(Baker) Auburn (Oregon), Dec 11 1866. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R 8) on cover to Sublimity, 1861 3¢ rose (s.e. at left) tied by pen scribble on the back, reduced at right, Fine, scarce eastern Oregon ghost town.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Benton) Corvallis, O.T., Nov 1. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 2, R B) on cover with 1857 10¢ green type II cancelled by pen stroke, to New Hampshire, "1858" pencil notation on the back, slightly reduced at left, light stain at left, minor edge wear, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Clackamas) Cuttingsville, Oregon, May the 1st. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R 7) on 1864 3¢ pink entire, indicia uncancelled, Foster correspondence to Eagle Creek, accompanied by original 1868 letter from postmaster Ch. Cutting at Cuttingsville proposing the mails leave Portland on Saturday rather than Monday so that they might arrive in Cuttingsville and the other towns on the route sooner than midweek, cover reduced at right and a couple short edge tears at top, Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

The Cuttingsville Post Office, which was the forerunner of the Union Mills Post Office, operated for seven years only 1867-1872 and 1873-1875. Scarcity Index 7 in Helbock's books. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Clackamas) Molalla, Ogn., May 11th 1870. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 2, R 6) on 1864 3¢ pink entire, indicia cancelled by pen strokes, to Portland, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Clackamas) Oregon City, Orgn., Aug 4. Uncommonly clear balloon cds (Whittlesey 2, R B-A) on 1853 3¢ red Nesbitt entire, indicia cancelled by pen strokes, to Cathlamet W.T., Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Clackamas) Oregon City, Orgn., Nov 9. Balloon cds (Whittlesey 2, R B-A) and handstamped "10" rate marking with manuscript "20" correction (double rate) on stampless cover to Pennsylvania, corner and edge wear, small stains, accompanied by undated portion of original letter from a man recently arrived in Oregon and describing the end of his Oregon Trail experience through the Blue Mountains to Umatilla and then down the Columbia River through The Dalles, Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Clackamas) Oregon City, Orgn., Mar 30. Balloon cds (Whittlesey 2, R B-A) as transit postmark on small 1852 incoming stampless folded letter, manuscript "Williamsburg, Ind., Jan 24" origin postmark and manuscript "10" rate marking, addressed to "Campaign Town, Marion County, Oregon Territory" (Champoag one assumes) but forwarded to "Salem, O.T." with manuscript "Ogn." and "5" and "Due 15" in total, also advertised with manuscript "adv 2" additional due, accompanied by a handwritten transcription of the letter from a woman to her son and daughter, Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Clackamas) Oregon City, Orgn., Oct 23. Balloon cds (Whittlesey 2, R B-A) ties 1851 3¢ dull red strip of three with 1¢ stamp missing on cover to New Hampshire, accompanied by original 1855 letter from a man recounting detailed news of the Indian Wars that were ongoing in both Oregon Territory and Washington Territory, Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Clackamas) Oswego, Oregon, Apr. 23rd. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1 but statehood use) on cover with 1861 3¢ rose cancelled by pen strokes and just tied by the postmark, to Lewiston Washington T'y. so likely an 1863 use since Lewiston did not have a Post Office until later in 1862 and Idaho Territory was created in 1863, a trifle reduced at right, light stains, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Clatsop) Astoria, Ogn., Apr 24. Balloon cds (Whittlesey 3, R A) and handstamped "Paid 6" in circle rate marking on cover to Norwich New York where marked "Due 4" in blue pen as apparently sent in 1855 just after the transcontinental rate was increased, subsequently forwarded to Cuba New York with Norwich transit postmark and "Forwarded" straight line handstamp and manuscript "3" due along with "Due 7" in total, slightly reduced at left, minor corner wear at right, Very Fine, nice combination of three different rates.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Clatsop) Astoria, Ogn., Dec 23. Balloon cds (Whittlesey 3, R A) on 1855 10¢ green Nesbitt entire to "Cadet John Adair" at West Point in New York, "1857" dockets and some doodles, slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F., the addressee was presumably a son of Astoria pioneer "General" John Adair.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Douglas) Gardiner, Or, Apr 24- 1867. