(Calaveras) Angels, Cal., July 16. Manuscript postmark (CAL-40) with manuscript "Paid 3" on ca. 1855 cover to Yuba City, with original Bear Mountain Lodge enclosure; light corner stain at lower left does not detract, still Very Fine, the earliest known cover and only manuscript recorded.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Calaveras) Angel's, Cal., Mar 28. Blue three-line postmark (CAL-60) on ca. 1858 cover to Amherst, O., with matching straight line "Paid" and "6" rate handstamps, Very Fine, an attractive example of this rare postmark, with only a handful known.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

(Calaveras) Campo Seco, Cal., April 5. Manuscript postmark (CAL-520) on manuscript canceled 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire (Nesbitt seal on reverse) to Staples Ranch; vertical file folds, one affecting indicia, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Calaveras) Campo Seco, Cal., Jun 11. Blue first type cds (CAL-530, R4) on ca. 1856 cover to Hebron, N.H., with straight line "Paid" and "10" rate handstamps in black; small cover tear at top, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Calaveras) Chili Junction, Apr 2, 1892. Clear cds (CAL-670, R4) on cover to Iowa, franked with target canceled 1890, 2¢ carmine, Very Fine, the only recorded postmark from the short-lived Chili Junction post office which operated from December 1891 to October 1892.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Calaveras) Double Springs, Cala., Dec 18th. Manuscript postmark (CAL-850) with postmaster free frank on 1855 folded letter to Maine, with letter datelined from the Spring Valley Hotel; central file fold, Very Fine, this being the finer of two known examples of the Double Springs postmark and the only known postmarks from this town.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

The other example sold in our 2011 Western Postal History Sale which realized $1,600 hammer. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

(Calaveras) Ione Valley, Cal., May 3. Cds with manuscript date (CAL-1250) on ca. 1854 cover to Drytown, manuscript "5" rating; some light toning, still Very Fine, the only known example and unique Calaveras county usage (later usages in Amador).
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Calaveras) Jackson, Cal., June 27. Cds (CAL-1280, R5) on ca. 1851 cover to Maine, manuscript "Paid 10" rating, Very Fine, a very scarce first type handstamp postmark.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Calaveras) Jackson, Cal., Oct 20 (1852). Rare second type handstamp (CAL-1290, R5) on cover to Placerville, with matching "Paid" handstamp, Very Fine, a short-lived postmark known used between September 23 and October 20 of 1852, this being the latest recorded.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Calaveras) Jenny Lind, Cal., Nov 4th, 1858. Manuscript postmark (CAL-1310) on cover to Oakham, Mass., franked with 1857, 10¢ green, type III tied by manuscript; some light cover wear, Very Fine, the earliest recorded usage from Jenny Lind.
Scott No. 33; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Calaveras) Mok(ulumne) Hill, Cal., Jun 10. Manuscript postmark (CAL-1590) on folded letter to Monterey with fancy manuscript "5" rate, with "San Francisco, Cal., Jun 14" transit cds and matching "5" rate handstamp, with letter datelined "Jesus Maria, June the 9th, 1852" (small mining camp in the southern mother lode), Very Fine, an interesting and unusual early postal routing, pictured in Coburn Letters of Gold (page 36).
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

(Calaveras) Moq (Mokulumne) Hill, Cal., Mch 12. Manuscript postmark (CAL-1590, R5) on 1852 cover to South Prospect, Me., straight line "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "6" rate; some faint toning, still Very Fine, the earliest recorded postmark from Mokulumne Hill.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

(Calaveras) Murphy's, Cal., Sep 14. Blue forwarding cds (CAL-1890, R5) on incoming cover, with "Port Republic, Va." origin cds with matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps, forwarded to San Francisco with additional manuscript "Forwd 5" rating; expertly repaired backflap tears, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Calaveras) Murphy's, Cal, Jul 23. Two strikes of blue postmark (Williams CAS-1920) on 1865 cross-border buff cover to Pennfield, New Brunswick bearing 2¢ black (73), 3¢ rose (65), s.e. and 10¢ green (68), all cancelled by matching blue target cancels paying the 15¢ West Coast rate, reverse with St. Stephen (9.4.1865) and St. George (9.5) transits; reduced at right, F.-V.F. and rare destination from California with a three-color 1861-66 issue franking, ex-Seybold.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

(Calaveras) North Branch, Cal., Oct 13th. Rimless cds with manuscript date (CAL-2110, R5) on cover to Lynn, Mass., matching straight line "Paid" and "6" rate handstamps, missent to Lowell and forwarded with rimless cds, 1853 year docketing at left; cover wear and right portion of backflap mostly absent, F.-V.F. and attractive.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

(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 $500 - 750.

This cover realized $850 hammer in our 2009 Westpex sale. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

(Calaveras) Poverty Bar, Cal., June 28. Manuscript postmark (CAL-2220, R5) on manuscript canceled 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Ione Valley; side flaps and portion of left edge restored with portions of postmark drawn in, Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare manuscript postmark, one of only two examples recorded.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(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 and only manuscript recorded.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

(Calaveras) Reynolds Ferry, Cal., Apr 30th, 1859. Manuscript postmark (CAL-2300) on cover to Fifteen Mile House on the Mokelumne Hill Road (Foreman's Ranch), franked with uncanceled 1857, 3¢ dull red (s.e. at right), Very Fine, the only known postmark from Reynolds Ferry, illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold (page 316), ex-Myerson.
Scott No. 26; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

(Calaveras) San Andreas (Cal.), Feb 21 (ca. 1855). Manuscript postmark (CAL-2410) on uncancelled 3¢ red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, some light wear, Very Fine, believed to be the earliest known postmark.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Calaveras) San Andreas, Cal., Oct 17. First type cds (CAL-2430) on ca. 1856 cover to Pennsylvania, matching straight line "Paid 10" rate handstamp; small repaired edge nick at lower right, Very Fine, believed to be the earliest known usage of this postmark.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Calaveras) San Andreas, Sep. 4. Straight line postmark (CAL-2420, R5) with manuscript date on fresh 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 edge, Very Fine, one of the rarest California straight line postmarks.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

(Calaveras) Sheep Ranch, Mar 20. Manuscript postmark (CAL-2570, R4) on ca. 1878 cover to San Francisco, franked with manuscript canceled 1¢ + 2¢ Banknotes; cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, a scarce short-lived manuscript postmark.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Calaveras) Volcano, Cal., Oct 9th. Manuscript postmark (CAL-2980, R5) on ca. 1852 cover to Cincinnati, O., with "10" rating, some soiling and edge wear, F.-V.F., one of only two known manuscript Volcano postmarks.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

(Colusa) Coast Range, Cal., Sept 5th. Manuscript postmark (Williams unlisted) on ca. 1873 cover to Massachusetts, franked with manuscript canceled 3¢ Bank Note, Very Fine, with only three covers known from this town, this being the only manuscript cancel known.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300