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Wells Fargo Cover Quartet - Lemoore, CA

Currency:USD Category:Stamps / United States - Covers Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 350.00 USD
Wells Fargo Cover Quartet - Lemoore, CA
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c1876 Wells Fargo "Franked" Express cover, from the farming and railroad town of Lemoore. These covers features the oval W-F Express cancellation stamp, in blue and green ink. 1 of these is an earlier version of the W-F frank, indicated as the "Columbian Issue 1852 1892," stamped, with vignettes of Pony Express, a Train and a Stage Coach. This specific cover also features the USPS "Columbus Centennial" postage stamp. There is a USPS cancellation/ postmark stamp on 1 cover addressed to Mrs. W. Stewart, Tulare Co. The "California Town Postmarks" book by J.H. Williams lists this as TUL-1550, rarity 3. (Please note that this cover has a torn corner on the left side.) Lemoore was transferred from Tulare county to Kings in 1893 by state legislation to slit Tulare into 2 areas. Good condition, rare. - HKA#64083