Sale 71: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1124    

(Clatsop) Astoria, Ogn., Dec 23, balloon cds (Whittlesey 3, R A) on 1855 10¢ green Nesbitt entire to "Cadet John Adair" at West Point in New York, "1857" dockets and some doodles, slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F., the addressee was presumably a son of Astoria pioneer "General" John Adair.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 1125    

(Douglas) Gardiner, Or, Apr 24- 1867, manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R 6) on cover to Scottsburg, 1861 3¢ rose cancelled by pen strokes, reduced at left just affecting postmark, stamp with small defect at top, Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $140

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Lot 1126    

(Douglas) Oakland, Oregon, three covers, first with 1857 10¢ green type V tied by Oakland, Or., Dec 8 cds in blue (Whittlesey 3, R 5) and partly off, to New York, small corner fault at upper left, second with 1857 3¢ dull red type II tied by the same cds in blue, Marks correspondence to Roseburg, "1861" docket, corner repair at upper left affecting the cds, third 1861 3¢ pink entire with the indicia cancelled by the same cds in blue, also Marks correspondence to Roseburg, "1862" docket, F.-V.F. Group.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 1127    

(Douglas) Oakland, Or., Jul 20, balloon cds in blue (Whittlesey 3, R 5) on small stampless cover with hand-painted Civil War patriotic flag design, to Olympia Washington Territory with pencil "Paid 3" rate marking, manuscript "Missent" and Portland transit postmark, corner wear and corner repair at upper left, accompanied by a letter datelined "Mar 10th 1861, Washington Co., Ogn." from a woman to a man that is presumably original to this cover, content features an emphatic rejection of the man's marriage proposal, Fine and unusual.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1128    

(Douglas) Oakland (Oregon), Sept 7, manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 2, R 5) on cover with well-centered 1857 3¢ dull red type II cancelled by pen strokes and just tied by the postmark, Marks correspondence to Roseburg, "1861" docket, Extremely Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 1129    

(Douglas) Round Prairie, Orgn., Oct 2d 1860, manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 2, R 6) on stampless cover with "Free, A. J. Burnett P.M." postmaster's free frank, to a Josiah A. Burnett in Oregon City, stain at top right and some doodles, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1130    

(Grant) Canyon City, Oregon, two covers to Portland, first with Canyon City, Og'n., Aug 6, /64 manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R 7) and 1861 3¢ rose cancelled by short pen strokes, repaired at right and bottom backflap replaced but the earliest recorded manuscript postmark from this town, second with Canon City, Or'n., Apr 14, 1868 cds without "Y" (Whittlesey 3, R 6) and 1861 3¢ rose with target cancel, repaired corner at lower right, F.-V.F. Pair.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1131    

(Jackson) Applegate, Ogn., Aug 21st, manuscript postmark (Whittlesey A1, R 6-8) on 1855 10¢ green Nesbitt entire to Massachusetts, indicia cancelled by pen strokes, "1859" pencil notation on the back, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1132    

(Jackson) Rock Pt., Og., Au 12th, manuscript postmark showing abbreviated form of "Rock Point" official Post Office name (Whittlesey 1, R 6) on cover and extending onto 1861 3¢ rose that is also cancelled with pen squiggles, to California, "1863" docket at left over part of the postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 1133    

(Josephine) Grants Pass, Or'n., 10 May, clear cds with manuscript day (Whittlesey 1, R 6) on cover with 1869 3¢ ultramarine cancelled by pen strokes, to California, "1870" docket at left, a trifle reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $170

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