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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 85

United States
California Postal History

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 782
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image Columbia, Cal., Nov. 19 (Tuolumne). Cds on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Williamstown, Canada West with lovely printed design showing Street Scene with "Fergusons Block", handstamp'd "Paid 15" for the West Coast rate to Canada with red two line exchange handstamp "United States, Paid 6d", changed by manuscript to "9"d, reverse with Canadian Montreal & Brockville No. 2 1855 railroad marking & arrival markings, part of flap missing & some soiling, F.-V.F., a rare and attractive usage.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 675.00
Sold...US$ 675.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 20:54:20 EST
Sold For 675

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 783
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Cat No: Collection

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image Columbia Cal. Postal History, 1853-1900s. Collection of 45 covers including 1853 manuscript "Columbia Cal" use, 1853 "Columbia, Cal" straightline with "Paid 6" in circle rating handstamp to Me., blue Columbia Cal. cds used with "Paid" and "10" rating handstamps; faulty "Overland Mail via Los Angeles" illustrated stagecoach repaired cover; 1858 w/ two 10¢ #32 singles to Bangor Me.; 1858 Columbia "Paid 15" use to Nova Scotia; 1859 Columbia "Paid" and "10" rating handstamp to Bloomfield Me.; #65 eagle and flag Civil War patriotic use, and some modern and commemorative uses, some photos, early receipts and checks, etc., also includes four Culloma covers, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 20:55:09 EST
Sold For 800

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 784
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Cat No: Collection

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image Columbia Cal. Express Postal History, 1853-1876. Collection of 12 covers including 1854 "Wells Fargo & Co's Express, Columbia" oval with #11 to Sacramento; 1853 blue "Adams & Cos. Express, Columbia" oval to San Francisco, blue "Adams & Co., Columbia" oval datestamp to Sacramento; "Freeman & Cos. Express, Columbia" oval use on printed red frank cover to San Francisco, two "Pacific Express Co., Columbia" oval uses including one with running horse frank, couple Wells Fargo frank covers with printed corner cards of Philip Schwartz and Travellers' Home, etc.; also includes some Wells Fargo checks and receipts.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 20:56:00 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 785
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Cat No: Pony Express

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image Jose Marcos Mugarrieta Correspondence. Small group of documents and covers from the 1860's to Mugarrieta at the Mexican Consul in San Francisco; includes 1863 "Oetling & Co., Manzanillo" forwarder cover, 1860 Veracruz folded letter privately carried via "A.C. Bruguiete, New Orleans" and posted in New Orleans with 10¢ (Scott 35), also a 1861 incoming cover with blue eagle legation handstamp endorsed "By the overland Pony Express" (stamp torn off), a Fine group.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 20:56:38 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 786
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Cat No: Collection

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image "Lake Bigler Cal, May 18/63" (El Dorado). Manuscript postmark at left and matching ms. cancels 10¢ green (68), rich color, on light buff cover to Boston Mass.; 10¢ nicked at top, otherwise Very Fine, One of the most desirable postmarks of California.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Nevada collectors believe this cover was sent from what is today's Glenbook, Nev. area. In 1861, Lake Bigler, Lumber Co. was established there to furnish lumber to the Comstock Lode mines. In 1863, the Lake Bigler Toll road was completed at nearby King's Canyon to Friday's Station, Nevada Territory.

John Bigler, California's Third Governor 1852-1858, led a rescue party into Lake Valley in the winter of 1852 to bring out a snowbound group of emigrants. The lake was called "Bigler" in his honor. The Washoe Indian "Tahoe", meaning deep or blue water became popular in the late 1860s and 1870s.
Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 20:57:32 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 787
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Cat No: 156

