^Lot 355 Wells Fargo Gift Box c1900 - General Americana

A 1.75” by 2.75” by 1.25” white card gift box with a red and white label affixed to the top, printed “THE SENDER REQUESTS THAT YOU/ DO NOT OPEN/ UNTIL CHRISTMAS/ WELLS FARGO & COMPANY EXPRESS”. No contents. Does not appear in the Wells Fargo COMPANY PROPERTY book. According to the Wells Fargo website, “in 1888, after expanding along the new steel network across the Northeast into New York, Wells Fargo became the country’s first nationwide express company.” - Jacobitz Collection