Lot 1366
California Postal History Collection, 1851-1901, of approximately 340 covers/some cards all franked and arranged by U.S. issues in four cover binders; starting with 1851 issues including Mount Ophir front with #7 (position 8R3 with major plate crack) + 11A strip, #14 use, etc., 1857 issues with #24 strip from Alpha, #32 usages from S.F. and La Porte, #33 from S.F., 1861 issues with scarce #62B usage from Columbia, #63 usages including Blackjack combination with fancy oval Clarksville postmark, #65 usages including Lockeford manuscript and earliest cds from Amador City, #68 usages from Georgetown and North San Juan, nice #68 pair usage San Jose to London, #78a S.F. to London, Blackjack pair usage from Ukiah and San Luis Obispo, #76+68 mourning cover Nevada City to France and pair usage Coloma to Canada, #77 S.F. to New Brunswick, #78 usages to U.K. including combination frankings, various grill usages including #94 with Pacific Union, Santa Clara cds tying and #98 S.F. to Germany, 1869 Pictorials with issues up to the 15¢ including #119+147 registered from S.F., strong showing of Banknote issues including #150 pair to Italy, #152 paying registry fee on 3¢ entire from Covelo, #158+161 registered from Santa Paula, #159+156 on 3¢ entire San Luis Obispo to Mexico, #160+158 strip Belmont to Switzerland, #162+158 on 3¢ entire Oakland to France, #178 x10 S.F. to France,#182 with purple Igo T&C octagon date stamp and usage on Flag patriotic cover #182-183 with Borden oval date stamp, 3¢ usages from King's River and Valley Ford, #187+205+206 Cuffey's Cove registered, #188 on registered 3¢ entire with manuscript Calpella postmark, #189 "Fresno City Registered" straight line to Italy, #205+209 usage S.F. to Jerusalem, #213 x6 Fort Bidwell registered, #214 on 3¢ entire to Hawaii, #216 Azusa to Ireland, etc., nice showing of Columbian issue usages including 5¢ to Yokohama with Japan 10s paying due, combination registered usages including foreign, similar Bureau issues usages including usages from Olancha, French Camp, Indian Gulch and Gold Run with denominations up to the 15¢. Trans-Miss with 2¢ on allover flag patriotic and various registered usages with denomination up to the 10¢, Pan-Am with 1¢ x2+4¢+5¢ on 2¢ registered entire to N.S.W. with S.F. etiquette, #298+297+304 Berkeley registered to Sarawak, etc.; condition varies mostly confined to earlier items, inspection highly recommended.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $1,900
Lot 1367
California 20th Century Postal History Collection, 1902-47, of approximately 1,700 covers and cards all franked and arranged by U.S. issues in fifteen cover binders, with a wonderful array of California townmarks throughout; starting with the the 1902 definitive issue with issues up to the 13¢ with 1¢ issues including block of 10 paying special delivery fee on 2¢ entire Livermore to S.F., 2¢+5¢ x9+10¢ franking on cover Railroad Flat to Mokelumne Hill, 13¢ Visalia registered to England, etc., Louisiana issues all represented, Jamestown same including 5¢ to Germany, Washington-Franklin issues well represented with regular issue into mid-values and some high values, plate singles, numerous bisect usages and coils including pairs and strips, includes #332a bisect paying postcard rate (with cert), #367 first day from Modesto, scarce #386 usage, Pan-Pac including 1¢ multiple S.F. to Yokohama, 5¢ to China and forwarded to Massachusetts, many 10¢ usage paying registry domestic and foreign, interesting registered Pan-Pac Expo corner card cover canceled at the Model Post Office, #480 on parcel tag, #496 5¢ coil strip of 4 and single on registered L.A. to Holland, #497 10¢ coil pair on airmail special delivery cover Fresno to L.A., #500 solo usage from Standard (with cert.), #546 $5 on Zepp round the world flight, #573 $5 usages on parcel tags, interesting #576+680+680 multiple frankings on Death Valley registered with skull & crossbones cancels, #577 block on Nickles EDU cover (with cert), #620-21 Norse-Am blocks on FDC, #634b usage on cover, #648 S.F. to Oregon with "Tatsjta-Maru, I.J. Seapost" cds tying, Kans-Nebr used to and from Cal., #698 FDC, #700 FDC, and much more including Parks, interesting section of Prexies, F.A.'s, etc., etc.; with many interesting multiple combination frankings and usages throughout, inspection highly recommended.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $1,900
Lot 1368
California Modern Postal History Hoard, large holding of thousands mostly arranged by Scott #'s and identified in slips in four large boxes; mainly covers from 1995-2021 with a smaller group from 1928-80's; includes one box of regular size covers, two boxes of legal size covers and one with oversized covers, many unusual, combination & large frankings, commemorative items, interesting usages, etc., ideal for a California modern postal exhibit collection; worth a look.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $90
Lot 1369
California Airmail Cover Collection, 1918-2012, of over 300 covers & cards housed in four Lighthouse cover binders; starting with #C1 with uprating on airmail 1¢ postal card (1927), 1920 1st Trans-continental S.F.-N.Y. and a couple registered usages, #C2 with 1920 1st L.A.-S.F. flight (Roessler special delivery) and registered to Gambia, #C3 with block on Graf Zepp 1¢ postal card and 1925 airmail usage posted in Death Valley, #C4 with usages to Netherlands and Cuba, various #C5 & C6 usages including C4+C6 combination to Mexico, Map issues including Zepp round the world flight and usages to Nicaragua & Haiti, #C10 usages including Lindbergh Day, couple accepted bisects, Zepp usages, etc., Beacon issue with usage to Jamaica, couple #C13 Zepp flight cards, later with a nice range of usages including first day, C18 x8 Zepp flight, scarce destinations including China, P.I., French Guiana, etc., censored items, etc.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot 1370
Oregon & Related Western Express Covers, group of 32 items; mostly Wells, Fargo & Co. most from and to Oregon, with station handstamp from Roseburg, Portland, Jacksonville, Dalles, Corvallis & Canon City, some interesting incoming including legal size to Jacksonville with San Francisco express label, few advertising entire usages, etc., few other expresses including Northern Pacific Express Co. and Beekman's; condition varies, worth review.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $725
Lot 1371 o/
Western Express Balance, small group of 9 covers and some stamps; mostly Wells, Fargo & Co. including nice usage from Galt and shaded ad, couple Pacific Express pony and riders frank usages, Barlow Sanderson & Co. stagecoach cover, Colorado & Wyoming Express illustrated letterhead, etc., stamps with 25¢ blue Virginia pony stamp with some forgeries, also Adam's "poker chip" single and marginal pair.Estimate $250 - 350.
Current Opening Bid: $180