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**Wells, Fargo & Co.**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
131°		WELLS, FARGO & CO./Express/HONOLULU. Clear blue oval handstamp on cover to Messrs. Wethered & Tiffany in San Francisco, matching "NOT PAID" in oval with manuscript "25c" express rate, manuscript ship directive "pr. `Frances Palmer'", receipt docketing "July 16/60 A. Aug 16", small part of bottom right corner clipped, central stain VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE WELLS FARGO & COMPANY HONOLULU EXPRESS COVER FROM THE EARLY PERIOD OF THE FIRM'S SERVICE IN HAWAII. This cover was carried as directed on the bark Frances Palmer, which departed Honolulu on Jul. 18, 1860, and arrived in San Francisco on Aug. 1. An article by Dr. Scott Polland in the Collector's Club Philatelist describes the early history of Wells Fargo & Co. in Hawaii. The author's information is mostly gleaned from newspaper reports due to the paucity of philatelic material. Lewis & Co. was the first to represent Wells Fargo and they failed in 1853 after only a few months. They were followed by Mitchell & Fales, who met a similar fate after a short time. In 1856 R. Coady & Co. took up the mantle and represented the company until Coady's death in 1858. Dr. Polland's next citation from newspapers is in 1861-62 in The Polynesian where A. J. Cartwright announced he was the agent. This cover comes from the period just prior to this announcement. One other cover from the same correspondence, with identical markings and the same ship endorsement (but without dated docketing) was offered in our Honolulu Advertiser sale (lot 3436, realized $5,500 hammer). The cover offered here was acquired by Mr. Golden in an Irwin Heiman sale on June 24, 1964. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
132°		WELLS, FARGO & CO./Express/HONOLULU. Clear blue oval handstamp struck twice on large blue cloth-lined cover to Nathaniel Ingolls in Honolulu and then forwarded back to San Francisco, black-on-yellow "Forwarded by Wells, Fargo & Co's. California Express" label, some overall wear and wrinkling also affects label, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare round-trip express cover carried by Wells Fargo & Co., the combination of the label and Honolulu office handstamp is probably unique (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
133°		WELLS, FARGO & CO'S/EXPRESS/PAID./HONOLULU, H.I. Bright red oval handstamp on cover to Mrs. Mary E. Yarick in San Francisco, with 1882 5c Ultramarine (39) tied by unusual magenta large "A" handstamp, blue Oct. 22, 1883 receiving backstamp from the Wells Fargo office in San Francisco, minor edgewear VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COVER FROM THE SECOND PERIOD OF WELLS FARGO & CO. IN HAWAII. THIS RARE HANDSTAMP IS A PRECURSOR OF THE WELLS FARGO PRINTED HAWAIIAN FRANK. Agent George Ashley reopened a Wells Fargo & Co. office in Honolulu on August 3, 1883. The "A" handstamp may be his own initial marking. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $6,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
134°		Wells Fargo & Co's. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Paid printed frank in brown on United States 5c Brown entire (U222) addressed to Charles Yarick in Honolulu, cancelled by light strike of red "WELLS, FARGO & CO./MAR. 1, 1884/SAN FRANCISCO." oval datestamp, small tear at top and some slight wear, still Very Fine, scarce use, ex Lichtenstein (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
135°		Wells Fargo & Co's. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Paid printed frank in brown on United States 5c Brown entire (U222), cancelled by light strike of purple oval handstamp, also with "The Bank of California San Francisco, Mar. 2, 1887" oval datestamp, used as a paste-up, some slight wear, Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
136°		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) with flaw in "G" of "FARGO", on unused 1884 5c Blue entire (U4), Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
137°		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused 1884 5c Blue entire (U4), Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
138°		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on 1884 5c Blue entire (U4), both cancelled by purple "Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, Honolulu, H.I." oval handstamps, also with "San Francisco Cal. Rec'd. Apr. 20, 1889" circular datestamp, unaddressed and used as a paste-up with commensurate condition on back, Very Fine, scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
139°		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on 1884 5c Blue entire (U4), cancelled by "Honolulu H.I. Nov. 22 10AM 1889" duplex and used to San Francisco, receiving circular datestamp at left, company origination backstamp of G. W. Macfarlane & Co., some minor wear, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
140°		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused 1884 5c Blue, Blue Inside entire (U8), fresh and Very Fine, these are the first unused examples we have offered since our 1995 Honolulu Advertiser sale (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
141°		Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused 1884 5c Blue, Blue Inside entire (U8), fresh and Very Fine, these are the first unused examples we have offered since our 1995 Honolulu Advertiser sale (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction

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