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R 6) on cover to Scottsburg, 1861 3¢ rose cancelled by pen strokes, reduced at left just affecting postmark, stamp with small defect at top, Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Douglas) Oakland, Oregon. Three covers, first with 1857 10¢ green type V tied by Oakland, Or., Dec 8 cds in blue (Whittlesey 3, R 5) and partly off, to New York, small corner fault at upper left, second with 1857 3¢ dull red type II tied by the same cds in blue, Marks correspondence to Roseburg, "1861" docket, corner repair at upper left affecting the cds, third 1861 3¢ pink entire with the indicia cancelled by the same cds in blue, also Marks correspondence to Roseburg, "1862" docket, F.-V.F. Group.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Douglas) Oakland, Or., Jul 20. Balloon cds in blue (Whittlesey 3, R 5) on small stampless cover with hand-painted Civil War patriotic flag design, to Olympia Washington Territory with pencil "Paid 3" rate marking, manuscript "Missent" and Portland transit postmark, corner wear and corner repair at upper left, accompanied by a letter datelined "Mar 10th 1861, Washington Co., Ogn." from a woman to a man that is presumably original to this cover, content features an emphatic rejection of the man's marriage proposal, Fine and unusual.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Douglas) Oakland (Oregon), Sept 7. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 2, R 5) on cover with well-centered 1857 3¢ dull red type II cancelled by pen strokes and just tied by the postmark, Marks correspondence to Roseburg, "1861" docket, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Douglas) Round Prairie, Orgn., Oct 2d 1860. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 2, R 6) on stampless cover with "Free, A. J. Burnett P.M." postmaster's free frank, to a Josiah A. Burnett in Oregon City, stain at top right and some doodles, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Grant) Canyon City, Oregon. Two covers to Portland, first with Canyon City, Og'n., Aug 6, /64 manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R 7) and 1861 3¢ rose cancelled by short pen strokes, repaired at right and bottom backflap replaced but the earliest recorded manuscript postmark from this town, second with Canon City, Or'n., Apr 14, 1868 cds without "Y" (Whittlesey 3, R 6) and 1861 3¢ rose with target cancel, repaired corner at lower right, F.-V.F. Pair.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Jackson) Applegate, Ogn., Aug 21st. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey A1, R 6-8) on 1855 10¢ green Nesbitt entire to Massachusetts, indicia cancelled by pen strokes, "1859" pencil notation on the back, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Jackson) Rock Pt., Og., Au 12th. Manuscript postmark showing abbreviated form of "Rock Point" official Post Office name (Whittlesey 1, R 6) on cover and extending onto 1861 3¢ rose that is also cancelled with pen squiggles, to California, "1863" docket at left over part of the postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Josephine) Grants Pass, Or'n., 10 May. Clear cds with manuscript day (Whittlesey 1, R 6) on cover with 1869 3¢ ultramarine cancelled by pen strokes, to California, "1870" docket at left, a trifle reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Josephine) Kerby (Oregon), Feb 13. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 2, R 6) on legal-size cover, 1861 3¢ rose cancelled by pen stroke, to Jacksonville, a trifle reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Lane) Eugene City, O.T., Dec 12. Balloon cds (Whittlesey 3, R A) on 1855 10¢ green Nesbitt entire to Connecticut, "1858" pencil docket on the back, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Linn) Albany, O.T., June 28. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R A) on stampless folded letter (outer sheet only with no contents) to Iowa, 1851 10¢ green type III (badly cut left selvage copy showing the printer's imprint) cancelled by pen strokes and just tied, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

(Linn) Brownsville, Ogn., Aug 9. Manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R 6) on embossed lady's cover, 1861 3¢ rose cancelled by pen strokes, to "Banac City, Boise Mines" where advertised with manuscript "adv" and forwarded to (The) Dalles, "1862" pencil notation on the back but this cover must be somewhat later since Bannock City did not have a Post Office until after the gold rush town was renamed Idaho City in 1864, minor edge wear, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

(Marion) Belpassi, Or'n., Apr 29. Cds (Whittlesey 2, R 6) on 1864 3¢ pink entire, indicia with target cancel, to Oregon City, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200