United States Postal History continued...
California Fairs - 1895-97 La Fiesta to 1898-1902 Tournament of Roses continued...
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 Sacramento Illustrated Fair & Carnival Covers. Group of 21 covers and post card, mostly multicolored illustrations; includes California State Fair with early 1892 allover view, 1899 and 1910 (two
different, one showing Glen Curtis Aeroplane), Electric Carnival for 1895 and 1903 (three, two with similar designs in different colors), 1910 Fiesta of the Dawn of Gold showing Bucking Horse & Cowboy on cover and a postcard, Sacramento Street
Fair for 1900, 1901 (three similar with different corner cards) and two 1902 designs (three similar with different corner cards) and the N.S.G.W. Carnival for 1904 and two 1905 designs (two similar with different corner cards); few small flaws,
generally F.-V.F. with most better, a nice group with many scarce.
Estimate; $600 - 800.
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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 San Francisco Fair & Exposition Covers, 1898-1904. Group of six covers; includes 1898 Golden Jubilee Mining Fair, 1898 Celtic Union's Irish Fair, 1899 I.O.O.F. Golden Jubilee Celebration, 1900
Semi-Centennial Admission Day Celebration, 1901 California Fifth International Convention of the Epworth League, 1904 San Francisco Pure Food and Industrial Exposition; some flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $250 - 350.
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 San Jose Illustrated Fair & Carnival Covers. Group of 14 mostly multicolored illustrated covers; includes the N.S.G.W. Celebrations for 1907 & 1909, two 1899 Inauguration Day designs with different corner
cards, 4th of July Celebrations for 1907, 1909 and 1914, Carnival of Roses for 1896 (three different designs) and 1910 (two different), and the 1916 California Round-Up; few with flaws, generally F.-V.F. or better, a nice group with many
scarce.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Tournament of Roses, New Year's at Pasadena (1898). Two different multicolored designs; with blue green & yellow Women and Roses design and multicolored Prince, Women & Crown Amid Roses
design, both franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by Pasadena duplex postmark; trivial edge issues, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Tournament of Roses, New Year's at Pasadena (1899). Green and red design showing Women & Roses with California Cycleway Co. corner card below, on cover franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by Pasadena
duplex postmark; hint clip stain at left, otherwise Extremely Fine, choice so nice.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, Cal., January 1st, 1902. Two covers with different designs; an allover orange and green Decorated Carriage design bordered with wreath of flowers, crown and flower
decorated man in the bottom corners, other a red, green and gold fancy lettering design showing Roses, both franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by Pasadena flag machine cancel, Extremely Fine, an exceptional 1902 duo.
Estimate; $400 -
600. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
California Fairs - 1894 California Midwinter to 1915 Pan-Pacific
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| 27 |
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 1894 California Midwinter Fair Tickets. Wonderful collection of tickets comprising the set of 4 engraved tickets by Crocker Co.; July th 1894 San Francisco Day ticket souvenir card and additional "Coupon,
Admit Bearer" stub; "Alameda Day" special ticket, "Dept. of Concessions, 25 Cents" ticket; two Southern Pacific Company "Individual Ticket" each with blue "So. Pac. Co., San Francisco., June 5, 1894" double-circle datestamp on front and "So. Pac.
Co., Roseburg, May 6 1894" backstamp; and also includes a playing card with the Midwinter Fair seal; some flaws, F.-V.F. and remarkable group of fair tickets.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1894 California Midwinter Fair Complimentary Ticket. Printed letter from the Office of the Director General H. de Young to J.W. Scott of Chicago sending a complimentary card of admission to the Exposition,
accompanied by Crocker Co. engraved "Eureka" ticket; ticket with light toning, otherwise Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition Postcards (Megson GC10). A wonderful complete set of 9 used multicolor Exposition postcards showing various views of the Exposition, each bearing
1¢ Columbian (230) tied by "San Francisco, Cal." 1894 machine cancel to France, cards printed by Schmidt L & L Co., Very Fine and rare.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONAL USED SET OF THE RARE 1894 CALIFORNIA
MIDWINTER SCHMIDT POST CARDS.
