Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale

California & Western Postal History continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

3431

California Town Cancels. Lot of 72 covers & entires with various California towns, many are San Francisco, most are late 19th century or early 20th, but some earlier are present, best item is an integral 40¢ rate cover from San Francisco to New York (Very Fine), balance is in mixed condition, please inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

3432

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; $150 - 200.

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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

3433

San Francisco Advertising Covers. Approximately 100 or so covers in three albums; mostly turn of the century but doe includes 1860 Wells Fargo shaded ad usage, nice variety of ads with some overseas and registered usages, some illustrated items, etc.; worth review.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

Est. $250-350
Selling for...$120.00
Will close during Public Auction

3434

Wells, Fargo & Co. Group Lot. Lot of 26 covers (mainly 3¢ entire all additionally franked with 1861 3¢ rose, however a few are Wells, Fargo & Co. usage franked with only 1861 3¢), one is a legal size paste up from Virginia City, N.T., condition is rough, however a few nice covers are included, please see our website for images.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$350.00
Will close during Public Auction

3435

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; $150 - 200.

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

3436

Nevada Towns. Small lots of 12 covers with Nevada town postmarks and nine incoming covers to Nevada, most are late 19th century, mixed condition.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

3437

Washington State Postal History - Southeastern Counties. Adams, Whitman, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin. Hay, Effie, White Bluffs, Covello, Snake River. About 1,250 items.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

3438

Stampless Postmark Cover Collection. Of approximately 1,000 covers from various states housed in binders with a nice array of towns throughout; includes section of over 300 Ohio covers, 160 Virginia, 160 Connecticut, 160 New Hampshire, over 70 North Carolina usages, over 50 Louisiana with half from New Orleans, some Albany, N.Y. straightlines and other early, 18th & early 19th Boston with a few others; worth proper review.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.