Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Ben Lomond, Cal. Purple oval handstamp on 2¢ Columbian entire to San Jose, with blue Columbian frank at top, Very Fine and choice, quite scarce.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #183 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Lot #184 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., Bodie, Cal., Dec 10. Blue oval date stamp on 1873, 3¢ green entire to Carson City, Nev., printed company frank at top, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #185 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., Calaveras Postal Date Stamps. Two entires to S.F. with black company franks; 3¢ Nesbitt cancelled by "Murphy's, Cal. Aug 23" cds and 1861, 3¢ pink entire tied by blue "Camanche, Cal. Jan 31" cds, both Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #186 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
(Wells Fargo & Co.) Collect. Red straight line frank (an unrecorded type of Wells Fargo frank) on 1864, 3¢ pink entire with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Sac Messenger" (Leutzinger type 11-9) pasted up to 1864 3¢ pink entire with Wells Fargo frank (Haller Type E) with blue octagonal "Collect" (Leutzinger type 7-25) cancelled with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Sacramento" double circle handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-1) to "...
Lot #187 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co. Collection Envelope. 1855 money envelope showing illustrated steamer, from San Francisco on Masons Barke to Columbia, Very Fine, a very early money collection cover.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #188 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells, Fargo & Co., Colomo. Blue oval handstamp on 3¢ Nesbitt entire with early black "Wells Fargo & Co." woodblock frank to Sacramento Cal., Very Fine, from the town where Marshall made the gold discovery that brought the world rushing in.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #189 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., Columbian Issue. Blue printed frank on three used 2¢ Columbian entires (U349), one with messenger oval and one with magenta Wells San Francisco oval; also includes a U349 entire with black Wells printed frank, F.-V.F. group.
Scott No. U349; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #190 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Daggett, Cal., Oct 21, 1883. Red oval date stamp on 1874, 2¢ vermilion entire to Los Angeles, Cal., company frank at top; staining and corner nick, Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $75 - 100.
Lot #191 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co. Balance. Group of 7 entires comprising San Francisco with printed woodcut frank, La Grange star die entire, two different Knights Ferry ovals, Modesto, La Porte and Michigan Bluff; couple with opening reductions, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #192 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells, Fargo & Co., Washington Territorial Usages. Group of 56 covers, all but 1 WF, all with Washington postmarks/handstamps, mainly Seattle, Walla Walla, few Olympia, Port Townsend and others; most with oval "Express" or dated handstamps; some shaded advertising entires; variety of entires, most with company franks; couple paste-ups; also one cover with ornate "Northern Pacific Express Co." frank with 1887 Tacoma, Wash., cds on...
Lot #193 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Glenwood, Cal. Oval handstamp on 1887 2¢ green entire to Santa Cruz, with company frank at top, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #194 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Knights Ferry. Clear blue oval handstamp on fresh 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Stockton, company frank at top, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #195 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
(Wells, Fargo & Co.) Lindsay, Cal. Straight line handstamp with manuscript "8/26/93" date on 2¢ Columbian entire with blue company frank, used to San Francisco with Wells, Fargo & Co. arrival handstamp, vertical cover fold at center, F.-V.F., a very scarce item.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #196 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., Moquelumne Hill. Over date stamp on two 1861, 3¢ pink entires to S.F., one with blue "West Point, Cal." oval handstamp, other with same in black; cover edge flaws, Fine and rare.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #197 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co./Express/Nevada. Blue oval handstamp on 10¢ green entire (U17a) with red "Through Our California and Atlantic Express" printed frank, to Waldoboro via New York where it entered the mails and was postmarked "New York, Oct 28" cds; small piece of flap missing, very lightly soiled, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #198 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., Oakdale, Cal, Express. Purple express oval handstamp cancels 2¢ green entire addressed to Stockton Cal., printed Wells Fargo Express company frank, Very Fine, The finest of only two recorded examples of the Wells Fargo Oakdale handstamp., ex-Haas.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Oakdale of Stanislaus County was founded in 1871 when the Stockton and Visalia Railroad met the Copperopolis Railroad...
Lot #199 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., Paid. Printed company red frank at top center of 1855, 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Iowa, entered the mails with "New York, Feb 14" cds; light cover edge wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. U18; Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot #200 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells, Fargo & Co./Portersville. Blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 12-7) on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to Stockton with company frank at top, light vertical fold & corner repair at bottom right, Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #201 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co./Porterville, Cal. Violet oval express handstamp on fresh 2¢ Columbian entire with blue Columbian frank, purple oval San Francisco receiving date stamp, Very Fine and choice, unlisted in Leutzinger.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #202 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co. Red Frank. At top center of 1860, 10¢ green entire to Brasher Falls, N.Y., entered the U.S. mails with "New-York, Sep 20, 1862" cds and target duplex; sealed cover tear at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #203 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., Sacramento. Blue oval or double circle datestamps on nine 3¢ entires (U58) with type E printed franks and all-over shaded ads for Hat Dealer, J.C. Meussdorffer, various colors, all to the Meussdorffer store in San Francisco (four also bear the San Francisco version of the ad, despite being used from Sacramento), all with docketing at left, generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $250 - 350....
Lot #204 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., Sacramento, Aug 28. Blue circular date stamp canceling on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, with Meussdorffer & Bro. allover shaded ad and company frank at left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #205 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co., San Andreas, Express. Blue oval date stamp on two 3¢ Nesbitt entires, one in white and other in buff, to S.F. from Bisagno correspondence, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #206 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co. Express, From San Francisco, Forwarded By. Black on pink express label affixed around bottom of cover to Placerville, Cal., with "Draft $145.50, Collect $3.00" notation at top, reverse with blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., 82 Broadway, New York, California and European Express" shield cameo corner card on backflap and wax seal "Wells, Fargo, Bankers, New York" impression, Very Fine, a scarce eastbound express...
Lot #207 - united states postal history western express covers - wells fargo and co. express
Wells Fargo & Co. Express, S. Frco., Nov 24. Circular date stamp on fresh 1861, 10¢ green entire to New York City, with red company frank at top, additional grid handstamp cancelling indicia; tear at top a bit into indicia, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
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