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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 378		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1849 San Francisco, Aug 1 postmark (first day use of circular postmark) and red crayon "40" rate on cover endorsed "Per Steamer California" to Mrs Marianne Longfellow in Portland, ME, written in the hand of Stephen Longfellow (older brother of Henry W. Wadsworth) to his wife, small oil spot, Fine overall. Ex Jessup, Pearce, Walske and Schaefer. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 379		U.S.; State Postal History, California: Sacramento 1850 Gregory's Express, Gregory's Express first style handstamp November with 8 lines of text in red, and "Not Paid" in red in oval, on Warren correspondence cover to Sacramento, a Very Fine cover, the finer of two reported examples . Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 380		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1853 Mokelumne Hill Steamer, Steamer Winfield Scott red two line purser handstamp on cover to Ellisburgh, New York, originated with Mokelumne Hill Cal November 28 (1853) postmark and "Paid 6" rate handstamp. Carried on second, and last, trip of steamer Winfield Scott after sale to PMSS that departed on San Francisco on December 1, 1853 for Panama. She was wrecked the following day and much of her mail was recovered, illustrated in "Letters of Gold". Recovered from wreck of the steamship without usual water soaking, finest reported example, ex Jarrett, Walske, Schaefer and "New Helvetia" . Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 381		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1855 San Francisco to Chile, postmark, "Paid" handstamp and pencil "48" rate on 1855 folded letter to Consul of Denmark at Valparaiso, magenta "24" credit, ms. "Forwarded San Francisco Jun 14/55 John W Schuth" endorsement of consul on reverse, letter carried on PMSS steamer "Golden Gate" to Panama, Very Fine and choice. Letter requests copy of death certificate for Danish sailor. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 382		U.S.; State Postal History, California: 1864 Illustrated, California State Telegraph red on orange illustrated delivery envelope Nov 18, 1864 used to Soquel, California and delivered via nearby Watsonville office, original telegraphic from enclosure, envelope with charges marked "pd" at left. California State Telegraph Co. began in 1853 and changed to a division of Wells Fargo in 1867. Estimate $210-240. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 383		U.S.; State Postal History, Connecticut: 1816 Litchfield, Restored rate, Litchfield, Connecticut April 6 ms. postmark "Apr 6" and "8" rate on 1816 folded letter to Hartford, aged fold. Ex Conland. One month rate period in April 1816 . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 384		U.S.; State Postal History, Connecticut: 1828 Litchfield, their "LITCHFIELD CONN" corrected two line postmark, ms. "June 7" date and "6" rate on 1828 folded letter to Hartford, light vert. fold, otherwise extremely fine. Ex Jarrett, Kingsley and Conland. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 385		U.S.; State Postal History, Connecticut: 1844 Hartford, Forwarded By Hale & Co, Hartford, mostly clear red handstamp and blue ink "6" private mail rate on 20 December 1844 folded Merriam correspondence letter to Springfield, light creases, Fine. Ex Conland. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 386		U.S.; State Postal History, Connecticut: 1853 New Haven, SEP 15 Hartford Penny Post 2 Cts double oval handstamp on from the mails, cover addressed to street address in Hartford, red New Haven Coon Paid 3 origin postmark, cover sealed tear and wrinkles, a Very Fine cover. Ex Golden and Conland. No more than 4 known examples of this marking . Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 387		U.S.; State Postal History, District of Columbia: 1830 Dead Letter Office Cancel, with Free Washington D.C. marking from U.S. Patent Office Official Business with original letter, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 388		U.S.; State Postal History, Illinois: 1859 Chebanse, watery ink APR 27 postmark on small, decorated envelope used to East Pembroke, New York, matching "Paid" handstamp and ms. "3" rate, forwarded to Cooper, Michigan with rimless East Pembroke NY May postmark with ms. '5" date, docket on reverse "Answered March 7 1859" making this a late stampless use, very attractive. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 389		U.S.; State Postal History, Indiana Territory: 1801 Fort Wayne, Aug 5 1801 dateline on Military letter to Fort Washington, Fine. Fort Wayne was in use from 1794 to 1819. Great letter concerning murder of a soldier . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 390		U.S.; State Postal History, Indiana Territory: 1804 Detroit, ms. cancel Det. July 11 (Indiana Territory) on folded Military letter addressed to Cincinnati OH., very scarce, Fine. Detroit was in Indiana Territory from 1800 to June 5 1805. This cover is the listing in the stampless cover catalog . Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 391		U.S.; State Postal History, Maine: 1818 Bucksport District of Maine, Sept 26, 1818 ms. cancel on folded letter sheet with ms. paid 18½ addressed to Hamstead N.H., Fine. Unlisted in the Stampless Cover Catalog. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 392		U.S.; State Postal History, Massachusetts: 1805 Marblehead MA Stampless Ship, folded letter sheet Alicante Spain addressed to Kennebunk. District of Maine ms. "Mhead 26 Jun" postmark, red ms. Ship 19 rate, Fine. Brief content from ship Captain regarding 38 day voyage out, looking for freight for return voyage. