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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1119° |  |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on Hawaii
1884 5c Blue entire (U4) to London, England, purple "Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s Express, Honolulu H.I. Nov. 22, 1887" oval datestamp struck twice,
paste-up entire on back, 1882 5c Yellow Brown (205) tied by cork
cancels and "Ogden & San Fran. R.P.O." circular datestampVERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED HAWAIIAN EXPRESS COVER WITH UNITED STATES MIXED FRANKING. The additional 5c stamp was required for the UPU rate to England. Ex Aall (Image) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 10,500.00 |
| 1120° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on Hawaii
1884 5c Blue entire (U4) to London, England, purple "Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s Express, Honolulu H.I. Jan. 10, 1887" oval datestamp, New York and
London transit datestamps both on face, back with some thinning and flap
faults indicating this was part of a paste-up, minor toned spots and light
soiling, still Fine, rare usage, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 2,600.00 |
| 1121° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on
double-rate Hawaii 1884 5c Blue entire (U4) to Bremen, Germany, with
Hawaii 1882 5c Ultramarine (39) tied by target, clear "Honolulu H.I.
Jul. 29, 1887" circular datestamp, ms. "pr S.S. Zealandia", back
with San Francisco "Stm. Ship" and "Recd" circular datestamps, small flap
faults, stamp with faint gum toningFINE. RARE USE OF WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY'S HAWAIIAN FRANK ENTIRE TO GERMANY WITH ADHESIVE FRANKING. This probably entered the mails without Wells, Fargo & Co.'s involvement. Ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 1,600.00 |
| 1122° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused
Hawaii 1884 5c Blue, Blue Inside entire (U8), small thins in
backflapVERY FINE. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY HAWAIIAN EXPRESS ENTIRES. Fewer than 15 examples of this Wells, Fargo & Co. franked No. U8 entire are known. Ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,200.00 |
| 1123° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA), purple
"Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Honolulu H.I. Aug. 1, 1886" oval datestamp on
Hawaii 1884 5c Blue, Blue Inside entire (U8) to San Francisco,
attorney's oval handstamp in red on front and back, endorsed
"Immediate", small bit of bottom left corner folded up to show
insideVERY FINE. A MARVELOUS USED EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY HAWAIIAN EXPRESS ENTIRES. Fewer than 15 examples of this Wells, Fargo & Co. franked No. U8 entire are known. (Image) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 5,000.00 |
| 1124° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on
legal-size Hawaii 1884 10c Black entire (U5), originally part of paste-up,
purple "Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, Honolulu H.I." oval handstamp struck
over 10c and repeated on frank, tiny toned spots, Fine and scarce, ex
Honolulu Advertiser (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,600.00 |
| 1125° | |
 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on
legal-size Hawaii 1884 10c Black entire (U5) to Bremen, Germany,
clear "Honolulu H.I. Aug. 1, 1887" circular datestamp and target, endorsed
"p S.S. Zealandia'", San Francisco and Bremen datestamps on back,
light edgewear and few tiny toned spots, Fine, this probably entered the
mails without Wells, Fargo & Co.'s involvement, ex Honolulu
Advertiser (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,600.00 |