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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1501

Postal History Balance, 1830-80's. Of 23 covers; mix of items including #65 plate no. single in Sanitary Commission imprint cover, early Harden & Gilpin Exchange forwarder covers, Panama transit covers, Banknote issue cover many transatlantic, Chicago Supplementary, #33 S.F. to N.H., three Rawdon, Wright & Hatch related covers, etc.; worth review.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
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1502

United States Collection, 1798-1858. Over 70 covers housed on quadrille pages in Elbe albums; includes a variety of early stampless including manuscript postmarks and town handstamps including some fancy town and rate handstamps, also a section of transatlantic mail usages, mostly useful with some good item dotted throughout; inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
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1503

Wells, Fargo & Co. Cover Stock. Of over 110 covers; mostly California usages with early items including five red frank entires, five oval "Steamboat" usages, "Ophir" oval usage to lodge, and various town ovals including San Bernardino, Sonora, Los Angeles, "Southⁿ Co^st Route", etc., later towns from 1860's on with Hornitos, Anaheim, Benicia, Chico, San Diego, Suisun, Vallejo, Coulterville, Jackson, Visalia, Georgetown, Paso Robles, Clipper Mills, Eurkea H.B., "Palo Alto, Ca." straight line on part paste-up, other items with seven Meussdorfer allover shaded ads as well as other corner cards, 1893 usage to Honolulu, Stock express label use, etc., non-California towns with Elko, Carson City, Gold Hill, Virginia City, Genoa, Tuscarora, Salt Lake City, Silver City, etc., also includes 7 Whitney & Co. Forwarding Merchant corner crease on entire with Sac Mess oval to Carson City; condition mixed with many nice usages, inspect.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
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State Postmarks

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1504

Arizona Postal History Group, 1866-1909. Of 23 covers; postmarks include 1880's Camp Verde, 1866 Prescott, 1907 Flagstaff registered to Hong Kong, 1909 Roosevelt registered to Italy, 1895 Congress, 1888 Wilcox, 1887 Fort Grande, 1883 & 1888 Fort Grant, 1897 Crown King, 1897 Arivaca, etc.; condition varied, inspect.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $260.00
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1505

California Postal History Accumulation. With several better items and many small town cancels, about 200 to 300 items total, early Johnson's Ranch, straight line Guerney (only recorded strike), Sugar Pine manuscript, Saw Lakeside WOF, Penryn, early Chico, several better RPPC's, Brooklyn, 1886 Oakdale, Oakdale cover with map, 1913 Palms registered, Blue Lakes special D ad cover, 1912 Topaz, El Dorado star receiver, several ex-Tatham, there are many early 1900's postcards with small town cancels, later covers with advertising corner cards, many WWII military cancels, many stations some with opening day cancels, any condition issues are minimal.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $550.00
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1506

California Postal History Balance. Group of 14 covers; includes 9 1850-60's stampless usages San Francisco to France with an array of transit and rate markings, 1854 Glasgow, Scotland to S.F. from brewery, Scott 32 on incoming ladies cover Duxbury, Mass. to Sacramento, #35 pair S.F. to Boston with rare straight line "Overland" handstamp (name in addressed cut out) and a Langton Express frank 10¢ Nesbitt entire with blue "Marysville, Paid by Stamps" cds and waffle grid canceling.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $260.00
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1507

(California) Shasta County Postal History Collection. On money receipts, money order advices, registered receipts, insurance receipts, and the like. Some town duplications, but generally different types within each town, mostly small towns, such as Baird, Coram, Taylor, SI3, Stella SI5, Fielding and Hart SI6, some of which now sleep below the waters of Lake Shasta, but also some larger towns such as Redding, with a variety of different cancels. All in sound collectible condition, on pages, and in a binder.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

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Est. $250-350
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1508

