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State Postal History: Oregon-Steam Navigation to Saint Louis

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 157		U.S. States Postal History, Oregon Steam Navigation-Celilo. February "0" (1860's) oval cancel, slightly soiled and trimmed at left, addressed to John Gates, Chief Engineer, otherwise almost Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 158		U.S. States Postal History, Oregon Steam Navigation-Dalles. August 11 (1860's) oval cancel on clean cover, carried outside mails to Portland, almost Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 159		U.S. States Postal History, Oregon Steam Navigation-Portland. September 26 (1860's) c.d.s., trimmed at left, addressed to John Gates, Chief Engineer, Dalles, very minor soiling, Very Good to Fine. Previously sold for $350. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 160		U.S. States Postal History, Oregon Steam Navigation-Walula. May 5 (1860's) rectangular cancel addressed to Schwabacher Bros in Walla Walla WT, lightly soiled, Very Good to Fine. Previously sold for $350. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 161		U.S. States Postal History, Oregon Steam Navigation group. Lot of 5 addressed to John Gates as Chief Engineer or as Inspector of Boilers, 4 from San Francisco and DC government offices, also flyer for Democratic ticket for 1872, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Unsold
Lot 162		U.S. States Postal History, Oretown, Tillamook Co., Oregon A.W. Fletcher PM. February 13, 1885 Whittlesey type 2 on stamped envelope, repaired upper left and right edge, some staining and age soiling, also another type 2 on postal card dated September 4, 1885, some age soiling and hinge remnants on back, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $63
Lot 163		U.S. States Postal History, Ott, Oregon. September 27, 1873 m.s. Whittlesey type 1 on 3¢ Bank Note, stains lower right and upper left, with enclosure to Elkville, NC, otherwise about Fine, Helbock rarity 7, earliest known cover from this Coos Co. office . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 164		U.S. States Postal History, Pleasant Hill, Oregon. 2 incoming fronts from 1853, one paid "10" on upper right, other could be part of wrapper that did not go through mails as it has notation "by the politeness of Mr. McNut", Very Good to Fine, earliest known Pleasant Hill documents . Estimate $75. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 165		U.S. States Postal History, Plevna, Oregon. September 12, 1884 Whittlesey type 1 on postal card, some soiling, to Barron Oregon, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 166		U.S. States Postal History, Plevna, Oregon. September 20, 1886 Whittlesey type 3 on 2¢ Bank Note, opened roughly on right and later trimmed, beautiful strike for this tough Klamath Co. office, to Barron Or, Fine to Very Fine, Helbock rarity 8 . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 167		U.S. States Postal History, Polk County, Oregon accumulation. Approximately 430 covers and cards incl. 110 19th century such as 1852 incoming to Salt Creek, Dallas Whittlesey type 3, Grande Ronde type 2 and 3, Independence type 2, and Zena type 3, Average to Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 168		U.S. States Postal History, Port Orford, OT, Oregon. June 12, 1854 m.s. Whittlesey type 2 on stampless to Maine, paid "10", letter datelined "Coquille Mines/ June 12, 1854 enclosed, tiny corner faults, to Morrison Maine, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity B . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 169		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, OT, Oregon. January 27 (1850's) Whittlesey type 3 on stampless to MA, with "paid 6" in circle on right side, very minor staining, to Westfield Massachusetts, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity A . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 170		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, OT, Oregon. July 23 (1850's) Whittlesey type 3 to Commissioner of Pensions Washington DC, with 1¢ and 3¢ (3) values, stain on front and ink spots on back, minor corner dings, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity A . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 171		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, OT, Oregon. June 3 (1858) Whittlesey type 3 tying 10¢ green, minor soiling and slightly trimmed at right, to New York, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity A . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 172		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, Oregon. December 1, 1886 type, on legal sized with strip of 5 plus single of 2¢ brown Bank Note, cancel says "Reg. Bus." within c.d.s., but is only cancel on cover, corner card of Oregon & California Railroad Co., to Cottage Grove On, Fine. Unknown in Whittlesey, provisionally given a type 15.8. Provisional rarity 6 . Estimate $80. View details and photo	Realized $69
Lot 173		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, Oregon collection. Approximately 128 covers and cards from Whittlesey collection, incl. Whittlesey 5 rarity 5, 12 rarity 4 and 20 rarity 3, majority of Whittlesey types represented, often with multiple copies, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 174		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, Oregon group. Lot of 15 covers and documents from 1860's to 1912 mounted on exhibit sheets, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $98
Lot 175		U.S. States Postal History, Push, Oregon. January 27, 1906 Doane type 3/1 on Jon. Bourne postal card, to Portland, Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $75. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 176		U.S. States Postal History, Riddle's, Douglas Co., Oregon J.D. Johnson PM. Group of 4 Whittlesey type 1 on 2¢ Bank Note cover or stamped envelope, all with some age wear, to Roseburg, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 177		U.S. States Postal History, Ridge, Oregon. June 1, 1889 Whittlesey type 1 on registered package envelope, also June 10, 1893 registered scalloped rectangle cancel on another registered package envelope, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details	Realized $109
Lot 178		U.S. States Postal History, Rock Point, Oregon. August 9, 1880 magenta Whittlesey type 3 with corner card, opened at left, minor corner dings and some age soiling, to Roseburg, Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $75. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 179		U.S. States Postal History, Roseburg, Oregon correspondence S Marks & Co. About 300 letters from 1874 to 1890, most with enclosures, to S Marks, unsorted, much dupl. of cancels from Portland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and other points, letterheads on encl., corner cards all add interest, Average to Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 180		U.S. States Postal History, Russellville, Oregon. January 25, 1890 Whittlesey type 1 on registered to VA with illustrated corner card, beautiful cover, Fine to Very Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 181		U.S. States Postal History, Saddle, Oregon. January 28, 1887 m.s. Whittlesey type 1 on postal card, heavy crease through center, some age soiling and glue remnants on back, to Woodburn Oregon, Very Good to Fine. Settlemier correspondence, scarce Morrow County office. Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 182		U.S. States Postal History, Saint Louis, Oregon. February 17 (1860's) Whittlesey type 2, opened roughly on right with long tear across bottom through cancel, edge wear and soiling with much writing on back that appears to contain "April 67", scarce Marion County office, to Santa Clara College, California, otherwise nearly Fine, Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $184

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