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 393		U.S.; State Postal History, Massachusetts: Marblehead Stampless Collection, 19 from 1771 to 1850s incl., clean town cancels (three are ms., 1803, 1 812-13, 1827), Trans Atlantics (1857 from Cronstadt, 1846 from Marblehead to France and 1861 from London), incoming ship covers, many with content incl. one to Joseph Story (Associate Judge U.S. Supreme Court) and others, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 394		U.S.; State Postal History, Massachusetts: 1813 Boston Inbound, February 22, 1813 London to Boston, carried by ship Holton, July 8 1814 entered mails at Portland, Maine with 14½¢ ship rate due. War of 1812. Estimate $170-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 395		U.S.; State Postal History, Massachusetts: 1816 Boston/Newport Cover, [Boston, Mass] Ship "Sh 2.16" ms. ship rate on folded Vernon correspondence letter dated Oct 10, 1783 at Cadiz, address corrected to Newport, brown ms. "11d" currency, letter mentions anticipated carriage by Ship Beaver, Capt. Lee, Fine. Boston Post newspaper report of Jan 12, 1784 indicates this was instead carried on board ship Julius Caesar, Capt Lee from Cadiz (ship did not depart until November 1, 1783), Ex Hahn. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 396		U.S.; State Postal History, Massachusetts: 18?? Boston Stampless to Fitzwilliams NH, "with Adjutant Generals Office Mass. shield style h.s., red Boston pmk, with integral "3cts" and matching "PAID" with Addt. Genl's signature at upper left", Fine, 2016 PF cert. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 397		U.S.; State Postal History, Michigan Territory: 1833 Dixboro, ms. cancel on stampless folded letter, May 15, 1833, with ms. 25 addressed to Saratoga N.Y., Fine. Earliest listing in the Stampless Cover Catalog is Feb. 7, 1834. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 398		U.S.; State Postal History, Michigan: 1843 Owosso, Owosso Mich Oct 26 fancy truncated box postmark and ms. "25" rate on 1843 folded letter to Ithaca, New York, small tear at foot, Fine to Very Fine and scarce. Ex Priestley, Kingsley and Conland. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 399		U.S.; State Postal History, Michigan: Detroit Group, 30 better items from stampless to 1869, incl. fancy cancels and wide range of markings, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 400		U.S.; State Postal History, Mississippi Territory: 1806 Washington, Nov, 11, 1806 ms. cancel on folded letter sheet addressed to Lawrenceburg I.T., very early for Mississippi Territory, cover creases, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 401		U.S.; State Postal History, New Jersey: 1862 Incoming, [Portland Exchange Office], unpaid posted with Via Reggio April 20, 1862 origin postmark, Genova transit backstamp of next day, red Italie Lanslebourg French entry and 18c debit, entered U.S. mails with Portland ME exchange datestamp with 21¢ due at foot, a Fine cover. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 402		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1798 Lansingburgh, Au 22 straight line postmark on Mumford correspondence, August 20, 1798, folded letter of John Dickinson, a Very Fine cancel. Ex Knapp and Hahn. Early use of the postmark . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 403		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1837 New York, Express Mail Double endorsement on folded APL 8 1837 folded cover to Richmond, Virginia, 18.75c rate tripled for express = 56.25 double rate = $1.125 total due in ms., vert fold, overall Very Fine, very rare short-distance express mail rate usage . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 404		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1845 New York Hale & Co., blue ms. "Paid 6 1/4" cents of the Hartford, Conn. office on June 26, 1845 folded letter dated at New York City to the Treasurer of Collins Company at Hartford, treasurer forwards with a pencil note dated Hartford, June 27, 1845 (the last day of Hale's service in Hartford) to the company at Collinsville, Very Fine and attractive. Ex Conland. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 405		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1850 Housatonic Railroad, "Housatonic Rail Road" double circle route agent postmark with numeral "5" in center struck in red as well as matching "Paid" handstamp to Catskill, New York, slight soiling on reverse, Fine. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 406		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1850 New York to France, "Steamer 'Atlantic" endorsement and red "U.S. Pkt" handstamp on 27 April 1850 folded letter to Cognac, France, prepaid "21" cents (pencil notation at left applied at New York), carried on "Atlantic" with 11 May 1850 British transit backstamp and "12 May 1850" French entry postmark of Calais, "16" decimes due in ms., Very Fine and attractive. Ex Walske. First sailing of Collins Line . Estimate $625-725. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 407		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1855 New York Inbound From Colombia, Triple Forwarder July 21, 1 855 folded letter dated from Barnquilla, Colombia to Lanman & Co. in New York, "Steamship 20" arrival handstamp, three forwarding agents handled letter; Ramon Leon Sanchez and Bruce, Eckart & Co at Carthagena and Geo W. Fletcher at Aspinwall, NG; their orange, black and magenta forwarding agent handstamps respectively, very fine. Ex Haas and Conland. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 408		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1860 (Circa) Adams Express Corner Card, blue embossed corner card cover, 159 Broadway address, used to San Francisco, their blue 150 "FREE" in truncated frame handstamp, Albert Dibblee correspondence, very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 409		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1861 American Telegraph, red 1861 lithographed envelope with ornate design of Morse key and register framed by flags and flanked by telegraph machines, constellation of stars and lightning emanating from an eagle at top and 34 state or territory shields around edges, "Cambridge Livingston, Secy." and "E.S. Sanford, Pres." imprints, addressed locally with 1861 docketing on front, few faults on backflap, otherwise very fine. Sanford was a prominent express operator and was associated with Adams and Harnden, Ex Hahn, Born. Very scarce, particularly in red . Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 410		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1861 American Telegraph, 1862 lithographed envelope in black with ornate design of Morse key and register framed by flags and flanked by telegraph machines (machinery raised and without the constellation of eagle and stars as in other design), "No Charges" and "City Offices at the Principal Hotels" imprint, addressed locally, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 411		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1862 (Circa) American Telegraph Company, three delivery envelopes, one "No Charges" style in black, one "Answer by Return" design in blue, and one "Charges" in red, the blue design with original 1862 enclosure dated from Wilmington, Delaware, very fine trio. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 412		U.S.; State Postal History, New York: 1864 New York to France, "pr Lafayette" endorsement (third sailing of the French Line) on 14 September 1864 folded letter from New York to Rheims, France, carried on "Lafayette" with red "27 Sept 1864 Etats Unis, Le Havre" French entry datestamp, "16" decimes due in ms., Very Fine and attractive. Ex Noel and Walske. Maiden voyage French Line Steamer Lafayette . Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 413		U.S.; State Postal History, Ohio: 1804, 1806 Group of 2, Dayton Ohio 1806 ms. cancel on folded letter sheet, datelined Little Beaver Creek, Springfield Ohio; June 28, 1804 ms. cancel on folded letter sheet addressed to Cincinnati, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 414		U.S.; State Postal History, Oregon: 1865 Illustrated, California State Telegraph black on orange illustrated envelope Aug 16, 1865 used between the Marks brothers, endorsed "D.H." (free to addressee) original telegraphic from enclosure dated from S. Marks at Canyonville, Oregon, envelope addressed to Asher Marks at Roseburg, Oregon, a Very Fine cover. California State Telegraph Co. began in 1853 and changed to a division of Wells Fargo in 1867. Estimate $230-270. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 415		U.S.; State Postal History, Pennsylvania: 1851 Philadelphia to France, Phila Paid 5 cts red boxed rate handstamp corrected in ms. to 21 cents on folded letter endorsed "Per Steamer Franklin" to France, blue origin FEB 4 postmark, carried by Havre Line "Franklin" (third sailing of the Line) departed New York on Feb 8 and arrived Havre on Feb 21, red Havre entry and 6 decimes due handstamp, Very Fine and scarce. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 416		U.S.; State Postal History, Rhode Island: 1813 Providence Incoming, March 31, 1813 (War of 1812) Liverpool to Providence, entered mails at Newport, Rhode Island on May 15 with "ship" handstamp and ship rate 10¢ due, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $220-250. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 417		U.S.; State Postal History, Rhode Island: 1827 Providence R.I. Mail Route, 1827 semi-circle marking in red on folded letter sheet (docketed Oct 9), addressed to Providence R.I., Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 418		U.S.; State Postal History, Texas: 1860 (Circa) Lynchburg Postmaster, Postmaster Delano dated JUN 10 to Vermont, clean cover. Postmaster 1859-1861. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 419		U.S.; State Postal History, Utah: 1859 (Circa) Salt Lake City Territorial, Paid three in arc dated NOV 4 to NY, slight faults at bottom right, Fine. Richards emigrated from England by way of ship General McClellan. His sisters, Sarah Ann and Martha, traveled with him. Martha was included on 1864 Rawlins Company list of passengers and in James' obituary claims that he traveled to Utah with her and Sarah. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 420		U.S.; State Postal History Collections, Iowa Group of 500+, mostly 1900 to 1920 on mostly postcards, incl. DPO's, town cancels, doanes, view cards and more, generally Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 421		U.S.; State Postal History Collections, New Hampshire, About 1000, mostly 1900 to 1920, incl. DPO's, town cancels, doanes, many view cards and more, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 422		U.S.; State Postal History Collections, New Mexico Group of Few Hundred, Lot from territorial to modern, useful group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 423		U.S.; State Postal History Collections, New York Advertising Stock, Group of 432, all priced, typical condition, ready for retail, total retail $9159. Material only shown at a few shows in a few Western States. Estimate $1,700-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 424		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 425		U.S.; State Postal History Collections, North Dakota, About 750, Box, mostly postcards with DPO's, doanes and small town markings, mainly 1900-1950, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 426		U.S.; State Postal History Collections, Pennsylvania Advertising, Group of 257, all priced, typical condition, ready for retail, total retail $5621. Material only shown at a few shows in a few Western States. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Unsold
Lot 427		U.S.; State Postal History Collections, Texas Collection, about 400 to 500 running from 1870s to 1940s written on pages with town, county and historical information, fair amount of DPO's, some Stationery uses and few postcards, mixed condition. Estimate $800-100. View details	Realized $403

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