Antique Original Double Sided Wells Fargo & Co. Express Call Card Sign 14" x 14"

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****Antique Original Double Sided Wells Fargo & Co. Express Call Card Sign 14" x 14" Heavy printed card stock with black circle with black edging and white lettering as above on red ground with bent steel edging and grommet at top for hanging, 14" square. Soil and some wear, still very good. Frequently called "cardboard signs," call cards were used by the merchants and regular customers, rather than by the express office. When the packages were ready for shipment, the customer would simply hang the call card outside on a nail, or in his shop window. This signaled the express driver to stop and "call" on the customer. While on their regular "freight runs," express company drivers and messengers would see the call card, call on the customer, pick up the packages, and return the call card to the customer. Call cards were used as early as 1880, with newer versions issued in 1888, 1898, 1911, 1912, and 1913........See Images****