Sale 1082 — The William Fekete Collection
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 21-22 October, 2014
Category — Carriers and Locals thru Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
534
Wells, Fargo & Co., (unstated value) Black, "To Be Dropped in New York Post Office" (143LP1). Unused (no gum), large to full margins, thin spots at top and right, Very Fine appearance and rare -- although listed in Scott under "Newspaper Stamps" in the Wells, Fargo & Co. section, 143LP1's real purpose was to pay the express fee on letters carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. over their steamship route and "dropped in New York Post Office" as the stamp states, with 2006 P.F. certificate
1,250
275