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Est. $1,000-1,500
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 1894 California Midwinter Fair Post Cards. Group of 6 used multicolor designs comprising Administration and Agriculture & Horticulture buildings plus portrait of De Young (2), Bear & Cairo St (1),
Firth Wheel and Mfg. & Liberal Arts (1), Bird's Eye View and Mechanical Arts (1), and Electric Tower and Fine & Decorative Arts (1), one sent to Switzerland, rest local or domestic; small faults, F.-V.F. and scarce group.
Estimate; $300 -
400.
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1894 California Midwinter Fair Advertising. Better group of 9 different advertising covers from various vendors and local merchants including Horn & Co. Importers of Fine Cigars, Cook & Co. Crockery &
Glassware Importers, Haas Brothers Importers, Greenebaum Weil & Michaels Men's Furnishing Goods, Sanborn Vail & Co., H.S. Corker Co. Stationers and Printers, Petaluma Incubator Co., etc.; few small flaws, a Very Fine and rare large group of
Midwinter Fair Expo advertising.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1894 California Midwinter Fair. Lovely exposition advertising design showing Palm Trees and Mountains, "Kingsley-Barnes & Neuner Co. Printers Binders, Los Angeles" imprint on cover bearing 2¢
Columbian (231) tied by "Los Angeles, Cal. Feb 20" duplex to Fresno Cal., F.-V.F. and scarce Midwinter Fair Expo ad cover.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1894 California Midwinter Fair. Lovely green illustrated exposition design showing Golden Gate Park Fair Grounds, California Bear and the Golden Gate on cover bearing 5¢ Columbian (234) tied by
"San Francisco, Cal. Feb 12 '94" duplex to Bedford, England, Very Fine and scarce expo design.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
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SF94-01 |
 Midwinter Fair Sta., S.F., Cal. Mar 18 '94. Cds duplexed with numeral "1" barred oval ties 5¢ chocolate (223) on illustrated "Asst. Director General in Charge of Foreign Department" corner card
cover to Germany; light vertical cover fold, Very Fine and rare foreign mail use.
Bomar No. SF94-01; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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SF94-01 |
 Midwinter Fair Sta., S.F., Cal. Mar 23 '94. Cds duplexed with barred oval cancels 5¢ Columbian (U349) entire with wonderful "Offices of Executive Committee" California Midwinter International
Exposition advertising design to local city address, Very Fine and scarce.
Bomar No. SF94-01; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
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SF94-01 |
 Midwinter Fair Sta., S.F., Cal. Jun 22 '94. Clear strike of cds duplexed with barred "1" oval cancels 2¢ green entire with wonderful "Offices of Executive Committee" California Midwinter International
Exposition advertising design to local city address, Very Fine and choice.
Bomar No. SF94-01; Estimate $300 - 400.
The advertising text was apparently made for a slightly larger envelope, like the 2¢ Columbian entire, and
in this cases illegally impinges on the 2¢ indicia. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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SF94-03 |
 Midwinter Fair Sta., S.F. Cal., Rec'd, Mar 25 '94. Two strikes of this rare cds on reverse of 1894 cover from Turkey bearing on reverse 20p pink (96) pair tied by partial cds, addressed to
the "Oriental Village, M W.F. Ex." in San Francisco, Cal.; small flaws including small part of flap missing, F.-V.F. and rare marking, One of less than 10 recorded strikes.
Bomar No. SF94-03; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Drexel, Sather & Church, Bankers, San Francisco. Green embossed cameo corner card on cover to Sonora, "San Francisco, Cal., Aug 8" cds and matching "5" rate handstamp, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Panama Pacific International Exposition Post Cards. 14 different multicolored cards (one used); each with wonderful lithographic designs with various allegorical designs and view; few minor flaws,
generally Very Fine, many very scarce.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
California Postal History - Alamada to Butte County
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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 (Alameda) Alavarado, Cal., Mar 11. Clear cds (ALA-370, R3) on cover to Dutch Flat, franked with manuscript canceled 1857, 3¢ dull red, forwarded to Forest Hill with "Dutch Flat, Cal., Apr 9"
cds (PLA-1380) and manuscript "Ford 3 cts" rating, Very Fine.
Scott No. 26; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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