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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 138		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Saint Helen(s). October 31, 1881 Whittlesey type 6 with Quinn corner card, opened right damaging stamp and later trimmed, otherwise about Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 139		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Salem. Nearly 150 years of Salem, Oregon covers and cards in full bankers box, something for everyone in the approx. 1500 covers, event, station and branch, advertising, unusual usages, Salem Stamp Society, airmail, and some revenue documents, Ed Payne created, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $546
Lot 140		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Seward. June 25, 1912 type B 4-bar on postcard with minor soiling, Very Good to Fine. Very scarce 13 month Wheeler Cty office. Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 141		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Skipanon. September 9, 1874 Whittlesey type 1 on 3¢ green entire with minor soiling, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 1 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 142		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Skipanon. November 28, 1879 Whittlesey type 2 on postal card to Hon. John Boulby in Astoria about some coal dug locally, minor soiling, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 143		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Snow. April 14, 1896 Whittlesey type 1 on postal card with very minor soiling and several corner dings, glue remnants on back, Very Good to Fine. Earliest known used from this 5 year Klamath county office. Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 144		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Stone. 2; 1st September 6, 1880 on 3¢ green entire with minor corner dings and soiling, glue remnants on back; 2nd March 9, 1885 on registered 2¢ brown entire with pair of 5¢ brown bank notes added, some staining and damage to upper right corner, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7,7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 145		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Sublimity. October 13, 1863 Whittlesey type 1 with pair of damaged #65, some edge wear and corner dings, Very Good to Fine. Earliest known cover from Sublimity. Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $80. View details and photo	Realized $52
Lot 146		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Sulphur Springs. 2; to Miss Anna Tucker in Hermann, Hermann and Seaton backstamps, minor soiling, Very Good to Fine. See Hermann lot 93 for other love letters to Miss Anna, both unknown in Whittlesey, provisionally type 2. Provisional rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 147		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Table Rock. July 12, 1906 cds with pair of 1¢ green Franklins tied by target cancels with light stain in center, carefully trimmed at right, Very Good to Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 148		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Tangent. 3; interesting November 14, 1876 Whittlesey type 3 straight line cancel on postal card with some soiling, November 10, 1891 type 8 on 2¢ green entire with enclosure and an August 15, 1939 provisional straight line cancel with note at lower left "Office destroyed by fire", Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6, 3 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 149		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Tule Lake. Beautiful November 22, 1883 Whittlesey type 2 on 3¢ green entire with minor soiling noted, mounted on Ed Payne exhibit sheet, Fine to Very Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 150		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Vosburg. August 2, 1902 cds with large closed tear on lower left and smaller tear on right center, Very Good to Fine. Scarce cover from this 2½ year Tillamook County office. Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 151		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Waconda. November 26, 1869 with stamp cut off corner, some soiling and edge wear, enclosure, otherwise about Fine. Only cover known during 1864-1871 19th century period, previously unknown in Whittlesey. Provisional rarity 8 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 152		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Wascopum (Territory). April 28, 1856 Whittlesey type 1 m.s. with return of Fort Dalls addressed to Silverton Ore. T, stained and heavily damaged with piece added on right, both #11 damaged, otherwise about Fine. One of five eastern Oregon territorial towns. Whittlesey rarity B . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 153		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Washington County. 33 mostly from Forest Grove mostly mounted on display pages, incl. Cornelius Whittlesey type 2, Tualitin type 2, Forest Grove types 1, 2, 3, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 154		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Washington County. Approx. 150 covers and cards incl. 2 Whittlesey rarity 5 and 3 rarity 4 such as Centerville type 3 and Middleton types 2 and 4, Average to Fine. Estimate $75. View details	Realized $92
Lot 155		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Whitaker, Oregon G W Hunt PM. November 12, 1884 Whittlesey type 1 on 2¢ carmine entire with earlier owners notes in ink on front, some corner dings, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 156		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; White Point. May 1, 1887 Whittlesey type 1 on registry bill, very clean and sharp, Very Good to Fine. Earliest known use by nearly 2 years for this scarce Grant County office. Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 157		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Whiteaker. March 11, 1885 Whittlesey type 1 very slightly off right side on registry bill, very clean, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 7 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 158		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Willow Forks. May 20, 1874 with stamp cut off, some soiling and edge wear, interesting letter and clipping about stolen wife and her par-amour, a real scandal, otherwise almost Fine. Previously unknown in Whittlesey. Helbock rarity 7 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 159		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Willow Springs. March 3, 1885 provisional type 2 on registered package envelope, some soiling, Very Good to Fine. Previously unknown in Whittlesey. Whittlesey rarity 8 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 160		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Woodburn. December 10, 1884 Whittlesey type 2 with 2¢ brown bank note, minor corner dings and cancel a little weak on right side, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 161		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Yainax. September 4, 1879 Whittlesey type 1 on cut square glued to cover, also December 12, 1898 type 2 on 2¢ green entire, otherwise nearly Fine. Type 1 the only cancel of this type known and the one illustrated in Whittlesey. Whittlesey rarity 8, 5 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 162		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Yoncalla. 2; both Whittlesey type 2 on stampless envelopes, December 9, 1859 folded letter with "Paid 3" to Ashland Mills with minor soiling, February 9, 1960, somewhat soiled with m.s. "Paid 3" to Applegate in Ashland, back flap missing, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 163		U.S., State Postal History, Oregon; Zena. 4; 1st May 5, 1884 Whittlesey type 1 with 2¢ bank note nearly damaged by trimming, enclosure; 2nd February 10, 1886 type 3 on soiled registered with 2 2¢ and a 10¢ bank note, 10¢ damaged in rough opening on right; 3rd October 24, 1892 type 3 on 2¢ green entire with glue remnants on back; 4th May 9, 1895 type 4 on 2¢ green entire with some soiling, Very Good to Fine, Whittlesey rarity 6,6,6,5 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $86

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