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Sale 21: The Autumn Sale

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California Postal History by Town - Napa to Sacramento

Lots 119-128 Lots 129-138 Lots 139-148 Lots 149-158

Lot 149    

Sacramento City, Cal., Oct 14. Red cds (Williams SAC-2530) on 1851 folded letter sheet to London with manuscript "29" rate in red crayon, additional "1/2½" British collect rate, reverse with "Art-5, B.R. Pkt" and "American - Liverpool" entry handstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 150    

Sacramento City, Cal. (Sacramento). Wonderful strike of red cds (Williams SAC-2520) on blue folded letter datelined "Volcano, Feb. 10th, 1851" to San Francisco with matching "12½" rate handstamp, trivial cover discoloration at right, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 151    

Sacramento City, Cal. Circular postmark (Williams SAC-2530) on two 1851 covers; one to East Hartford, Conn. with matching small "Paid" and manuscript "12" in red crayon, other to Oriscany, New York with matching large "Paid" and manuscript "12" in red crayon, covers faults including later with vertical tear through front, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 152    

Sacramento City, Cal., Jul 30. Circular postmark (Williams SAC-2520) tying 1851, 12¢ black, diagonal bisect on 1852 folded letter paying the 6¢ rate to Goffs Corner, Maine, letter with interesting content: "July 30 - A Balloon ascension takes place today close by me and I expect to see a man ride up into the clouds. Laureate is here, one of the first men who ever went up in a balloon.", slight cover staining and stamp with light toning, F.-V.F., one of two reported bisect usages from Sacramento; with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 17a    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 153    

Sacramento City, Cal. (Sacramento). Red cds (Williams SAC-2520) on circa 1853 folded letter with matching "10" rate handstamp to Massachusetts, letter datelined "Tolls Diggings, Sunday July 20/5?" miner's letter with fine contents, "I will now give you an outline of our wanderings in Califury (sic), we started from Burns diggings last March and footed it to the North Fork of the Feather, a distance of about 600 miles, we went through snow from 8 to 10 feet deep. But when we got there the Oro had stepped out. We stayed there about 6 weeks till we got about hard up and then started back, and are now camped in Tolls diggings. We have had very hard luck lately but the old saying is, Faint heart never won fair lady, we are bound to stay in the mines until we do make something… I have got a nice specimen for you which I dug myself, it is pure gold and weighs just an Ounce. You may excuse this scribbling for I am not writing very comfortably, just imagine yourself seated on the ground with a wash pan for a writing desk and see how you like it.", Very Fine, pictured in California Gold with letter fully transcribed, ex-Kutz.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $400

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Lot 154    

Sacramento City, Cal. (Sacramento). Black cds (Williams SAC-2520) on buff cover with matching "10" rate handstamp to Pennsylvania, cover with original enclosure datelined "Hoogas Diggings, April 10th 1853" (an El Dorado mining camp, but never a Post Office), miner's letter with fine contents, "My Partners and I are living well. We are taking out () of gold all () gold. Mr. Woodfill found a piece about a week ago that weighed 3 pounds and one ounce of pure gold. We are prospecting a slide on the River and if it hits the way all other Slides, our piles are made as some of them get 1000$ to one from full of dirt. That is 2 gallon of dirt if we get one ounce to a pan our pile is made, but I would not advise anybody to come out as it is a dangerous route to travel through South America…As soon as I get my pile of gold, I will come home. I have set my pile of gold at one hundred & 20 pounds and as soon as I get it, I shall bid adieu to California. We have got six pounds already.", cover age stain, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $450

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Lot 155    

Sacramento City, Cal. 1856 to Prince Edward Island. Franked with 1851, 1¢ blue, two singles + 3¢ dull red + 10¢ green, type II, all tied by "Sacramento City, Cal., May 19" cds's, red "United States." oval Boston exchange handstamp and rated "30" manuscript due to double weight, manuscript "1/6" currency rate, St. John transit and Prince Edward Island receiving backstamps, cover missing backflap, light wear and stains, F.-V.F., a very rare usage paid by adhesives of the 1851 issue.
Scott No. 9+11+14    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $3,750

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Lot 156    

Sacramento City, Cal. Circular postmark (Williams SAC-2560) tying 1857, 10¢ green, type III on 1860 cover to Pennsylvania, straight line "Overland" handstamp at top, cover with small tears at left, F.-V.F., a scarce route marking.
Scott No. 33    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 157    

Sacramento, Cal., Oct 4, 1865. Double circle date stamp (Williams SAC-2580) on cover to West Brattleboro, Vermont, franked with 1861 3¢ rose canceled by fancy stars in shield handstamp, "S.V.R.R. & Co., Sacramento, Oct 3" circular date stamp (Sacramento Valley Railroad), cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, a very rare railroad marking.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 158    

Sacramento, Cal., Jul 8. Double circle postmark (Williams SAC-2580) on 1869 cover to Freiberg, North Germany, franked with 1869, 10¢ yellowish orange and tied by grid cancels, reverse with red "Chicago, Paid All, Direct, Jul 14" and German arrival cds's, stamp with some minor tone perfs, Very Fine; with 2005 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 116    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $300

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