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Portland Spring Auction

Oregon-Peoria to Riddle's

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 352		U.S. States Postal History, Peoria, Linn Co., Oregon. May 3, 1882 Whittlesey type 2 on 3¢ green stamped envelope with some corner dings, mounted on Ed Payne sheet, with 2 additional type 5-6 attached, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 353		U.S. States Postal History, Pettysville, Oregon. October 26, 1880 Whittlesey type 1 ms. with 3¢ green Bank Note, minor soiling and corner dings, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 354		U.S. States Postal History, Pine Valley, Oregon. January 12, 1887 Whittlesey type 1 tying 2¢ brown Bank Note, few marks on right, slightly trimmed left, glue spots on reverse, Fine to Very Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 355		U.S. States Postal History, Pleasant Hill, Oregon. December 19, 1878 Whittlesey type 2 ms. with 3¢ green Bank Note, addressed to Miss Annie Foster in Summer Lake, some soiling and corner dings, green paper glue marks on back, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 356		U.S. States Postal History, Pleasant Home, Oregon. March 11, 1886 Whittlesey type 1 with pair of 2¢ green and 5¢ blue Bank Notes to Union Mills with Union Mills type 2 on reverse, trimmed left and black paper glue remnants on back, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 357		U.S. States Postal History, Polk County, Oregon. Collection of approximately 244 covers and cards incl. 9 Whittlesey/Helbock rarity 6, 32 rarity 5, and 62 rarity 4 such as Ballston type 2 & 3; Buena Vista type 1, Eola type 3, Falls City type 1, Lewisville type 2 plus many others, many maps, clippings mounted in Ed Payne album, mostly Fine. Estimate $1,200. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 358		U.S. States Postal History, Polk, Oregon. June 21, 1901 Whittlesey type 1 on large folded envelope as received with blurry Rochester NY cancel tying 2¢ small Bank Note, mounted on Ed Payne exhibit page with an additions cover with Polk Monet Order Branch cancel dated 9/13/1901, tough cancel from this less than 3 year office, otherwise Fine, Whittlesey/Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 359		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, O.T. (Territory). January 5, 1853 Whittlesey type 3 tying #11 on folded letter, addressed to Rev. E. Walker, West Tualatin, minor age soiling, Fine to Very Fine, Whittlesey rarity A . Estimate $400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 360		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, O.T. (Territory). May 21, 185? Whittlesey type 3 with "PAID 3" marking addressed to Tualatin, OT, much age wear on edges and staining around edges where it appears to be repaired, mounted on exhibit sheet, otherwise about Fine, Whittlesey rarity A . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 361		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, O.T. (Territory). December 31, 185? Whittlesey type 2 with #11, cover repaired, cancel partially off top and rather light, some minor soiling, mounted on exhibit sheet, Very Good, Whittlesey rarity B . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 362		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, Oregon. 1869 3¢ ultramarine on 2; first with stamp trimmed at upper right with Portland Ore Whittlesey type 10 cancel; other AUG 3 with sound stamp with East Portland Whittlesey type 2 cancel, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 363		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, Oregon absorbed offices collection. Approximately 300 covers and cards, incl. Albina Whittlesey type 2, Hillsdale type 1, Lents type 1, Mount Tabor type 1, Peninsular type 1, Tigardville type 3 and some Portland stations and branches, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $750. View details	Realized $719
Lot 364		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, Oregon 19th century advertising. Approximately 140 covers and cards with great variety of subjects, couple of collar covers, also several better cancels and markings, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 365		U.S. States Postal History, early Portland, Oregon collection. 35 incl. 1855 Portland OT on 3¢ stamped envelope (cover faulty), couple of "PAID 3", Whittlesey type 7 on Scott #U40, East Portland type 2, and some advertising, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 366		U.S. States Postal History, Portland, Oregon station/branch collection. Approximately 185 covers and cards of Portland stations and branches from 1890's to 1984, huge variety, mostly Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $161
Lot 367		U.S. States Postal History, Prairie Creek, Oregon. June 12, 1883 Whittlesey type 1 on 3¢ green stamped envelope with soiling and corner dings, black paper glue remnants on back, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 368		U.S. States Postal History, Prineville, Oregon. 2; November 28, 1878 Whittlesey type 2; and December 1, 1883 type 3; both County types with one Wasco and other Crook after Crook was carved out of Wasco County, mounted on Ed Payne exhibit sheet, Fine to Very Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 369		U.S. States Postal History, Prineville, Oregon. October 16, 1899 Whittlesey type 6 registry with minor part of corner missing top right, back flap missing and black paper glue remnants on back, Fine to Very Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 370		U.S. States Postal History, Progress, Oregon. April 11, 1899 Whittlesey type 1 on postal card, mounted on Ed Payne exhibit sheet, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 371		U.S. States Postal History, Push, Oregon. March 15, 1904 Whittlesey type 1 on 2¢ carmine stamped envelope, ironed out crease at right and some staining lower right, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey/Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $63
Lot 372		U.S. States Postal History, Push, Oregon. January 22, 1907 Doane type 3/1 on 2¢ red stamped envelope, enclosure is letter to W.L. Marks of Albany, Oregon answering question about the origin of Push, Very Good to Fine. Has been determined that Payne bought postal history collection from Marks who has to be one of the first postal history collectors in Oregon, is Marks part of Marks family from Roseburg? Is he the source of all of the Marks correspondence? Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 373		U.S. States Postal History, Quinn, Col. Co. (Columbia County), Oregon. July 19, 1887 Whittlesey type 1 tying brown 2¢ Bank Note, attached to Ed Payne exhibit sheet, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 374		U.S. States Postal History, Raleigh, Oregon. June ? 1900 Whittlesey type 1, cancel is smeared, some staining on bottom and right, mounted on Ed Payne exhibit sheet, Very Good, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 375		U.S. States Postal History, Randolph, Coos Co., Oregon. May 11, 1886 Whittlesey type 3 tying 2¢ brown Bank Note, recipient wrote pencil note over cancel but still very clear, mounted on black paper, ten page article on Randolph ghost town is part of lot, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 8 . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 376		U.S. States Postal History, Riddle's, Oregon. October 20, 1883 Whittlesey type 1 tying 2¢ orange Bank Note, with enclosure, very clean, glue spots on back, Fine to Very Fine. Marks correspondence. Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 377		U.S. States Postal History, Riddle's, Oregon. April 21, 1884 Whittlesey type 1 on yellow cover with 2¢ brown Bank Note, with enclosure Minor dings and small tear upper left, Very Fine. Marks correspondence. Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $184

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