Wells Fargo - Holabird Americana

Wells Fargo
Lot # 1792 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express Lantern c.1913 Rare!
The Adams & Westlake Co.,
“Adlake,” New York, Chicago, Phil.
Last patent date 1913. Globe
has slight purple tint and reads
“VULCAN/ New York/ Dietz/
U.S.A.” Wick inside. Metal has
some rust. 10” high.
Est. $1,000 ~ $3,000 ID# 23379
Lot # 1793 Second Wells, Fargo
& Co. Lantern c1913 Adams and
Westlake / Adlake model. The latest
patent date (of many) is 1913.
Embossed with “W. F. & Co. Exp.”
“Reliable, New York, Chicago, Phila.”
Est. $1,000 ~ $3,000 ID# 23378
Lot # 1794 California, Bodie Wells
Fargo Bodie Consolidated Receipt
1883 Bodie Consolidated Mining
Company received this receipt for one
bar bullion worth $3140 from Wells
Fargo at Bodie, California July 23rd
1883. 4 1/2 x 7”. Est. $150 ~ $300
ID# 21879
Lot # 1795 California, Folsom Wells, Fargo
& Co. Express Commission Envelope Rare.
Placerville Office. From Brooks & Clark
(Folsom) to Wells, Fargo & Co. (Placerville).
Dated Folsom, June 12, 1859. Remarks: “Coin
herewith $158.30.” Envelope has toning.
Measures 4” x 9.” Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 21848
Lot # 1796 California,
Fresno Wells Fargo
Office Photo Oom Paul’s family & private
car touring Fresno with Wells Fargo & Co’s
Express building in background. 9 1/2 x 7
1/2”. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 23303
Lot # 1797 California,
Greenville Wells Fargo
Abstract Book 1881
Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express
abstract book. From Sept.
1st, 1881 to 1888. 8 1/2 x
14”. Est. $400 ~ $1,200
Lot # 1798 California, Lodi Wells Fargo Record
of Way Bills From the Lodi, CA region, probably
Tracy, a ledger of way bills forwarded in 1913. 14
x 8 1/2, right side of front cover is torn. Est. $150
~ $300 ID# 23365
Lot # 1799 California, Modesto Wells Fargo
Contracts Two multi-page contracts between
the Modesto Empire Traction Co. and the
Colusa & Lake Railroad and Wells Fargo &
Company.The contracts cover years between
1907 until 1922. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 21939
framed. 13 x 8” overall.
Lot # 1800 California, San Francisco
Adams & Co. Second Bill of
Exchange 1853 On the 7th of
November, 1853, Adams & Co. express
and banking office issued this second
bill of exchange for $911.33. The
receipt is beautifully matted and
Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 23031
Lot # 1801 California, San Francisco
Water-Front Pass Wells Fargo issued
a waterfront pass to L.R. Isaacs a
messenger employed at Pier 14 Port of
San Francisco. 4 1/2 x 2 1/2” with photo
of Mr. Isaacs. Est. $100 ~ $200
ID# 23311
Lot # 1802 California,
San Francisco Wells
Fargo & Co. Express
Route Book 1917
Several hundred sheets
of entries with the
reminder “Do not fail
to collect War Tax on
express charges.” 6 1/2 x 17.” Half of front cover missing.
Est. $600 ~ $1,200 ID# 23176
Lot # 1803 California, Shasta Wells Fargo
Labels Two labels for packages from the Gold
Rush town of Shasta, California.
Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 23307
Lot # 1804 California, Strawberry
Valley Wells Fargo Register of
Way-Bills 1883 Wells, Fargo &
Co’s Express register of way-bills
passing Strawberry Valley office
from Jan1st 1883. 14 x 8 1/2”.
Est. $400 ~ $1,200 ID# 23366
ID# 23367
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Lot # 1805 California, Tracy Wells Fargo Register
of Way-Bills 1906 1906 record of Way-Bills
forwarded at the Tracy, California office. 11 x 8”.
