Lot 1830
Wells Fargo Provisional red frank on plain envelope, postage paid by 10¢ August issue (62B) tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express S. Frco. Feb 21" double circle, addressed to New York, N.Y., carried entirely outside the mails to the Wells Fargo's New York City office; stamp with light corner crease, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
For a brief period in 1861 government stamped envelopes were briefly unavailable from the post office due to the changeover from the "star dies" to the Nesbitt issue. Wells Fargo found it necessary to print their red frank on plain envelopes and to affix 10¢ adhesives to pay the government postage.
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