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GOLD RUSH POSTAL HISTORY & THEMATICS

California
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
276 imagec.1853 Stampless covers with double oval "MORMON ISLAND / CALA" handstamps, one to Granville, Ohio with boxed "10" and "FEB 28" within the handstamp, the other to Sehago, Maine with manuscript "April 10th" date and "10" charge, both fine. Also a letter from a Mormon settler, written on a lettersheet previously posted at Salt Lake City. (3). Photo on Page 44. (Image1)

Est. £300-400

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
277 image1849 (Dec 29) Entire letter from San Francisco to Lima, posted at the British Post Office in Panama prepaid 1/-, with red "PAID / AT / PANAMA" crowned circle and a "PANAMA" double arc backstamp (Feb 26), received on March 12th, fine. Photo on Page 44. (Image1)

Est. £300-400

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
278 imagec.1851 Cover posted from Boston to San Francisco with red "BOSTON / 6cts" c.d.s, redirected to Mormon Island and sent by Express with oval "HUNTER & CO'S / EXPRESS / MORMON-ISLAND", endorsed "Mur Bar 1.25" with a "PAID" handstamp alongside, minor soiling and edge wear, scarce. Photo on Page 44. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
279 imagec.1855 Cover from San Francisco to Jesus Springs, Mormon Island, franked 3c (three margins, corner fault) cancelled in manuscript and with blue circular "PACIFIC EXPRESS Co / JUL / 16 / SAN FRANCISCO", matching oval framed "PAID" at left and oval "PACIFIC EXPRESS Co / JUL, 17 / MORMON ISLAND". Endorsed "This dont belong here" and "try this at Texas Hill", minor soiling at right, scarce. Also 1884 2c stationery envelope with printed Wells Fargo & Co Express frank, from San Francisco, addressed in English and Chinese to "Wing On Wo, Dutch Flat, Cal.", minor staining. (2). Photo on Page 44. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Yukon
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
280 image1901 (June 2) Cover from San Francisco to Bonanza P.O, Yukon Territory, franked 2c, backstamped "SKAGWAY, ALASKA / REC'D" (June 29), "FORT CUDAHY / N.W.T" (in violet, July 5 & 20), "DAWSON, N.W.T / CANADA" (July 21) and "BONANZA / YUKON" (July 23), very unusual. Also 1900 (Jan 23) cover to Skagway, Alaska, with Canada 2c tied by "DAWSON Y.T / CANADA" c.d.s, arrival backstamp; and 1906 picture postcard to USA with Canada 2c tied by circle of bars and "BONANZA / YUKON" c.d.s alongside, Dawson Y.T backstamp. (3). Photo on Page 44. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
British Columbia & Vancouver Island
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
281 image1863 (Nov 16) Stampless cover to England with blue oval "POST OFFICE / (arms) / VICTORIA V.I" and a San Francisco c.d.s (Nov. 23), 1/- charge mark in black, backstamped Liverpool U.S Packet c.d.s (Jan 8) and in London, opening tears to upper edge. The enclosed letter from the addressee's son, who had travelled to Victoria to make his fortune in the gold rush, but has been unsuccessful and is now destitute. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
282 imagec.1863 Stampless cover with printed "PAID / DIETZ & NELSON'S / BRITISH COLUMBIA & / VICTORIA / EXPRESS" frank, addressed to 4 Mile House, Douglas Portage, flap missing and minor edge wear, otherwise fine and scarce. Ex Wellburn Collection, illustrated on page 34 of his book. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
283 imagec.1864 Stampless cover sent locally in New Westminster, handstamped "UNPAID", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £150-180

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
284 imagec.1865 Stampless cover from Cariboo to New Westminster, handstamped circular "BARNARD'S / EXPRESS" and oval framed "COLLECT", fine and scarce. Ex. Wellburn Collection, illustrated on page 38 of his book. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
285 imagec.1865 Cover to P.P Crease Esq., New Westminster, franked 1860 2½d cancelled circular "DIETZ & NELSON'S / EXPRESS / B.C.& V." in blue, the cover slightly reduced at right with small part right flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
286 1865-66 Stampless O.H.M.S covers, the first with "Governor / British Columbia" printed in the lower left corner, addressed to "His Honor Mr Justice Begbie, Cariboo"; the second with "Registrar General" printed in the corner, signed by Arthur Birch (also then Colonial Secretary and Acting Governor), to "C.R Pooley Esq., Richfield", both with two strikes of "GENERAL POST OFFICE / BRITISH COLUMBIA" c.d.s used at New Westminster. Both folded with the flap missing, the first reduced at top (with the O.H.M.S heading removed), a scarce pair. (2).

Est. £180-220

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
287 imagec.1866 Cover to "The Hon. H.P.P Crease, Attorney General, Victoria" franked 1865 perf 14 5c tied by "VICTORIA, B.C" c.d.s, recipients filing endorsement "Keep Complete, dear mother", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
288 image1867 (Nov 4) Stampless cover to C.E Pooley Esq., Registrar at New Westminster, headed "O.H.M.S", the enclosed letter written from 150 Mile House, with green circular "DIETZ & NELSON'S / EXPRESS / B.C. & V", closed opening tears to upper edge. Scarce, ex Wellburn Collection, illustrated on page 37 of his book. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £180-220

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
289 c.1869 USA 10c Postal Stationery envelope with printed "PAID / Wells Fargo & Co" printed frank, to Portland, Oregon, cancelled by blue oval "WELLS, FARGO & Co / MAY 15 / VICTORIA" with large part oval "POST OFFICE / (arms) / VICTORIA V.I" in blue at upper left, a little reduced at left.

Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
290 c.1870 Long stampless cover to "H.P.P Crease Esq., Atty General, New Hampshire" with blue oval "POST OFFICE / (arms) / VICTORIA V.I", a fine official cover.

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
291 imagec.1870 Stampless cover headed "O.H.M.S", to "R. Kerr Esq., Audit Office, Westminster", with blue oval "POST OFFICE / (arms) / VICTORIA V.I", a fine official cover. Photo on Page 46. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
292 1870 (Sep 24) Cover from Yale (senders cachet on reverse) to 70 Mile House bearing 1867 3d pale blue pair (small faults) cancelled circular "BARNARD'S BRITISH COLUMBIA / EXPRESS" with oval framed "COLLECT", a little staining mainly to reverse, part right flap missing with a few repaired edge tears, scarce.

Est. £150-180

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
293 image1871 (May 5) Cover with enclosed letter from Quesnelle to Yale, bearing 1867 3d pale blue pair cancelled circular "BARNARD'S / EXPRESS" with oval framed "COLLECT" alongside. The writer, William Cline, has arrived at Quesnelle and is setting off for Peace River, but could not go with a pack train or boat so is starting off on foot. A fine and scarce cover, with B.P.A Certificate (1967). Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
294 image1871 (July 15) Mourning cover from Victoria to Yale franked 1869 perf 14 5c pale red cancelled by blue "35" numeral, blue oval "VICTORIA / B.C" datestamp at right (issued in May 1871 for use on Money Orders but occasionally used on letters between May and August 1871). Flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £300-400

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
295 imagec.1876 USA 3c Postal stationery envelope with printed "PAID / Wells, Fargo & Co." from San Francisco to "Lee Yon Dart, Sixcle River", Chinese writing at left, handstamped "COLLECT" in blue with a charge of 10c alongside. Redirected to "Somewhere up the coast north of Victoria" and passed to Barnard's Express with their oval framed handstamp "COLLECT" alongside a 25c charge, giving a combined charge of 35c. An unusual cover carried by two different express companies, opened out, very minor opening faults at right edge. Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
296 c.1860-71 Covers comprising USA 3c postal stationery envelope with Wells Fargo printed frank from San Francisco to the Assay Office at New Westminster "per Cortes", blue oval framed "DAVIDSON" on reverse; USA 10c postal stationery envelope with printed Paid Franks of both Wells Fargo & Co and Barnard's British Columbia Express, a British Columbia stamp unfortunately removed; 1870 Stampless O.H.M.S cover to "His Honor Mr Justice Crease, on circuit, Cariboo" signed by M.B Begbie with blue Victoria B.C c.d.s, torn upon opening; and 1871cover from Australia to the Hudsons Bay Co. at Victoria bearing three Victoria 6d stamps cancelled at Glendarnel, staining and stamp faults but a rare destination (ex Wellburn Collection, illustrated on page 160 of his book). (4).

Est. £200-300

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Australia
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
297 1853-74 Covers (6, two with letters) and entire letters (3) from Victoria (8) or South Australia, the 1851 letter from Adelaide relating how large numbers of settlers have left for the goldfields, also 1856 letter from Glenmona Station franked 1854 6d with manuscript Post Office endorsement of Amherst on the reverse, 1853 cover from Ballarat to the Commissioner in charge of Gold Office at Ballarat franked 1852 2d, 1853 letter from Ovens to Melbourne franked 1852 2d, 1860 cover from Indigo to New Brunswick franked 1859 1/-, 1869-74 covers from Two Mile Flat, Home Rule, Rushworth or Chinamans Flat. Also an 1853 Gold Licence issued at Ballarat to dig for alluvial gold on private land. (10).

Est. £350-450

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
298 image1859 (Mar 12) Cover to Melbourne franked 1859 perf 12 4d cancelled "97" with "FIERY CK P.G.F / VICTORIA" backstamp (P.G.F=Pyrenees Gold Field), redirected to England "Pr Emu" with 1858 rouletted 6d applied, handstamped "Missent to / Oxford" with an Oxford duplex alongside, fine and unusual. Photo on Page 48. (Image1)

Est. £180-220

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.
Other Countries
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
299 1886-1938 Covers and ephemera with Rhodesia 1901 Certificate of Transfer of a mining claim bearing £5 and £10 block of eight tied by "MINES OFFICE / GWELO" cachets; 1912 cover from the Eldorado Banket Gold Mining Co. with 1d Double Head tied by "ELDORADO MINE / S. RHODESIA" c.d.s; 1928 (Apr 13) "The Whitehorse Star" newspaper flown from White Horse to Carcross, handstamped "POSTAGE PAID" and bearing a Yukon Airways 25c stamp; other Canada first flight covers (9); and share certificates or cheques for gold mines in Transvaal (8, four with revenue stamps). (20).

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.

MILITARY & P.O.W MAIL

World War One
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
300 G.B - Southampton. 1914-16 Stampless covers and cards posted by troops at Southampton, two cards charged the single ½d deficiency, the others all treated as paid including Sept. 1914 cards with red "ARMY LETTER FREE" (3 types, one in three lines), other cards with red "SOUTHAMPTON / PAID" c.d.s (9) or machine, four of these with straight line or circular "ON ACTIVE SERVICE". Also a 1918 stampless card from a French soldier, posted from Southampton to France with violet circular "ADJUTANT / REST CAMP / 17 SEP. 1918 / Reg. No. / SOUTHAMPTON". (16).

Est. £120-140

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-24, 11:59 PM EST.

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