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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1361     65 Geometric Cancellations on Cover Study. Nearly 380 covers bearing 1861 3¢ rose franking and canceled by various non Skinner-Eno numbered cancellations; includes a nice section of Stars including in circle, segmented, negative and positive strikes, five point and six point "Star of David", etc., section of Targets from simple 3-ring to multi-ring cancels, Circle-of-Wedges or Circle-of-V's with a nice range, Rosettes and other fancy and unusual Geometrics including crosses, fancy crossroads, segmented, etc., also includes a small section of letters, "Paid"s and some numerals; many unusual types & blue color cancels throughout, a nice group for the cancellation specialist.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction
1362       Illegal and Odd Usages Collection. Of over 160 covers/cards arranged on stockpages in binder, from early 20th century usages to modern; early items including Revenue 1¢ & 2¢ Battleship issues attempted and accepted usages as well as other revenue issues, post cards including leather, wood & glitter cards, cut stationery indicias used accepted and unaccepted, labels used as postage including Christmas seals, for postage used domestically, freak perf issues, War Savings used as postage, Greyhound bus package usage, auxiliary markings and labels, etc.; an unusual group, worth a look.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1363       Mourning Cover Collection, 1850-1950's. Of over 200 items mounted on pages in two binders from stampless to post WWII with the majority pre WWII and the newer items all being collected for unusual usages and frankings, many items include original enclosures including one with a picture of the deceased as part of letterhead, variety of frankings and usages; nice overall condition throughout.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction
1364       New York & Philadelphia Carrier Usages, 1856-60's. Group of 10 covers, two New York and eight Philadelphia; New York with #7 (signed Ashbrook) and #24 usages tied by red "U.S. Mail, City Delivery" cds's, Philadelphia all bearing #63 most bearing one of the two different octagon date stamps, including mourning cover with enclosure, also #63+65 usage and a #63 on 1860, 3¢ pink entire; nice overall condition.
Estimate; $500 - 750.



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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction
1365       New York City Despatch Post Stampless Cover Group, 1842-46. Of 13 covers; 4 with 1842 red "N.Y. City Despatch Post" cds, two with blue "Forwarded From, Howards Hotel, New York" oval, one datelined from Troy, N.Y., others with red "U.S. City Despatch Post" cds all addressed to New York and includes one datelined from Boston, another with additional "5cts" N.Y. integral rate and three with 2cts N.Y. integral rate cds's, one datelined from Providence; nice condition overall.
Estimate; $300 - 400.



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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
Western Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1366       California Postal History Collection, 1851-1901. Of approximately 340 covers/some cards all franked and arranged by U.S. issues in four cover binders; starting with 1851 issues including Mount Ophir front with #7 (position 8R3 with major plate crack) + 11A strip, #14 use, etc., 1857 issues with #24 strip from Alpha, #32 usages from S.F. and La Porte, #33 from S.F., 1861 issues with scarce #62B usage from Columbia, #63 usages including Blackjack combination with fancy oval Clarksville postmark, #65 usages including Lockeford manuscript and earliest cds from Amador City, #68 usages from Georgetown and North San Juan, nice #68 pair usage San Jose to London, #78a S.F. to London, Blackjack pair usage from Ukiah and San Luis Obispo, #76+68 mourning cover Nevada City to France and pair usage Coloma to Canada, #77 S.F. to New Brunswick, #78 usages to U.K. including combination frankings, various grill usages including #94 with Pacific Union, Santa Clara cds tying and #98 S.F. to Germany, 1869 Pictorials with issues up to the 15¢ including #119+147 registered from S.F., strong showing of Banknote issues including #150 pair to Italy, #152 paying registry fee on 3¢ entire from Covelo, #158+161 registered from Santa Paula, #159+156 on 3¢ entire San Luis Obispo to Mexico, #160+158 strip Belmont to Switzerland, #162+158 on 3¢ entire Oakland to France, #178 x10 S.F. to France,#182 with purple Igo T&C octagon date stamp and usage on Flag patriotic cover #182-183 with Borden oval date stamp, 3¢ usages from King's River and Valley Ford, #187+205+206 Cuffey's Cove registered, #188 on registered 3¢ entire with manuscript Calpella postmark, #189 "Fresno City Registered" straight line to Italy, #205+209 usage S.F. to Jerusalem, #213 x6 Fort Bidwell registered, #214 on 3¢ entire to Hawaii, #216 Azusa to Ireland, etc., nice showing of Columbian issue usages including 5¢ to Yokohama with Japan 10s paying due, combination registered usages including foreign, similar Bureau issues usages including usages from Olancha, French Camp, Indian Gulch and Gold Run with denominations up to the 15¢. Trans-Miss with 2¢ on allover flag patriotic and various registered usages with denomination up to the 10¢, Pan-Am with 1¢ x2+4¢+5¢ on 2¢ registered entire to N.S.W. with S.F. etiquette, #298+297+304 Berkeley registered to Sarawak, etc.; condition varies mostly confined to earlier items, inspection highly recommended.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.



