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Portland Fall Auction

Oregon By Town and Balances

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 68		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Coquille. Whittlesey type 1 on clean cover, docketed Feb 4th 1874, Fine to Very Fine. EKU for Coquille and this type. Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 69		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Ellensburg. Whittlesey type 2 on dirty 3¢ pink entire with scribble marks on face and back, trimmed slightly at right, docketed July 5 1870, Very Good, EKU for this type . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 70		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Elliott. Scarce Whittlesey type 2 on 1889 registry receipt, slightly stained at right, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 71		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Empire City. Whittlesey type 2 with "Paid 10" docketed 1861 because of Civil War stamp shortage, cover trimmed right, Very Good to Fine. Ex Ed Payne. Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 72		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Empire City. Lot of three covers, Whittlesey types 3, 5 and 8, beautiful strike on type 5 1881 EKU and type 8 EKU, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarities 5, 5, and 4 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 73		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Fairview. Whittlesey manuscript type 1 with enclosure, very minor soiling, docketed July 30 1874, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 74		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Hare. Doane type 3/1 on postcard first of 5 eclectic covers, also Templeton cds on a Jonathan Bourne postal card, Chetco Doane type 2/2 on postcard, Corbin type A/1 on postcard, and both Berlin type 1 and Waterloo type 1 as backstamps on cover from Kentucky, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 75		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Marshfield. Whittlesey type 1, July 1/74 docketing, slightly trimmed at right, very minor soiling, almost Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $69
Lot 76		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Myrtle Point, Coos Co. Blue 1880 cancel and star, Whittlesey type 1 on 3¢ entire with small tear at bottom and uneven opening at right, some notation on back, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 77		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Myrtle Point, Coos Co. First of two covers; 1888 blue cds, Whittlesey type 6 on 2¢ brown entire, and type 11 on 2¢ Columbian entire, both fairly clean, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 78		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Ott. Whittlesey type 2 on somewhat dirty and soiled 3¢ green entire, Very Good, only second type 2 cover known, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 79		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Parkersburg, Coos Co. Whittlesey type 2 on 1884 violet 2¢ brown entire, slightly trimmed at left, cancel a little light but very readable, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 80		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Parkersburg, Coos Co. Whittlesey type 3 on registry receipt showing part of Maltese Cross killer along with Whittlesey type 5 on 2¢ green entire with enclosure., Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 and 5 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 81		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Randolph. Pair of covers with Whittlesey type 2 on 3¢ green entire with minor soiling, second Whttlesey type 4 reg., Very Good to Fine, both Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 82		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Randolph, Coos Co. Somewhat light Whittlesey type 3 on very slightly soiled 1880 cover with 3¢ green bank note, almost Fine, Whittlesey rarity 8 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 83		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Riverton. Whittlesey type 1 on 1898 reg. cover with corner ding and small tear at right side., Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 84		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Rural. Whittlesey type 1 on 1892 cover with 2¢ small bank note, some soiling, repaired at right, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 85		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Wedderburn. Provisional type 1 on 1896 bright orange reg. cover with five 2¢ red small bank notes to S.F., very pretty, Very Good to Fine, 19th century Wedderburn was unknown in Whittlesey . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 86		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon, Naval; U.S.S. Oregon BB-3. 1917 cover from USS Oregon BB-3 to Grants Pass, opened roughly on right, stamp not damaged, Fine. Estimate $350. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 87		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon Western towns. Collection in 21 albums with over 600, many photos associated with towns; some ephemera, incl. 34 Helbock scarcity 4, 24 scarcity 5 and 5 scarcity 6 such as Middleton, Bethany type 1 as backstamp, Portland Wells Fargo, Glentena type 1, Row River, Eckley, Kist, Kelso as backstamp, and a Wimer Doane., Average to Fine. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 88		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon Eastern towns. Collection of over 200 in 10 albums with 28 Helbock scarcity 4, 14 scarcity 5 and 3 scarcity 6 such as Huron Doane, Centerville type 1, The Lower Bridge in Jefferson County, Erwin, Starkey type 1, Coyote, a weak Douglas, and Sink., Average to Fine. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 89		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon Western towns. Collection of over 800, mostly common but a large variety of cancel types, some rural station cancels, some Doc's Local Post, better incl. 6 noted Helbock scarcity 3, 5 scarcity 4, 5 scarcity 5 and one scarcity 6., Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 90		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon Benton County collection. Over 30 incl. 3 Helbock scarcity 4, Kings Valley Whittlesey type 2.5 scarcity 5, a Dusty type 1 and a Wells postmaster cancel type 2 on a registry envelope., Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $127
Lot 91		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon Eastern towns. Collection of over 160 Oregon incl. some rural station; several Helbock scarcity 5s noted, also some RPO, some 1st flights, few foreign as well as a 1877 manuscript Tracy IA., Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $173
Lot 92		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon Eastern towns. Accumulation of over 650 mostly common with some Helbock rarity 1s and 2s and a few 3s, 4s and 5s., Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $242
Lot 93		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon Vance Terral collection balance. Collection of over 400 with photos of post offices with them, incl. most current offices as well as many closed, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $299
Lot 94		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon Small accumulation. About 100 mostly on postcards incl. some DPOs, Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $81

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