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image National City, Cal., Sep. 13 (San Diego). Bold blue cds (SAN-3360, R4) with matching target handstamp tying 1¢ Banknote on allover San Diego map cover to Temple, N.H., Very Fine and attractive, one of two known on cover strikes of this rare postmark, with the other strike known in black, ex-Tatham, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 156; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 20:57:52 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 788
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image San Andreas, Sep. 4 (Calaveras). Straight line postmark (Williams CAL-2420) with manuscript date on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Yuba City, Cal., somewhat light but all letters readable, strike in a new variant on William CAL-2420 without the month printed; small stain at left, Very Fine, one of the rarest California straight line postmarks.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 20:58:11 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 789
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image San Diego Cal, June 16 (San Diego). Manuscript postmark and "12½ paid" manuscript rate marking on portion of folded letter sheet (no contents) to Governor John McDougal in San Jose, undated but necessarily an 1851 use when McDougal was governor and so likely carried on the SS Oregon departing San Diego June 17 and arriving San Francisco June 19, 1851, a couple short edge tears, Very Fine, ex-Myerson
.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 20:59:14 EST
Sold For 1700

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 790
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image San Francisco "July 2". Bold black straight line postmark (Williams SAF-230) with magenta manuscript date and matching "40" rating on gray 1849 folded letter to Boston Mass., Extremely Fine, Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

ONE OF THE FINEST STRIKES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO STRAIGHT LINE POSTMARK, USED ON ONLY 3 SAILING DATES OF JUNE 20, JULY 2 AND AUGUST 1, 1849. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:00:32 EST
Sold For 1700

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 791
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image San Francisco Cal., 13 Aug. Red cds and black "Ship 6" clamshell due handstamp on gray folded letter datelined "Sydney, 31st March 1851" to San Francisco Cal., endorsed per "Robert Borone" at top, clean and Very Fine, ex-Polland.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF RED SAN FRANCISCO CDS COMBINATION WITH BLACK CLAMSHELL DUE HANDSTAMP.

Written up in Western Express by the late Scott Polland.
Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 260.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:00:53 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 792
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image San Francisco Covers. Small group of four covers comprising 1851 San Francisco red cds and matching superb "40" rating handstamp to Boston; 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Long Bar Cal. with scarce black "Too Late" oval handstamp as no doubt missing steamer up river; 1862 use to France with #65 & #69 cancelled by fancy cogwheels; #147 on 3¢ U84 entire to Hawaii with scarce black "Too Late" oval handstamp, F.-V.F. and interesting group.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:01:11 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 793
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image San Francisco Cal., 6 Jul. Cds with matching Clamshell "Ship 6" due handstamp on pink folded letter from the Gibbs correspondence to San Francisco Cal. datelined "Manila, 3d April 1857" and "Via China p. Steamer", endorsed per "Jos. Peabody", Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:01:28 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 794
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image San Francisco, Cal., Oct 1 (San Francisco). Large serifed cds on incoming cover from Hawaii addressed to North Guilford, Connecticut "U.S.A.", purple manuscript "Ship 42" rate marking for the 2¢ ship fee plus 40¢ postage to destination, undated but necessarily an 1849 use given the postmark type, carried from San Francisco on the SS Oregon, few small flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Sent aboard the bark "Mary Frances" departing Honolulu on September 5th and arriving in San Francisco on October 1st, 1849.
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:02:00 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 795
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image San Francisco, Cal, 1 Oct (San Francisco). Large serifed cds in orange red and "29" rate and straightline "Paid" handstamps in matching orange red on cover to Liverpool, England (29¢ west coast rate to England prepaid), "via Panama" sender’s endorsement at right, New York or Boston "19" credit handstamp in bright red, Liverpool "America, Paid, No 18, 51" arrival postmark in dark red, carried from San Francisco on the SS Oregon, corner and edge wear, edge toning, Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Opening US$ 40.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:02:09 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 796
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image San Francisco (San Francisco). Origin on four folded business letters from the same correspondence sent prepaid via Panama and carried to Valparaiso, Chile by British ships, interestingly none of the letters was both postmarked at origin and fully rated at both origin and destination, first 1854 with San Francisco large cds and only red 24 credit, second 1854 with no origin cds but pencil 96 rate (double rate) and red 48 credit plus pencil 25 centavos collect for local delivery, third 1855 with no origin cds and pencil 48 rate and red 24 credit plus pencil 25 centavos collect for local delivery, fourth 1857 with San Francisco large cds in red and only pencil 34 rate, Very Fine group, with three from the 1853-56 48¢ rate period and one from the 1856-70 34¢ rate period.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:02:29 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 797
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image San Francisco (San Francisco). Destination on cover with "per Golden Gate" sender's endorsement, no postmark but "20" due handstamp for an unpaid double-weight letter arriving by contract ship, docket indicates the cover originated April 27, 1855, in Washington, D.C., and was received May 30, 1855, in San Francisco, small stains mostly around the edges, Very Fine, a most uncommon contract ship letter use.
Estimate; $7,200 - 300.

