Sale 3031 United States & British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers

"Wells, Fargo & Co./ San Francisco/ Express," blue oval handstamp cancels 10c Green entire (U18) addressed to New York City, matching blue double-line oval "Paid" at left, ms "via Nicaragua" routing and "to be kept until called for", very light toning, still Very Fine and attractively, Wells Fargo engaged either Boyd's or Hussey's private local posts to provide city address delivery on mail to New York City. In this case, the "to be kept..." directed the envelope to be held at a Wells, Fargo office in New York until it could be collected by the addressee.