Lot
2737 
California Postal History Balance, 100 or so covers mostly 20th century ads, #F1 usage on Dept of Interior official cover and a selection of Wells, Fargo & Co. usages; worth a look.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $210
Lot
2738
California Townmark Collection, 1940-60's, about 375 #6 envelopes, all addressed to Owen Wade, former postmaster of Colton, Oregon, most bearing small town handstamps such as four-bars or duplexes, but a very few machine cancels, cancel dates range between the late 40's into the mid 60's, and many are PM-signed last day usages, mostly different but also some duplicates. Many are "recent" discontinued post offices, such as Copco, Corriganville, Death Valley Junction, Linnell, Loftus, Minersville, stations are also represented, such as Agua Caliente Springs, Aranbee, Big Basin, Briceland, Fernbridge, Gorman, Iowa Hill, Nipinnawassee, McKinleyville, Miracle Hot Springs, Olinda, Pulga, Sawyers Bar, there are no issues of condition.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $110
Lot
2739
Nevada Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Covers, group of 55 covers, excellent range of offices represented with town including Soda Springs, Aurora, Austin, Battle Mtn., Belleville, Belmont, Clifton, Carson City, Columbus, Eureka, Genoa, Gold Hill, Hamilton, Pine Grove, Pioche, Reno, Mineral Hill, Shermantown, Starr City, Treasure City, Tybo, Unionville, Virginia City, Washoe City, Winnemuca, and some incoming usages; condition mixed, please inspect.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $1,000
Lot
2740 
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Nevada Western Express Covers, group of 13 covers; includes two incoming Bamber usages, three Langton usages including Virginia City, Unionville on legal size entire part paste-up and combination with W.F. Aurora handstamp, and Pacific Union Ex. Co. with date stamps from Shermantown, Virginia City, Hamilton & Treasure City, three unused including two Pacific Stage & Express Co. and scarce Langton's Nevada Mail & Express Co. entire; condition varies, inspect.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $475
Lot
2741
(Massachusetts) Boston, Mass. Machine Cancellation Collection, on approximately 300+ sleeved covers and cards; with the far majority are 1890-1910's Station Flag cancels which includes some with various types, also includes some scarce early machine postmarks with Leavitt including type A-3 die II postmark on postal card, also scarce American Postal Machine cancel, etc.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $230
Lot
2742
(North Carolina) Greensboro, North Carolina Postal History (The Richard Winter Collection), two large cover boxes full of covers starting on the late 1820's right on up to the 2000's (no Confederate States), included are stampless & stamped covers with a wide array of usages and frankings, many advertising covers are noted as well as Airmails, Special Delivery, Railroad/RPO, Highway Post Office, Third Class mail, Registered Mail, Slogan Cancels, Station Cancels, Temporary Station Cancels, etc., virtually every item with Dick Winter's notes, generally FineEstimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $1,000
Lot
2743
North Carolina Picture Postcards (The Richard Winter Collection), a nice group of a couple of hundred cards all arranged by subject, a nice lot worth inspection.Estimate $150 - 200.
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Realized: $90
Lot 2744
(Nevada) El Dorado Canyon, Nevada - The Mills Correspondence, 1881-95, collection of 45 letters as well as seven covers related to correspondence and some misc. related items including stock certificate and two photos of the South Western Mining Operation in El Dorado Canyon (one a glass-plate photo); with first letter dated "Yuma, Jan 19, 1881" with content regarding traveling from San Francisco via railroad and Yuma…More than half the population we see on the streets here are Yuma Indians. They wear very little clothing., second letter dated "Steamer Gila, Feb 4, 1881" with content regarding traveling down the Colorado and…We are only three miles from the Mohave Indian Reservation where about 30 tons of the freight on board is to be landed and where I expect to mail this letter. Yesterday and today we have seen a large number of Indians along the shore, At one time yesterday I counted over 50 in sight scattered along the bank. At the present time there is 50 or 60 of all ages. Men, women and children standing and sitting along the bank looking at the steam boat., with additional detailed description including clothing, later correspondence from El Dorado Canyon with many latter letters on "South Western Mining Co., Lincoln Co., Nevada" letterhead with interesting content regarding the mines, 1882 letters from Prescott, Arizona and "Steamer Mohave, Colorado River" and much, much more, with covers including manuscript postmarks from El Dorado as well as latter cds, Very Fine, a fascinating correspondence spanning over thirteen years in the Southwest.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Realized: $1,000
Lot
2745
Nevada Postal History Collection, 1860-90's, well over 120 19th century covers mostly in cover binders; includes 1860's Austin including manuscript, 1886 Belleville on incoming with matching advertised handstamp, various 1880's Dayton, 1881 Humboldt House, 1882 Steamboat on postal card, 1870 Treasure City, 1878 Waro octagon, 1860's Carson City, 1864 Clifton, other 1860s strikes including Esmeralda, Gold Hill, Hamilton, Hot Creek, Ophir manuscript, Ruby Valley, Silver City, Truckee Meadows, Virginia City including registered, Washoe City including manuscript, and much more; condition mixed, worth proper review.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,250
Lot
2746
Nevada Postal History Collection, 1880-1950's, well over 100 covers and cards; most turn-of the-century with some earlier and later usages, includes nice section of R.P.O.'s, some interesting commercial corner card items; worth a look.Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $625