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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1101° |  |
 12c Green (117).
Well-centered, faint pre-use crease at bottom ending in tiny margin tear at
right, tied by circle of wedges cancel on 3c Pink entire (U59) to
Trieste, Austria, with Wells Fargo & Co. "PAID OVER OUR MEXICAN COAST AND
CALIFORNIA EXPRESS 25 CTS. printed frank, bold "Franco * En Mazatlan *
Oct. 4, 1869" double-circle datestamp, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit
Oct. 23" and red Verviers-Cologne transit datestamps, blue "Wells, Fargo &
Co. Mazatlan Mex. Oct. 14" oval datestamp on backA VERY FINE AND OUTSTANDING WELLS FARGO & COMPANY EXPRESS USAGE FROM MEXICO TO EUROPE. BELIEVED TO BE UNIQUE WITH THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE AND ALSO THE EARLIEST RECORDED WELLS FARGO COVER FROM MAZATLAN. Use of the 1869 Pictorial Issue on Wells, Fargo & Co. express mail is very rare, this transatlantic usage from Mexico is thought to be unique. (Image) |
E. 25,000-35,000 | 26,000.00 |
| 1102° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Mayfield
Nov. 28. Blue oval datestamp (ms. date change) on 10c Green entire
(U41) with Wells, Fargo & Co. "Mexican Coast and California Express--35
Cts." printed surcharge frank (Haller WF-M1) and Mexico 1874 25c
Hidalgo, cancelled by star-shaped cork, "Franco en Guamas"
double-circle, Very Fine, this surcharged entire is rarely seen addressed
to Mexico with Mexican franking
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,900.00 |
| 1103° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. "Mexican
Coast and California Express.--35 Cts." Printed surcharge frank (Haller
WF-M1) on 10c Brown entire (U91) to San Francisco, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co.
Lapaz, Mexico Sep. 21" oval datestamp, 1872 docketing on back, peculiar
stitch marks along left edge, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 300.00 |
| 1104° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Mexican
Frank. Green and red frank on Mexico 12c Hidalgo entire to Nancy,
France, purple Guaymas Jan. 22, 1886 oval datestamp, 5c Gray Brown
(205) cancelled by cork, "Benson Ariz. Jan. 24" circular datestamp, New
York and French transits, Very Fine, colorful mixed-franking express usage
to France (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 500.00 |
| 1105° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Mexican
Frank. Green and red frank on legal-size double-rate Mexico 12c Hidalgo
entire to Paris, France, purple Guaymas Nov. 5, 1885 oval datestamp,
four 5c Gray Brown (205) cancelled or tied by cork, "Benson &
Nogales R.P.O. Nov. 6, 1885" circular datestamp, New York and French
transits, small perf faults, the cover is Very Fine, scarce quadruple-rate
mixed-franking express usage to France
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 900.00 |
| 1106° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Mexican
Frank. Green and red printed frank on Mexico 10c Stagecoach entire to
San Francisco, up-rated with adhesive of same design, reddish Wells, Fargo
& Co. Guaymas Jun. 12, 1895 oval datestamp, purple "W.F. & Co.'s Express
123 Messenger" oval on front and "122" oval on back, 2c Carmine, Ty. I
(249) tied by San Francisco machine cancel, small edge nick at upper
right, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 325.00 |
| 1107° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co. Mexican
Frank. Green and red printed frank on Mexico 5c Ultramarine entire to
San Francisco, purple Wells, Fargo & Co. Guaymas oval, 2c Pink, Ty.
I tied by San Francisco Sep. 25, 1895 duplex grid and datestamp, "W. F.
& Co.'s Express 176 Messenger" oval backstamp, opening slit at top thru
Mexico stamp, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 325.00 |