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Portland Spring Auction

Oregon-Carico to Cornelius

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 93		U.S. States Postal History, Carico, Oregon. September 15, 1891 Whittlesey type 1 on postal card, slightly stained, Fine. Settlemeier correspondence. Whittlesey rarity 6, only known cover from Carico . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 94		U.S. States Postal History, Cayuse, Oregon. December 29, 1873 Whittlesey type 1 on postal card, black paper glue remnants on back, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7, earliest known cover from Cayuse. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 95		U.S. States Postal History, Cedar Mill, Oregon. October 31, 1882 Whittlesey type 1 with 1¢ and 2¢ Bank Notes, slight staining on bottom, black inked corners added, mounted on Ed Payne exhibit sheet with additional type 3 as bonus, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 96		U.S. States Postal History, Champoeg, Oregon. June 26, 1882 Whittlesey type 2 on postal card with small corner dings, glued on red arrow points to name, some creasing, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 97		U.S. States Postal History, Cherry Creek, Oregon. July 27, 1885 Whittlesey type 1 on 2¢ brown stamped envelope, appears trimmed at left, mounted on Ed Payne exhibit sheet, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 8, only cover known from Cherry Creek . Estimate $250. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 98		U.S. States Postal History, Cherryville, Oregon. August 9, 1897 Whittlesey type 1 to Tacoma, killer ties damaged 2¢ brown Bank Note, somewhat soiled, opened left and slightly trimmed with small piece of lower left corner missing, black paper glue remnants on back, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6, earliest cover known from Cherryville . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 99		U.S. States Postal History, Chewaucan, Oregon. December 18, 1877 Whittlesey type 1 with 3¢ green Bank Note, addressed to Miss Gertrude Avery in Corvallis, letter enclosed, black paper glue remnants on back, Fine to Very Fine. An Avery was founder of Corvallis. Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 100		U.S. States Postal History, Civil Bend, Oregon. August 11, 1883, cds as forward strike on back, beautiful illustrated G. Marks & Co. corner card on front, minor staining on right, previously unrecorded town cancel, Fine, Provisional rarity 7, unknown in Whittlesey . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 101		U.S. States Postal History, Clackamas County, Oregon. Collection of approximately 300 covers and cards incl. 9 Whittlesey/Helbock rarity 6, 43 rarity 5 and 19 rarity 4 such as Beavercreek type 1, Canby type 1, Currinsville type 2, Damascus type 3, Elwood type 2, Butte Creek type 1, Liberal type 1, Mink type 2, and others, many maps, clippings and other ephemera, mounted in 2 Ed Payne albums, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 102		U.S. States Postal History, Clarksville, Oregon. October 11, 1878 Whittlesey type 1 on 3¢ stamped envelope with added 3¢ Bank Note, opened roughly at right tearing off part of envelope indicia with amateur repair made, small tear on bottom, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 103		U.S. States Postal History, Clarksville, Oregon. August 23, 1883 Whittlesey type 3 with J.H. Dooley, General Merchant corner card, inked notes on front, damaged lower left and bottom and mounted on black paper, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 104		U.S. States Postal History, Clatskanie, Oregon. March 8, 1872 Whittlesey type 1 on postal stationery envelope front, attached to Ed Payne exhibit sheet with very nice real photo street scene of Clatskanie, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6, only known type 1 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 105		U.S. States Postal History, Clatsop County, Oregon, generally Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 106		U.S. States Postal History, Clear Creek, Oregon. March 23 (1873) Whittlesey type 1 ms. on 3¢ green stamped envelope, some soiling around edges, opened at left with some corner dings, black paper glue remnants on back, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 107		U.S. States Postal History, Clifford, Oregon. November 29, 1898 Whittlesey type 1 with Bonanza Mine corner card, overinked on bottom of strike, few glue marks on reverse, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 108		U.S. States Postal History, Coaledo, Oregon. January 29, 187? cover trimmed at right, Very Good to Fine. Coaledo was only in use from 1875 to 1879. Provisionally assigned rarity 8, previously unknown in Whittlesey but mentioned by Payne . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 109		U.S. States Postal History, Columbia County collection. Album of 40 covers and cards incl. Gillton Whittlesey type 2, Riverton type 2, nine Helbock rarity 5, and 6 rarity 4, mostly Fine, ex. Payne collection. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 110		U.S. States Postal History, Comstock, Oregon. December 13, 1886 Whittlesey type 0.5 with 2¢ brown Bank Note, slightly trimmed on right, Fine to Very Fine. Settlemeier correspondence with enclosure. Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 111		U.S. States Postal History, Comstock, Oregon. January 31, 1887 Whittlesey type 0.5 registered with 1¢, 5¢ and 10¢ small Bank Note and 2¢ large Bank Note, pencil notations front and back, carefully slightly trimmed at right, Fine to Very Fine. Settlemeier correspondence with enclosure. Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 112		U.S. States Postal History, Conner Creek, Oregon. May 7, 1883 Whittlesey type 1 on 3¢ stamped envelope with much inked writing on face partially over clear red strike, few dings on edges, Very Good to Fine. Conner Creek changed later to Connor Creek although this type 1 spelled with "Connor". Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 113		U.S. States Postal History, Connor Creek, Baker Co., Oregon. May 14, 1890 Whittlesey type 1 opened roughly on right with amateur repair made, Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 114		U.S. States Postal History, Contention, Oregon. November 5, 1894, on 2¢ green stamped envelope, postmark type C21ES1BBR32, mounted on black paper, Very Good to Fine, previously unknown in Whittlesey . Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 115		U.S. States Postal History, Coos County Oregon collection. Approximately 150 covers and cards from Coos County incl. four Whittlesey rarity 6, 5 rarity 4's, has Coquille & Bandon RPO, Bridge, Leneve Prov. cancel, Marshfield type-2, Eugene and Myrtle Point HPO, photos, clippings and other ephemera, all mounted in Ed Payne albums, generally Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 116		U.S. States Postal History, Corbin, Oregon. December 23, 1909 type A/1 4-bar on picture postcard, minor staining and corner dings each corner, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $70. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 117		U.S. States Postal History, Cornelius, Washington County, Oregon. February 24, 1879 Whittlesey type 2 in magenta ink on yellow cover with 3¢ green Bank Note tied by Maltese Cross killer, beautiful cover, back flap missing and glue spots on back, Fine to Very Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $104

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