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United States Postal History California County Balances - Orange to Yuba County
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 461
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Sierra County Balance. Of approximately 140 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including blue St. Louis cds (SIE-1400, R4) on 10¢ Nesbitt entire, 1895 Rocky Point on cover (SIE-1380, R4), Forest City second type cds (SIE-560, R4) on entire to Yuba City with first type receiving cds in blue (R4), unlisted 1884 Downieville T&C cds, 1865 Loyalton manuscript (SIE-960, only one listed), blue 1881 Goodyear's Bar T&C (SIE-830, R4), 1871 Downieville manuscript, rare Goodyear's Bar manuscript with first P.M. free frank (flaws but probably unique use), etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $500 - 750.
Siskiyou County Balance. Of approximately 200 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including nice Yreka cds (SIS-4130, R4) canceling on 1860, 10¢ entire, two 1850's Yreka manuscript (SIS-4090, R4) usages with "Paid 3" and unpaid "5" rate, some nice rarity 3 townmarks including 1865 Henley m, 1870 Etna Mills manuscript, 1871 Sawyer's Bar first type cds (Williams listing example), 1872 Fort Bidwell second type cds, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Dec-14-2020, 17:13:01 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 463
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Solano County Balance. Of approximately 110 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including 1876 manuscript "CVille" of Collinsville (SOL-420, R4), early 1878 Cordelia first type cds (SOL-560, R4) on postal card, 1874 Denverton manuscript (SOL-640, R4), 1886 Fairfield second type cds (SOL-1010, R4), Suisun City first type cds (SOL-1420, R4) with matching boxed "Paid" and "10" rate, 1860's Silveyville cds (SOL-1370, R4), etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $500 - 750.
Sonoma County Balance. Of approximately 450 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including 1870's Sebastopol oval (SON-4950, R5), five different Guerneville town & county/postmaster cds (all rarity 4), 1879 Fisk Mill second handstamp postmark (SON-1670, R4), early 1881 Geyser Springs cds (SON-2140, R4), 1889 Agua Caliente T&C cds (SON-10, R4) on cover to England, 1875 Forestville cds (SON-1710, R4) on cover to Belgium, 1868 Sebastopol second type cds (SON-4940, R4) with matching star in circle handstamp, rare 1860's manuscript Two Rocks postmark, other rarity 4 postmarks from towns including Markham, Healdsburg, Cozzens, Altruria, Austin, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Dec-14-2020, 17:15:16 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 465
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Stanislaus County Balance. Of approximately 180 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including 1870's Grayson manuscript (STA-450, R4) and first type cds (STA-460, R4) with only one other recorded, 1870's Hill's Ferry second type cds (STA-650, R4), couple Knight's Ferry first type cds usages (STA-805, R4), other rarity 4 postmarks from Horr's Ranch, Langworth, Waterford, Twenty Six Mile House, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 725.00
Sold...US$ 725.00
Closed..Dec-14-2020, 17:15:51 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 466
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Sutter County Balance. Of approximately 100 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including 1850's Nicolaus manuscript (SUT-320, R5), 1888 Sutter City T&C cds (SUT-790, R4), 1887 South Butte T&C cds (SUT-700, R4), unlisted 1918 West Butte, good rarity 3 postmarks including 1880 South Butte manuscript (SUT-680), 1893 Marcuse first type cds (SUT-200) with only one other listed in Williams, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $250 - 350.
