Wells, Fargo & Co. (Surcharged Franks)

Several Wells, Fargo franked entires bear surcharges. These are generally associated with additional fees for premium service, by pony express for example, or for carriage on difficult or dangerous routes. On some few, the actual service has not been determined.
 

Wells, Fargo & Co., Paid 50 Cts. surcharged frank on 3c red Nesbitt entire used to San Francisco, blue Wells, Fargo Stockton "Aug 3" oval datestamp, service unidentified, minor creases, the only reported used example of this surcharge and the only surcharge type reported used on any Nesbitt entire, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

(stock #280, $1750)

Wells, Fargo & Co., Paid 25 Cents. surcharged frank on 3c pink 1861 issue entire addressed to Dalles, Oregon, blue Wells, Fargo Walla Walla "Mar 6" oval datestamp, premium service from Oregon and Idaho Territory mines, opened irregularly at right, four reported examples, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

(stock #286, $2000)

Wells, Fargo & Co., Paid 25 Cents. surcharged frank on 3c pink 1861 issue entire addressed to San Francisco, blue Wells, Fargo Carson City (Nevada Territory) "Dec 21" oval datestamp, 1863 docket at lower left, considered to be premium service for carriage by Virginia City Pony Express operating at this date from Nevada to California for 25c fee, six reported examples of this surcharge used from Carson City, ex Jarrett

(stock #289, $2500)

Wells, Fargo & Co., Salmon River & Nez Perces, Express, Paid 50 Cents. surcharged frank on 3c pink 1861 issue entire addressed to Yreka, California, blue Wells, Bannock City (Idaho Territory, now Montana) "Dec 3" oval datestamp, premium service to the Idaho and Montana mining areas, minor creases, illustrated in Gold Fever, fewer than seven reported examples, ex Lichtenstein, Barkhausen and Kutz

(stock #287, $2500)

Wells, Fargo & Co., Salmon River & Nez Perces, Express, Paid 50 Cents. surcharged frank on 3c pink 1861 issue entire addressed to Dalles, Oregon, blue Wells, Bannock City (Idaho Territory, now Montana) "Dec 17" oval datestamp clearly struck, premium service to the Idaho and Montana mining areas, one of the finest of the fewer than seven reported examples, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

(stock #288, $7500)

Wells, Fargo & Co., Salmon River & Nez Perces Express, Paid 75 Cents. surcharged frank on 10c green 1861 issue entire addressed to Fort Edward, New York, carried overland by Wells, Fargo and entered the mails with Atchison, Kansas May 26 postmark, premium service to the Idaho and Montana mining areas, cover has been restored, fewer than four reported examples

(stock #284, $3500)

Wells, Fargo & Co., To Salmon River & Nez Perces Mines blue frank with additional line of text beneath on 3c pink 1861 issue entire addressed to Dalles, Oregon, blue Wells, Fargo Marysville "May 12" double oval datestamp, light vertical crease, three reported examples, ex Dale - Lichtenstein

(stock #285, $2500)

Wells, Fargo & Co., Paid Over Our Mexican Coast And California Express, pair of past-backs without address envelopes, 25 Cts surcharge on 3c pink 1864 issue entire with blue Wells, Fargo Guaymas (Mexico) oval datestamp, the second with 35 Cts surcharge on 10c green 1861 issue entire also with Guaymas datestamp

(stock #326 and 327, $350)

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