Est. $200 ~ $500 ID# 23364
Lot # 1806 California,
California and Nevada
Wells Fargo Group,
1872-1903 Lot of 11
great Wells Fargo items from California
and Nevada. Good variety! 1) Rare
Wells, Fargo & Co. check from Pioche,
Nevada. No. 22941. Dec 1, 1884. W. E.
Griffin, Banker. Green font. Folds, cut
cancel, light soiling, and some worn areas. 2) Three WF checks from
Columbia, California, all with adhesive revenues. A)No. 58, May 28,
1872. Brown 2 cent IR stamp. B) No. 760, June 5, 1876. Blue 2 cent
IR stamp. C) No. 128, June 5, 1877. Blue 2 cent IR stamp. Made out to
Glasgow Iron & Metal Imp. Co. Cut cancels through all three. 3) North
Bloomfield, California. No. 613. Dec. 22, 1890. Cut cancel with tape
repairs. 4) Cedarville, California. No. 496. Dec. 6, 1892. Cut cancel. 5)
Eureka, Nevada. No. 71. May 10, 1893. Signed by C.L. Broy. Cut cancel,
folds, and pinhole. Reverse stamped and endorsed. 6) Taylorsville,
Plumas Co., California. No. 469. June 27, 1903. J.C. Young, Dealer in
General Merchandise. Orange RN-X7 revenue. Punch cancelled, 1”
tear bottom left. 7) Three unused adhesive Wells Fargo & Co. Express
shipment tags. Post-1900. Est. $150 ~ $250 ID# 21049
Lot # 1807 California, California Wells
Fargo Collection Lot of 5. 1) WF & Co. Express
Commission. Dated Folsom, Dec. 8, 1869. To be
attended by the Sacramento Office. 2) Money
receipt. Dated Chinese, Cal., Jan 4th, 1908.
Received coins valued at $200 addressed to
Tuolumne Co. Bank in Sonora, Cal. 3) Two postal
notices to consignees. One from the Woodland
Office, dated Aug. 13, 1889. The other is from the Kernville Office,
dated April 4, 1893. Respective cancels. 4) Unused (but with wear) WF
& Co. Express money package envelope, c.1870s. Est. $150 ~ $250
ID# 21846
Lot # 1808 California, Two Wells Fargo &
Co. First of Exchanges, One w/CA 4 cent
Revenue Stamp Lot of 2. 1) Dateline San
Francisco, Cal. Dec. 27, 1869. No. 352448.
Exchange for $100 in gold coin at the Am.
Express Co. office in Hamilton, Cal., $100.
Paid Jan 12, 1870. Two adhesive revenue
stamps: a very rare orange 4 cent CA State
revenue stamp and a brown 2 cent IR stamp.
Reverse has many signatures. One cut edge
and light soiling. 2) Dateline San Francisco,
Cal. Jan. 9, 1871. No. 370430. Exchange for $175. 2 cent US IR adhesive
stamp lower left. Rough bottom edge, folds, and toning. Reverse has
endorsements. Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 21050
Lot # 1809 California, Wells Fargo
Package Labels Seven Wells Fargo &
Co’s express labels from: Columbia,
Smartsville, Cal., Aptos, Cal., Sonora,
Cal., Marysville, Vallejo, and Ruby
City. 17 x 13 1/2” wooden frame.
Est. $400 ~ $1,000 ID# 23032
Wells Fargo
Lot # 1810 California, Wells, Fargo &
Co. Express Shipment Labels Lot of 2
rare WF items. 1) Salmon-colored label
for Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express in Aptos,
Cal. Great vignette of a Wells Fargo Train
pulling up to a Wells Fargo Office. Ships on
the ocean are in the background. Measures
3 1/4” x 4 3/4” 2) Red Wells Fargo & Co. Express tag for shipment
from Palo Alto, Cal., billed to Kansas City, Mo. via U.D. Measures 2” x 4”
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 21065
Lot # 1811 California, Wrights Station
and Wells Express Wagon Photo A
crowd waits at Wrights Station, 62 miles
to San Francisco. Posed around a Wells
Fargo & Co. express wagon, c1898, Santa
Cruz mountains. Photo is 8 x 6”, mounted
on a 10 x 9” mat. Est. $200 ~ $400
ID# 23302
Lot # 1812 Colorado, Colorado Wells
Fargo Ephemera Lot of three pieces.
1) Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express Freight
Way-bill from Denver Depot to Lyon
Col. 1888. 14” x 3.5.” 2) WF Voucher for
Salary. Durango Office. 1894. $22.50 for
services as clerk. Two tears on bottom.
3) WF Express shipment receipt. Littleton Office. 1912. One box for the
Isabella Mines Co. Prag Collection Est. $50 ~ $75 ID# 22459
Lot # 1813 Kansas, Canada Wells Fargo ledger of
COD’s Record of COD’s received at Canada, Kansas
between 1912 and 1934. 11 x 8 1/2”. Torn upper
right corner of the cover. Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 23361
Lot # 1814 Nevada, Virginia City Very
Rare Wells Fargo, Virginia City, First
of Exchange for Gold Coin 1870
Wells, Fargo, & Co. Express & Banking
Office. Dateline Virginia City, Nev.,
August 18, 1870. Pay to J.H. Latham,
Agent, sixty dollars in US Gold Coin.
Signed on reverse by Pendergast and
Latham. Orange 2 cent adhesive revenue stamp attached at top left.
Measures approx. 4.25” x 9.” Very clean. Est. $250 ~ $400 ID# 21864
Lot # 1815 Nevada, Nevada Wells Fargo
Check and Receipt Collection Lot of 8. 1)
Virginia City check dated May 31st, 1864,
making this Nevada Territory! Blue 2
cent US IR stamp. Signed by Empire Mills
Comp. ( per R.N. Graves). 2) Forwarding
receipt from Carson, Aug. 22, 1878. 3)
Consignee’s Receipt, Tonopah, Aug 26,
1902. Transportation from Carson to Tonopah. 3) Unused 1870s
Money Package envelope. 4) Two Carson City checks made payable
to WF. 5) Consignee’s Receipt from Carson Office for transportation
from Virginia City to Carson. 6) Remitter’s receipt dated 2/9/1916.
Farmer’s Bank of Carson Valley. Est. $150 ~ $250 ID# 21847
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Wells Fargo
Lot # 1816 Oregon, Eugene Adams
Express office photo 4 men pose in
front of the Harbor Sound Building. 6
x 4” photo mounted on a 9 x 7” mat.
Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 23301
Lot # 1817 Oregon, Portland Columbian
Exhibition Half Dollar in presentation
package 1892 Original presentation
package to Mr. Eugene Shelby Asst.
Supt. Wells Fargo & Company’s Express
at Portland with compliments of W.F.&
Co.,with a 2 x 4” card from John J.
Valentine, president “In token of Regard”
holding an originally toned, uncirculated
1892 half dollar. A gorgeous coin! Est.
$500 ~ $1,000 ID# 23309
Lot # 1818 Wells Fargo
Semicentennial So-Called
Dollar 1902 HK 296 R-7 in
original presentation case!
Obv.: upper, stage coach scene;
on ribbon, across Wells Fargo
& Company; below Pony
Express scene; Rev.: scene of
ship, factory, train, quill pens
and keys on ribbon 1852 March 18th 1902/ express and Banking/ at
bottom Fidelity. Silver, 40mm. Est. $1,000 ~ $2,000 ID# 23305
Lot # 1823 Adams and American Express
ephemera Lot of 2: Adams Express Company
wallet 1840-1891 with logo, 4 1/2 x 3”;
American Express “Notes of Interest and Code
for Travelers, with 1920 calendar. Est. $150 ~
$400 ID# 23317
Lot # 1824 Adams Express Co. Contract 1900
Framed Adams Express contract for 2 cases eggs
and 1 coop chickens with revenue stamp, and an
office photo with horse drawn wagon. Overall 13 x
15”, nicely matted. Est. $120 ~ $200 ID# 23038
Lot # 1825 Adams
Express COD Cover
Group, Variety 1917-1918 Three
varieties of hand picked, better condition
Adams Express COD covers. A) Green print
throughout, similar to WF (18); B) Black
print throughout, (23); C) Adams Express
very bold on front, (12). Prag Collection Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22964
Lot # 1826 Adams Express COD Covers
Different Variety 1917-1918 Adams
Express, green throughout, bold COD on
obverse. About 82 covers. Prag Collection.
