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United States California Postal History - Alpine to Kern County
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 575
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(Alpine) Silver Mountain, Cal. Dec 3. Bold double-circle datestamp with matching cork cancels on 2¢ black (73) pair and 10¢ green (68) strip of four and two singles, on 1868 reduced legal-size yellow cover front to London, England, red New York, Paid All, Dec 13" exchange cds and London Paid (12.29.68) arrival cds, original tissue paper letter accompanies; small flaws, Fine and striking use. Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 18:57:58 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 576
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(Butte) Forbestown, Cal. Sep 12. Red cds on circa 1859 yellow cover bearing 5¢ brown (29) horizontal pair, trimmed perfs at top, tied by smudged manuscript cancel to Groton Mass., endorsed "Overland Via Los Angeles" at left; minor edge wear, otherwise Very Fine and scarce 5¢ 1857 Issue use from California. Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 18:58:42 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 577
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Cat No: 15
(Calaveras) Pleasant Springs, Cal., Oct 2. Cds (CAL-2200) on cover to Bradford, Me., franked with ample margin 1851, 10¢ green, type III canceled be manuscript, with original contents datelined 1857, Very Fine, the only known example of Pleasant Springs first type postmark, ex-Polland and Tatham. Scott No. 15; Estimate $300 - 400.
This cover realized $850 hammer in our 2009 Westpex sale. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 18:59:11 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 578
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(Calaveras) Railroad Flat, Cal., May 11th 1857. Neat manuscript postmark (CAL-2240, R5) with pen cancel on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Sacramento, with original enclosure; upper right corner nick, otherwise Very Fine, the only first period usage recorded. Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 18:59:30 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 579
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(Kern) Delano, Cal., March 28. Blue manuscript postmark (KER-1030) tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Vineyard Haven, Mass., 1876 docketing on reverse, Very Fine, very scarce, with known usages between March 28 and June 18 of 1876. Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 18:59:46 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 580
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Cat No: 65
(Kern) Keysville, Cal., Sept 1st, 1866. Manuscript postmark (Williams "no postmarks recorded") on cover to Masonville, W.V., franked with manuscript canceled 1861, 3¢ rose; stamp flaws and cover wear, Fine, the only known Keysville postmark during the Kern county period. Scott No. 65; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 19:00:43 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 581
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(Kern) Linn's Valley, Aug 8. Manuscript postmark (KER-2380, R5) on manuscript canceled 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, notation on reverse confirming 1870 usage, couple opening tears at upper right, F.-V.F., very rare with only three examples recorded. Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)
Est. $250-350
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 19:01:27 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 582
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(Kern) Piute, Cal., Jan 12, 1897. Cds (KER-3290) on cover to Baldwinsville, N.Y., franked with 2¢ bureau canceled by light target handstamp; few small cover tone spots, Very Fine, Williams records only one other example. Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 19:01:49 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 583
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(Kern) Rose's Station, Cal., Jul 29. Cds (KER-3640, R5) canceling on 1874, 3¢ green entire to Newhall, forwarded to Gorman's Station with 1881 Bakerville transit backstamp; rough opening at right into indicia, Fine and rare, the latest of only a few known, Rose's Station was formerly Tejon. Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 19:01:59 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 584
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(Kern) Tehachipo, Cal., Jun 2 1873. Bold cds (KER-4100) with last letter "O" in town name and "3" in 1873 penned in, on 1870, 3¢ green entire to San Francisco canceled by negative star in circle handstamp, Very Fine, the finer of two known Tehachipo postmarks, both bearing manuscript corrections. Estimate; $300 - 400.
During the first period the Tehachipi post office was opened (1869-85) the postal marking named changed four times. From Tehachipah, to Tehachipa, then Tehichipa and finally Tehichipi. The 1872 Tehachipah postmark was short-lived and by 1873 the "AH" at the end of name was removed from the postmark (creating this Williams KER-4100 postmark). Later, after the office changed to Greenwich, the office (and town name) then became Tehachapi. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Jul-29-2021, 19:02:33 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 585
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(Kern) Tehichipa, Cal., Sep 21. Sharp cds (Williams unlisted) on 1875 cover to Baltimore, Md., franked with 3¢ Banknote (s.e. at left) canceled by target handstamp, forwarded to Philadelphia with Baltimore cds and additional 3¢ tied by handstamp, Very Fine, this being the unique and unrecorded example of the first "Tehichipa" handstamp. Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)
