By: H. R. Harmer Inc
lot # 88 - Independent Carriers and Express Companies Western Expresses
Wells, Fargo & Co Express, San Francisco, cover franked with 10c green, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co Express / S.F.RCo / 1 Jun" double-circle c.d.s., to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, smudged "BLOOD'S PENNY POST / Jun 25 / 10 1/2AM / PHILDA" double-circle c.d.s, adjacent "BLOOD'S DESPATCH / 2 CTS" handstamp, both in black, manuscript endorsement at lower left, the odd light bit of toning including to adhesive perfs, slightly reduced at left, else a fine and scarce example of Wells Fargo's use of Blood's for local delivery.
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