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22971
Lot # 1827
American Express COD Covers, Varieties
1917-1918 Two varieties. A) Red print
throughout with Am EX fancy large logo
on front (15); B) Green print, no logo. (18).
Hand picked. Prag Collection. Est. $200 ~
$400 ID# 22966
Lot # 1819 Pennsylvania, Wells Fargo
O.H. Book 1906 1906 to 1907 record
for activity in Pennsylvania. 14 x 8 1/2”.
Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 23363
Lot # 1820 Texas, Wells Fargo Record
of Intoxicating Liquors State of Texas
ledger recording the shipments of
intoxicating liquors by wells Fargo &
Company Express. Circa 1914-1915, the
book is entirely filled with entries. 14 x 8”.
Est. $500 ~ $1,000 ID# 23362
Lot # 1821 Washington, Spokane
Stagecoach broadside c1900-10 Broadside
for the Reardan-Little Falls Stage Line. From
the Burger collection. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID#
22932
Lot # 1828 American Express COD
Envelopes 1917-1918 31 COD covers in
red print, Am Ex return at front left, but no
logo. Prag Collection. Est. $100 ~ $200
ID# 22968
Lot # 1829 American Express COD
Envelopes 1917-1918 About 350
American Express COD envelopes, all
postally used. This variety is nearly
identical to the same COD envelopes used
by Wells Fargo, including the green print.
Mostly from the mid-West. Prag Collection.
Est. $300 ~ $600 ID# 22962
Lot # 1830 American Railway Express
COD Envelopes 1923 Green print
throughout, no logo. 54 covers. Generally
fine. Prag Collection. Est. $100 ~ $200
ID# 22969
Lot # 1822 West Virginia, Wheeling
Adams Express Company Livestock
Contract 1903 Four page contract
issued by Adams Express Company with
instructions to agents for the handling
of livestock. Est. $100 ~ $200 ID#
21940
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Lot # 1831 Express COD
Cover Group with Adhesive
Labels 1917-1918 15
different labeled covers, all
hand picked from the COD
cover group for condition and
variety. Various Wells Fargo
labels, such as yellow and light
orange “prepaid” from various
cities such as Emporia, Waco,
Leavenworth. green COD,
White WF; white “Collect” on
American Express from various cities, etc. Prag Collection. Est. $300
~ $1,000 ID# 22973
Lot # 1832 Express COD Cover Group with
Straight Line Cancels 1917-1918 Nine
covers with straight line cancels were hand
picked from th several hundred COD cover
group. These were quite rarer than the RPO’s
so we pulled out the best of them. Includes
Enid, Hutchinson. Prag Collection. Est. $80 ~
$200 ID# 22975
Lot # 1833 Express COD Covers With
Adhesive Labels 1917-1918 About
44 covers from Wells Fargo and other
expresses from the mid-West, all with
the very collectible adhesive labels for
“prepaid”, “Collect”, etc, many with the
city designation printed on the label. Prag
Collection. Est. $200 ~ $500 ID# 22976
Lot # 1834 Express COD Covers with Showy
Adhesive Labels 1917-1918 Seven nice
covers with showy adhesive WF and Am Ex
labels. See Photo. Prag Collection. These were
hand picked for overall eye appeal and display.
Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 22974
Lot # 1835 Express Company
collection 1918-1940 37 pieces
relating to the American Railway Express
(c1919), 4 Southern Pacific Company
(1920), 1 Northern Express Company
(1918), 3 Wells Fargo (*1919) and 3
packages of materials. Altogether, about
150 pieces Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 23011
Lot # 1836 Private Express / Wells
Fargo bag Very rare private express
bag with a Wells Fargo label. With lock
and key. 20 1/2 x 13”. Canvas. Label is
cracking with age. Est. $500 ~ $1,000
Wells Fargo
Lot # 1837 Street Scene Photograph Two
buildings photographed from the street, and
look close for the Wells Fargo Express sign on
the hotel in the left. 8 x 6” photo in a 12 x 10”
frame. Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 23179
Lot # 1838 Three framed
Wells Fargo related prints
Reproductions. Bulldog on WF
strongbox (“touch it if you dare”)
10 x 12” wodoen frame; print of a
Wells Fargo office street scene, 12 x
12” frame; photo 7 1/2 x 6” of Wells
Fargo express wagon and the crew,
in a 11 x 9” frame. Est. $100 ~ $200
ID# 23174
Lot # 1839 United States Express,
American Railway Express COD Covers
1917-1918 Group of 4 US Express COD
covers and 11 Am. RY Express COD Covers.
Fine. Prag Collection. Est. $150 ~ $250
ID# 22965
Lot # 1840 Wells Fargo & Adams
Express Office photo The 9 man staff
of a New York Wells fargo office pose
in this 8 1/2 x 6 1/2” photo.
Est. $200 ~ $600 ID# 23300
Lot # 1841 Wells Fargo & Co Express
Notice 1912 Shipment of Valuables:
money, jewelry or valuables should not be
enclosed with ordinary merchandise. Also
Rewards: $300 for highway robbery and
$25 burglary or theft. Framed, 18 x 14”. Est. $400 ~ $800 ID# 23033
Lot # 1842 Wells Fargo & Co Express
Tariff Notice Complete public files of
this company’s tariffs are located at: New
York, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland,
New Orleans and Dallas. Framed 16 x 10”
wooden frame. Est. $200 ~ $600
ID# 23036
Lot # 1843 Wells Fargo & Co.
Express Sign Original 14” square sign
blue logo on red background, twosided. Est. $400 ~ $1,000 ID# 23375
ID# 23372
Lot # 1844 Wells Fargo & Co.
Express Wagon Photo Framed
photo of a one horse wagon and
driver on a cobblestone street. 17 x
15” wooden frame.
Est. $400 ~ $800 ID# 23035
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Wells Fargo
Lot # 1845 Wells Fargo
& Company Postal and
Shippers Guide 1913
Bullinger’s Postal and
Shippers Guide of the
United States and Canada.
1184 pages, 7 x 10”. Est.
$300 ~ $1,000 ID# 23368
Lot # 1846 Wells Fargo & Co’s
Express photo 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 photo
of 7 men standing in front of the
Wells office, possibly San Francisco
or Sacramento. Mounted on a 10 x 7”
board with a tear in the lower right
corner. Est. $300 ~ $600 ID# 23304
Lot # 1847 Wells Fargo Adhesive
Shipment Labels and Adams Express Co.
Bills of Lading 1) Rare sixteen unused Wells
Fargo & Co. Express adhesive shipment
labels. Post-1900. 2) Two bills of lading for
the Adams Express Company. One is datelined
Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 2, 1908.
Marked Troy Laundry Co. in Philadelphia. Second was issued in New
York on Feb 2, 1907. Has blue 1 cent series of 1898 stamp attached
upper right. Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 21051
Lot # 1848 Wells Fargo Advertisment
Framed (15 x 12”) poster “Wells Fargo
and Company/Euopean and California
Express/ London Paris Liverpool /
Bankers and express forwarders to all
parts of the world / Packages received
daily for all points in Europe /For Rates
and further information, apply at the
Office of.../ Wells Fargo and Company.”
Since it DOES NOT use the ampersign before company, it looks fake.
