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. US$400-600
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Dec-13-2023, 13:07:39 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1506
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
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. US$400-600
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00
Closed..Dec-13-2023, 13:08:05 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1507
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(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. US$250-350
Est. $250-350
Opening US$ 180.00
Closed..Dec-14-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1508
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
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. US$250-350
Est. $250-350
Opening US$ 120.00
Closed..Dec-14-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1509
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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. US$400-600 (Image)
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Dec-13-2023, 13:09:28 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1510
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
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. US$300-400
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 220.00
Closed..Dec-14-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1511
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
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. US$300-400
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Dec-13-2023, 13:10:17 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1512
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
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. US$750-1,000
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-13-2023, 13:11:02 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1513
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
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. US$250-350
Est. $250-350
Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Dec-13-2023, 13:11:16 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1514
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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. US$200-300
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Dec-13-2023, 13:11:30 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1515
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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. US$300-400
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Dec-13-2023, 13:11:57 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1516
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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.
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1517
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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.
Sale No: 110
Lot No:1518
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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.
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.