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Lot Description |
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| 2576 |
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 Napa
Town Cover Collection, 1851-1962. Of approximately 120 covers and cards mostly mounted on exhibit pages; starting with with two manuscript postmarks with 1851 Napa City "5" and 1853 Napa "10" rates, first type "Nappa
City" postmark (NAP-680) with a variety of rates, #15 and #11 strip of four usages, the corrected "Na pa City" (NAP-690) usages to 1869, comprehensive later usages including 1870-80's fancy star duplex, usage to
Belgium, corner cards including illustrated, special delivery, 1898 allover flag patriotic, etc., generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
(Image1) |
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2577 |
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Nevada County Cover Collection. Approximately 600-700 covers and cards identified in sleeves and priced (by collector), county well represented with many nice real photo card throughout; includes Alpha cds and scarce Blue Tent, nice
run of Boca postmarks, 1852 Centreville manuscript, French Corral including registered, nice sections of Graniteville and Grass Valley with nice real-photo, similar section of Hobart Mills, Indian Springs manuscript, various Little York including
manuscript, strong Nevada City, scarce Omega with fancy killer, Red Dog and Rough & Ready, nice section of Truckee, etc.; condition varies with many nice and scarce items, inspect.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2578 |
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Oakland, Cal. (Alameda). Collection in two binders which contains virtually all of the Oakland postmarks up until about 1935, a wide variety of usages are present including local and transcontinental usages, advertising, registered,
Elks Street Fair, fancy West Oakland Station, mixed condition but generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750. |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2579 |
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San Diego Town and County Balance. Collection of approximately 95 covers and cards, emphasis on San Diego townmarks including early cds's including Civil War patriotic (stamp replaced ?), choice strike of the 1880's box
postmark, section of over a dozen Wells, Fargo & Co. usages including allover shaded ad, later town usages including Cabrillio Celebration covers (two unused), scarce Barracks branch postmark (known used for a few months), nice
section of 1935 exposition covers highlighted by a Jesse Owens signed cover.
Estimate; $500 - 750. |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2580 |
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San Francisco County Postal History Collection, 1850-1935. A wonderful collection housed in 5 albums all neatly arranged and identified by Williams numbers, the vast majority of the collection are San Francisco postmarks, however Alcatraz,
Ocean View, Presidio, Steinbergers (manuscript postmark), etc. are present, included are incoming covers, Railway Post Offices, registered usages, advertising covers, Spanish-American war, etc., condition is mixed, but a great lot worth
careful inspection, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Western Express Covers
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Lot Description |
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| 2581 |
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Nevada Western Express Covers. Useful group of over 35 covers; virtually all Wells, Fargo & Co. with a Pacific Union Express from Treasure City and Langton's from Virginia City; WF & Co. towns include Austin, Aurora, Gold Hill, Hamilton,
Mineral Hill, Palisade, Reno, Star City, Treasure City, Virginia City including 18¢ entire usage, Washoe City, also a scarce "Nevada C.R.R. N.T." date stamp; condition mixed, worth review.
Estimate; $500 - 750. |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2582 |
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Wells Fargo & Co. Cover Balance. 33 covers; with town including Howlands Flat, Forrest Hill, Dutch Flat paste-up, Nevada, North San Juan, Columbia, Redding "Paid" date stamp, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Benicia, also early manuscript
"Free" to N.Y. with Boyd's City date stamp, Union Pacific R.R. "A" duplex, etc.; condition mixed, inspect.
Estimate; $300 - 400. |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2583 |
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Western Express Balance. Small group of 5 entires; includes Wells, Fargo & Co. with 1860's San Francisco to Victoria V.I., usage, 1870's Empire City, agent marking cover to Portland, legal size shaded ad 6¢ entire uprated and
registered to Utah, also a Greenhood & Newbauer frank entire posted in Weaverville to Oregon and forwarded to Washington; interesting group.