Est. $100 ~ $300 ID# 23034
Lot # 1849 Wells Fargo and other Express
COD Envelope Variety 1917-1918 One
each, the best of the entire express COD cover
group, all hand picked. 12 different, some not
duplicated elsewhere. Includes an overprint,
and other print varieties. Fine plus. Prag
Collection. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22970
Lot # 1850 Wells Fargo Carrier’s Bag
14” x 16”. Mail bag. Stamped, “WF& Co.
/ Express.” Leather and canvas. Over
the shoulder strap. The piece is in good
condition, Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 23374
Lot # 1851
Wells Fargo COD Covers with Logo 19171918 Green print throughout, on front lower
left. 34 covers. Fine. Prag Collection. Est.
$100 ~ $200 ID# 22967
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Lot # 1852 Wells Fargo COD Covers with
RPO Cancels 1917-1918 Group of green
printed Wells Fargo COD covers with RPO’s.
examples include: Kas. city & Tulsa RPO,
Monett & Okla RPO, Henrietta & St Joe, etc.
26 covers. Generally vg-fine. Prag Collection.
Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 22972
Lot # 1853 Wells Fargo COD Envelope
Variety 1917-1918 Hand picked better
condition small groups of three different
Wells Fargo envelopes. A) Red print, no logo,
all adressed to Stuppy Floral in St. Loseph,
MO. (20); B) WF in green print with logo on
the back (11); C) Green print throughout,
logo on front (13). Prag Collection.
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22963
Lot # 1854 Wells Fargo COD Envelopes
with Green Logo 1917-1918 About 225
Wells Fargo Express COD envelopes. All
postal cancelled from the southern mid-West.
This variety has the logo on the back. Prag
Collection. Est. $300 ~ $600 ID# 22961
Lot # 1855 Wells Fargo
delivery receipt book 1915
Ledger from 1915 recording
delivery receipts. 8 1/2 x 8 1/2”.
Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 23360
Lot # 1856 Wells Fargo Driver photo Wells
Fargo Stage driver P. R. Landon is shown with his
rifle, pistol and stagecoach. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2” in size.
Est. $50 ~ $100 ID# 21941
Lot # 1857 California, Auburn
Wells Fargo Forwarding
Receipt Books 1899 Two
receipt books from Auburn,
California dated from 1899
through 1903. Each is 4 x 8”. Est. $100 ~ $200
ID# 21928
Lot # 1858 Wells Fargo Gold Receipt
1869 Receipt from Wells, Fargo and
Company’s 84 Broadway, New York
office for 2 packages of gold worth
$6480 from Helena, MT to New York
City. They could have used the gold
scale in this auction that also came out
of Montana! Est. $150 ~ $300
ID# 21978
Est. $500 ~ $900 ID# 23177
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Lot # 1859 Wells
Fargo Ledgers Lot of
4:ledgers and receipt
books, no known
location or blank. One
from 1909, one from
1911. Great display
items as they are have
Wells Fargo or W.F. on
their covers.
Lot # 1860 Wells Fargo Money Order cards
Lot of two 3 x 4 1/2” cards advertising the
money order services Wells Fargo provided.
One lists fees on one side, and explains “How
We Are Governed” on the back; the other shows
the planet Saturn and on the reverse explains
Saturn’s dynamics. Est. $75 ~ $150 ID# 23306
ID# 23314
Lot # 1861
Wells Fargo
Official
Directory
1916 304 page
directory of
Wells Fargo & Co.
Express offices
and employees in
1916. 5 1/2 x 7”.
Very good condition, rare. Est. $500 ~ $2,000 ID# 21979
Lot # 1862 Wells Fargo package pass:
C M & St P 1912 Allowing Mr. M.J. Larson,
Trainmaster, Chicago Milwaukee & St.
Paul Ry to transport free during the year.
4 x 3 1/2”. Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 23316
Wells Fargo
Lot # 1868 Wells Fargo package pass:
St Louis RR 1903 For Bryan Snyder of St.
