Best of The West - February 2014

c1854 Lot of 12: USPS covers from the gold mining town of Georgetown. The USPS cancellation/ postmarks are a diverse 6 different types, and stamped i

c1900 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express covers. The covers feature the oval W-F Express cancellation stamp. The Merced stamped cover is from ...

c1890 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express cover. The cover features the black oval Express cancellation stamp. This piece has hand-written chin...

c1894 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express covers. The 7 covers feature the oval W-F Express cancellation stamp, in both blue and black ink. 1 o...

c1876 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express cover, from the farming and railroad town of Lemoore. These covers features the oval W-F Express canc...

c1890 This is a very early cover from Markleeville in Alpine County, California. It is addressed to Capt. James Jones whose address is The Merchants

c1895 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express cover. The cover features the black oval W-F oval Express cancellation stamp, dated May 12. Note ther...

c1850 This 1850s notated book was used by Daniel Mareko. It is written on 8 double sheets and is a series of short notes and letters to various famil

c1852 Lot of 7: USPS covers from the famous gold rush town of Placerville, with 2 from the 1848 gold discovery town of Coloma. The USPS cancellation/

c1893 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express cover. This one features the blue oval Express cancellation stamp from the town of Raymond. There is ...

c1893 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express cover. This one features the blue oval Express cancellation stamp from the town of Raymond. There is ...

c1922 This is a beautiful example of railroad advertising art from 1922. It advertises “The Days of 49” celebration that was held in Sacramento, Cali

c1888 Lot of 5: Wells Fargo "Franked" Express cover, from the mission town of San Bernardino, and 1 from Anaheim in Orange Co. These cove...

c1888 Lot of 6: Wells Fargo "Franked" Express cover, from the bayside city of San Diego. These covers features the oval W-F Express cance...

A letter from the District Court of 4th Judicial District ending the dispute of Alvin Adams vs. J.C. Woods and D.H. Haskell over control of Adams and

c1893 This piece still has the original 1893 Wells Fargo & Co. Express lost or stolen money order broadside from 1893 adhered to the inside bac...

c1869 Wellas Fargo cover and letter from San Francisco to Sacramento, dated 1869. 2).Two receipts for collection of personal notes in which Wells Far

c1857 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express covers, from the gold mining towns of San Juan (San Benito Co.) and North San Juan (Nevada Co.). Thes...

c1894 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express covers. The covers feature the oval W-F Express cancellation stamp. The LA addressed stamped cover is...

c1870 This is a very unique cover from a mining town in California that only had a post office for only about 20 years. First called Konigsberg, it w