Tehama County Balance. Of approximately 150 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including unlisted 1915 Cold Fork postmark (Williams no postmarks recorded) on post card, unlisted Kirkwood straight line on 1887, 1¢ wrapper, 1868 Moon's Ranch manuscript postmark (TEH-880, R4) and 1880 cds (TEH-890, R4), 1856 Red Bluffs manuscript (TEH-1180, R4) and first type cds (TEH-1190, R4), 1870's Tehama manuscript, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Toulumne County Balance. Of approximately 180 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including Big Oak Flat first cds (TUO-20, R4), scarce short-lived Rawhide Doane type cds (TUO-1230, R4), Chinese Camp 2nd type cds (TUO-210, R4) on cover franked with 1857 10¢ type III, 1864 Columbia cds (TUO-430, R4), Montezuma including 1860's manuscript postmark (TUO-1100, R4), 1897 Star cds on registered entire (TUO-1760, R4) probably earliest from this short-lived P.O., early Woods Diggings manuscript (flaws but very rare), etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Trinity County Balance. Of approximately 170 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including 1850's Weaverville oval date stamp (TRI-2020, R4) with "10" rate handstamp, and early 1850's manuscript postmark (TRI-2010, R4), blue 1878 Trinity Centre first type cds (TRI-1890, R4) latest recorded use, rare Lewiston first type cds (TRI-1350, R4) earliest recorded with interesting enclosure, many choice rarity 3 strikes including Lowdens Ranch (two different), Lewiston octagon, Deadwood oval, unlisted 1929 Denny provisional manuscript, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Tulare County Balance. Of approximately 300 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including 1872 Portersville manuscript (TUL-2200, R4), 1877 Joneso manuscript (TUL-1390, R4), 1887 Popular first type cds and fancy star in star duplex (TUL-2160, R4), blue 1880's Grangeville T&C cds (TUL-1200, R4), unusual 1888 Grand View T&C cds (TUL-1180, R4) as the name changed to Traver in 1884 (provisional use?), 1886 Travler T&C cds (TUL-3020, R4), 1882 Three Rivers cds (TUL-2830, R4) which is the only recorded, 1889 Woodville cds and star duplex (TUL-3720, R4), choice Hanford first type cds (TUL-1260, R4), 1876 Tulare first type cds (TUL-3110, R4) possible earliest usage, with many nice rarity 3 townmarks, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 471
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Ventura County Balance. Of approximately 150 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including 1896 Verdi cds (VEN-2190, R4), choice Nordhoff first type cds (VEN-790, R3), unlisted 1891 Montalvo T&C cds, other towns including Punta Gorda, Santa Paula, New Jerusalem, West Saticoy, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Yolo County Balance. Of approximately 120 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including 1867 Antelope manuscript (YOL-10, R4) and first type cds (YOL-20, R4), early Buckeye manuscript (YOL-310, R4), 1880 Capay T&C octagon (YOL-380, R4) and 1882 T&C oval (YOL-390, R4), 1889 Clarksburg octagon (YOL-500, R4), 1874 Davisville first type cds (YOL-640, R4) and 1884 T&C oval (YOL-670, R4), 1866 Grafton first type cds (YOL-930, R4), 1860's red Madison first type cds (YOL-1140, one other recorded), 1866 blue Yolo first type cds (YOL-1830, R4), etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Yuba County Balance. Of approximately 110 covers and cards; nice array of towns and townmarks, with better including nice strike of Marysville integral "40" rate cds (YUB-810, R5), 1860 Strawberry Valley cds (Williams unlisted) with 10¢ franking (35), Empire Ranch cds (YUB-590, R4), 1865 Johnson Ranch manuscript (YUB-720, R4), 1879 Smartsville T&C cds (YUB-1350, R4), 1860's Brown's Valley manuscript (YUB-30, R4), 1876 Honcut manuscript (YUB-700, R4), 1850's Forsters Bar first and second type cds's (YUB-630 & YUB-640, both R4), other rarity 4 postmarks from Wheatland, Hansonville, Smartville, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600.
California Incoming Covers. Group of five covers and 35 cards (mostly post cards), mostly 1900-10's; covers including usages from Argentina, Canada, Newfoundland and a packetboat usage to San Francisco bearing French Oceania issues, and card usages from Austria, Bavaria, Canal Zone, Hong Kong, Guatemala, Japan, Natal, Philippines, etc., generally F.-V.F. with better. Estimate; $300 - 400.