Louis RR. Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 23312
Lot # 1869 Wells Fargo package pass:
St. Louis Iron Mt & Southern 1916 4 x 2
1/2” pass with WF logo for Mr. W.S. Jones,
Traveling Auditor St. Louis Iron Mtn &
Southern Ry. Co. Est. $100 ~ $150
Lot # 1863
Wells Fargo
package pass: C RI & P RR 1905 Issued
to Mr. A.S. Zinn Prin Asst Engineer, Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Ry, with WF logo. Est.
$100 ~ $150 ID# 23310
Lot # 1864 Wells Fargo package pass:
Grand Trunk 1910 4 x 3” pass from Wells
Fargo & Company allowing Mr Frank H Lord,
Agent, Grand Trunk Railway to transport
free of charge during the current year his
personal packages. Est. $100 ~ $150 ID#
Lot # 1870 Wells Fargo portrait plate Henry
Wells and Mr. G Fargo are depicted on this 9”
plate. Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 23376
Lot # 1871 Wells Fargo Stamp Book
1907 Rare 2 1/2 x 3” book of 9 stamps
issued to Mr. Howard Cobb, Treasurer New
York & Penn RR. Each stamp has Native
American in headdress and is good for 50
pounds of transportation.
Est. $500 ~ $1,000 ID# 23308
Lot # 1872
Wells, Fargo
& Co. Express
Shipment Labels
Lot of 2. 1) Unused orange label “Wells,
Fargo & Co’s Express from
.” Three small
vignettes: steamer (center), locomotive
(left), and smaller steamer (right). Measures
2 3/4” x 4 1/2” 2) Wells, Fargo & Co Express unused shipment tag.
191-. Columbus, Califoria. “Money Orders Payable Throughout the
World.” Measures 2 1/4” x 4” Est. $80 ~ $100 ID# 21063
Locks
23319
Lot # 1865
Wells Fargo package pass: LaCrosse
& Southeastern 1911 Pass for Mr.
S.J. Lennon Auditor La Crosse &
Southeastern Ry. Co. to transport free
of charge. Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 23318
Lot # 1866 Wells Fargo package
pass: Michigan Central 1913 Mr.
P.G. Findlay C. C. to Mgr. NYCFF
Lines Michigan Central Railroad can
transport personal packages free with
this card. 4 x 3 1/2”. Est. $100 ~ $150
Lot # 1873
Adams Express
Lock and
key Working
embossed Adams
Express lock
and key with 9”
chain.
Est. $500 ~
$1,000 ID#
23358
ID# 23313
Lot # 1867 Wells Fargo package pass:
Michigan Central 1911 Mr. P.G. Findlay
C. C. to Mgr. NYCFF Lines Michigan Central
Railroad can transport personal packages
free with this card. 4 x 3 1/2”. Est. $100 ~
$150 ID# 23315
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Lot # 1874
American Railway
Express lock and
key Working Wells
Fargo key and lock.
Est. $400 ~ $800
ID# 23359
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Wells Fargo
Lot # 1875
American Railway
Express lock and
keys Lock, two keys
and chain.
Est. $300 ~ $500
ID# 23355
Lot # 1879 Wells Fargo lock key and chain Working malleable iron
lock, forged steel chain and key. Est. $500 ~ $1,500 ID# 23357
Sealers
Lot # 1880 California,
Sacramento Wells Fargo
coin bag sealer Out of
Sacramento, California. Coin
bag sealer. Number 8936.
Porter Safety Seal Company.
Patented 6/10/02 and
5/9/16. Est. $300 ~ $600
Lot # 1876 Classic Yale locks Two. Round. With keys (may not be
original but work the locks.) One key is stamped Adlake. Other lock in
working condition. Est. $70 ~ $120 ID# 20577
Lot # 1877 Wells Fargo &
Company mail bag with
lock and key! Stamped ‘27.’
Vintage Wells Fargo Canvas
and Leather mail bag with
lock and key. 21” x 15”. Some
rips at folds of bag.
Est. $500 ~ $1,000
ID# 23352
Lot # 1881 American
Express sealer Lead
sealer from American
Express.