This cover was most likely carried on the SS George Law that departed New York City on May 5, 1855, and arrived in Aspinwall on May 16, 1855. The unpaid cover must have been picked up en route in Washington, D.C and transported from there outside of the locked mail bags. The cover was then carried on the SS Golden Gate that departed Panama City on May 16, 1855, and arrived in San Francisco on May 30, 1855.
Est. $7,200-300 (Image)

Est. $7,200-300

Opening US$ 160.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:02:59 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 798
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image San Francisco, Cal., 29 Oct (San Francisco). Large serifed cds and clamshell "Ship 6" due handstamp on incoming folded letter with United States Consul certification enclosed from Bordeaux, France and originally accompanying a shipment of wine (ten casks of claret), "Confiance" sender’s ship endorsement, letter and docket inside confirm that ship carried both the letter and the wine from Bordeaux to San Francisco, letter prepaid with France 10c and 20c Empire issues tied by lozenge cancels, "Bordeaux, 4 Jun, 55" origin postmark, Very Fine, scarce 30c rate, "Bateau de Commerce".
Estimate; $200 - 300.

This artifact of wine connoisseurship by California’s pioneers was sent the same year Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France’s best Bordeaux wines. Napoleon believed such a scheme would prove useful at the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris where Bordeaux wines were to be on display for
visitors from around the world. Wines were ranked in five levels according to a chateau’s reputation and trading price, which in turn reflected the quality of the wines that were produced. The 1855 classification system remains in use today.
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:03:29 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 799
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San Francisco Cal, 30, Nov 21, 1859 (San Francisco). Large cds on November 19, 1859, folded letter in French with "Hy. Schroder & Co." sender’s handstamp and unclear steamship endorsement to La Rochelle, France (double 15c treaty rate not prepaid), "New York, 6, Dec 13" exchange cds, French entry postmark and "16" decimes due marking, various French postmarks on the back including "La Rochelle, 28 Dec, 59," carried from San Francisco on the SS John L. Stephens, possibly carried from Boston on the Cunard Line SS Europa, minor corner wear, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150

Est. $100-150

Opening US$ 60.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:03:44 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 85
Lot No: 800
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image San Francisco, Cal, Jan 28, 1862 (San Francisco). Double circle postmark and "15" rate handstamp on ladies cover sent from Vancouver Island to Ingersoll, Canada West via the United States (15¢ west coast rate to Canada not prepaid), addressed to a gentleman with the familiar surname of Rumsey, blurred "Post Office, Victoria V.I." crown oval frank denoting payment of 2½ pence colonial postage, "U.States" exchange marking in blue, "Ingersoll, C.W., Mr 1, 62" receiving postmark on the back, Very Fine, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein and Walske.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:04:03 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 85
Lot No: 801
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image San Francisco, Cal, Apr 29, 1863 (San Francisco). Double circle postmark and hint of target cancel on incoming cover addressed to Dutch Flat, "Ship 5" due handstamp for the 2¢ ship fee plus 3¢ postage to destination, "From Panama" etc. pencil docket, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 160.00


Closed..Apr-25-2019, 21:04:42 EST
Sold For 0

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