Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

Wells Fargo 1902 receipt from the La Fortuna Mining Company for two gold bars worth $14,000. Addressed to H. G. Stevenson of San Francisco. Named afte

Nice pairing. 1) Angel's Camp. Corner advertising cover from G. Gagliardo, Dealer in Dry Goods, Provisions, Boots, Shores, Wines, Liquors, Miner...

Single sheet, approx. 4x8, printed in red, completed by hand. Receipt dated Feb 25, 1861 for a package received from Jack Peacock , valued at $70, and

Wells Fargo entire to JB Osborne in Calico, Cal. Los Angeles oval WF cancellation. No receiver's mark on reverse. This is the most famous of the...

Sent to Fritz and Ralston (as in William Ralston), Bankers, San Francisco. Stamp on bottom left is for W. O. Steeper & co., Bankers, Columbia. U...

Lot of three. Each has a different Wells Fargo postmark. One is a hard-to-find VERY STRONG stamp, "Wells, Fargo & Co., Express, Columbia, C...

Red, Type 2. Freeman and & Co' was used from March of 1855 to late 1859." John Freeman was Adams & Company’s agent in Panama ...

"Collection draft. Return book and coin to this office. Signature W. Jennings Agent." Mining for gold began here in the spring of 1848 whe...

Strong Georgetown strike. Three cent Washington red stamped envelope. Sent to C. Seolmanini B Trappett. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cali

U21 three cent Washington stamp. Pink. Sent to Todds Valley in Placer County. Todds Valley had a post office from 1856 to 1888. Another RAR

1) Addressed to Grappalli in San Francisco. Date identified on reverse; 28 Mayio, 1866. 2) Second was mailed or received Mayio 12. No year. Two differ

Addressed to George Wallace, James Deiring and (?). Stamped envelopes: U3 red, U13 pink, UU21 green. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Californ

Variety of stamps. One dated 1870. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Marysville Provenance: ATTENTION CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS!

Blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 11-9) on 1884 2¢ brown entire to San Francisco, Cal., black Haller type J printed frank, Very Fine.

Both addressed to C. C. Bowman of San Francisco. 1) Blue oval handstamp cancelling 3¢ red (U5) buff entire to San Francisco, printed "Moke...

This is a rare piece indeed. Oval Wells Fargo cancel. Top is very light, bottom 'Monitor' is quite strong. Located at Silver Mountain! Date...

'PAID' stamp. Addressed to Miss Brush in Stockton. 3c U4 red stamp. Early. The area around Murphys (Calaveras County) was originally occupie...

1) Addressed to Mr. B. Bryant, Pacific House, Carson Road. Pacific was an original toll house and stage stop built by Wheeler Bartram in the early yea

Oroville to Quincy to Charles Lott. Paste up. 2) Quincy to Oroville MH Darrack. Not necessarily connected, but a nice pairing never-the-less. Date:

Hand written receipt - not on official paper. Benjamin Doughty on special deposit 43 ounces sixteen dwt (pennyweight) of Gold dust to be delivered to

Wells Fargo postmark is light, but easily read. Rattlesnake Bar is in northwestern El Dorado County and southern Placer County. The placer mines here

Date verified on left with received information. Tipton & Burt, April 3, 1862. Sent to Joe Rosinborough (?), attorney, Yreka, California. Stamp ...

Reverse says, "Flint & Morgan, Roseburg." Has answer dates. Reverse also has a San Francisco stamp for a company dated April 20, 1871....

1) Freeman & Co.'s Express Office. For a $1,100 deposit to James Birch. Endorsed on back. Birch was a key figure in early California transpo...

Two different Wells Fargo Express Oval Stamps. 1) 1853 coverless letter, To J. W. Brittan of San Francisco. Enclosed is a draft for $100. More can&#...

Both out of Sacramento. One addressed to RW Brush (weak strike) and the other to Charles E Hinkley (strong strike). The company was in business from M

Sent from Napa Wine Country in California to Wine Country in North Carolina. Addressed C. M. Hitchcock, Murphy, Cherokee County, NC. Date: c1890 Co

Different preprinted envelopes and different stamps. 1) Wells, Fargo Co. / Feb.6 / San Andreas. Three cent green, Washington, U. S. Postage stamp on o

Great Lot! The California Express quickly became the operative phrase for all correspondence going west during the gold rush. These two documents are

1) 1851. Printed San Francisco. Above that is hand written Sac. City (Sacramento). Rare! Second of Exchange. to Erastus Phelps for $400. #2963. Two v

Right in the middle of the gold Rush and in the middle of the gold rush era. On San Francisco paper. San Francisco has been crossed out and Sonora wri

Three different Wells Fargo covers: 1) Wells Fargo & Co. / Express / Stockton. With Stamped 'PAID'. 2) Wells, Fargo & Co. / Paid / S...

Lot of two. 1) SCARCE. Printed "Alta Express Co. / PAID envelope. Stamped Alta Express / Company / Volcano. Addressed to J. Seligman & Co.,...

Issued to Tandler & Co., San Francisco. written in pencil $613.75. Scarcer Wells Fargo envelope! Date: Country (if not USA): State: C...

Deposit receipt, “Deposited with us a sealed package, said to contain __ value in Placer Gold’. Has a list of 44 company offices inc

1) 1856 Forwarders with list of major branches in northeast. Columbus, Ohio. Steam Train vignette. 2) Forwarder. 1854, List of branches. Train heading

Lot of six: Iowa Hill, El Dorado, French Corral, Jackson, Jamestown, Bear Valley. Overall the strikes are very strong! Counties include Mariposa, Tuol

1) Double circle Pacific Union stamp (double strike, hard to read). "Pacific Union Express Company was incorporated in California Dec 18, 1867 ...

A rare letter from the Colorado & Wyoming Stage Mail & Express Company, which ran in the late 1800's. Letter is dated December 20, 1884,...

Red surcharge company frank (Haller WF-O6) on 3¢ pink entire, large double circle blue Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco handstamp and black...

Dated October 11th 1871, No. 83 for $240. A Scott #RN-C21 2c orange (Washington) internal revenue stamp printed on (black on) white paper. Y cut cance

Printed blue frank on unaddressed 1861 3¢ pink part paste-up entire, either from the Idaho mines or from San Francisco to the east coast. With

1) 1865 R-5 Gold Hill, Nev. 30mm postmark. Addressed to C. C. Cassidy of Dutch Flat. Christopher Columbus (C. C.) was living in American City in 1864

1) 1850. Adams & C0. Marvelous vignette entitled Adams & Co.'s Express' and shows a modest building! 2) 1855 Has the more noted, ...

Proprietors wee Nery Wells, E. T. Winslow and Johnston Livingston. Dateline New York Nov. 2nd, 1849. Two steam train vignettes. Lists cities in New Yo

Unissued. 185-. "Connecting with Wells, Fargo & Co." Beekman opened his express office in 1856. C.C. Beekman operated a bank and expr...

A collection of very rare materials supplied to Wells Fargo Employees. This lot includes 1) Letterhead issued to Wells Fargo Agent Nathan Rhine, writt

Very rare Wells Fargo pepper box label from Nogales, Arizona for the "Fargo" brand. About 6 x 9". Date: Country (if not USA): St...

1) 1889. Corner cover for L. E. Walker, Ve Kol Mine, Arizona, O. O. Casa Grande. Fort Wayne straight line received mark. Stamped in Los Angeles. Vekol

Lot of 4 pieces. 1) 1884 cover to San Jose with two letters enclosed. 2) Corner advertising cover for the New Southern Hotel, mailed in 1911 to Fresno