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California Town Markings - Kern & Los Angeles County continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 983 |
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 (Kern) Keene, California, Dec 31, 1888. Bold purple cds (KER-2010) with matching wheel-of-fortune handstamp canceling 2¢ green (213) on cover to Upton, Me.; cover with slight soiling and small tear at
top, a Very Fine strike, this being the earliest and only recorded first type Keene postmark.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 984 |
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 (Kern) Keene, Cal., Mar 20, 1889. Bold strike of cds (KER-2020) on cover to Sacramento, Cal., with matching target handstamp tying 2¢ Banknote, receiving backstamp; cover opening slit at top right,
an Extremely Fine strike, the only recorded example of Keene's second type postmark.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 985 |
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 (Kern) Kernville, May 29 / 68. Manuscript postmark (KER-2120, R5) on manuscript canceled 1864, 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco; couple filing pinholes, Very Fine, this being the earliest and
only manuscript postmark recorded from Kernville, with 2021 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 986 |
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 (Kern) Kernville, Cal., May 1. Choice strike of cds (KER-2130) on fresh 1870, 3¢ green entire to Oakland, Cal., with matching target handstamp canceling; reduced at left, Very Fine, the only
recorded example of Kernville's first type handstamp postmark.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 987 |
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 (Kern) Keysville, Apr 6. Manuscript postmark on 1861, 3¢ pink entire to Morison's, Cal., with black printed "Langton's Pioneer Express" frank at upper left, manuscript "Via Downieville" routing
endorsement; cover opening at left slightly into frank an endorsement, Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Keysville resided in Kern county between 1866-68 and later transfered to Tulare county near the ens of April of 1868. The usage
of a 1861 entire (rather than a 1864 entire) indicates this usage is more likely a Kern county usage. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 988 |
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 (Kern) Linn's Valley (Cal.), Oct 25, 1868. Red manuscript postmark (KER-2380) on manuscript canceled 3¢ pink entire to Jamestown, Cal., red printed "Pacific Union Express Co." scroll frank at top;
cover small flaws including light soiling and small tears, Fine, the earliest of only three examples recorded.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
(Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 989 |
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U58 |
 (Kern) Linn's Valley (Cal.), Oct 20. Manuscript postmark (spelled "Lins Valy", KER-2380) on 3¢ pink entire to San Francisco, reverse with 1869 company receiving date stamp; small edge faults and some
light soiling, F.-V.F., very rare with only three examples recorded, with 2009 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott Nos. U58; Estimate $300 - 400.
(Image1)
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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 990 |
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 (Kern) Mojave, Oct 4, 1882. Purple cds (KER-2810) with matching fancy hollow star handstamp tying 1¢ blue on cover to Girard, Very Fine, the only recorded example of this postmark type from
Mojave.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 991 |
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 (Kern) Neuralia, Cal., Jul 24, 1915. Doane type cds (KER-3020) tying 1¢ green on post card to Modesto, Cal., Very Fine, the Neuralia post office operated from March 1914 to May 1916, this is
the only recorded postmark from this town.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 992 |
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 (Kern) Tehachipa, Cal., Jun 2 1873. Bold cds postmark (KER-4100) with cork handstamp canceling on 3¢ green entire to San Francisco; slightly oily cancel stain and some manuscript ink smear,
F.-V.F., the only example recorded and earliest known, with 2009 A.P.S. certificate.
Estimate; $600 - 800. (Image1)
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Est. $600-800
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 993 |
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 (Kern) Tehichipa, Cal., Aug 19, 1879. Clear purple cds (KER-4110) on cover to Voiteur, France, franked with 6¢ Banknote tied by target handstamp, transit and receiving postmarks; stamp with a
couple short perfs, a Very Fine and choice strike, a short-lived postmark known from March to August of 1879, this being the latest recorded.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 994 |
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 (Kern) Tehachipa, Cal., May 21st, 1881. Manuscript postmark (KER-4120) on cover to Berkeley, Cal., franked with manuscript canceled 1¢ + 2¢ Banknotes; cover reduction at right a bit into 2¢
stamp, F.-V.F., a short period between Dec 24, 1880 and May 21, 1881, this town used a manuscript postmark between handstamp postmarks, this postmark with the "Tehachipa" spelling may be unique.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 995 |
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 (Kern) Tehichipi, Cal., Aug 14, 1884. Clear strike of blue cds (KER-4130) on 2¢ red entire to San Francisco, with matching grid handstamp canceling, receiving backstamps; slightly reduced at right,
Very Fine, the only recorded example of the "Tehichipi" town postmark and the latest recorded use from this town.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
During the first period the Tehachipi post office was opened (1869-85) the postal
marking named changed four times. From Tehachipah, to Tehachipa, then Tehichipa and finally Tehichipi. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 996 |
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 (Kern) "Tejon Rancho". Address on incoming cover from Baltimore, Md. franked with two 3¢ Banknote singles, reverse with "March 22, 1875" receiving docketing, Very Fine, this cover was received
less than two weeks before the opening (April 2) of the Tejon post office.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 997 |
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 (Kern) Tejon, Cal., May 19, 1876. Clear full strike of cds (KER-4140, R5) on official post office business cover to the Postmaster at Santa Monica, franked with Official 1873, 3¢ Post Office
(O49) tied by backdated cds, second strike with date crossed out; cover reduced at right into stamp margin, a Very Fine strike, the only known postmark from Tejon.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 998 |
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 (Kern) Toolwass, Cal., Feb 24, 1893. Discernible cds (KER-4150) with matching target handstamp canceling on fresh 2¢ green entire to Los Angeles, Fine, the only known postmark from
Toolwass.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 999 |
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 (Kern) Unadilla, Cal., Dec 13 1897. Clear cds postmark (KER-4200) and quartered cork duplex tying 2¢ carmine on cover to New York, Very Fine and choice, the earliest of only three known
postmarks from this town, ex-Tatham (were it realized $700 hammer), with 2009 A.P.S. certificate.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1000 |
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 (Kern) Weldon, Cal., Jun 27. Cds (KER-4300) on 1870, 3¢ green entire to Oroville, matching target handstamp canceling, F.-V.F., Williams recorded this short-lived first type handstamp from
August 28 to November 15 of 1873, this postmark of June 27th most likely is from 1873 making this the earliest postmark from Weldon.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1001 |
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 (Los Angeles) This article was rifled in robbery at Los, Angeles, California, Oct 8, 1925. Manila label on uprated 2¢ red entire with German Consulate corner card, addressed to Berlin, Germany, with
top portion of cover roughly torn off (rifled), with original Post Office ambulant penalty cover with same label addressed to German Consulate returning the corrupted correspondence, Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
California Town Markings - Mariposa to Siskiyou County
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1002 |
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 (Mariposa) Clark's Station, Cal., Oct 20th, 1881. Manuscript postmark (MAR-580) on Big Tree Hotel corner card cover to San Francisco, franked with manuscript canceled 3¢ Banknote, receiving backstamp,
Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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