Est. $200 ~ $400
ID# 23349
ID# 23373
Lot # 1878 Wells Fargo lock and
unmarked key Working lock and
key. Est. $500 ~ $1,000 ID# 23356
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Lot # 1882 American
Express sealer Lead sealer
from American Express.
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 23350
Lot # 1883 Gold inlaid Wells
Fargo Military sealer The gold
inlay is nice. Oval seal. “”Wells
Fargo / Military Service /
Express / Post Paid.”
Est. $500 ~ $1,500 ID# 23344
The Art Brewery & Collectibles Auction* December 9, 10, & 11 2014
Wells Fargo
Lot # 1884 Lead
sealer 10” long lead
sealer.
Est. $100 ~ $200
Lot # 1891 Wells Fargo Military
sealer Very interesting sealer. Oval.
“Wells Fargo / Military Service /
EXPRESS / Post Paid.” Gold plant
scroll still visible. Number ‘3’ hand
written in paint(?).
Est. $150 ~ $500 ID# 23345
ID# 23173
Lot # 1885
Lead seals
Unused wire and
lead seals for
railway express
use.
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 23351
Lot # 1892 Wells Fargo
sealer Lead sealer from the
early days of Wells Fargo.
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 23347
sealing wax. Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 23341
Lot # 1886 Sealing (oil)
Lamps & Wax for Sealing,
Possibly Wells Fargo Five
oil lamps, most with wicks,
plus two boxes of sealing
wax. Not marked, but came
with large collection of Wells
Fargo material. According
to Bartz, sealing lamps were
used by Wells Fargo to melt
Lot # 1887 Wells Fargo & Co. coin
bag sealer 1902 “Porter Safety Seal
Co. of Chicago.” “Patented June 10,
1902.” “607” stamped on handle.
Stamp is “B607, WF & Co.”
Est. $300 ~ $600 ID# 23353
Lot # 1893 Wells Fargo Sealer Embosser
that reads “Wells Fargo Express/J.D. Smiley/
security/dept./Guthrie, O.T.” (Oklahoma
Territory.” Est. $500 ~ $1,000 ID# 23343
Strong Boxes
Lot # 1894 Classic Express Strong
Box - ornate Hall Safe Company iron
express box. Gold, red and blue scroll
wok on black background. All seem
original. 19 1/2 x 12 x 12. Comes
with two keys. Est. $400 ~ $1,200
ID# 22164
Lot # 1888 Wells Fargo & Company lead sealer Aprox. 10”. “3846.”
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 23346
Lot # 1889 Wells Fargo
coin bag sealer 1902 “Porter
Safety Seal Co. of Chicago.”
“Patented June 10, 1902.”
“845” stamped on handle.
Stamp is “B845, WF & Co.”
Est. $300 ~ $600 ID# 23342
Lot # 1890 Wells
Fargo lead sealer These
sealers were made by C.
I. Brooks & Co. or Apex.
The sealer was used to
crush and imprint a lead
and wire seal. This one
read “P2081” on one side and “W. F. Co. Ex.” on the other. 10”.
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 23348
Lot # 1895 Classic Express
Strong Box - plain and simple
Steel strong box by Herring-HallMarvin Safe Company. Not painted.
Old. Lettering does say Placerville
(well worn but readable) and 1151
is painted in yellow on outside and
inside of box. May or may not be
real. Although we can’t be sure of
the origin of this metal box, it is
old enough to be Wells Fargo or
American Express. Wells Fargo & Co. Express painted in white. Most
probably new. 19 1/2 x 12 x 12”. Original key broken, but in lock. Can
open and shut manually. Est. $400 ~ $1,200 ID# 22162
Lot # 1896 Unusual Express
Box Larger than the classic
express box, this must have
been used by some small
company. 24 x 15 x 15”. Green
with black scroll work. Not in
working condition. Lock has
been covered. But the inside
clearly shows this was a lock
box - it is heavy and well made.
Inside has an ugly coat of
orange paint on the bottom and
Scientific American papers on
the sides (1854 and 1855). Opens. Est. $400 ~ $1,200 ID# 22163
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