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Est. $4,000-6,000
Selling for...$1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1367       California 20th Century Postal History Collection, 1902-47. Of approximately 1,700 covers and cards all franked and arranged by U.S. issues in fifteen cover binders, with a wonderful array of California townmarks throughout; starting with the the 1902 definitive issue with issues up to the 13¢ with 1¢ issues including block of 10 paying special delivery fee on 2¢ entire Livermore to S.F., 2¢+5¢ x9+10¢ franking on cover Railroad Flat to Mokelumne Hill, 13¢ Visalia registered to England, etc., Louisiana issues all represented, Jamestown same including 5¢ to Germany, Washington-Franklin issues well represented with regular issue into mid-values and some high values, plate singles, numerous bisect usages and coils including pairs and strips, includes #332a bisect paying postcard rate (with cert), #367 first day from Modesto, scarce #386 usage, Pan-Pac including 1¢ multiple S.F. to Yokohama, 5¢ to China and forwarded to Massachusetts, many 10¢ usage paying registry domestic and foreign, interesting registered Pan-Pac Expo corner card cover canceled at the Model Post Office, #480 on parcel tag, #496 5¢ coil strip of 4 and single on registered L.A. to Holland, #497 10¢ coil pair on airmail special delivery cover Fresno to L.A., #500 solo usage from Standard (with cert.), #546 $5 on Zepp round the world flight, #573 $5 usages on parcel tags, interesting #576+680+680 multiple frankings on Death Valley registered with skull & crossbones cancels, #577 block on Nickles EDU cover (with cert), #620-21 Norse-Am blocks on FDC, #634b usage on cover, #648 S.F. to Oregon with "Tatsjta-Maru, I.J. Seapost" cds tying, Kans-Nebr used to and from Cal., #698 FDC, #700 FDC, and much more including Parks, interesting section of Prexies, F.A.'s, etc., etc.; with many interesting multiple combination frankings and usages throughout, inspection highly recommended.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.



