Lot
731 
(Yuba) Marysville, Cal. May 31 [1855] 15 PAID, red integral rate cds (Williams YUB-910) with manuscript "30" rate over the "15" in for double West Coast rate on yellow cover to Canada West, additional manuscript at upper right "15 Paid" overwritten manuscript "30¢" with Marysville's red "Paid" handstamp alongside, along side is exchange handstamp "United States Paid 6d" with "6d" crossed and corrected to with manuscript "1/6" (one shilling, six pence) showing payment of Canadian postage; with original enclosure datelined "Lynchburg, Friday, May 25th 1855", very lengthy (double rate) enclosure with excellent content regarding mining activities which mentions enclosing a gold specimen and a gold 25¢ piece, business, etc.; backstamps of St. Catherines Jun 27 1855 and Crowland U.C. 28 Jun 55, cover with some professional restoration which is hard to detect, lovely Very Fine appearance, ex-Walske.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $270
Lot
732
(Yuba) Oregon House, Cal., black manuscript postmark on yellow cover to Pennsylvania, franked with manuscript cancelled 1861 green (68, small defects), with original contents datelined "Oregon House, Yuba Co., Cal. October 27, 1862" and reads, in part, "…Washoe is going to be one of the richest parts to the U.S. They will take out twenty million dollars of Gold & silver this year…J.H. Atchison went there over three years ago and made one hundred thousand dollars clear…We have to pay some more for certain kinds of goods now that formerly, otherwise we would never know that war was raging in the Eastern States. Everything is peaceable and quiet here this state is strong union. We beat the Secessionists more than three to one this fall at the Election. Cal. is anxious to raise a regimen or a half a dozen of them to fight the rebels. This state raised five regiments last fall to garrison the Forts on this coast. About 1500 of them went to Texas. They went overland and have cleaned out the rebels clear to the western bounds of Texas. Oregon and Nevada territory have also voted strong union, so you see there is no danger on this side. The only danger we fear is a foreign war…if it was not for the Privateers on the Ocean I would come…If I hear the rebel privateer "Alabama" is captured I think it is likely I will come…Orrin Stewart", Very Fine, a great letter and a rare manuscript California postmark.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot
733
California Town postmarks, small lot of eleven covers with various California towns including San Francisco, Marysville, Campo, Sacramento City, Whiteboro, Borden, Yuba City, etc., Fine, mixed condition, worth inspection.Estimate $150 - 200.
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Realized: $325