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January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
LOT# : 62
Date: 01/17/2023 - 21:00
Western Expresses
black printed Wells Fargo frank at top, cancelled by two strikes of blue “Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express, S.Frco. 25 Apr” double circle datestamp, used as a paste-up and therefore unaddressed, faint horizontal crease, very fine, one of just five recorded examples of the Virginia City 10c franked envelope, all of which were used in April of 1863 (this being the latest known) and which are much rarer than their adhesive counterparts, Gamett census #1 (Scott $3,000, although all recent examples have sold for considerably more)
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Starting Price: $1,500
Hammer Price: $2,750