Estimate; $200 - 300. |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2584 |
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Western Express Collection. Collection of 65 covers in two binders, most neatly written and identified, Express companies include Adams, Alta Express, Berford, Bamber, Cherokee, Coast Line Stage Company, Everts, Everts, Snell & Co., Freeman,
Greenhood & Newbauer, Gregory & English's, Gregory's, J.W. Hoag, Hunter & Co., Langton's, Leland & McComb, Palmer, Pacific Union, Pacific, Truman, L.H. Wells, Whiting, Wells, Fargo & Co., etc. many covers have been professionally restored
to enhance their appearance, a wonderful lot for the specialist.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2585 |
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Western Express Cover Balance. 25 covers, front and a few misc. items; companies including Langton's, early Adams, Bamber, Whiting, Hopkinson's, Truman, Pacific Express, Pacific Union, Lamping, Moore's Flat & Eureka, Eureka
Express, also Oroville & Quincy Stage Line illustrated corner card and two way bills from Moore's Flat and Eureka Express; condition mixed, inspect.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
State/Provincial Postmarks
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2586 |
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Arizona Postal History Balance. Selection of 75+ (#10 or larger) covers, majority 50+ (20s-40s), some nicer postmarks and usages, registered, couple of flights, few cacheted, nice mixture; all identified in glassines, owner
retail $700.
Estimate; $100 - 150. |
Est. $100-150
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2587 |
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Early Stampless Covers. Accumulation in binder; useful showing including transatlantic, S.F. "40" rate, steamboat mails, etc.; worth a look.
Estimate; $300 - 400. |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2588 |
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 Machine Cancel Collection. Lovely collection of over 250 covers, first album with 132+ that are mostly scarce or uncommon types with a wide variety of companies present including Leavitt, American, Barnard, Barry, Chesire,
Tilton, International, Pneumatic, Columbia incl. Washington D.C. receiving repeater, Perfection, Time-Cummins, Potter & Vail, etc., some better noted incl. American Fall River Mass. "eagle", 1893 Columbian Expo World's Fair Station, Krag
Wash. D.C. Experimental on penalty piece, Chesire type 3 Cleveland Oh., Potter & Vail type G-2 Galesburg Ill. (1 of approx. 11 recorded), and Potter & Vail J-2 Kewanee Ill. and also type F-4 receiving backstamp, second album with 118 flag
machine cancels on covers and cards including territories, military, naval, censored, street cars, RPOs etc, an excellent starting collection with some quality strikes.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2589 |
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 Montana Territory, 1880s. Group of 12 covers and cards including 1882 Deer Lodge, 1882 Virginia City, Bozeman four different cds's, 1885 Townsend, 1889 Red Bluff "W.P." way packet, 1881 White Sulphur Springs,
1882 Red Bluff oval, and two Red Bluff way packet uses; some mixed condition.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2590 |
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Nevada Postal History Collection. Of approximately 300 covers and cards in sleeves; nice range of towns and some interesting real-photo cards, includes 1864 Austin N.T. manuscript and 1860's cds, 1887 Beowawe, 1884 Burwood, 1908 Carson
City registered, 1881 Columbus, 1907 Buckskin on postcard, 1889 Deeth, 1885 Empire City, 1883 El Dorado manuscript, 1890's Goldfield, 1860's Gold Hill n.T. manuscript, 1880 & 1893 Hamilton, 1903 Kennedy, 1920 Lower Rochester, Reno including
real-photo cards with 1909 "Burning of Largest Gambling House in the State" and "Roosevelt in Reno", etc.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2591 |
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Oregon Postal History Balance. Substantial accumulation of cards and covers dating from the late 19th century up to modern times, lots of Helbock scarcity ratings of 1, 2, and 3, most with clean and clear cancels, almost no machine cancels or
large city cancels, lots of Doanes, 4-bars, and other small town cancels, a few interesting usages and/or ancillary markings, retail values to $10 or so, although most are much less, a good value for the club or show dealer and for the beginning
collector.
