Lot 1014
St. Helena, Cal, Sep 5, magenta double-circle cds duplexed with circular grids tie well centered 3¢ green (147) pair on 1873 cover to London, England, red London Paid (10.7) arrival cds, Very Fine and attractive.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70
Lot 1015
California Postal History Balance, California counties accumulation of covers and cards, approximately 400+ from 14 counties, quite strong in the 1880s-90s and running primarily to the 1930's, varied usages including, registered, special delivery, mourning, advertising and events, strongest in El Dorado, Nevada, Santa Clara and Fresno; please inspect. (no photo).Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $475
Lot 1016
California Postal History, 1850-1900s, group of over 42 covers including California towns, foreign mail, incoming mail to Cal., etc, better includes 1849 San Francisco gold rush letter describing 195 day passage and the high cost of goods in S.F., 1853 Mokelumne Hill with "X" rating to South Abington Mass., Stockton to Germany with #35 strip of three, 1865 San Francisco to Canada with #63, 65 (3) franking, Murphy's Cal. with #35 to Porters Pa., couple Wells Fargo uses, etc.; some mixed condition, inspection should prove rewarding, F.-V.F.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $1,300
Lot 1017
California Stampless Covers, group of 23 including town of Camptonville, Culloma, Dutch Flat, Marysville (3) including one with "Paid 6" oval rating h.s., Sacramento (6) with different cds and ratings, San Andreas, San Francisco (6), San Jose (2) and Stockton (2); some flaws, F.-V.F., a nice group with some better strikes.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $550
Lot 1018
San Mateo County Balance, group of close to 500 covers and cards from the 1870s to 1930s, towns include Belmont, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Pacifica, San Carlos, San Mateo, Redwood City, Woodside, harder to find examples from Bellvale (5), Belmae Park (3), Easton (6), Farallone City (7), Purissima (1), Salada Beach (9), San Gregorio (8), Tobin (7), Torquay (1), Vista Grande (5) to name a few, some nice postal stationery, corner cards, advertising, registered, postage dues and fancy cancels noted; overall in very nice condition with excellent value, inspection highly recommended, F.-V.F (no photo).Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,450