California Townmark Collection, 1940-60's. About 375 #6 envelopes, all addressed to Owen Wade, former postmaster of Colton, Oregon, most bearing small town handstamps such as four-bars or duplexes, but a very few machine cancels, cancel dates range between the late 40's into the mid 60's, and many are PM-signed last day usages, mostly different but also some duplicates. Many are "recent" discontinued post offices, such as Copco, Corriganville, Death Valley Junction, Linnell, Loftus, Minersville, stations are also represented, such as Agua Caliente Springs, Aranbee, Big Basin, Briceland, Fernbridge, Gorman, Iowa Hill, Nipinnawassee, McKinleyville, Miracle Hot Springs, Olinda, Pulga, Sawyers Bar, there are no issues of condition.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

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Est. $250-350
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1509

Montana Forts & Agencies Postmarks, 1870-1910's. 23 items most during the territorial period; Forts including Fort Assinaboine (types 2 & 6), Fort Benton (types 1, 4-5 & 7), Fort Ellis (type 1), Fort Shaw (type 3 in blue and in black on receipt) & type 4 on receipt), Fort Maginnis (type 4), Fort Keogh (type 2), three statehood townmarks, etc., Agencies including Old Agency (types 2 & 3), Crow Agency (type 1), Popular Creek (Agency) (type 1), Winnecock, etc., generally F.-V.F. strikes.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1510

Montana R.P.O. Cancellations, 1890-1940's. Group of over 50 items; many nice R.P.O. cds strikes including Butte & Seattle R.P.O. E.D., Harlowtown & Great Falls R.P.O., Miles City & Spok. R.P.O. "Tr 2" and "Tr 4" cds's, Misssoula & Wallace R.P.O. "West 3", Whitehall & Alder R.P.O., St. P. & Spok. R.P.O. "Tr 3" & "Tr 8" cds's, exceptional Aberdeen & Miles City, R.P.O. Tr. 5 strike, etc., few other misc. items including Rail Business cover and early 1880 illustrated locomotive merchant check with "Terminus U.& N. R. W'y., Montana", etc., also includes the N.H.P.O.S. RPO Handbook - Volume I.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
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1511

Montana Statehood Cover Collection. Of approximately 100 items, mostly on post & postal cards, most are early usages from 1890-1910's, includes 1904 Dorsey Doane postmark, 1911 Gossett, 1907 Hall Doane, red 1915 Kirby, bold 1892 Lauron cds and star duplex, 1894 Maryville, choice 1891 Meadow Creek, 1891 Placer T&P oval on cover, 1910 Rancher, 1906 Storrs on corner card cover, 1897 St. Peter on cover to France, etc., accompanied by D. Lutz Montana Post Offices & Postmasters; condition a little mixed.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
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1512

Montana Territorial Cover Collection. Of approximately 130 covers and cards identified in stockpages; with some nice manuscript and handstamp town strikes throughout including light Bannock City first oval on cover addressed to John Lott (type 3, 3 recorded), first Blackfoot City cds (8 recorded), red Butte City boxed date stamp on registry receipt (S&D type 11, seven recorded), Deer Lodge types, discernible Elliston strike (type 3, 3 recorded), Forsyth (type 4, 5 recorded), rare Harrison manuscript (type 1, 3 others recorded), Meadow Creek T&P cds (type 3, 12 recorded) and the scarce type 2 (3 recorded), early discernible "Nevada City M.T." straight line (type 2, 6 recorded), Pony (type 5, 3 recorded), Red Bluff manuscript (type 2, 7 recorded),Sheridan octagon (type 3, one recorded), choice Walkerville oval (type 2, 8 recorded) White Sulphur Springs serrated cds and star duplex (type 2, 11 recorded), and much more; condition mixed with some rare yet discernible strikes, accompanied by S&D Montana Territorial Postmarks.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
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1513