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Est. $4,000-6,000
Selling for...$1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1368       California Modern Postal History Hoard. Large holding of thousands mostly arranged by Scott #'s and identified in slips in four large boxes; mainly covers from 1995-2021 with a smaller group from 1928-80's; includes one box of regular size covers, two boxes of legal size covers and one with oversized covers, many unusual, combination & large frankings, commemorative items, interesting usages, etc., ideal for a California modern postal exhibit collection; worth a look.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
1369       California Airmail Cover Collection, 1918-2012. Of over 300 covers & cards housed in four Lighthouse cover binders; starting with #C1 with uprating on airmail 1¢ postal card (1927), 1920 1st Trans-continental S.F.-N.Y. and a couple registered usages, #C2 with 1920 1st L.A.-S.F. flight (Roessler special delivery) and registered to Gambia, #C3 with block on Graf Zepp 1¢ postal card and 1925 airmail usage posted in Death Valley, #C4 with usages to Netherlands and Cuba, various #C5 & C6 usages including C4+C6 combination to Mexico, Map issues including Zepp round the world flight and usages to Nicaragua & Haiti, #C10 usages including Lindbergh Day, couple accepted bisects, Zepp usages, etc., Beacon issue with usage to Jamaica, couple #C13 Zepp flight cards, later with a nice range of usages including first day, C18 x8 Zepp flight, scarce destinations including China, P.I., French Guiana, etc., censored items, etc.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1370       Oregon & Related Western Express Covers. Group of 32 items; mostly Wells, Fargo & Co. most from and to Oregon, with station handstamp from Roseburg, Portland, Jacksonville, Dalles, Corvallis & Canon City, some interesting incoming including legal size to Jacksonville with San Francisco express label, few advertising entire usages, etc., few other expresses including Northern Pacific Express Co. and Beekman's; condition varies, worth review.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.



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Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$725.00
Will close during Public Auction
1371 o/      Western Express Balance. Small group of 9 covers and some stamps; mostly Wells, Fargo & Co. including nice usage from Galt and shaded ad, couple Pacific Express pony and riders frank usages, Barlow Sanderson & Co. stagecoach cover, Colorado & Wyoming Express illustrated letterhead, etc., stamps with 25¢ blue Virginia pony stamp with some forgeries, also Adam's "poker chip" single and marginal pair.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

Est. $250-350
Selling for...$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
State Postal History
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1372       Alaska Postal History Group. 14 Early 20th century Alaska covers/cards (1 Canada); the remainder of the Stanley Piller retail stock; nice condition, inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
1373       Boston, Mass. Cover Balance, 1870-1910's. Of approximately 145 covers & cards written-up on pages in two binders; mostly Banknote era usages including 5¢ Garfield (205) usages to England, Austria & Germany with an array of ship endorsements, illustrated ad covers including Exposition and Winchester Rifle (with bicycle illustrated letterhead), later multicolored ad/patriotic, Boston station cancels, auxiliary, letter & numeral duplex killers, early Leavitt machine cancels, flag machines, including some earlier 1850's usages, etc., a great lot worth inspection.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.



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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1374       Boston, Mass. Stampless Cover Group. Of 27 cover plus additional Massachusetts and others written-up on pages in binder; starts with four 1799-1801 Boston straight line postmark usages including one with "Free" and Franklin mark to Samuel S. Otis the First Secretary of the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C., another with "Ship" handstamp to Salem, later early cds usages, "Ship 4" & "Ship 6" handstamps on incoming covers, couple 1840's covers to N.Y. with "Paid at Liverpool" boxed handstamp and Boston entry cds's, various rates, express mail including interesting forwarding usage, 1850's covers to Philadelphia with the blue "R" handstamp, "P.O. Business" handstamp and official usages, illustrated cameo, etc., other Mass. town items including Taunton, 1807 Plymouth manuscript, etc.
Estimate; $500 - 750.



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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction
1375       imageColonial Era Mail Balance, 1792-96. Of five folded letters; 1792 Newbury Port addressing on incoming with manuscript "4" ship rating & datelined "Georgetown, New Brunswick" (Kentucky) "Western Territories" docketing on reverse of lengthy letter datelined "Mouth of the Buffaloe, Charlestown, May 19th 1793", privately carried & entering the mail at Boston, with "Boston" straight line & Bishop mark with manuscript "16" rate to Plymouth, great letter content mentioning Indians, taking of seven families, Lime stone (Kentucky Landing), etc., Salem, Nov 22, red straight line postmark on 1793 folded letter to the consul of the Republic of France in Boston, Mass., with manuscript "6" rating, Boston straight line postmark with matching "Paid" handstamp (BPM 173 + 153) and manuscript "8 postage due" rate on 1796 folded letter to Gloucester, Mass., "AP 2" Franklin mark at left with unusual second large circle handstamp, enclosure a list of endorsement of changes of masters of vessels made on certificates of registry in Gloucester signed by collector of the port of Boston, Benjamin Lincoln, and (Delaware) Wilm(ington) D, Aug 8, bold straightline postmark on 1798 folded letter addressed to Philadelphia, Pa., manuscript "6" rating, letter in French, Very Fine.
Estimate; $600 - 800.



