Lot
588 
Big Oak Flat, Cal. Aug 11 [1861], blue cds on Patriotic Cover to Maine, design in red, white and blue showing Flag and Cannon, franked with 1857 1¢ + three 3¢ cancelled by manuscript pen, included is original patriotic lettersheet in red "Through Baltimore" with flag and cannon design and lengthy verse, datelined "Big Oak Flat Aug 11th / 61" with contents, in part, "…It is some time since I heard from old Turner but I expect that the people think so much of the war that they forget all their old friends but my wish is that the Republicans will get all they want before they git through with it unless they try and make a compromise with the South I cannot blame the South for doing as they have they were drove to do it and now the Republicans want to drive them back again and I am in hopes that the good old Democratic party will still stand for the union as they always have done and not help the Rep fight for the desolusion of the union. I am in hopes after this that the Rep will not think any more of a niger than he does of a white man. The way I think it can be settle now if for the Rep to come out and tell the South that they are willen to respect the whites there as much as they do the nigers then you will see the South lay down their arms but not till then and I am in hopes that they wont…"; cover & stamps defective, Fine cover and Very Fine patriotic lettersheet.Estimate $400 - 600.
AN OUTSTANDING PATRIOTIC ITEMS AND THE ONLY PATRIOTIC LETTERSHEET WE HAVE SEEN USED IN CALIFORNIA.
Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
589
California Civil War Patriotic Covers, lot of five California patriotic covers, all with different designs in red, white & blue, town postmarks include Colma, Horsetown, Oakland & two from Red Dog, two used internally in California and others to the East coast, various frankings including one with Post Office Free handstamp, all with varying degrees of faults, one is a rebacked front, Fine, Patriotic covers from California are scarce, if not rare. This lot represents an opportunity for the collector/dealer to pick up five at one time.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot
590
Healdsburg, Cal Apr 7 [1864], black cds with several matching strikes of target killer tying vertical pair of 1861 3¢ rose (65, defects) on patriotic cover "The Loyal States, UNION, California" all over illustrated design with "Eureka" in circle (state seal design), etc., addressed to Boston, registration of design imprint on backflap with additional strike of Healdsburg cds, corner defects, Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
A VERY RARE CALIFORNIA LOYAL STATES PATRIOTIC COVER USED FROM CALIFORNIA.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot
591
(Incoming) "20th Corps" Overwritten on Twelfth Corps, First Division, imprint at left on patriotic cover with large Red Star at left bordered in blue, McGee Imprint at left, franked with 1861 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Chattanooga, Ten 5 Sep" blue double circle postmark with matching target on cover to San Francisco, reduced at right up to stamp (couple perfs affected), still Very Fine, a scarce design & usage to California.Estimate $100 - 150.
Current Opening Bid: $50
Lot
592
(Incoming) Flag Patriotic Covers Addressed to California, lot of three patriotic covers with flag designs, first is franked with 1857 10¢ green tied by "Newark, N.J. May [xx 186x]" on cover with involute flag design to San Francisco, handstamp "DUE 10", missing backflap, second first is franked with 1857 10¢ green tied by "Chazy N.Y. Jun 10" black cds on cover with involute flag design and addressed to Timbuctoo, Cal, 1861 docketing, neatly repaired, and third is franked with 1857 10¢ green tied by "Philadelphia" octagonal datestamp (unreadable) cover with involute flag to San Jose, Cal, with docketing 1861, F.-V.F., an attractive group of incoming patriotics.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
593
(Incoming) Patriotic Cover Addressed to Stockton, California, origination black double circle postmark "Pottsville Pa Aug 28 1862" with grid killer on 1861 10¢ green (68, small faults), blue illustrated "Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan" at left with printer's inscription, plus small "Place for the Stamp" imprint with pointing hand and collar under adhesive, light edge wear, Fine and attractive.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
594
Iowa City, Cal. Jul 23, large black cds with "PAID 10" in circle on Patriotic Cover with Red, White and Blue Flag and Cannon and inscription "The Union must and shall be preserved", addressed to New York, reduced at right into address, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Tatham.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
595 ()
Oroville, Cal. Mar 29 [circa 1861], large black cds patriotic cover (front only) to England, cover shows all over Red, White and Blue Flag design, second strike of cds on blue field of flag and manuscript "Paid 29c" West Coast rate, red "N. York Br. Pkt., Paid 19, Jul 3" exchange cds to England; wear at edges of original cover front, reduced right into docketing, Fine and rare.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
596
Redwood City (California) March 26, 1862, datelined on illustrated patriotic lettersheets with "California" above image of seated Reverse: within involute flag; contents confirm California origin, letters read in part, "…After an other long silence I sit down to write but have but little of interest to write. Since I wrote you I have received a long letter from Hank Kinney. He is well and doing well-is mining at Cherokee-where you & I went to one first ball. They have two boys nearly large enough to work in the mines, so he says…Hank says when he gets his diggings worked out he thinks of going to the Northern Mines. By the way I myself think of going. I think the chances are that I will go…"; a similar second lettersheet is included and is datelined "Camp Griffin", a yellow cover accompanies, seems be related to the Camp Griffin lettersheet, postmarked "West Berkshire, VT Apr 22" with 1861 3¢ rose on cover with six appropriately dated enclosures to Loomis, President of Burlington Savings Bank, Vt, Very Fine, a lovely pair of California Patriotic Lettersheets and a very rare usage of one within the state.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
597
Saint Louis, Cal. Aug 28, [1861], blurry just decipherable black cds tying 1857 10¢ green, type V (35) on patriotic cover with Flag Over Cannon and "The Union must and shall be preserved" imprint, addressed to Providence, R.I.; light pencil docket at upper left "Ag 28 61" may or may not be contemporary, some minor cover (light crease at bottom right) & stamp flaws, F.-V.F.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150