Estimate; $500 - 750. |
Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2592 |
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Postal History, Rate Study, 1802-1853. Collection of 56 Stampless all sleeved, with rate and route descriptions, majority with handstamps, handful of manuscripts, 21 pre-1839 with quite a diverse State/City and rate distribution; includes
1802 early Boston Ms circular pnk Oct 18 at 8¢ rate, 1820 double rate (2 x 10¢) New Haven to New York, 1825 18 ¾¢ rate, New Orleans 1841 $1 (4 x 25¢) rate to New York, overall a nice group with diverse
origins, destinations and markings, worthy of review, please inspect.
Estimate; $400 - 600. |
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2593 |
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 Territorial and State Covers, 1857-1908. Small group of 5 better covers comprising 1908 Fort Liscum Alaska; 1896 Lehi, Arizona Terr. to Haapai, Friendly Islands Tonga; 1857 Tecumseh K.T. with #26 and original letter with
Indian content "Report states that the Indians in Douglas County are committing depredations of the most horrid descriptions. They are murdering the whites. The troops are out on the plains. They have had one or 2 skirmishes with the
Indians."; 1885 Black Hawk N.M. manuscript postmark with #210 on Solid Silver Mining Co. corner card cover; 1882 Raton N.M. ties #207 on Raton Coal and Coking Company corner card cover; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $400 -
600. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2594 |
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 United
States to the Netherlands, 1837-1849. Group of 10 stampless folded letters including 1837 Baltimore paid via Liverpool to Schiedam; 1844 with Harndens oval per Acadia (addressee partially crossed out), interesting group.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2595 |
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Washington State Postal History Balance. The large towns, Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma, and Spokane, a thousand or so cards and covers spanning all era's from the earliest Statehood days until the present day, many, many obscure stations and
contract post offices, lots of usages and ancillary markings, advertising, corner cards, etc., retail values to $25, although the typical value would be under $5 or so, a good value for the club or show dealer and for the beginning
collection.
Estimate; $300 - 400. |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Military/War-Related Covers
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2596 |
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Navy Covers, 1920-80's. Over 800 covers; mix including 20-50's ship cancels, commemorative covers including 1950-70's Arctic operations (many signed), WWII airmail usages, etc.; worth a look for the specialist.
Estimate; $100 - 150. |
Est. $100-150
SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2597 |
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Iraq Desert Storm, Shield Plus Guam Postal History. Box of over 200 mostly sleeved covers including 11 Saudi Arabia APOs, 20 FPOs from Operation Provide Comfort, some collector cards, 30+ Guam related APOs etc, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Iraq etc.
Estimate; $200 - 300. |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2598 |
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Naval, Submarine & Ship Cover Collection. Lifetime assemblage of multiple thousands, mostly featuring Submarine launches, dedications etc., also a wide variety of Ship, Naval-related and other interesting material, wonderful assortment of
cachets and cancels, many better items throughout, great specialist lot, must be seen to be appreciated.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Advertising/Illustrated Covers
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2599 |
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 Advertising Covers - California Illustrated Buildings. Collection of 140 different from the 1860-90's in two Showgard albums; including a section of Hotels including two different What Cheer House designs from the
1860's, 1852 Mercantile House with enclosure (privately carried to Oasis Ranch), 1883 Casa Del Mar (San Diego) with allover bathing pool scene and illustrated enclosure, others include Standard Soap (S.F.) with two
different allover designs, 1870 A.L. Bancroft & Co. (S.F.), etc.; many attractive designs throughout.
Estimate; $2,500 - 3,500. (Image1) |
Est. $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2600 |
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 Advertising Covers - Illinois Illustrated Buildings. Collection of 243 different from the 1860-90's in four Showgard albums; mostly Chicago with Dawson Confectioners allover shaded, 1870's Warner's Proprietary
Medicine Co., Cooke Brewing Co., 1893 Conrad Seip Brewing co. multicolored, others with 1880's Rockford Publishing Co. (Rockford) and Andrus Marble & Granite (Aurora), etc.; many attractive designs throughout.
Estimate;
$3,000 - 4,000. (Image1) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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