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Sale 97

Pipex Portland Auction

Alaska to Kansas

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 70		U.S.; State Postal History, Alaska accumulation. Over 700, 1930s to 1980s incl. some WWII and DPOs, few cut squares, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $230
Lot 71		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Alviso. July 16, 1861 ms. cancel on #35 not tied, Williams type SCL-160 on Civil War Patriotic with flag & eagle design, some staining and damaged at left, incl. nice 8 page letter, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 72		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Benicia. November 21 (1850s) Williams type SOL-100, tying #11 on legal "Dept of the Pacific/ Official Business" addressed to Captain J.L. Folsom, US Army, San Francisco, some edge wear, major crease on left edge, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 73		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Benicia to Canada. Stampless letter with Nov 15 hs. with oval U.S. States and 15 ms. crossing out 10 hs.,addressed to Port Hope, Canada West, nice usage, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 74		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Cassel, Shasta Co. November 8, 1888 double ring county/postmaster cancel on postal card with a few ink spots and slight damage lower left corner, Very Good, unlisted in Williams and precedes earliest date listed by nearly two years . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 75		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Dutch Flat. July 30, 1889 double ring cancel tying 2¢ green bank note, Fine to Very Fine, unlisted in Williams but like PLA-1430 except date added at top and "AM" replacing date as in 1430 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 76		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Hamburgh, Siskiyou Co. October 8, 1890 Williams type SIS-1930 fancy cancel on registered 2¢ green entire with added 10¢ small bank note and four 2¢ small bank notes to make registry rate, trimmed on right into indicia, Fort Jones October 10, 1890 receiving strike on back, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 77		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Horsetown, Cal. Ms. cancel 15 Dec.1857 on 3¢ entire, addressed to Yankee Jim's, Cal., some cover faults, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 78		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Igo, Shasta Co. July 15, 1881 Williams type SHA-2130 magenta octagonal cancel with untied 1¢ blue Franklin addressed to Sucker Creek, Amador Co., very minor soiling, lightly trimmed at left, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 79		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Iowa City. August 28 (1850s) ms. cancel and ms. "10" to Westchester PA, Williams type PLA-2040, some soiling and edge and corner damage, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 80		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Mokelumne Hill. December 1 (1856?) Williams type CAL-1640 tying 3¢ red entire addressed to Dayton, Yamhill County, OT, minor soiling and edge wear, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 81		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Montalvo, Ventura County. April 21, 1891 double ring cancel (unlisted in Williams) on 2¢ green entire, heavily trimmed at right into indicia, New Jerusalem Williams type VEN-750 on back, Very Good to Fine, precedes Williams earliest use date by 19 months . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 82		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Mormon Island. Aug 1 (1852) cds with 5, addressed to Moriva Iowa, Salt Lake Utah, T postmark, with interesting letter, some cover faults, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 83		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Ophir, Placer Co. March 5, 1883 Williams type PLA-2780 blue cancel barely tying 3¢ green bank note addressed to San Francisco, slightly trimmed right with minor soiling, good letter regards to developing mine, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 84		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Parks Bar. January 11 (1854) ms. cancel to Olympia, Puget Sound, Oregon with nice letter datelined Sucker Flat January 7, 1854 signed by John Parks, some soiling and edge wear, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 85		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Sacramento. March 25 (1850) Williams type SAC-2480 oval cancel on folded letter with red "40" addressed to Chatham MA, datelined "My dear Parents, Mar 24, 1850", some minor soiling, pencil notation on front "Pre-Statehood, good letter.", Very Good to Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 86		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Sacramento. April 13 (1850) Williams SAC-2480 oval cancel with red "40", some edge wear and minor soiling, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 87		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Sacramento. March 1 (1851) Williams type 2520 red cancel with ms. "Paid", red "PAID" and red "80" addressed to Union Ohio, pencil notation "Father/ Feb 14, 1851", small missing piece at bottom, repaired at back, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 88		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Sacramento 40. August 12 (1850) Williams type SAC-2490 on 3 page folded letter to Illinois, datelined August 4, 1850, fairly heavy soiling and some edge wear, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 89		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Sacramento 40. July 17 (1850) Williams type 2490 on folded letter headed "Bartons Bar, Yuba River", some staining, very interesting contents, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 90		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Sacramento 40. September 14 (1850s) Williams type 2490 with black "PAID" on upper left side, addressed to Mystic Bridge, Conn., soiling and edge wear, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 91		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Pedro. October 6 (1852) Williams type LOS-13010 with much edge wear and soiling, part of lower right corner missing, 2 rectangle "Paid" and ms. "6" to left of cancel, enclosed letter to Philadelphia tells of what he is doing and that he is "well with the exception of a broken head due to a horse running over me…", otherwise about Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 92		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Selby, Contra Costa Co. June 28, 1889 Williams type COC-2980 tying 2¢ green entire with some age soiling, trimmed slightly on right, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 93		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, 1849 to Illinois. Letter dated Dec. 14, 1849, San Francisco Jan 1 (1850) with 40 in box, with letter, to Alton, IL, Fine. Estimate $120. