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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 338		U.S.; State Postal History, Alaska: Group of Few Hundred, most sleeved, all priced, incl. territorial, Airmail, Naval related, and postcards with a few real photos, all 20th Century, occasional scarcer town usage, some dog sled cachets, few 1940's-50's smaller town cancels but not mailed, etc., needs inspection of this popular area. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $719
Lot 339		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1850's Illustrated Miners Camp Scene, #11, sound, from New York to New Canaan CT, fully illustrated on back with miners mountain scene showing bear and tent, F.C.M. Fenn, San Francisco, Cal. imprint, "repaired corners and edges incl. the addition of a new edge along the top". Ex Jessup, Haas, Kurtz, illustrated in Gold Fever by Ken Kurtz page 61. 2008 P.F. cert. The only recorded cover with this design . Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 340		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1850's Illustrated Gold Rush Cover, #11A, pair, one with tear at top, San Francisco to Hartland, VT, "In A Tight Place" design depicting miner shooting grizzlies with Anthony & Baker imprint, Very Fine. Ex Kurtz and Haas, illustrated in Letters of Gold p. 273. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 341		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1850s Gold Panning Illustrated Stampless, JUL 12 New York to Michigan, illustrated depicting miner panning for gold with Long Tom in background, with imprint J.M. Hutchings California, 2 brown areas on back, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-750. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 342		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1850's Petaluma Wells Fargo Express, to Sebastopol forwarded to San Francisco, black on orange label (Mosher WFCX-L545), manuscript express charges, red wax seal on back, reduced right edge and opening tears at back. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 343		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1854 Miners Ten Commandments Lettersheet, San Francisco gambling bear and bull fight 2 page letter (Baird 167), folded double sheet, showing 10 illustrated miner scenes and corresponding text at center, some small internal holes along file folds, interesting content, Fine and rare. Copyright by James Mason Hutchings in 1853 and printed by San Francisco Sun. Estimate $800-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 344		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1854-60's San Francisco Wells Fargo Cover, #U10 with blue Meader, Lolar & Co illustrated full rigged ship corner card, blue oval handstamp with matching Paid in oval, accompanied by newsprint advertising clipping for shipping and Commission, light water stain at bottom left. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 345		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1855 to 1935 Indian Digguns, CA Exhibit Collection, Incl. covers, registered package receipts, reference material in 2 binders, incl. few covers not incorporated into exhibit, starts with December 3, 1855 ms. cancel with 3¢ adhesive (ex Newton); earliest know usage of ms. Mendon after Indian Diggins closed (Williams ELD-1910), and only known circular date stamp (Williams ELD-2470) before closing, followed by Omo Ranch cover, followed by 2nd opening of Indian Diggins (1888-1935) with numerous covers and strikes, one of a kind collection . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 346		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1858 Maxwell Creek Stampless, to France (Williams MAR-1660), San Francisco 24 in red, blue Paid with manuscript 35, some soiling and wear at edges, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 347		U.S.; State Postal History, Colorado: 1862 Mountain City Territorial, #63, 1¢ pair and single, struck with circle of wedges killer, Mountain City, C.T., Feb 2, 1862 cds, to Iowa, vertical cut right of copies, Just Fine. Ex. Bauer. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 348		U.S.; State Postal History, Illinois: 1888 North Western Express, Paris, IL to Washington, D.C., illustrated steamboat corner card on 2¢ green entire, pen mark partially erased, a Fine cover. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 349		U.S.; State Postal History, Missouri: 1854 Illustrated Hotel Stampless Cover, to Union, N.Y, ornate Virginia Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. corner card with illustrated female figure and hotel view, red St. Charles Mo., May 26 cds and matching straight line Paid handstamp with manuscript 3 rate, small stains. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 350		U.S.; State Postal History, New Hampshire: 1880's Illustrated Railroad, #184, to R.I., Profile & Franconia Notch Railroad, White Mountains N.H. all-over mountain view design in ultramarine, very clean, Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 351		U.S.; State Postal History, Ohio: Priced Group of 556, sleeved and priced, mostly classic to 1920's period, typical condition, retail $7,676. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 352		U.S.; State Postal History, Ohio: Stampless Group, Approx. 100, folded letters, mostly blue, red, and black cds, few better incl. ovals incl. Columbus, mixed condition. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $805
Lot 353		U.S.; State Postal History, Ohio: 19th and Early 20th Century Group, over 200 covers, cards, stationery, etc., sleeved and organized by county, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 354		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon: 1862 Eugene City, O.T. Usage, petite cover with #65 (faulty) with black target and Aug. 10, Eugene City, O.T. cds; slightly reduced at right, Just Fine. Addressed to George Riddle, Company 1st Oregon Volunteers, Jacksonville, Oregon. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 355		U.S.; State Postal History, Pennsylvania: 1771 Philadelphia Stampless, PHILA / DELPHIA red two line postmark and matching "16 NO" datestamp well struck on side flap of 1771 folded letter from Philadelphia to Salem, Mass., magenta manuscript "4" (dwt) rate and "10/" local currency equivalent at top left, fresh and very fine for this. Letter of D.G. Rundle regarding shipping matters and the market for commodities at Philadelphia. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 356		U.S.; State Postal History, Pennsylvania: Priced Group, 400, sleeved and priced, mostly classic to 1920's period, typical condition, retail $4,985. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $650-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 357		U.S.; State Postal History, Pennsylvania: Stampless Group, 53 mostly folded letters, incl. straightline Pittsburgh, nice mix of red and blue cds, couple ms., some auxiliary markings, retail $1,060, Very Good to Fine. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 358		U.S.; State Postal History, Texas: Group of 25+, with discontinued Post Offices, advertising and more. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Estimate $130-150. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 359		U.S.; State Postal History, Wisconsin: Group of 30, with discontinued Post Offices, registered, a nice 10¢ rate to California and more. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $173

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