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Quick Navigation by Category  The Dr. James Milgram Collection of Western Postal (204)   |  United States (550)   | 
 

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The Dr. James Milgram Collection of Western Postal History continued...

California Postal History - Alameda to Del North C continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
621       image(Calaveras) Mokulumne Hill, Cal. Black cds with several strikes of waffle grid killer on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire (U10) additional franked with two single 1857 12¢ black adhesives (36), potentially replaced (read below) and vertical pair of 1857 10¢ green, type V (35) to Santa Margheritta, Sardinia, Italy; the adhesive stamps are applied over the top of a Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank with the envelope apparently being used without carriage by Wells, Fargo & Co.; black straight line "OVERLAND" handstamp (Type 2) applied in San Francisco; total 47¢ postage overpaying the 42c rate to Sardinia via Prussia; various other markings include red italic "19" (credit from New York to Prussia, which included 12¢ postage beyond the German Austrian Postal Union); manuscript "f3¾" indicates the foreign postage in silbergroschen; probably carried on the last voyage of the North Atlantic Steamship Company Adriatic, which sailed Oct 6, 1860 and arrived in Southampton on Oct 17; with a total of seven (7) various backstamps and forwarding markings on verso; 2000 P.F. certificate states "It is a genuine usage, the right 12c stamp with a tear at bottom, and the entire with a repaired spindle hole at left"; however, a June, 2011 article in Western Express, co-authored by Richard Frajola and Michael Perlman (cover census SFC2-1) notes that "clean PFC but two 12¢ replaced"; therefore sold AS IS, Very Fine appearance, a rare example of an "Overland" handstamped cover mailed to Sardinia, Italy.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
622       image(Del Norte) Crescent City, Cal. Apr 24. Large double circle postmark (KLA-300) with light manuscript "Paid 10" rate on cover with lovely illustrated miner's design "The Traveling Miner" depicting Miner with Mining Equipment & Shotgun on Horseback, cover with imprint "Wild West Office, San Francisco" at left, "Anthony & Baker SC" engraver's imprint at bottom of design, addressed to Illinois, edge wear all around (affecting imprint at left) & cover faults, Very Fine appearance, a rare seldom seen design.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
California Postal History - El Dorado to Napa Coun
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
623       image(El Dorado) Aurum City Cala. Aug 6. Manuscript postmark (ELD-70) with "Paid 6" on cover to Illinois, couple minor wrinkles, Very Fine and rare, Only four reported in 16 months operation of this office (July, 1852 to Nov, 1853).
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
624       image(El Dorado) Culloma, Alta Cal. Apr 28/80. Integral rate postmark in red plus "Paid" red arc handstamp on cover to Nantucket, Massachusetts, double 40¢ transcontinental rate prepaid, corner wear at top, surface scrape affecting one letter of the address, still Very Fine, a lovely cover and very rare postmark, illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold (page 305).
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
625       image(El Dorado) Culloma, Alta Cal. Apr 26 [1850]. Red-orange cds with "40" integral to datestamp (Williams ELD-420, known used from Feb 26, 1850 to Nov 13, 1850) on blue folded letter to New York; datelined "Coloma, Upper Cal April 18, 1850" and reads, in part, "…I heard from you by the last steam pr Mr. David Cole Sr. they all got through safe and well and are at work in the mines but have not got filly started…shall not work the mines this summer think of going to San Francisco…I am now with a merchant doing heavy business at a very good salary…the reports you often see in your newespapers of hard times & c in this country is all moonshine. They are written by poor worthless creatures who come to play up Gentleman,and get shipped upon it. If a man lives here he has got to work or go under…Peter B. Caywood."; file fold at left, Very Fine and a scarce California 40¢ postmark.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
626       image(El Dorado) Culloma, Alta Cal. "Mar 26". (ELD-400) red double-ring datestamp with magenta manuscript date and red "40" handstamped rating on 1850 orange cover to Boston Mass., cover with original miner's enclosure included describing the town of Culloma and mining in the area, "…We started up on the fifth of February and stopped at Weaver's Creek three weeks where we made expenses in the intervals of fair weather; but the constant rains swelled the Creek and drove us out, which induced us to come up here - This is the place where the gold was first discovered, formerly called Sutter's Mills; it is a place of some five hundred inhabitants and is the general depot for the supply of the adjacent mining region…we intent to strike tent and leave for better "diggings"…", Very Fine and choice, possibly the finest known strike of the very rare marking.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
627       image(El Dorado) Culloma, Alta Cal. Apr. 25, 12½. (ELD-430 Var.) rare integral-rate cds in red with "Alta" removed on 1850 blue folded letter to San Francisco, miner's letter which mentions, "We have done much better so far this month, than last, one hole we sunk, and got out considerable of the article, including one lump worth 33 Dollars…", transcription accompanies, Very Fine and choice, ex-Kutz, Newton, Tatham.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS UNLISTED CULLOMA INTEGRAL-RATE ALTERED CDS WITH "ALTA" REMOVED. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
628       image(El Dorado) Culloma, Alta Cal. Jun 5. Postmark in red (Williams ELD-410) on blue 1851 folded letter to Auburn, Cal. with matching "12½" rate marking in red, manuscript notation "Missent", however there is no indication as to where it was missent, letter regarding the schedule of the Court, two light vertical file folds (one through cds), Very Fine, very scarce with rate outside of postmark, ex-Newton & Tatham.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
