Lot 1505
(Wasco) Dalles, O.T., June 20/ 53, manuscript postmark (Whittlesey 1, R C) on cover to Michigan, 1851 3¢ dull red type II pair cancelled by pen strokes and just tied, "1853" pencil docket at left, closed tear through the postmark, edge wear and top backflap partially missing, Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
The Dalles Post Office (without "The" in the name), which was the forerunner of the Wascopum and The Dalles Post Offices, operated for two years only 1851-1853. Scarcity Index 9 in Helbock's books.
Realized: $375