Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Transcontinental Mails and Western Expresses continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
12		3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by large blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. S. Francisco 23 July" (1860) double-circle datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire with Wells Fargo & Co. imprint over merchant's lithographed ad, to Roseburg Ore., fresh and Fine, very scarce (Image)	E. 400-500	500.00
13		3c Rose (65). Natural s.e., tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Nov. 13" oval datestamp on 3c Pink entire to San Francisco, Wells Fargo & Co. imprint, pencil "Collect", Very Fine express usage from the Crittenden correspondence (Image)	E. 200-300	120.00
14		3c Rose (65). Tied by blue "Paid" in oval on 3c Pink entire with Wells Fargo & Co. imprint to San Francisco Cal., entire cancelled by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Dayton N.T. Feb. 7" oval hs, small repair at top left, otherwise Very Fine double-rate usage (Image)	E. 150-200	110.00
15		3c Rose (65). Horizontal pair, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express 24 Oct" double-circle datestamp on 3c Pink entire with imprint to Roseburg Or., matching "Paid" in oval, minor edgewear, fresh and Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	150.00
16		3c-10c 1861 Issue, Wells, Fargo & Co. Two pieces, first with 3c, 5c and 10c (65, 76, 68), second with strip of three 3c Rose (65) all tied by blue Wells Fargo double-circle datestamp, both Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	75.00
17		10c Yellow Green (68). Used on 10c Green entire with Wells Fargo & Co. imprint, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express New York Oct. ?" double-circle datestamp to San Francisco, some minor edge nicks, barely reduced at left, Very Fine and scarce east-to-west Wells Fargo usage (Image)	E. 200-300	180.00
18		12c Black (69). Tied by circle of wedges on 3c Pink entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. imprint to Dresden, Germany, light strike of red New York Paid All cds at bottom, stamp also tied by red transit, blue "Paid" in oval hs indicating Wells Fargo usage, receiving backstamp, some wear incl. cover tears at top, otherwise Fine, scarce usage, illustrated in Brookman on p. 50 (Image)	E. 300-400	425.00
19		30c Orange (71). Affixed over 3c Pink embossed stamp on Wells Fargo & Co. imprint entire to Vienna, Austria, tied by New York foreign mail geometric cancel and red "N. York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Jul. 1" cds, stamp also tied by blue boxed Aachen transit, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, ex Paliafito (Image)	E. 750-1,000	750.00

Transcontinental Mails and Western Expresses continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by large blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. S. Francisco 23 July" (1860) double-circle datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire with Wells Fargo & Co. imprint over merchant's lithographed ad, to Roseburg Ore., fresh and Fine, very scarce (Image)

E. 400-500

500.00

3c Rose (65). Natural s.e., tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Marysville Nov. 13" oval datestamp on 3c Pink entire to San Francisco, Wells Fargo & Co. imprint, pencil "Collect", Very Fine express usage from the Crittenden correspondence (Image)

E. 200-300

120.00

3c Rose (65). Tied by blue "Paid" in oval on 3c Pink entire with Wells Fargo & Co. imprint to San Francisco Cal., entire cancelled by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Dayton N.T. Feb. 7" oval hs, small repair at top left, otherwise Very Fine double-rate usage (Image)

E. 150-200

110.00

3c Rose (65). Horizontal pair, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express 24 Oct" double-circle datestamp on 3c Pink entire with imprint to Roseburg Or., matching "Paid" in oval, minor edgewear, fresh and Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

150.00

3c-10c 1861 Issue, Wells, Fargo & Co. Two pieces, first with 3c, 5c and 10c (65, 76, 68), second with strip of three 3c Rose (65) all tied by blue Wells Fargo double-circle datestamp, both Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

75.00

10c Yellow Green (68). Used on 10c Green entire with Wells Fargo & Co. imprint, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express New York Oct. ?" double-circle datestamp to San Francisco, some minor edge nicks, barely reduced at left, Very Fine and scarce east-to-west Wells Fargo usage (Image)

E. 200-300

180.00

12c Black (69). Tied by circle of wedges on 3c Pink entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. imprint to Dresden, Germany, light strike of red New York Paid All cds at bottom, stamp also tied by red transit, blue "Paid" in oval hs indicating Wells Fargo usage, receiving backstamp, some wear incl. cover tears at top, otherwise Fine, scarce usage, illustrated in Brookman on p. 50 (Image)

E. 300-400

425.00

30c Orange (71). Affixed over 3c Pink embossed stamp on Wells Fargo & Co. imprint entire to Vienna, Austria, tied by New York foreign mail geometric cancel and red "N. York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Jul. 1" cds, stamp also tied by blue boxed Aachen transit, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, ex Paliafito (Image)

E. 750-1,000

750.00