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Auction: 144 - August Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 426

#143L9, Wells, Fargo & Co., 25c Red, single with three clear to ample margins, just along the frame at left, tied to 3c Pink on white postal entire (#U34) with Wells, Fargo & Co. Paid printed frank by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co./Virginia City/May 30" oval, manuscript in bottom left corner "Care Bamber's Express". and red "Bamber's Express Co/Jun 1" circular handstamp, this cover is posted to the writer of the three previous Wells, Fargo covers who is now in Warm Springs, Cal. and written by her Brother in Virginia City requiring the conjunctive use of both express companies, with original enclosure, cover opened irregularly at right not affecting stamps or markings, very fine usage; the 25c Red is the scarcest value on cover of the three Virginia City Pony Express values but is incredibly rare used in conjunction with another express company with only a few examples known; 2013 PF certificate

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