Oregon Postal History. Selection of over 500 cards and covers dating from before 1900 up until mostly the 1960's, four bars, flag cancels, Doanes, last days, stations, numerous small towns - Pratum, Hereford, Hebo, Agnes, Juntua, Deadwood, Durkee, Norway, Crabtree, Sams Valley, Hugo, Fort Rock, and many more; many of the postcards are better.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $220.00
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1514

Washington Kitsap County Postal History. Several hundred cards and covers dating from the 1880's until present day, small towns, DPO's, unusual names, usages, some with letters, branches and substations, WWII, censored, towns such as Creosote (yuk!), Naval Torpedo Station, Chico, Winslow (not Arizona), Rolliingbay, Annapolis (not Maryland), Gorst, Fragaria, Indianola, all are sleeved, numerous various cancels for many of the towns, lots of duplicates, yet still room to continue and expand.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

1515

Western Cover Balance. Mix of townmarks and express items; towns with Arizona including a run of Tombstone postmarks, express including Hinckley & Co.'s Express usage, Truman & Co. frank cover and a useful mix of Wells, Fargo & Co. entires, etc.; worth a look.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1516

British Open Mail Rate Cover Balance. Of 13 covers and a couple fronts to France, includes three stampless usages, various 4¢, 6¢ & 10¢ rates including two 10¢ usages (one 1869 Pictorial & other 10¢ Banknote) with "Short Paid" markings on reverse (Phantom rate period), includes a 6¢ rate usage to France forwarded to England with scarce red British Foreign handstamp markings; condition a little varied, inspect.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $475.00
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1517

Foreign Mail Cover Balance. Of 50 covers virtually all used during the Banknote period; nice array of usages and destinations including various usages to England including G.B. 1d domestic forwarding and a 4d forwarding to Paris, B.F. Stevens, Despatch Agent use, various usages to France with a nice mix of frankings, various rates to Germany, other usages including Italy, Norway & Sweden; cover varies, worth careful inspection.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,300.00
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1518

New York Foreign Mail Cover Balance. Of 45 covers mostly from the Banknote issue period; includes a few 1869 Pictorial issues usages including two 10¢ usages to Germany and a 15¢ + 2¢ two singles on mourning cover to Italy with one 2¢ replaced, other mostly with the fancy geometric types with usages to Europe including Germany, France, Italy, Holland, England, usage to Belgium with star cancel (however 6¢ has been appropriately replaced) and Austria, couple allover ad design covers, nice range of frankings including an unusual 3¢ entire uprated with a cut-out 2¢ indicia, Supplementary Mail use but with stamp replaced, etc.; condition varies, worth review.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,900.00
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1519

Transatlantic Mail Cover Balance, 1848-73. Group of eight better usages; includes (Retaliatory Rates) 1848 New York, N.Y. to Lisbon, Portugal a rare transatlantic cover to Portugal avoiding the retaliatory fee, 1857 Lisbon, Portugal to New York, N.Y. scarce example of this 63¢ Falmouth packet rate, 1844 New York, N.Y. to Madrid, Spain carried by Cunard Line Caledonia (Retaliatory Rates) 1848 New York, N.Y. to Cadiz, Spain, 1850 Boston, Mass. to Cadiz, Spain scarce British mail rate, 1854 Boston, Mass. to Malaga, Spain carried by Collins Line Pacific, 1873 New Orleans, La. to Barcelona, Spain closed mail bag through England and Belgium, and 1850 Lisbon, Portugal to New York, N.Y. carried by Collins Line America; all ex-R. Winter.
Estimate; $600 - 800.

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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $300.00
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Regular Issue Cover Balances

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CatNo.

Lot Description

1520

10//26

1851-57 3¢ Issue on Cover Reference Balance. Of over 150 covers in slips and stock book; includes over 50 #26 usages (plate 9e & 15) all plated by K. Taira, at least 10 #25-25a usages all plated, several #10 usages and the balance #11-11A usages with a number of items plated; condition mixed, a useful plating group.
Scott Nos. 10//26; Estimate $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction