Lot
1826 
California Postal History Balance, of over 45 items in album; various San Francisco cover including early manuscript 80 rate and 1860's Registered straight line, other townmarks with Yreka manuscript, Yankee Jims, Spanish Flat, manuscript Clarksville with "Overland via Salt Lake" endorsement (faulty), Red Dog, Crescent City manuscript, Bodie, Copperopolis, etc., some illustrated including two faulty miner's covers and front, couple telegraph covers, etc.; condition is mixed, inspect.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $950
Lot
1827 
Western Express Cover Balance, of 13 Wells, Fargo & Co. usages and a scarce unused Garland's Express frank entire; nice array of towns including Sutter Creek, Mayfield, Monterey, Monticello, Merced, Sebastopol, Tehama, Greenwood, San Bernardino, Bear Valley, Coloma and Nicholaus; few minor flaws with most nice readable strikes (See website for images).Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $650
Lot
1828
Western Express Cover Balance, mixed condition group of 24 items; with Wheeler, Rutherford & Co., Langton's, Freeman & Co., Pacific Express Co., Bamber and Greenhood & Newbauer usages with various faults/repairs, Spear's Express fake and other Wells, Fargo & Co. including many scarce illustrated ad entires, couple faulty Pony Express stamps, etc.; most faulty/reference items with some interesting, inspect (See website for images).Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $650
Lot 1829
Western Ephemera Group, several dozen items including 1860's court documents from Sierra county, 1888 court bag usage with Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco express label, another Wells Fargo label from Chicago to Sierraville, Cal., Oregon Territory documents, etc.Estimate $150 - 200.
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Realized: $260
Lot
1830
Colonial Stampless Group, 1795-99, of six folded letters; includes 1795 Boston straight line with "Sh 12" rating, and 1799 Boston straight line with 12½ rating, 1797 Portsmouth two line postmark, 1798 Providence straight line with manuscript date, 1797 "N. York, July 18" straight line and "Richm'd. Nov 27, 1795" straight line; generally F-VF (See website for images).Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $625
Lot
1831
Stampless Cover Accumulation, the remainder of the Stanley Piller stampless retail stock; 120 covers, each identified; uniformly exceptional condition (i.e. 1947 New Harmony fancy 10¢ circa 1852 New York Cameo), inspect to appreciate.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
1832
Stampless Cover Group, 40 including Steamboat Paid, trans-Atlantic, "Bremen" usage, "Ship Letter", usage to Upper Canada, 1833 Hampden Maine oval red cds, 1796 usage, early Philadelphia, few with minor faults.Estimate $600 - 800.
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Lot
1833
Stampless Covers, lot of 8 stampless covers representing the best from the Stanley Pillar estate; includes beautiful Soldier's letter with special cancel, New Ipswich, N.H. fancy "PAID 3" folded letter, etc.; condition is uniformly Extremely Fine.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $325
Lot
1834
Alaska Postal History Group, 14 Early 20th century Alaska covers/cards (1 Canada); the remainder of the Stanley Piller retail stock; nice condition, inspect.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $325
Lot
1835
New Jersey Postal History Accumulation, group of over 80 covers from stampless to 1860's; nice range of stampless items including 1842 Lawrenceville and 1845 Haddonfield straight line postmark, 1849 Middletown Point T&C cds, bold 1829 Mount Holly cds, 1845 Lawrenceville rimless cds, fancy 1852 Haddonfield negative cds, 1818 Newark fancy oval in blue, 1849 Flemington oval in brown, 1849 Princeton cds in green with boxed "5" rate handstamp, etc.; condition varies with many nice strikes, generally F.-V.F. or better.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $525