Lot 205
Amador County Covers, group of over 115 covers and cards, towns include scarce Ione Valley with ms. "Ione Valley, Aug 6" postmark, another ms. and cds strikes, Amador City, Buena Vista with two ms. 1870s postmarks, Carbondale, Defender, Dry Town, Electra, Forest Home, Fiddletown incl. two 10¢ entires, Jackson, Lancha Plana, Martell, May, Oleta, Pine Grove, Pioneer, Plymouth, Ritchey, Sutter Creek incl. two 10¢ uses, Volcano, Waterman, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,000
Lot 206
California County Balance, group of 226 covers and cards, counties include Colusa (53), Glenn (31), Inyo (35), Madera (40), San Mateo (24) and Tehama (43); towns include Borden with fancy ovals, Coarse Gold Gulch, Gold Gulch, Grub Gulch incl. unlisted 1890 ms. postmark, Madera, Butte City, Germantown, Red Bluff inc. 1855 ms. postmark Jacinto with unlisted 1874 ms. postmark, Menlo Park, San Mateo, College City, Colusa, Epperson with 1880 ms. postmark, Grand Island, Kenawha with 1874 ms. postmark, Maxwell, Princeton, Spring Valley incl. ms. postmark eku, St. John, Willows, etc.; some faults.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $3,750
Lot 207
California Incoming Covers, 11 covers, many with original correspondence; includes four 1850's foreign origin covers from England to San Francisco, others domestic including "40" rate from New York and various "6" and "10" rate usages from eastern states; condition a little varied, generally F.-V.F. or better.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $290
Lot 208
California Postmark Cover Group, approximately 40 covers; nice array of town and usages; includes early usages with 1854 Diamond Springs (ex-Haas), 1859 Grass Valley cds tying 10¢ (32), foreign destinations with 1866 Mokelumne Hill to France, 1857 Weaverville to Switzerland and 1852 Auburn to Scotland, 1850's forwarding with San Francisco cds, Stockton cds & Vallejo manuscript, Stockton "40" rate, other usages from town including Fort Jones, Culloma, 1856 Yreka with the questionable fancy "Bison" mark, Montezuma, Martinez, Grizzly Flat, 1883 Chico with fancy "CHICO" killer handstamp, 1874 Georgetown with fancy red hollow star canceling, 1858 Nevada City with enclosure datelined from Gold Mountain, etc.; nice clear strikes throughout, generally F.-V.F. or better.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,100
Lot 209
California Town Balance, 1880s-1900s, balance in small box of over 400 covers and cards, range of towns and counties including ovals and count/postmaster cds's, includes Roberts provisional cds, Baird oval, Mullberry county, Live Oak county cds, Gazelle octagon d.s., etc.; some better strikes but mixed condition; a great lot with plenty of value, F.-V.F (no photo).Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $3,500
Lot 210
El Dorado County Covers, better group of over 170 covers and cards, better includes "Cold Spring Cal Jun 27" manuscript postmark on cover to Iowa City Ia., "Spanish Flat Cal Aug 14th" manuscript postmark, faulty "Brownville Cal March 10" postmark to Louisville Cal., two Mud Springs double-circle stampless uses, Spanish Flat cds cover with #65 to Floyd N.Y., Indian Diggins cds on cover with #94 to Placerville Cal., towns include Grizzly Flat, Latrobe, Lotus, Mendon, Pacific, Nashville, Newtown, Pilot Hill, Placerville, Coloma, Diamond Springs, Fairplay, Georgetown, Greenwood, etc., F.-V.F.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,400
Lot 211
Mariposa County Covers, group of over 90 covers and cards, towns include Baxter, Bear Valley including. two early #65 uses, Ben Hur, Bondville, Buck Meadows, Camp Curry, Cathey with unique "Cathay Cal, 10-3-1885" manuscript postmark use, Chowchiela, Coulterville, Exchfquer, El Portal, Hornitos, Incline, Indian Gulch, unrecorded "Leach's Store Cal, Sept 14 1858" manuscript postmark on faulty cover, Lewis with 1894 manuscript. postmark use, Mariposa, Maxwell's Creek, manuscript. "Mt. Baldwin, Nov 12, Cal" postmark use (EKU), Mountain Kin, Mount Ophir, Quartzburg including manuscript. "Quartzburg Cal, Augt 20/54", Wawona, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 212
Monterey County Covers, group of approximately 95 covers and cards, towns include Aromas, Asilomar, Apricot, Bradley, Blanco, Carmel, Castroville, Chualar, Del Monte, Gonzales, Greenfield, Imusdale including 1880 ms. postmark, Jolon including only recorded "Jolon April 6 /74" postmark, Lockwood, Lucia, Metz, Monterey, Moss, Pacific Grove, Posts, Parkfield, Paraiso Springs, Pleyton, Peach Tree including 1875 manuscript postmark, Priest Valley, San Ardo, San Antonio, San Lucas, Salinas City, Slack Canyon, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F. with many better.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $950
Lot 213
Sacramento, Cal. Town Balance, of 10 covers; includes nice selection of seven early 40 trans-continental rate covers with postmarks including oval date stamp (SAC-2480), 1850 forwarding to Marysville with two different cds's, one with interesting miners letter and another from recent eastern immigrant describing San Francisco & Sacramento, S.F. fire, intercoastal steamer travel, etc., few other usages including later 10¢ (35) usage via Panama; nice clear strikes throughout, generally F.-V.F. or better.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $900
Lot 214
San Bernardino County Balance, approximately 75 covers and cards, all towns Williams identified, nice array of towns with many rarity 4 rating postmarks; includes 1892 Alessandro (SBE-40, R4), 1883 Banning (SBE-450, R4), 1887 Barstow cds and star duplex (SBE-510, R4), 1893 Burcham Columbian franking registered (SBE-900), c. 1876 Cucamonga (SBE-1690, R3), 1886 Dagget oval (SBE-1790) to Switzerland, scarce Mound Station (SBE-3660, R5), rare 1888 manuscript Needles (SBE-3710), 1883 Ontario (SBE-3970), 1860's San Bernardino (SBE-4840, R4), rare unlisted 1887 Victor (new SBE-5658, R4), 1882 Waterman manuscript (SBE-5870) and cds (SBE-5880), etc.; virtually all clear strikes with many choice and gem townmarks, little to no duplication, Very Fine.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,200