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State Postal History: Oregon-Centerville to Drewsey

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 55		U.S. States Postal History, Centerville, Oregon. March 28, 1881 Whittlesey type 1 tying 3¢ green Bank Note, minor stains and trimmed at left, to Seattle, Fine to Very Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 56		U.S. States Postal History, Chewaucan, Oregon. February 10, 1876 m.s. Whittlesey type 1, some staining and corner dings, black glue remnants on back, letter enclosed, to Corvallis, Very Good to Fine. Only manuscript cancels are known from this scarce Lake Co. office. Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 57		U.S. States Postal History, Clackamas County, Oregon accumulation. About 400 covers and cards, 1860's to 1970's, incl. Butte Creek 1870's and Eagle Creek 1880, plus nice group of 19th century Oregon City, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 58		U.S. States Postal History, Clackamas County, Oregon collection. Approximately 73 covers and cards and 25 postcards, incl. 1 Whittlesey rarity 6, 2 rarity 5 and 4 rarity 4, noted Canby T-1, Liberal type B and a Stafford, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 59		U.S. States Postal History, Clarksville, Oregon. September 13 (1870's) Whittlesey type 2 on 3¢ cover, opened roughly at left, to Eugene City, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 60		U.S. States Postal History, Clatsop County, Oregon accumulation. About 300 covers and cards, 1860's to 1960's incl. Camp Clatsop 1936, Skipanon 1885, and nice group of 19th century Astoria, also few better postcards, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $518
Lot 61		U.S. States Postal History, Clover Flat, Oregon. January 19, 1918 type B 4-bar on clean 3¢ cover with enclosure, to Dorrance Kansas, Very Good to Fine. Only manuscript cancels are known from this scarce Lake Co. office. Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 62		U.S. States Postal History, Columbia County, Oregon accumulation. About 200 covers and cards, 1870's to 1960's incl. 2 Columbia City m.s. cancels, Fishawk 1892, Goble 1895, and Riverside 1885, plus nice group of 19th century St. Helens, and few better postcards, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 63		U.S. States Postal History, Coos County, Oregon collection. Approximately 85 covers and cards incl. 3 Whittlesey rarity 6, 1 rarity 5 and 5 rarity 4, noted Angora T-1, Bandon T-2, Gravelford T-1 and Parkersburgh T-3 on registered package env., Very Good to Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $748
Lot 64		U.S. States Postal History, Coos County, Oregon accumulation. About 300 covers and cards, 1870's to 1960's incl. Coquille type 7, Lake 1903, Marshfield type 2, Myrtle Point type 7, Riverton 1895, and Sumner 1886, Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $288
Lot 65		U.S. States Postal History, Corbin, Oregon. January 31, 1908 type A/1 4-bar on 1¢ postcard, minor staining and corner dings, to Gold Beach, Oreg, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $80. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 66		U.S. States Postal History, Cornelius, Washington Co., Oregon. May 1, 1879 Whittlesey type 2, tiny tear top center; also type 3 on cover trimmed at right into 2¢ brown Bank Note, Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 67		U.S. States Postal History, Corvallis, Oregon. 45 covers, all addressed to Miss Julia Selbery or after she married to Mrs Julia Nixon, cancels incl. Falls City Whittlesey T-2 & 4, Buena Vista T-6, Corvallis T-11, Independence T-9, Lewisville T-2, interesting for both cancels and contents of letters, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 68		U.S. States Postal History, Cottage Grove, Oregon. July 28, 1868 m.s. Whittlesey type 2 on stamped envelope with small green arrow glued on, some soiling and corner dings; also March 16, 1881 type 3 on stamped envelope with glue remnants on reverse, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 69		U.S. States Postal History, Coyote, Oregon. July 1, 1911 type A/2 4-bar on clean patriotic 1¢ postcard, tough Morrow City office, to Washington, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $75. View details and photo	Realized $46
Lot 70		U.S. States Postal History, Crook County, Oregon accumulation. Approximately 55 covers and cards, incl. 16 19th century such as Prineville Whittlesey type 1 and six Upper Ochoco type 1, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $58
Lot 71		U.S. States Postal History, Curry County, Oregon accumulation. Approximately 175 covers and cards, incl. 5 19th century such as Chetco, Corbin, Hare, Langlois Whittlesey type 1, and Port Orford types 4 and 5, some nice advertising corner cards and real photo postcards, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $489
Lot 72		U.S. States Postal History, The Dalles, Oregon. August 19, 1867 double ring cancel carried outside mails by Oregon Steam Navigation Co., cancel reads "Dalles", to Portland, Fine. Previously sold by McGreer for $325. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 73		U.S. States Postal History, The Dalles, Oregon collection. Group of 30 covers and postal cards from 1860's to 1953, 26 are 19th century incl. Whittlesey types 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 15, some dupl., Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Unsold
Lot 74		U.S. States Postal History, Dayton, Oregon A L Saylor PM. July 8, 1879 Whittlesey type 5 with damaged 3¢ green Bank Note, some staining at right edge and hinge remnants on back, to Dalla Oregon, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 75		U.S. States Postal History, Denver, Oregon. March 26, 1886 Whittlesey type 2 tying 2¢ brown Bank Note, mounted on exhibit page, to Candur, NY, Fine. Only handstamp cancel known from this short lived Clatsop Co. office. Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 76		U.S. States Postal History, Deschutes County, Oregon accumulation. Approximately 140 covers and cards, such as Fife and Hillman, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $104
Lot 77		U.S. States Postal History, Deskins, Oregon. December 12, 1889 m.s. cancel, dirty cover with stamp missing, to Medford, otherwise about Fine. Unknown in Whittlesey, nice enclosure confirms name and date from this very scarce 7 year Jackson Co. office. Beith rarity 8 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 78		U.S. States Postal History, Douglas County, Oregon accumulation. Approximately 825 covers and cards, incl. 410 19th century such as Drain Whittlesey type 6, Elkhead type 1, Elkton type 2, Millwood type 1, Umpqua Ferry type 1, Wilbur types 1.4, 2 & 3, many North Canyonville, Roseburg and Oakland, some nice advertising corner cards and real photo postcards, many with Marks or Settlemier correspondence, Average to Fine. Estimate $800. View details	Realized $978
Lot 79		U.S. States Postal History, Drew's Valley, Oregon. October 25, 1876 m.s. Whittlesey type 1 to Mr. O Applegate in Linkville, light soiling on 2 edges, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 7, second known cover from this very scarce Lake Co. office . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 80		U.S. States Postal History, Drewsey, Grant Co., Oregon. November 29, 1886 Whittlesey type 1 with registered 10¢ Bank Note on 2¢ stamped envelope, hinge and glue remnants on back, to Chicago, Very Good to Fine. Drewsey became part of Harney Co. in 1889. Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $345

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