California Railway Post Office Covers. From the earliest days (1882), until the service was terminated, but many typically in the turn of the century era, extensive showing of about 400 covers and cards, most identified and with dates of operation, many on pages showing maps of the routes, most with Towle numbers with scarcity indices of III, IV and V, values as high as $75, but most in the $5 to $25 range, most are fine to very fine with a minimum of condition issues, a great collection for continuation and probable remounting, generally F.-V.F. or better. Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Est. $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,350.00
Sold...US$ 1,350.00
Closed..Dec-14-2020, 17:25:12 EST
Sold For 1350
Mail Routes
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 476
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(Mail Routes) 1843 (Mar. 21) Boston, Mass. to Mazatlan, Mexico via Panama and Monterey. Datelined folded letter addressed to "Mazatlan, Coast of California" in care of the U.S. Consul John Parrott, sent to Panama where "Forwarded by Ernest Zachrisson, Panama" framed handstamp struck, then carried by the Monitor to Monterey where endorsed on flap "Rec'd from passenger of the Juanita the day after you sailed T.O.L.", reverse with "Forwarded by Thomas O. Larkin, Monterey, California" double-line oval forwarding handstamp with fleuron, bold "Puerto de Mazatlan" boxed handstamp with "1" reale due handstamp for single letter rate of 1 to 15 leagues (tariff of November 3rd 1842); some light toning, vertical file fold, Very Fine and rare, ex-Allan Goldberg. Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL EARLY LETTER FROM BOSTON TO MAZATLAN WITH THE RARE THOMAS O. LARKIN OF MONTEREY, ALTA CALIFORNIA FORWARDING HANDSTAMP.
Letters to the West Coast of North America prior to January 1849 were carried privately and forwarded by a network of agents and U.S. consuls making use of whatever vessels were available.
Thomas O. Larkin arrived in California in 1832 and was appointed the first and only U.S. Consul to Alta California (then part of Mexico) at Monterey on May 1, 1843 by President James K. Polk. This was to become a turbulent time leading up to Mexican War and Larkin played an important part in diplomatic relations. He also served as a mail forwarder in addition to other diplomatic duties until 1846, when war broke out with Mexico and he was captured by the Mexican Army. Est. $4,000-6,000 (Image)
Est. $4,000-6,000
Opening US$ 6,250.00
Sold...US$ 6,250.00
Closed..Dec-14-2020, 17:26:16 EST
Sold For 6250
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 477
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(Mail Routes) 1851 (Apr. 26) New York N.Y. to San Francisco Cal. Datelined blue Gibbs correspondence folded letter endorsed "pr Steamer Prometheus" ship endorsement, reverse with clear full strike of red "Forwarded Through Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office, N-York" oval handstamp, Berford & Co.'s Express red "Paid" handstamp, carried by Vanderbilt Line Prometheus departing New York Apr. 28th to Charges arriving May 5th, then PMSS Isthmus from Panama May 20th to San Francisco arriving Jun. 7th, pencil "Rec'd per Isthmus June 7/51" pencil inside docketing, Extremely Fine,a wonderful express usage sent on Vanderbilt's Independent Line, ex-Walske. Estimate; $300 - 400.
Reference: Illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold on p. 92. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-15-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 478
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(Mail Routes) The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph, Mo. Dec 8. Sharp strike of oval company handstamp on yellow cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26), corner fault, canceled by bold "Paid" handstamp, matching "Pacific City Ioa Dec" cds to C. Nuckolls at Mountain City, Kansas Territory, endorsed "Care C.O.C. & P.P. Express, St. Joseph" at lower left; no back flap, Very Fine and scarce use. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-14-2020, 17:27:07 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 479
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(Mail Routes) (Overland Mail - Central Route) Saint Louis Mo., Jun 2, 1862. Two indistinct cds strikes tie 3¢ rose (65) vertical strip of three, used with uncancelled 1¢ blue (63) for the 10¢ transcontinental rate on "North Missouri Railroad" oval corner card cover to Sgt. Wm. Wheeling, Co. F 1st Infantry, Cal Vols at Fort Yuma, Cal.; small edge tear and some wear, F.-V.F. Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00
Closed..Dec-14-2020, 17:28:11 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 480
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(Mail Routes) New York & California Steam Ship Line for San Francisco. Illustrated C. Morgan Agent corner card showing steamship on orange cover to Washington, N.Y., partial "New-York 'Ship 7 Cts' Nov 14" integral-rate due cds; some wear, Fine and scarce early version of design,ex-Hahn. Estimate; $150 - 200.
This steamship line was taken over from Vanderbilt. (See Dec. 1996 Western Express). Est. $150-200 (Image)
