Lot
1236 
California Postal History Group, small selection of 4 covers; includes l850's (Amador) Sutter Creek manuscript (Sutter) Johnson's Ranch tying 1857 10¢ green (33) (Tuolumne) Columbia, Cal. tying 10¢ green (33) and (Yuba) Camptonville, Cal. on #9+11A strip to east coast, F.-V.F. or better. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $220
Lot
1237
California Town Stock, stock of approximately 230 covers including range of counties including Alameda, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Riverside, San Bernandino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sanoma, Tehama, Yuba, etc., some better towns including Mokelumne Hill, Coloma on U18a, Culloma stampless cds, Hurleton 1881 gem strike of duplex with star fancy cancel in purple, Angels Camp, Red Bluffs manuscript (TEH-1180) on U18a, Yreka 1858 cds (SIS-4100) on U16 entire, etc.; some mixed condition but decent strikes throughout, generally F.-V.F., Owner's retail $11,542. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,800
Lot
1238
Napa County Balance, 65 mostly 19th century group from the 1850's through the 1900s with Calistoga T&C (light), Lidell (3) including manuscript (NAP-470 listing copy), "Nappa City " stampless in red, fancy killer and college corner card, "Papa City Cal." cds (NAP-690) on #33 cover, Napa Junction, Oathill, Rutherford manuscript (NAP-1340) plus (NAP-1360) cds and only known (NAP-1390) listing copy, St. Helena manuscript (NAP-1440) listing stampless cover and cds (NAP-1460) on #65 cover, Owner's retail $4,870, a select county group, mostly ex-Tatham. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $950
Lot
1239
Stanislaus County Balance, group of 66 covers, towns identified by Williams numbers include Ceres, Crows Landing (2) including manuscript, Grayson, Hickman, Hill's Ferry, Knight's Ferry, La Grange, Modesto, Montpellier, Newman, Oakdale, Salida manuscript, Turlock, Twenty-Six Mile House (only known), Wanda, Warnersville, Waterford, Westley; many different cds types, clear strikes the rule, F.-V.F., Owner's retail $4,310, a select county group, ex-Tatham. Estimate $750 - 1,000.