Sale No: 340
Lot No: 10
Symbol:
Cat No: CALIF x150
CALIFORNIA 1856 U16 entire w/ Patterson, Cal, Dec 17, 1856 manuscript postmark, indicia w/ pen strokes, damage to backflap; contents datelined Dec 16 at North San Juan, Nevada County, a son writing home to Mother saying he's waiting to get paid for some work and then will come back home (to Fannettsburg, PA); Patterson was re-named Cherokee; F (Image)
Est. $150-200 SE
Opening US$ 105.00
Sold...US$ 105.00
Closed..May-10-2022, 10:11:12 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 340
Lot No: 11
Symbol:
Cat No: CALIF x300
CALIFORNIA Scarce "Marysville Cal / Paid 15" red postmark on 1859 cover to Canada West, per 2021 PF Cert the 10¢ stamp is not original to the cover, but the 1¢ pair (#24) & 3¢ (#25) are, tied by blue indistinct cancel and red "United States / Paid 6d" handstamp; cover has also been repaired adding backflaps and UL margin; this is the only US postmark showing the 15¢ rate; F (Image)
Est. $300-400 SE
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..May-10-2022, 10:11:36 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 340
Lot No: 12
Symbol:
Cat No: CALIF x500
CALIFORNIA (11) Envelopes w/ Northern California postmarks, each contains letters from an only son (lawyer) who left home to make his fortune in California, addressed to his mother and sisters in Fannettsburg, PA; dated between Sept 1856 and Thanksgiving 1860, all but one are 10¢ Nesbitt entires U16, U16a, U18a; other is stamped (but the 3¢ Washington is likely not original); three are inscribed "Via Panama" and one letter asks his mother to use this phrase on her letters to him; postmarks are (1) Downieville, (3) Patterson (Nevada County) but written in North San Juan and (7) Marysville incl "Paid in Stamps" pmk; readable content w/ info on life in California, gold only mentioned once as is the "Mormon War," it's hard for an honest man to do business but the climate is wonderful, and he tells of the murdered freemason and the five Catholic sisters who arrived from Baltimore (only one of which is pretty); he yearns to return home once he makes enough money; F [Proceeds benefit APS] (Image)
Est. $500-700 B
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00
Closed..May-10-2022, 10:11:57 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 340
Lot No: 13
Symbol:
Cat No: Colorado
COLORADO events abt (2500) 1935-2016 sorted by year, few before abt 1960, almost all sleeved, few faults but gen F-VF
Est. $120-150 L (3)
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..May-10-2022, 10:12:22 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 340
Lot No: 14
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
CHICAGO Blue cancellation collection in cover album, cds and fancy cork cancels in blue on (53) entires and postal cards, 1870s, variety of geometrics, letters, grids; many IDed; gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $125-150 B
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..May-10-2022, 10:12:45 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 340
Lot No: 15
Symbol:
Cat No: Iowa
IOWA postal history approx (1400), over half 19th or early 20th Century sorted by city in alpha order, rest more modern & unsorted, cond varies (Image)
Est. $150-200 L (2)
Opening US$ 1,050.00
Sold...US$ 1,050.00
Closed..May-10-2022, 10:14:46 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 340
Lot No: 16
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
MAINE Abt (300) covers & cards, ranging from stampless, comml, personal w/enclosures, DPO, PPC, stationery; abt half are sorted by town, some others sleeved by dealer; good selection late 19th to mid-20th Cent; expect some faults, F+
Est. $125-175 B
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..May-10-2022, 10:16:14 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 340
Lot No: 17
Symbol:
Cat No: WEST
WESTERN STATES (400+) loose or sleeved, many grouped by state, incl postmarks from western states, stamps or cachets w/western themes, special events, FDCs, comml mail w/corner cards, PPC, more; 1890s-1980s, some faults in earlies, gen F-VF
Est. $200-300 L
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..May-10-2022, 10:17:55 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 340
Lot No: 18
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Accum abt (4400) early 20th Cent mostly post cards w/some covers & postal cards in Ultra-Pro pgs in (23) binders, most states represented incl large collection of PA, MD, VA by counties & cities of DC, NY, Phila, Chicago, incl a few unused 19/20th Cent postal cards, a few faults but mainly F-VF
