Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 265    

S.J.V., May 15 (San Joaquin Valley), railroad postmark with manuscript "17" day correction, matching grid canceling 3¢ Plimpton entire to Bakersfield, Merced corner card and original 1879 enclosure similarly datelined; rough opening at right into indicia, Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $120

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Lot 266    

Sacramento, Sep 30 am (Sacramento), manuscript postmark (Williams SAC-2460) with "Paid 40" rate, on 1849 cover to East Lyman, N.H., with original enclosure datelined "Sierra nevia Mountains" to family letting them know he had arrived safely having last written at Fort Laramie and recent account of his journey into California, Extremely Fine, a wonderful cover and letter of a newly arrived forty-niner.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 267    

Sacramento, Cal. (Sacramento) (Pre Statehood) oval on brown 1850 stampless cover to Ohio with red manuscript "40" rate to right, neatly mended edge tears & flap refolded at top, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $525

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Lot 268    

Sacramento, Cal., 40, May 28, 1850 (Sacramento), integral rate cds (Williams SAC-2490) on cover to New York, NY, with interesting 3-page letter that talks of going to Canon Creek and now in Sacramento, packet of letters burned in the San Francisco fire, lending money at 7 ½% interest a month, buying a ship and going to Hawaii; cover open at sides and missing backflap, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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Lot 269    

Sacramento, Cal (Sacramento), a group of 30 cover from 1850's to present however almost all of value is in classics; 2 early 1850's with letters and 10 other from 1850's including large red "10", 1880 registered and several illustrated advertising covers among the post 1850's, in general very high quality especially the classics, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $290

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Lot 270    

Sacramento, Cal., Sep 28, 1865 (Sacramento), town postmark (Williams SAC-2580) on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to Sellersburg, Ind., canceled by matching fancy Stars in Shield cancel; cover faults including light staining, small edge tears and crease at top, Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 271    

Sacramento City, Cal., Dec 23 (Sacramento), town postmark (Williams SAC-2520) on 1850 cover to Mystic Bridge, Ct., with matching small "40" rate handstamp and "Paid" handstamp blacked out with block type killer, carried on Steamer Caroline on leaving San Francisco January 1, 1851, original enclosure with most interesting letter about the falling off of prices and how many are not even breaking even with the goods they have shipped; couple small cover tears and nicks, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 272    

Sacramento City, Cal., Dec 30 (Sacramento), town postmark (Williams SAC-2520) with fat "40" rate handstamp, on 1850 cover to Athens, N.Y., with newsy letter datelined "Coloma" with mention of cholera outbreak, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $135

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Lot 273    

Sacramento City, Cal., Apr, 29 (Sacramento), bold red cds (Williams SAC-2530) with matching "12½" rate handstamp at right, on 1851 folded letter to San Jose, Cal., cover file folds and filing docketing, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $250

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Lot 274    

Sacramento City, Cal. (Sacramento), beautiful strike of cds tying horiz. pair of 1851 3¢ orange brown (just touched) on 1852 cover with eight page original enclosure detailing transit to California, life for young ladies and life in general in Sacramento, cover with some edge wear, F.-V.F., a scarce use of the 3¢ orange brown in California.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $260

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