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Wells, Fargo & Co.,
(unstated value) Black, "To Be Dropped in New York Post Office"
(143LP1). Unused (no gum), three large margins, touched at upper left,
tiny thin, Fine appearance, very rare, ex Golden
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1,250.00
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1072° |
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Wells, Fargo & Co.,
(unstated value) Black, "To Be Dropped in New York Post Office"
(143LP1). Large margins to just clear at top right, uncancelled, used
on blue folded letter datelined "San Francisco Febry. 4, 1860" to
Towle & Co. in New York City, blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express S.Frco. 6
Feb." large double-circle datestamp and matching "Paid" in oval, sender's
routing "p. St. Sonora", Feb. 24 receipt docketing, file fold well
clear of adhesive EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH WELLS,
FARGO & COMPANY'S "DROPPED IN NEW YORK POST OFFICE" STAMP, WHICH PREPAID
THE EXPRESS RATE FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK. The Scott Catalogue
erroneously lists this stamp under "Newspaper Stamps" in the Wells, Fargo &
Co. section. In fact, its real purpose was not to prepay newspaper charges,
but to pay the express fee on letters carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. over
their steamship route and "dropped in New York Post Office" as the stamp
states. In this case, the letter was addressed to a local New York City
firm and was probably delivered by or picked up from Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
agent. We record only this cover, one on piece offered in the Golden
sale and five off-cover stamps (including a stamp added to a cover,
described as such in the Middendorf collection). From the March 1973
Robson Lowe sale and ex Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 1585, realized $10,000
hammer). With 1999 P.F. certificate
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11,000.00
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