between small and legal size covers, best being large size U66 9¢ yellow; please inspect (no photo). Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,000
Lot
1545
Wells, Fargo & Co. Covers, 1857-1900, selection of 19 covers, mostly Wells, Fargo & Co., but including conjunctive usage with Salmon River & Nez Perces Express, cancelled by Leutzinger Type 12-3, "Pl.Ville, Boise, I.T".to Red Bluff and then forwarded to Sacramento; also 1894 WF Ventura; red boxed WF Express. Ogden, U.T.; red oval 1894 San Diego; red oval 1885 Marysville, Cal.; blue oval Downieville; Type 3-2 Knights Landg on 3¢ Star Die; 3¢ Nesbitt with Jamestown, another Suisun; another Nevada without frank; 1884 purple "Victoria" oval on 3¢ small Queen, with blue "Domestic Frank, Victoria, Vancouver Island" frank; blue (green) frank on 3¢ Nesbitt cancelled blue oval Sacramento; gray shaded Meussdorffer allover; interesting diverse group, somewhat mixed condition (no photo). Estimate $400 - 600.
Current Opening Bid: $675
Lot
1546
Wells, Fargo & Co. Covers, 1869-1891, 30 Wells, Fargo & Co. usages, variety of originating handstamp's; a number of San Francisco ovals, Suisun oval; blue Tehama oval; purple S.F. Messenger with double print frank; purple Oceanside, Cal. on 2¢ entire; blue San Francisco oval on 10¢ entire; 1869 Brooklyn Hotel, San Francisco cds; condition mixed, interesting group (no photo). Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $325
Lot
1547
Wells Fargo & Co. Dated Handstamps, 53 entires; nice range of types including double circle date stamps from Sacramento, San Francisco and a transcontinental from New York, double oval types including Stockton, Marysville including shaded ad and Sac City, single oval types from Columbia, Downieville, Dutch Flat, Forest Hill, Jackson, Nevada, San Francisco including shaded ads, San Jose including Pacific Union Express overprinted frank entire, Sonora, etc.; condition varied, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $850
Lot
1548
Wells Fargo & Co. "Express" Handstamps, 26 covers; nice range of postmark types including early 1853 Sacramento double oval (Leutzinger 1-24), Gothic "Express" types including several early woodblock franks, from towns including Sonora, Marysville, Jamestown, Chinese Camp Mok Hill, Sacramento, San Andreas, San Jose, Vallecito, Colomo, Visalia, Santa Cruz, Gilroy, etc., also includes circular type from San Francisco (6-10) and large type oval from Boston (cover repaired); condition varies with many full clear strikes throughout, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550