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 94		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, 1849 to Boston. Letter dated Nov 25, 1849, San Francisco cancel with unreadable date, 40 in box, with letter to Boston, Fine. Estimate $120. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 95		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, 1850 incoming from the Philippines. Two stampless ship letters from Manila, both with red San Francisco cds and ship 6 markings, both addressed to Ben Stark in San Francisco with letters, Fine. Stark was Senator from Oregon, see next lot. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 96		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, 2 early items from Ben Stark. April 1, 1850 stampless to Stark's mother in New London, Ct. with red San Francisco Paid 40 cds (Williams SAF-250), plus June 1851 stampless to same address with black San Francisco 1 July cds and 10 (Williams SAF-280), both with letters, Fine. Stark was Senator from Oregon, see previous lot. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 97		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, ship letter. New York Steamship hs. on stampless letter with 40, addressed to Gen. Devers Washington D.C., with letter introducing Capt. Issac Swain for the office of Collector in Monterey, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 98		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, 1860 to France. With ms. Overland via Los Angeles, San Francisco Jul 20, 1860 cds (Williams SAF-530), New York Aug 24 transit marking and Nantes 1 Sept. 1 1860 receiving mark on reverse, Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 99		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, 40 or 80 rate markings. 24 stampless, all early 1850s, plus one hand carried with San Francisco letter dated Oct 1849 addressed to Stockton, some with faults, but still an unusual lot, Average to Fine. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $863
Lot 100		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, balance of collection. About 70 mostly 19th century incl. better usages, cancels and markings, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 101		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, foreign destinations. 9 early, incl. #68, and 76 to France, 1858 stampless to England, 1864 stampless to France with Via Overland ms. marking and 1867 stampless to France with Steamer Montana ms. marking, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $518
Lot 102		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, Via Overland ms. markings. 6, 3 franked with 10¢ 1857-1861 issues with Overland Mail via Los Angeles, one 10¢ entire with similar marking, one with Overland Mail markings addressed to Santa Rosa, plus incoming letter from New York to San Francisco with Overland marking, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $276
Lot 103		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, ship markings. 8, incl. 1853 stampless with ms. per steamer Oregon from San Francisco, 2 with via Steamer Panama ms. markings, Purser Due 7 marking 1865, and Ship 4 from Germany to San Francisco, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 104		U.S.; State Postal History, California, San Francisco, 1906 Earthquake. 3 covers or cards without stamps, San Francisco Apr. 24 1906 cancel S.S. Alameda addressed to Sacramento (damaged at left), San Francisco Apr. 24, 1906 machine cancel to Sacramento (damaged at right), and San Francisco Apr 21 1906 transit cancel on postcard addressed to Vallejo, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 105		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Sonora. May 10, 1852 Williams type TUO-1350 straightline cancel on somewhat ratty legal sized addressed to District Court of Santa Clara, ms. "-/12" on upper right of cover, Very Good to Fine. Appears to be listed in Williams. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 106		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Stockton 40. August 12 (1850s) Williams type SAJ-2300 on folded letter to New York with some aging and folding damage, letter headed "Calaveras diggings" and tells of panning for gold, other miners, etc., Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 107		U.S.; State Postal History, California, Susanville, Lasson Co., "Kicking Mule" cancel. January 20, 1882 Williams type LAS-1590 tying 3¢ green entire opened at top with some small tears at top, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 108		U.S.; State Postal History, California fascinating balance of collection. Over 50 from 1850 to 1930s incl. 1850 San Francisco 12½¢ rate to Sacramento, Sacramento and Stockton, 40¢ rates, Omega ms. cancel on 10¢ entire, Vallecito, Cal. Paid 3 stampless, some later better cancels and few early incoming, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 109		U.S.; State Postal History, California collection of town and county markings. 25 different 1880s to 1890s, couple on registered receipts, incl. Bennettville Toca Mining District, Ophir Placer Co., Lovelock Butte Co., Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $604
Lot 110		U.S.; State Postal History, California 19th century group. 26, incl. 1854 San Jose stampless, 1861 Rough & Ready, 1874 White River ms., and 1884 Ophir Placer Co., Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $403
Lot 111		U.S.; State Postal History, California 2 early letters. Aug. 1 1851 letter from Onion Valley with San Francisco Aug 14th cds and 5, addressed to Sacramento, plus April 3, 1851 letter from Trinidad with San Francisco Aug 7 cds and 2, addressed to Gen. John Wilson, San Francisco, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 112		U.S.; State Postal History, Kansas, Lawrence to Fort Halleck Idaho Terr., via Overland Stage. Circa 1864 with #65 tied by killer and Lawrence Kas. Dec. 21 cancel, with ms. Overland Stage Line at lower left, pencil notations on reverse, Fine. Owned by Ben Holliday. Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $230

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