Lot 142
1859 (Dec. 12) Sacramento Cal. to Marysville Cal., paste-up usage bearing blue "Wells Fargo & Co Sac. City Dec. 12" handstamp tying 5¢ red brown (12) rich color, large margins on three sides, just touching at left, neat cancellation leaves face free, on long amber envelope with "Wells, Fargo & Co." printed frank, manuscript "(1859)" notation and pencil "this too heavy, Dekay collect on this, F.A.H.", red Wells Fargo Sacramento wax seal on reverse; irregular opening at left and small faults, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 40, fig. 4-13.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
THE FINER OF TWO RECORDED 5¢ 1856 ISSUE USAGES ON AN EXPRESS COVER.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein
The pencil notation, "this too heavy, Dekay collect on this, F.A.H.", was applied by the Wells Fargo agent at Sacramento as an instruction to the agent at Marysville for collection of additional fees.
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