1003 - Sonora, California Wells Fargo Cover [156687]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sonora Wells Fargo Express date stamp NOT on a Wells Fargo cover. 1850's. Blue oval. Not An entire or with a U. S. postage stamp! Extremely fine...
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1009 - The Overland Stage to California [157114]Holabird Western Americana Collections
1901 by Root & Connelly. Nice early resource. Includes drivers, first overland mail, Smoky Hill route, Oketo Cut-off, portraits of key people. I...
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1021 - Belmont, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover (1) [151923]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reads Belmont, Nev. Stamped April 2nd. Wells Fargo entire 3 cent green (U82). Belmont was established following a silver strike in 1865. The town was
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1022 - Belmont, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151924]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Has no Nev in date stamp. Stamped Feb 2nd. Wells Fargo entire 3 cent red (U21). Our research shows this to be the harder Belmont postmark to find. Bel
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1023 - Beowawe, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151921]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great piece! Type 10-17 (Leutzinger). Only two other locations used this style; Mayfield and Oceanside in California. Three cent green entire (U82) wi
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1024 - Blue Candelaria Wells Fargo Postmark [151918]Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 cent green (U82). Addressed to J Mattingly of San Francisco. Light staining middle. Candelaria was another Nevada mining camp. Unlike many smaller
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1025 - Carlin Wells Fargo Cover with Contents [157171]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter addressed to none other than W. S. Hobart in Virginia City, but of Lake Tahoe lumbering fame. Hobart had diverse interest in Nevada besides min
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1026 - Carson, Nev. Wells Fargo Chinese Cover [151928]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sent from Carson, Nev. to Quong Chong Sing of San Francisco. Chinese characters on right. The Chinese were critically important in early Nevada as the
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1028 - Cedar Pass, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151920]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce Nevada Wells Fargo cover from a scarce Nevada locality. Located in northeastern White Pine County. There was never a Cedar Pass post office!!!
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1034 - Early Elko, Nevada Wells Fargo cover [151931]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Date stamped Wells Fargo 3 cent red (U21) entire. Probably mailed near the beginning of the transcontinental railroad. Sent to James Deming of San Fra
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1035 - Elko Wells Fargo Cover with Contents [157177]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Weak strike. Addressed to Gen. Thomas Williams in Virginia City. Written by HC Street. Letter is political. Elko County needs a slate of candidates to
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1037 - Esmeralda, Nevada Territory Cover [151933]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postmark; Esmeralda N. T. Dec. 26 1863. Fine cancel. Known usage 1863 and 1864. Rarity 8 . The name Esmeralda would soon be changed to Aurora;
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1042 - Genoa, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover. [151935]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Leutzinger Handstamp Type 3.3 - Red 3 cent (U12). Excellent blue handstamp on 1860-61 3¢ Star-Die entire with company frank to San Francisco,
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1049 - Gold Hill Wells Fargo Cover [157080]Holabird Western Americana Collections
No doubt this envelope has seen better days (see photo). But it contains a STRONG Wells, Fargo Co. / Jul / Gold Hill Nev. stamp! 3 cent pink (U13) en
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1053 - Hamilton, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151941]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Date stamped Wells Fargo on 3 cent pink (U21) entire. Blue stamp. Addressed to John Garber of San Francisco. Hamilton is now a ghost town, but in the
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1054 - Hawthorne, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151943]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Wells Fargo strikes of purple oval handstamp, one on indicium of 2¢ green entire with company frank to San Francisco, postmarked "San ...
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1057 - Mill City, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151946]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blue oval handstamp on 3¢ (U44) entire to Sacramento with black company frank, Fine to Very Fine. Addressed to Mr. Booth of Sacramento. Mill C
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1060 - Oreana, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151948]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Date stamped Wells Fargo 3 cent green (U44) entire. OREANA is in extremely fine condition. Rest of stamp is conflicting with postage stamp. Addressed
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1061 - Palisades, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151949]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells Fargo date stamped 3 cent green (U44) & San Jose post office stamped. The town of Palisade came into being in 1868 and served as a stop on...
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1062 - Pine Grove, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151947]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Strike is light, but Pine Grove is easily read. Stamped Wells Fargo 3 cent pink (U21) entire. Pine Grove is considered a distant part of the Comstock.
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1066 - Shermantown, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151953]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Date stamped Wells Fargo 3 cent pink (U21) entire. Stamp is a little blurred, but very readable. This is a hard to find Wells Fargo cover from northea
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1069 - Silver City, Nevada, Wells Fargo Cover [151956]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Date stamped Wells Fargo 3 cent red (U34) entire. Date stamp is weak, except for Silver City! Addressed to Charles Lane, San Francisco, California. Ch
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1071 - Soda Springs, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151962]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice oval stamp. Leutzinger lists this as a type 10-9. Only five Wells Fargo locations (including Soda Springs and Tuscarora in Nevada) claim this typ
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1074 - Starr City, N. T. Wells Fargo Cover [157181]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely fine blue oval date stamp on 1864 3c pink entire. Addressed to Samuel Prindle of Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County. A few edge nicks, otherwi
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1079 - Tuscarora, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151964]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells Fargo Express stamped - 3 cent green (U44) entire. Oval stamp in purple. Tuscarora is easy to read. According to Leutzinger it is a 10-9; and Tu
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1080 - Tybo, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151958]Holabird Western Americana Collections
On a Wells Fargo 3 cent green (U44) entire. 'Tybo, Nev.' very nice! The envelope has staining. Tybo, Nevada was "discovered" in 18...
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1081 - Unionville, Nevada Territory, WF Cover [151976]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice Unionville Territorial Stamp. Blue oval with a 3 cent pink (U44) entire. Addressed to AB Preston at Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California. Scarc
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1095 - Winnemucca, Nevada Wells Fargo Cover [151967]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells Fargo 3 cent pink (U21) entire. Stamp is blurry, but readable. Sent to Salem, Oregon. Although there is no actual date, it was dated by someone
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1097 - Nevada Postal History Resource Books [157112]Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Nevada Postal History, 1973 by Robert Harris. Early simple version. 2) A Century of Nevada History, 1957 by Frickstad, Thrall & Meyers. Anoth...
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