Sale 67: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1252    

Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue, margins large to touching, small corner crease at top left, on entire to Brooklyn, Cal. tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Virginia Cty, N.T." oval handstamp, with printed Langton's Pioneer Express printed franked at left and stamp additionally tied by "J. Bamber & Co. Express, S.F., Dec 29"; right front portion with indicia missing and a piece subsequently added, Fine appearance, still a remarkable and unique triple conjunctive usage bearing Wells, Fargo & Co., Langton's and Bamber markings, a entire well deserving of restoration; with 1976 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 143L8    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 1253    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Angels, black oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 3-1) on 1864 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, Cal., black Haller type E printed frank, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1254    

Wells Fargo & Co., Drytown, blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-9) on 1853 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, Cal., black Haller type E printed frank at left, turned cover usage with inside addressed to Drytown, franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by San Francisco postmark; back flap mostly missing, Very Fine, the earliest printing of the type E frank.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1255    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Fresno, Cal (Fresno), black on orange label (Mosher WFCX-L487) on large corner card cover to Tombstone, Ariz, manuscript "Val $50" and "Collect" notations, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $100

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Lot 1256    

Wells, Fargo & Co., Lathrop, Feb 3, blue oval date stamp on 1870, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco, black company frank, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1257    

Wells Fargo & Co., Marysville, blue oval date stamp canceling in 1855, 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Boston, Mass., red printed frank at top; light fold and partial backflap, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1258    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, From National City, Cal., black on orange label (WFCX-L472) on reverse of unused 1887, 2¢ green entire with black company frank, Very Fine, the listing example in Mosher, extremely rare and believed to be unique.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $140

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Lot 1259    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, New York, Apr 11, blue cds on 1861, 10¢ green on buff entire to San Francisco, with red printed company frank at top, entered the mails with "San Francisco, Cal., May 5, 1862" cds with matching target cancelling; cover file fold and small tear at upper right, F.-V.F., a very scarce east to west coast usage of a red frank entire, ex-M. Metkin.
Scott No. U41    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1260    

Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Oroville, oval handstamp on cover to San Francisco, with two strikes of matching "Paid" in oval handstamp, black company frank at top left; cover missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce early frank usage from Oroville, ex-Metkin.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1261    

Wells Fargo & Co., Paid Via Omaha-N.T., red ribbon company frank on unused 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire, hint of trivial corner toning, Very Fine, a rare express frank.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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