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Est. $600-800
Selling for...$290.00
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1376       Idaho Cover Balance. Of 8 covers; includes two 1860's Boise City usages with different killer handstamps canceling stamps, Idaho City usage with lengthy 1864 enclosure, 1864 manuscript Ruby City, four Wells Fargo & Co. usages including Lewistown oval date stamp, Bannock City I.T. oval and boxed Boise City date stamp use; condition a little mixed.
Estimate; $300 - 400.



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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
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1377       Massachusetts Cover Balance, 1840-1910's. Of well over 340 covers and cards and several dozen ephemera items written-up on early pages in four binders; includes some stampless usages, various 1851-57 3¢ usages with townmarks including Bridgewater in red and blue, Cohassett, Taunton integral rate, Nantucket with integral Paid, etc., strong 1861-67 3¢ usages, Wareham with triangle cancel, Boston usage with illustrated steam engine cameo, South Middleborough with double perf variety (appears pink or rose pink), strong Banknote period cover including 1878 Monument Beach registered and later octagon date stamp usages, one with "U.S." cancel, foreign usages from Worcester to England, Northampton to Foochow, China and Lynn to France, some later including illustrated ads and some Brockton ephemera; condition varies with many nice items throughout.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.



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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$475.00
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1378       Massachusetts Stampless Cover Collection, 1810-50's. Of approximately 150 covers written-up on early pages in three binders; nice array of townmarks starting with 1840 Abington oval date stamp and later cds's with various ratemarkers, Bridgewater from 1818 manuscript with postmaster (W. Craft) free frank, array of later handstamp townmarks including 1837 rimless cds, 1850 Canton with cds in green, 1822 Carver manuscript, choice Duxbury postmarks, East Bridgewater including 1840 attached ratemarker cds, Fall River with "Steam" handstamp on covers in black and red, interesting 1817 "Middleboro, Ms 4 Corners" manuscript postmark, 1829 blue Milton oval, 1841 Plymouth usage to John Bell as Secretary of War in Washington, 1932 Randolf cds with "10 Paid" attached ratemaker, similar Stoughton cds's, early 1808 Wareham and 1801 Taunton manuscripts, and much more; condition a little varied with many nice strike throughout.
Estimate; $600 - 800.



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Est. $600-800
Selling for...$290.00
Will close during Public Auction
1379       Oregon Cover Balance. Of 19 territorial covers/card and a few miscellaneous items; postmarks including four Jacksonville usages 1863-87, 1868 Portland, O.T. usage on 3¢ Nesbitt, 4-margin Scott #13 canceled by Salem cds, blue Scottsburgh cds tying #26, other postmarks including Eugene City, Oregon City, 1860's Ashland Mills, and various incoming usages, couple unused patriotics, regular letter receipts with Deek Creek & Scottsburgh postmarks, etc.
Estimate; $300 - 400.



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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
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1380       Oregon Territory Incoming Covers. Interesting group of 12 items; foreign incoming includes three 1850's stampless from England to destinations including Fort Victoria, Salem & Jacksonville, 1852 Canada to Portland stampless with "Paid 15¢" rating, 1860 England three-color franking to Portland via S.F., domestic items stamped with #11's including to Portland missent and forwarded from Portland, Conn., one to Eugene City, stampless including from Stockton, Cal. with "12½" rate, etc.; condition a bit varied.
Estimate; $500 - 750.



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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction

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