629       image(El Dorado) Culloma, Alta Cal, Jan 28/40. Red cds on stampless folded letter to Poland, Ohio, interesting letter datelined "Kelsier Jan. 17, 1851" and reads in part, "…it is so here now that a man cannot find good society if he wanted to for the leading society is that of a gambler or a drunkard or murderer. You may think that my writing is like Satan reproving sin, but I cannot help it for I write my mind in regard to these matters for I have seen young men led of here become drunkards and gamblers ruined forever…I can get plenty of venison by killing it and it is the best meat that ever man ate, it appears so hard to think of leaving this, they may talk of being homesick but it is the other way here with me…I could take my gun and go to the mountains and kill game and live if there was no gold in California, you may think this strange, it is with me here, as it is with the old Mountaineers, the first thing they value most is their gun and next is a good horse and third is their wife and children…", cover with some edge wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
630       image(El Dorado) Culloma, Alta Cal, Jan 28/40. Red cds on stampless folded letter to Lansingburgh, New York, letter from a miner is headed "Rocky Chucky Jany 26th 1851" and reports that money drafts are unavailable there "as John T. Little + Co. have failed", bleach spots at top, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
631       image(El Dorado) Georgetown, Cal., Jan 12. Cds (Williams ELD-1400, R5) on ca. 1854 cover to West Point, O., matching "Paid 6 Cents" in circle at right; some wear and small repaired lower right corner, F.-V.F., a rare town and rate handstamps.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
632       image(El Dorado) Greenwood, Cal. June 28. Fancy bluish arced postmark (Williams ELD-1700) with manuscript date "June 28" on ladies cover to Maine, franked with 1851 1¢ type IV + 3¢ strip of three (light creases), all with manuscript cancel, Fine, a rare California fancy postmark, ex-Myerson.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
633       image(El Dorado) Mud Springs, Cala, Oct 13 (1853). Bold, large double circle postmark (ELD-2550) with manuscript date and manuscript "10" ("Paid 6" crossed out), on cover to Missouri; flap missing & minor repairs to reverse, Very Fine, a wonderful strike of this scarce postmark, ex-Newton & Tatham.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
634       image(Humboldt) H.B. Cal. Union Town Jan 24. Large double circle datestamp (HUM-4880) in blue (H.B. = Humboldt Bay) on 1853-55 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Medfield, Mass; very slightly reduced at right, Extremely Fine and rare.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
635       image(Humboldt) Uniontown H.B., Cal., 12 Nov 56. (H.B. = Humboldt Bay) blue oval postmark with manuscript date (HUM-4870, R7) on cover to Yuba City, Cal., matching blue oval "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "3" at right, tiny corner wear, Very Fine and rare, ex-Myerson.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
636       image(Monterey) Monterey Cal, Apr 2. Red cds (MOT-1620) and matching "12½" rating handstamp of the West Coast rate on 1851 folded letter from brother to a soldier "Ben. P. Kooser, Company F 3rd Artilery, care of the Commanding officer of the escort to the Indian commissioners, via Stockton California", mostly news from home including "monterey is duller than ever…", Very Fine, a rare 12½¢ California rate.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
637       image(Monterey) Monterey Cal. Apr 2. Mostly readable red cds (MOT-1620) on outer wrapper of folded letter with matching "25" rate handstamp indicating 2x the 12½¢ internal California rate, to Santa Cruz, filing notation at right "April 9th, 1851" provides dating; ironed out vertical filefold & refolded at left, Very Fine, a very rare "25" rate handstamp for double the 12½¢ rate., ex-Tatham.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
638       image(Napa) Napa, Cal., Oct 24 (1850). Manuscript postmark (NAP-650) on 1850 folded cover to New York with manuscript "40" rate, datelined "Napa Valley Oct. 7th 1850", letter with excellent contents, "Well here am I in the lands, not cakes, nor yet in the land that flows with milk and honey, but in the land which is rich in gold and all other metals, mineral & precious stones. This is the place to garden with pleasure and profit." letter goes to description the raising of produce and grapes, plus much more, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
California Postal History - Nevada & Placer County
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
639       image(Nevada) Centreville, Cal. June 29th. Black manuscript postmark (Williams NEV-230) with matching "Paid 6" rate on buff cover to Ohio; original enclosure datelined "June 27th 1852 Centreville Ne Co. Cal." contents read, in part, "…Since I last wrote I have been compelled to quit my claim in this place in consequence for the want of water, on the 10 I left this place it being some 5 miles south from Nevada City and went some 10 miles North of Ne to a place called Cherochee Corell…The Governor in his last estimated the Pop at 30,000 it is estimated that thare will be 60,000 who will cross the Plains. People are apt to make wild estimates on Cal prosperity…Eli Knapp,"; general light wear, F.-V.F., a rare California manuscript postmark.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

The Centreville Post Office was established in 1851 and renamed Grass Valley in 1852. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
640       image(Nevada) Grass Valley, Cal. Oct 14. Cds (NEV-630) with "10" handstamp rate marking on buff cover to Westfield, Mass; illustrated J.M. Hutchings' California Envelope showing Expressman on Horseback Delivering "Letters From Home" To News-Starved Miners; backflap toned spots, Very Fine and rare, one of ten recorded examples of this illustrated miner's cover.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)

Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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