Sale 57: The Hugh V. Feldman Collection

Lot 4440    

Wells Fargo & Co., Express, Steamboat, complete strike of blue fancy shield river mail handstamp (Leutzinger type 2-4) on 3¢ red Nesbitt buff entire with scarcer printed woodblock frank and addressed to Volcano Ca. that was 55 miles north east of Stockton; partial flap and some edge wear, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 4441    

Wells Fargo & Co., Express, Steamboat, blue oval river mail handstamp (Leutzinger type 2-7) on 3¢ red Nesbitt buff entire with printed company frank addressed to Stockton Ca., Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Although the contract for Route 5062 Stockton to San Francisco was awarded to Aspinwall’s Pacific Mail Steamship Company in September 1851, Wells Fargo seems to have been more successful in gaining the steamboat traffic within California. A total of six different "Wells Fargo Express Steamboat" handstamps are recorded as being used between 1853 and 1854.

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Lot 4442    

Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Cal., Oct 30, blue oval cancels 3¢ pink entire with Wells Fargo printed frank to New York City, original Oct. 20th 1865 letter from Ben Reynolds, Crescent City (Del Norte Co.), black "Boyds City Post, Nov 20 1865" cds; small edge flaws, Very Fine, a scarce Wells-Boyds conjunctive use.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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